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SKIS
Modern skis are made for specific purposes. However, each specific ski will ski any terrain hardpack, powder, mush, crud much better than the skis of old. The modern ski will be unbelievably easy to ski in its specific category.
At Skiers Edge we have a staff capable of getting you onto the right ski.
Be ready for questions about your techniques, where you ski, how much you ski, and your goals. Answer the questions honestly so the staff can determine what ski is best for your ability, the conditions you like to ski, and where you want your skiing to go.
If you are new to shaped skis or haven't purchased skis in the last five years, new skis will have a much different shape, flex and are definitely much shorter. Your weight and somewhat the speed you ski, determine the length of ski. A ski only knows how much you weigh and not how tall you are. If you ski a ski that is "too long" for your weight and speed, the ski will not perform the way it was designed -- your weight and speed must be able to easily make the ski flex and twist to get the designed performance.
Skiers Edge defines ski ability accordingly.
- Recreational skier -- Beginners and skiers that get on the snow
a couple times a year.
- Sport skier -- This is a beginner thru intermediate who skis the
green and blue runs and wants skis that will get them down
the hill safely and with ease.
- Performance skier -- Skiers who want to improve, an agressive
beginner thru advanced - have a passion to ski and ski all day.
- High performance skis -- A skier who skis fast and aggressively.
equipment and performance is important to them.
- Racer -- Race specific ski for gs, slalom, or downhill.
Skiers Edge defines skis accordingly
- All mountain expert -- Ski all over the mountain in any kind of snow.
the ski must be stable on the groomed, quick in the bumps, and ready
to go in the powder and crud. These skis will generally be 70mm or
less at the waist.
- All mountain cruiser -- Likes corduroy, but will venture in the
bumps, crud, or powder. Gives a very good ride, but it won't
talk back at you. The waist is usually less than 70mm but
has a softer flex and torsion than its big brother the all
mountain expert.
- Freeride skis -- Bumps and groomers are ok, but the fun is venturing
off-piste to the untracked terrain. The ski has a larger girth
70-85mm and can get up to 100mm.
- Player/aspiring carver -- A very forgiving ski that still performs
very well. These skis make learning and progressing to another
level easy and fun.
- Race skis -- Most stable and responsive ski available. Comes as
a GS round turn ski, slalom short turn ski, and downhill fast
and stable ski. (hard to get needs to be ordered early).
Don't be fooled the GS model ski is a very good all around ski.
Most stores do not stock race specific skis, but they will
order them.
- Woman's skis -- Woman's skis are softer because they usually
weigh less and have a more forward mounting point to account
for the difference in weight distribution. Available in the
same categories as the men's skis.
Whatever ski you purchase will perform well
on any terrain and the performance will be much, much easier and
better than skis of 5 to 10 years ago.
Many models of skis come with a binding that mounts on a track or with pins, eliminating the need to drill the ski. The engineers have discovered that a binding that "floats on the ski" so to speak helps to eliminate a flat spot on the ski caused by boot and a drilled binding. The ski flat skis better than the traditional ski -- try it!
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