Real estate is pretty valuable here behind the Epic Curtain, and the precious space in the ski school locker room is no exception.
Full-time instructors are allowed two pairs of skis, while part-timers (like myself) only get one.
It's not but so much of a hardship to bring in a different pair on a powder day or to change skis from time to time to suit one's fancy.
But it would be nice to settle on one pair that does it all.
Last year I spent most of my time on 185 cm Nordica Enforcers, which are great fun in the back bowls and surprisingly good on the front.
But, as one of the trainers put it, "they are just not very precise," in the context of Certification training and examination: too long and too wide for the level of precision required.
While I certainly embrace the idea that it's not the arrow; it's the indian, he had a point.
So this year, I am looking for a ski that would be fine for teaching lower level skiers, good for clinics and Cert training, and versatile enough to be good when I am chasing my buddies around the mountain (and I mean ALL around the mountain).
And I am 220, so a pair of noodles won't cut it.
Suggestions?
Full-time instructors are allowed two pairs of skis, while part-timers (like myself) only get one.
It's not but so much of a hardship to bring in a different pair on a powder day or to change skis from time to time to suit one's fancy.
But it would be nice to settle on one pair that does it all.
Last year I spent most of my time on 185 cm Nordica Enforcers, which are great fun in the back bowls and surprisingly good on the front.
But, as one of the trainers put it, "they are just not very precise," in the context of Certification training and examination: too long and too wide for the level of precision required.
While I certainly embrace the idea that it's not the arrow; it's the indian, he had a point.
So this year, I am looking for a ski that would be fine for teaching lower level skiers, good for clinics and Cert training, and versatile enough to be good when I am chasing my buddies around the mountain (and I mean ALL around the mountain).
And I am 220, so a pair of noodles won't cut it.
Suggestions?