Funny you should say that.
I had Tecnica Inferno boots for nearly three season. They stood out, which is something I rarely thought about until I was getting photos taken for other gear I was writing reviews about.
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I had Tecnica Inferno boots for nearly three season. They stood out, which is something I rarely thought about until I was getting photos taken for other gear I was writing reviews about.
Funny you should say that.
I had Tecnica Inferno boots for nearly three season. They stood out, which is something I rarely thought about until I was getting photos taken for other gear I was writing reviews about.
Huh. So, to me, I'm so used to seeing that color for boots (granted, typically men's boots) that it doesn't stand out at all.
But - probably because of my weight to height ratio - my ski pants are long enough that they completely cover my boots, with only my forefoot peeking out.
I was channeling my inner Banana Pants
I was channeling my inner Banana Pants
That pic is avatar worthy, imo.
Ha ha. My thought exactly. I'm 5'2 and regular length pants are always too long. However, due to the idiotic inconsistency of women's sizing I always need to try on. Very few stores carry "short" pants so I buy regular and let them bunch up on top of my ski boot. I roll them up to walk in regular shoes.
I have short legs so I take newly purchased ski pants to a tailor and have them take the zipper apart to shorten it along with shortening the too long legs. Costs $30-$40 but extends the life of the pants due to no walking on the cuffs.
Some ski pants have a seam in the knee area for length adjustment purpose. Keeps the tailor away from the complexities that usually occur around the cuff area. Works especially well for the pants with the "articulated" feature around the knee area. It also keeps the original proportions of the design.
Speaking of women specific stuff. What about stuff designed for short fat old dudes like me. Every time I see a pair of ski pant in short, I feel compelled to buy them because I may never see another one again for years.
Speaking of women specific stuff. What about stuff designed for short fat old dudes like me. Every time I see a pair of ski pant in short, I feel compelled to buy them because I may never see another one again for years.
Some ski pants have a seam in the knee area for length adjustment purpose. Keeps the tailor away from the complexities that usually occur around the cuff area. Works especially well for the pants with the "articulated" feature around the knee area. It also keeps the original proportions of the design.
Speaking of women specific stuff. What about stuff designed for short fat old dudes like me. Every time I see a pair of ski pant in short, I feel compelled to buy them because I may never see another one again for years.
I also have short arms, so most ski jackets go to the tailor for sleeve shortening. In the past I have purchased an XL or it might have been an XXL women's ski jacket and the sleeves fit perfect.
That's a terrific price. I got a quote on shortening a pair of ski pants one time and was quoted $140.00. Sheesh, I bought the pants on sale for $100.00!
155 sounds so intimidating and long to me! So far the longest skis I've felt comfortable on were 150. I'm only 154 cm myself and just shy of 100 lbs.; you don't think it'd be too long?
A 155 isn't a 155 and a 150 isn't a 150.
Most often, you need to actually compare the skis side by side. Different manufacturers measure differently, and contact length varies. Trust me when I say, it frustrates the daylights out of me.
This is gonna sound like a dumb question, but I've personally never seen it anywhere... there isn't really any place to demo race skis is there? I really wish I had that option rather than buying and just hoping for the best. I'm super paranoid now about ending up on too much ski again. Or I'll take recs after you all have seen my skiing in Utah.
I've demoed tuned down race skis. I demoed my Hero's before I bought them. Might be more of an "ice coast" thing. I find it hard to demo anything wider than 90mm.
Can't wait!This is gonna sound like a dumb question, but I've personally never seen it anywhere... there isn't really any place to demo race skis is there? I really wish I had that option rather than buying and just hoping for the best. I'm super paranoid now about ending up on too much ski again. Or I'll take recs after you all have seen my skiing in Utah.
By the way, have you demoed the Head Super Joy? I think you might like that. It comes in lengths. 143, 148, 153, 158, 163, 168.
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An SL ski tends to come to ones nose. There are a few "tweener" SL skis that are 150's, depending on the manufacturer, they might be a junior ski with an adult plate or an adult ski with a junior plate. Such as Scotsskier races on some sized down FIS skis, you might size down to a junior/tweener ski> Oh and you will not find these anywhere to demo other that possibly a race camp.
If you are looking to go into a narrow carving ski, I like these for you better than most sized down adult skis because they can get disproportioned in shorter lengths and the tweener race skis are designed with a purpose..to bend properly.
Somewhere on here I have a photo of 3 skis lined up next to each other:
1. Moment Underworld 187
2. Fisher Motive 95 180
3. Head Monster 88 177
It demonstrated quite effectively that the Head had the longest running length, followed by the Fisher, followed by the Moment. The head was 10 cm shorter than the Moment overall, but had about a 7 cm longer running length.
not if what you are running is a Nastarish course (~15-17m). If you are running real slalom gates i.e with shinguards and protection then yes a slightly shorter ski
As to demoing race skis, very rare to find any for demo. very occasionally a "civilian" i.e non-FIS ski might be available. For a proper race ski only normally available through a race rep and then usually to established racers/coaches. A lot of the race skis I test and report on I have actually bought! ..
We do both... Nastar-ish and slalom gates. I missed the slalom gates this past year; wasn't there the weeks they did them. First year, I did slalom but didn't really have the gear for it (still don't... need to get at some point). Just blocked with my poles and hoped for the best. lol
My Kastle's have a 11.5 radius. I'd rather have a ski that kind of works for both (I understand two would be better), just because I'm not all that stellar of a racer and am partially doing this to just improve my skills. Although, running gates is fun! Not sure I want a collection of race skis for a 6 day clinic once a year. I was thinking Jr. Slalom only b/c that is what a lot of the race kids around here do; they use slalom skis for both slalom and GS b/c $$$. There's nothing wrong with my Kastles, I'm just not wowed by them. But I'll use them again this year and probably again next since I just got them last year and they're a perfectly fine ski.
Um, somebody I know has a 155 citizen's SL with a 10m turn radius for sale.
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