That triggered a memory of a day in 1971 when I tried to do breakable crust on Kneissl Red Stars. A misadventure if there ever was one.
LOL I had kneissl white stars my first race skis.. 210's!!That triggered a memory of a day in 1971 when I tried to do breakable crust on Kneissl Red Stars. A misadventure if there ever was one.
"What's the best ski?" I have to say I have been asked that more times than I like and the one that would generally follow is "What do you ski on?" I always wondered why customers thought the ski I skied on was so important, because chances are we do not ski the same or your not going to want the same length that I like to ski.
And when I trot out my 710's for a retro day, people still think I have the coolest sticks on the mountain.*shrug* they don't want a ski that works for them, they want a ski they can brag to their friends about. Frex, I'll bet more than half the K2 710s (including the FO)! sold were purely based on brag quotient.
I think in the past, before I became more savvy, I asked what ski the sales person skied. I think I was trying to get around a few things. One, perception of overweight female skiers. Female skiers in general. That comes up a ton on the ski diva - some shop guy sees a woman walk in the door, and right away he thinks he knows how and where she skis. Two, perception that the sales person may just be trying to sell the ski they've been told to sell.
Your perspective is, you know a lot about skis, and you want to get people on the right ski. But from a consumer perspective, they are concerned that you may not be so knowledgeable, that you may misread them, and that you may have ulterior motives in pushing a certain ski.
And then, obviously, lack of knowledge, so that maybe the consumer really does think that there is a single "best ski."
I'm sympathetic to that person. I insisted - against protest - that I should get my high school boyfriend's 190cm skis when he got new ones. Mid 1990s. Set my skiing back years. I was clearly an expert skier (self-diagnosed), and expert skiers have long skis. QED.
Oh Please - The K2 710 (not the FO) was the worst ski I ever owned, but the 610's were fun.And when I trot out my 710's for a retro day, people still think I have the coolest sticks on the mountain.
Sure you were set back, you should have been on 200s 203cm if they were cap skis.
My first real ski as a kid was the Rossi Strato 102. To find the length you held your arm straight up like trying to touch the ceiling. The choice was to the wrist or fingertips. Of course since it was a good ski we got it to the fingertips.
I can't imagine how I turned them. Huge! All I knew was I loved them. The nicest thing I had ever had. The little rooster at the tip, the bright blue bases, the brown top, just the quality of them. And the Look bindings. So cool! Modern and advanced..
There is a "best" ski for everyone for each condition. The challenge is picking wisely for conditions that are constantly changing - often the case with lift serviced skiing. Time, money, energy and an understanding spouse to fit yourself with the right quiver to address most all conditions. 3 or 4 pairs handle the job nicely. I wonder what my ex is doing right now? As for heli/cat skiing, anything more than 100-110 that ensures you will simply plane across the surface isn't really the essence of powder skiing is it? The goal of skiing pow is really get deep into it, not float above. This is where heli trips fall apart. If your group is charging hard and ready for a full day and one of the alternate groups is learning with their super-fat skis and looking for lost planks then others will suffer and a beat down could be in order. That's when the unicorn horn really comes in handy.
I like red skis too. But I also like bluish grey with swirls for windy days. And battery powered goggle wipers for downpours.Always but the red skis. Red skis are the best.
Ops. Try again. I like red skis for sun, bluish grey with swirls for wind and battery powered goggle wipers for downpours,
. Oh really? If they're all the same, just pick one that you think is pretty and then buy it.