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Should I try different skis?

  • 24-01-2011 9:53pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    I'm wondering if maybe my old skis have had it... I have them about 6 years since I was a novice and they have served me well, but I'm wondering if I have outgrown them. They are Dynastar exclusive 9 from 2004, and 142cm.

    I'm skiing this week with a pretty good fast group who have all been skiing for years (and I'm chuffed I can keep up with them :D ) and I was grand on blues and reds, well able to keep up, but on steep blacks I found the skis shaking and wobbling all over the place... almost like as if it was ice, but it wasn't. Does that make any sense?

    Is that me, ie my legs or my technique or could it be the skis? I don't really want to rent skis after lugging my own with me, but I will if it would help. If so, what should I look for?
    Thanks


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 298 ✭✭earnyourturns


    142cms???? How tall are you? Are you sure you're not on snowblades?? It absolutely makes sense that they wouldn't be stable at high speeds if they're that short.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Pending


    LOL no, really, 142 is a good length for me, I'm just about 5ft! Which is why I always had trouble renting gear and got my own early on...


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