Max_501 wrote:Mac wrote:Unfortunately, the guys with the wide skis had the advantage over me on my skinny skis that day, lots of loose cut up snow.
Its about skills not skis.
Well, sometimes, maybe, it's a
little bit about the skis, isn't it? Isn't that why just about every expert I know owns and uses multiple skis…including you, Max. I'm not saying you need a Clown ski, as Harald terms them, and I suspect that was the object of your ire. But all things being equal, it's nice to have a hammer when you need to drive a nail. Sure, a guy with great tool dexterity,and years of carpentry experience can make a Monkey Wrench work in pinch, but I'd prefer a hammer. There may be a reason they make Slalom
and GS skis. It could be that each design does something a little better than the other provided they are each piloted by a skilled skier. It just might be possible that differences in ski design outside of a racecourse might also deliver different advantages. In fact, I just read somewhere that the most skilled skier on the planet is held back in gs by the brand of ski he uses. Where did I read that…?
Sure, skills are the best advantage on any given day…but a little extra edge ain't so bad either, perhaps not a clown ski, but a little something. That said, I'm in the market for slalom carvers, and even though it's the skills not the skis, I got a feeling they make short carved turns easier, and easier to learn.
Glad to see Colorado is off to a booming start, after a few lean years it is well deserved. Is the snow flying in Southern Colorado as well?? Is the rest of the Rocky Mountain/Wasatch west off to a good start as well? I haven't really plugged in as it's still Sunny and a stellar Fall here. I'm still biking in the woods for another month. Everything in it's time.
For me, If I was looking for an extended season, I'd prefer a bumper Spring. But a gangbuster start is great for the industry and great for the colorado locals--getting to enjoy it before the Texans arrive.