Confidence Builders

By Howard Worton Ranked #124 - Alpine Skiing March 30, 2009

I had not skied for almost twenty years when I bought these - I had been a boarder for 5 years but my body could not take the abuse any longer. I decided that at the age of 33 that I should leave boarding to the kids young enough to be able to do it well. Skiing is easier and so I found myself taking my friends advice and go for some short carving skis to get back into it. Well, they certainly did the trick. I took to them like a duck to water - in a few days I was carving and feeling very confident. They hold an edge so easily that that flattered my(lack of) skills. I found that I just wanted to go everywhere very fast - maybe that is just me - and these Skis made doing that so easy. I did 90% of my time on them on hardpack groomers. It would take a far better skier than me to ski them in softer conditions and actually enjoy it. I have to say that I find it much easier these days to ski much fatter skis and make them work on the groomers whether they like it or not. And, of course, in softer conditions they excel. I would not go back to carvers but for those who do not venture off the groomers these are fantastic.

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