Cameronandcaron
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Hi there Gtrain / Chriselle ... thanks for the responses...
The primary area of play will be groomed runs... Just some background .. i'm 50yrs and have been beating my knees up for a long, long time .. football .. fighting .. etc ... As much as the allure of smashing it off piste is tempting i'm cognizant of managing my knees wear and tear. Playing under the controlled conditions of groomed runs will extend my knee life considerably.
I know that if I get a set of powder skis i'll end up playing off piste all the time and probably lower my long term skiing prospects ... ( sucks getting older.. you just learn to play smarter )
Off piste - most likely a shorter skiing career albeit probably a touch more exciting... on piste - hopefully another 20 years without destroying my knees ( or until I don't need them anymore)
Hence the narrower skis .... and hopefully less wear and tear...
I also figured that if I wanted to play off - piste for a day i'd just rent for the day...
Well that's the theory anyway ..... time will tell...
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Fiss thanks for the replies ... the Dynastar length was a typo .. they are 171cm not 152... (for me not wife)
Well it has finally come down to two ski's......
I can get a set of
Head All Mountain Peak 84 Ski W/Bindings Peak 84 Pro All Mountain Dimensions 15.4m @ 128/84/112, 171 cm length (NEW) for $550 in Australia. Very, very good price.
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Dynastar Outland 80 Skis,15m @ 172cm, 126/80/110. Delivered to Aus for about $50 cheaper.
Thanks to everyone .... for your thoughts and input... especially FISS and MikePow ... it is appreciated....
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Ok... one and only one more question .... I can get my hands on a set of Dynastar Outland 80 Skis, 5m @ 152cm, 126/80/110 ... very good price.. from what I've read I can't find anything negative and it seems to press all the buttons...
Is a five mm smaller waist difference going to make a difference on the wear and tear on my knees and the snowy slopes of Japan...?
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Ok, have listened, researched looked looked and looked and have come up with two ski's (mine and wifes)
Mine: Head All Mountain Peak 84 Ski W/Bindings Peak 84 Pro All Mountain Dimensions 15.4m @ 128/84/112, 171 cm length
Wife: Rossignol Temptation 78 skis w/ Saphir 110 bindings 2012 Sidecut: 122-78-111 Radius:15.4m 150cm length
Again guys feel free to criticize, congratulate, ridicule
If anyone wants to address these queries... would be appreciated.
I am a solid intermediate utterly fearless and at home on blue runs
with a play on the blacks at times... Have I looked at a ski that is too good for me?The wifes ski is only a 78mm wide BUT she is only petite at 60 kgs hence im thinking that the lower weight "adds" to the width?
thoughts ?????????????
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It's been invaluable for me.... I've got responses from guys who are living and skiing in the areas where i'm going skiing. I know we all have different opinions about things but you just start looking at the common threads through the responses and you get a lot of your queries answered.
Still interested in any thoughts other may have...
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thanks to all the responses guys.... feel free to keep em coming ....
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MikePow... thanks for the input... much appreciated..
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Mamabear .. thanks also... the picture is becoming clearer....
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FISS... thankyou ... your input/advice is very much appreciated
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Mitch.. thanks for the info... "those deep, untracked days at Rusutsu" .. are you refer to on or off piste... my thoughts were just renting a wide set of planks for a day if i wanted to go off piste .. and that the mentioned width might cut it on the groomed runs?
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I'm also figuring if we want to go play in the deep stuff for a day re will just go grab some rentals...
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The only real concern I have about them is width..... Is mid 70's width going to cut it on the groomed thick snow slopes of japan.. if anyone has experience with this particular aspect i'd love to hear it...
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My wife and I are heading to Rusutsu and Furano in February... We have our own boots but are looking to buy skis.[/size]
I have my eyes on two pairs
The first will be my wife's - 2012 Atomic Cloud 8 144cm Skis w/ Atomic XTL 9 Lady Bindings. 117 / 73 / 102
The second will be mine - 2012 Atomic Smoke Ti 171cm ski w/ Atomic XTO 12 bindings - 123 / 77 / 107
My wife and I are both part time recreational skiers. We are both solid intermediate with no confidence/ability issues on any intermediate runs. We will be flirting with blacks runs but age and bad knees
will limit it to that.We are happy with the mentioned lengths and have gone slightly shorter looking to maintain control over speed. We ski primarily groomed runs with a small play off piste. Both average height to weight ratio. Both good athletic levels.
Obviously the amount of skis on the market is bewildering so the question is - The two mentioned skis appear to me to be the way to go.
Has anything I have mentioned make you think we are off the mark with these skis?
We will spend most of our time on the groomers.
I'm pretty happy with every aspect of these two ski's except one thing.
Are they wide enough for daily snow dumped groomed runs in Japan.
Feel free to argue ... disagree ... a general free for all
Ok...Guys and Girls ..Ski width for Japan...
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Guys thanks to everyone ... for all your thoughts and opinions...
I think the experienced opinions and thoughts come through and you see those validated by others, not only on here but through general research on the net.
I think a site like this is an exceptional resource for gaining real world opinions from those who should know...
keep it up ...
I'm sure I won't be the last asking these questions ....