ashtangi
Reged: 06/10/05
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Ok, so I don't live in ski country, but I ski in Vermont, New Hampshire, Quebec. The "nerve" part of my question is because I have been skiing on my equipment for 15+ years, (yikes)I still have rear entry boots and old school skis. Mine are atomic and my husbands are kastle. I hate to get rid of them but I think it's time for new ski equipment. My question is this, and I'm sure my so-so ability will be abundantly clear in this question...What am I looking for BEFORE I walk into the ski shop? I have never skied on the rounded tip skis, is that all they have now? I ski for 10 -14 days per season max. I travel with my skis. How many thousand dollars should I spend?
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15959
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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first of all......take the rear entry boots and the 15 year old skis and dont even try and sell them...toss em out with the next nights garbage....think of how far computers have come in 15 years....thats how far skis and boots have come....get yourself into a nice front entry boot...each boot company has a diferent "fit" - so try a bunch on until you find the boot that feels right..the boot finding and fitting process should take quite some time..if you are being rushed by the boot fitter.....run... the right boot, fitted correctly, is key to skiing well and skiing comfortably....it should feel kind of tight in the shop..no slop in the toe or heel...but no numbing feeling either...a boot doesnt get really comfortable until you ve been on them a few days.....walk around the house with them before you go on your first trip to break them in....you will be amazed at how comfy boots have become....get yourself in a nice short parabolic ski with a generous sidecut...these skis practically turn themselves...a little pressure on your big toe and you are in the turn.....doesn't matter what company....look at Voikl skis that have the bindings built in so the ski/binding is one piece....they are sweet... this months SKI magazine goes oer ALL the new equuipment thats out and is very good with their recommendations and matching skis and boots to abilities...grab a copy
how many thousands....???...less then one if you shop right now and buy lasts years stuff...they are giving away the stuff right now out here, and in New England the traditional huge tent sales occur on Columbus Day Weekend where they unload last years stuff.....very cheap
where do you ski in New England??....our shops are in Waterville Valley NH, and Wendis' parents own one of the better restaurants in Killington VT
Edited by Mike R (09/08/06 06:46 AM)
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ashtangi
Reged: 06/10/05
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Thank you so much Mike, I am throwing them out and I can't wait. I'm so excited now...I will ski better, I will ski longer, I will be more comfortable, and maybe even they'll look fancy. I love my ski clothes, of course, I change that up quite frequently...LOL Anyway, I ski at Okemo, Cannon, Loon, Sunapee, Mont St Anne, Stoneham, and the most magnificent and panoramic Le Massif, just the best. I had a feeling that now was the time to buy...so I am going this weekend and you gave me the push I needed...Look out double diamonds! (not really)
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15959
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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forget Loon...go ten minutes south to my place at Waterville Valley....better mountain and seriously less crowded....I hear there is pretty good shopping in the village too ;-))))
Cannon is the best of that bunch...thats my personal favorite
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15959
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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and if you want to take comfort to the next level boot wise...get a custom inner lining and footbed.....its like a second skin....best 500 bucks you will ever spend
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ashtangi
Reged: 06/10/05
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OK... never been to waterville valley and I will try that....I am first going to Sno Haus and then Ski Stop...and I will let you know what I get...WOOHOO
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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give the place a look over....
http://www.waterville.com/info/summer/index.asp
and tell the shop you want a bona fide boot fitter to help you..not some punkass college kid who thinks he knows how to fit a boot..and if it doesn't feel right...no matter how many boots you have tried..make him show you another one
Edited by Mike R (09/08/06 02:30 PM)
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ashtangi
Reged: 06/10/05
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This place looks beautiful, I don't know how we end up at Loon in the first place...I just know I'll get the punkass, but I'm ready
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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it is beautiful....and the resort is at an end of a road...so there isnt any traffic "passng through"...very quiet....I move back there in a year....the picture of the 2 bikers was taken from one of my shops front door
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ashtangi
Reged: 06/10/05
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One of your shops? How many do you have for goodness sake and why are you moving? Are you a travelling ski-man? Did you see the indoor ski mountain in Dubai? Maybe you can bring it to sbh...well, at least water-skiing...maybe
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15959
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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I have three shops there.....most of the villages retail is run by Wendi and I...pre baby we had 3 out here as well..... its now time to settle down somewhere for the sake of the kid....and so we have one at a time closed the shops out here and are settling back to our home back there....plus this two home thing is not all what it is cracked up to be....plus the New England shops way outperformed the shops out here.....they are the cash cow....plus going back and forth now costs way more then it used to ....plus my Mom is of a age that I need to be nearer to her..plus my older daughter pisses and moans all the time that she doesn't see us enough....and so forth and so on...so there you have it in a nutshell..get the picture???...LOL
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ashtangi
Reged: 06/10/05
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Yeah, I get the picture.....the Northeast is where you belong...it's where your cash is, where your kid will grow up, where the rest of your family is...hence where your heart is...a nice place to be...it's time to come home...besides it's closer to SBH
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