head c210 skis

hi any advice on buying new skis? i've been looking at the head c210 good reviews on snow rental site, i am a progressing intermediate so dont want anything too racey, i can just about parrallel slide down a black, also does the length really matter advice i was given originally was the tip should come to just under the chin level, the ones i am looking at are 149cms im 5ft4 and about 8 stone, so any advice welcome thanks

amanda n wrote:hi any advice on buying new skis?

Try before you buy! As a "progressing intermediate" you need to be looking for a capable ski that's going to allow you to progress. TBH I'd recommend hiring - and taking the opportunity to try out different models and types of ski, talking to the technicians in the hire shop, etc. - until you really know what you want / need.

amanda n wrote:does the length really matter

What a question... :shock: :lol:

But, yes, it matters hugely - modern skis have such varying width and flex characteristics that it's not possible to decide what length is right until you know the ski you'll be buying.

In general, the fatter the ski, the shorter the length you need, but there are plenty of exceptions with some modern fatties that folk seem to like to ski long (for some reason my mind has a picture of Ross with an Aircraft Carrier strapped to each foot... but I digress...).

...next time you're out, book a hire package that lets you change the skis and work your way through their stock... 8) ...talk to the guys in the shop, tell them how and what you ski and see what they recommend.

I would suggest you need to go a little longer (150-something). Depends if you want to get in to skiing a bit more off piste//powder etc.

(I have a cracking photo from today, pillow line and the skis look HUGE!)

oh god i have just re read it, trust you blokes to jump on that band wagon heres little old me asking a sensible question. never mind i knew what i meant,
I dont fancy off piste at all yet at the minute i am happy to get from top to bottom in one piece even if i do feel like a duck on the loo, i go to bed dreaming of austrian instructions screaming ""Bend zeeeee kneeeeees"" :lol:

I am Scottish... and an instructor.. how does 'BEND YER KNEES' sound? Not so much?

You should definitely try some different skis, though, are you near a snowdome?

At the minute i have got salomon scramblers model 22, SC109 68 96 R10.9 with salomon C109 bindings, I run a ski club at school and i was looking in the ski shop when i went to Sheffield Tuesday night and when i told the bloke what i had he said i shuld invest in some new ones as they are about 5 seasons old?? does this matter cause ..........

Proper girly comment they match the colour of my boots lol

"bend Yer Knees" in Scottish wouldn't work unless you stick "Och ae the noo jimmy" or soemthing along those lines on the end of it. !!! :D