Liquid Yellow
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Aww I'm well jel!! WANT.
House move means no new gear for me this season. Shouldn't really be doing two ski holidays either, but YOLO etc
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So who has new gear for 16/17?
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Aww I'm well jel!! WANT.
House move means no new gear for me this season. Shouldn't really be doing two ski holidays either, but YOLO etc
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Spoken like a true skier.
I expect to hear in a couple of months that you snagged a pair of skis at a crazy low price, too ;-)
Liquid Yellow
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
MaineSkiLady
Angel Diva
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I love the binding colors!
nopoleskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I guess since I never got to ski them last year my Atomic Cloud 11's that I took out yesterday are New! Had a Fantastic day at Okemo.. skied no poles all day felt SOOOO good.. probably going to be ditching them more often (since I became active instructor I started using poles) I sure didn't need them yesterday, left rail road tracks all over the mountain, totally hooked up and happy w/the skis....
Yes, that is last year's Yumi. With Rossi Axial bindings.
vanhoskier
Angel Diva
Skied my Stockli Stormrider 100 Motions yesterday in choppy crud. Best ski I've ever skied, hands down. Smooth like velvet. Absorbs everything. Turns when you just think about turning. Easy at slow speeds. Powerful at high speeds. Wow.
SkiBam
Angel Diva
I've been reading this thread with some envy. But so far this season, haven't bought a thing. Nor do I need a thing. Though why should that stop me! I don't DARE look at skis - have a perfectly fine quiver at the moment, and my boots (thankfully) still seem fine (think it's my fourth year on them). A new jacket wouldn't go amiss if I came across something I loved...
MaineSkiLady
Angel Diva
After "A Year, Interrupted," I feel like I hit the jackpot this year. 
Finally dialed in the boots that I got almost TWO years ago.
New skis/bindings (Rossi Temptation 84).
Replacement Oakley lenses, Rose Prizm.
Jacket and pants - but mostly due to a considerable (and, I'm told, needed) weight gain.
Helmet is "out for delivery" today - same one as before, Giro Seam. Last one aging and took a hit last March.
Life is good.
Finally dialed in the boots that I got almost TWO years ago.
New skis/bindings (Rossi Temptation 84).
Replacement Oakley lenses, Rose Prizm.
Jacket and pants - but mostly due to a considerable (and, I'm told, needed) weight gain.
Helmet is "out for delivery" today - same one as before, Giro Seam. Last one aging and took a hit last March.
Life is good.
Jenny
Angel Diva
@MaineSkiLady
Well, you deserve it after last year.
About the Rose Prizm - I'm working on convincing myself that I won't feel guilty the whole time I'm wearing them if I buy those goggles. The few times I've looked through them they seem amazing. You've said that Sugarloaf is in the shadow most of the time, so they must work well there. Have you ever used them when the sun comes out? We looked in Mammoth, and it didn't seem like you'd be blinded if it did, but just wondering? Also, would you be able to wear them for night skiing (not that I do that much at all) or if it got really really overcast/stormy?
Well, you deserve it after last year.
About the Rose Prizm - I'm working on convincing myself that I won't feel guilty the whole time I'm wearing them if I buy those goggles. The few times I've looked through them they seem amazing. You've said that Sugarloaf is in the shadow most of the time, so they must work well there. Have you ever used them when the sun comes out? We looked in Mammoth, and it didn't seem like you'd be blinded if it did, but just wondering? Also, would you be able to wear them for night skiing (not that I do that much at all) or if it got really really overcast/stormy?
tinymoose
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
MaineSkiLady
Angel Diva
@Jenny - just used the lenses for the first time yesterday. Partly cloudy, they had fine contrast and were okay in bright sun. But when we hit our infamous "blue twilight" (sunset at 1:30 p.m. behind the mountain), they weren't as wonderful. DH at that point went in to change out his lenses to Smith Blue Sensor. I didn't have any others with me : ( The better lenses for "blue twilight" conditions (and likely, night skiing as well, though I do little of that) are Oakley HI Yellow (night/dark) or HI Persimmon (which is what I wish I had yesterday aft). I have heard good things about the Pink Prizm - but think I will wait on those until I hear more. Rose Prizm, in the meantime, covers a lot of bases. But I personally would not use that dark a lens for night skiing. YMMV.
