vanhoskier
Angel Diva
Jealous! That is awesome!
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Suggestions for first skis?
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And they already had the bindings mounted, so not sure why Corbett's said they come without? These are system bindings so adjustable for different boot sizes, do system bindings normally come separate from the ski and the shop installs them? In any case, this saves me a mounting cost and I just have to pay for adjustment!
marzNC
Angel Diva
Congrats on the new skis!
Last year I bought Head Absolut Joy skis. They were new and came shrink-wrapped in a box, with the system bindings in a separate small box. Guess the answer is "it depends."
Fair enough. I am guessing the place I ordered from is a smaller shop and probably had them done up ready to sell in store. I see they are sold out now, so my guess is I bought the only pair they had left.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
What Jilly said. Binding mounts are not complete till they are verified with the *actual* boot.
I didn't get them from Corbett's. Corbett's was the place that said they would charge an additional $30 to mount them.
And yes, I know they need to be adjusted to my boots and the DIN set.
I was just happy I can pay for an adjustment instead of a mount + adjustment. And since the local shop here doesn't get skis in with system bindings (only flat skis), I'm not certain they'd know how to put the system bindings on skis anyway. Haha!This was a shop in a small city in Alberta that I just happened to stumble on while Googling. Free shipping, skis were $50 less than the other stores I found them at and they shipped Monday (I ordered Sunday) so I am pleased with the service.
Looks like we won't be skiing until the Christmas break. The 2 hills around here (and either are a couple hours away) don't open until early December so we have plans to do a couple days during the break and get a lesson in for everyone. This is the first year ever that I am excited about winter and snow!!
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And here I was thrilled with $300 skis. I was convinced I was going to have to spend a minimum $600.
Albertan ski girl
Angel Diva
They look awesome! Congratulations!
surfsnowgirl
Banned
Liquid Yellow
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Congrats on the new skis! Hope you enjoy them. I loved my Dynastars.
I have the Temptation 80s, they are great skis, and the 'bubble gum' colour doesn't really bother me. Shame they get so much hate on here. I'd have preferred a different colour (in hindsight I wish I'd got the Experience 80s to match my trousers!), but they're not that bad and the performance makes up for it.
I have the Temptation 80s, they are great skis, and the 'bubble gum' colour doesn't really bother me. Shame they get so much hate on here. I'd have preferred a different colour (in hindsight I wish I'd got the Experience 80s to match my trousers!), but they're not that bad and the performance makes up for it.
