vanhoskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Some background: DH is a GREAT guy. I've realized as the years go by how lucky I am.
But....he's stubborn. And I'm the gearhead, he isn't. Except when it comes to tennis racquets (he was a college player).
But those Divas who were at Okemo Diva Day may recall that he was skiing on those little Atomic 120's....you know those little skiboards or whatever you want to call them. Actually, I bought them for myself years ago just to play around on. And he "borrowed" them and adopted them as his primary ski!
He skis them without poles. It's annoying in the lift line. Skiing on these things is OK on our local hill which is small. But when we're on a big mountain and the conditions get variable, then he can get hung up, and slowed down. A foot of pow at Whiteface this year tricked him up. He wouldn't admit it, despite getting snagged on fluffy bumps and stashes, which were fun for me.
I've told him he needs REAL skis. And he is starting to listen, although he told me to just get the bindings readjusted on an old pair of 1080's I have and he'll use those for the time being (which will be next year). The 1080's are a bit short for him - they're 163's and he's 5'9" 195 lb. Although, maybe it's not a bad transition since he's been on, uh, 120's???? But they've lost a bit of their pop, which is why I retired them.
Since he likes to do 360's on his little skis, I figure he'll enjoy twin tips. He's not really a hard-charging skier, he likes to play. I considered just going to my local shop (great people) and talking to them about ability/size, and buying him some twin tips. I know enough about what would work in our PA hardpack and still be awesome at other mountains. (Line Prophet 90's or Volkl Bridges).
What do you divas think about buying a DH skis? If he was a skiing gearhead I'd be definitely laying off (but then again, he wouldn't have these 120's as his primary ski!)
At the very least, how can I convince him that he really needs longer, "real" skis???????
But....he's stubborn. And I'm the gearhead, he isn't. Except when it comes to tennis racquets (he was a college player).
But those Divas who were at Okemo Diva Day may recall that he was skiing on those little Atomic 120's....you know those little skiboards or whatever you want to call them. Actually, I bought them for myself years ago just to play around on. And he "borrowed" them and adopted them as his primary ski!
He skis them without poles. It's annoying in the lift line. Skiing on these things is OK on our local hill which is small. But when we're on a big mountain and the conditions get variable, then he can get hung up, and slowed down. A foot of pow at Whiteface this year tricked him up. He wouldn't admit it, despite getting snagged on fluffy bumps and stashes, which were fun for me.
I've told him he needs REAL skis. And he is starting to listen, although he told me to just get the bindings readjusted on an old pair of 1080's I have and he'll use those for the time being (which will be next year). The 1080's are a bit short for him - they're 163's and he's 5'9" 195 lb. Although, maybe it's not a bad transition since he's been on, uh, 120's???? But they've lost a bit of their pop, which is why I retired them.
Since he likes to do 360's on his little skis, I figure he'll enjoy twin tips. He's not really a hard-charging skier, he likes to play. I considered just going to my local shop (great people) and talking to them about ability/size, and buying him some twin tips. I know enough about what would work in our PA hardpack and still be awesome at other mountains. (Line Prophet 90's or Volkl Bridges).
What do you divas think about buying a DH skis? If he was a skiing gearhead I'd be definitely laying off (but then again, he wouldn't have these 120's as his primary ski!)
At the very least, how can I convince him that he really needs longer, "real" skis???????
So, advice from you ladies about why he needs REAL SKIS would be much appreciated!!!
