| as you get more "into" skiing, you want to have the "right tool for the job" atleast for that particular day. you could use a hammer to try and fix everything but would you?
i do agree with the statement that improving skills could help you tackle any condition on the mountain. But sometimes, you don;t want to work so hard. having a better tool for the job increases the fun factor on the mountain.
in spring conditions, everyone ought to have a pair of rock skis.
so for me, i got a pair of shortish, narrowish eastern ice skis and a pair of wider at the waist crud busting skis for out west. i could ski my east coast skis out west and west coast skis out east and actually, i have but results would be mixed. |