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teachski's post in here sparked the idea for this thread. What ski equipment has everybody owned during their skiing 'career'?
After two outings on rentals, I started back around '95 with a new pair of 190 cm Elans with Salamon Quad bindings. I think they were $100 for the set. I also had a pair of $100 Alpina boots. They actually fit pretty good though (I have a very narrow foot), and I got 4+ seasons out of them. The boards were terrible. My buddy bought a pair when I did and his snapped right in half (between the bindings!) at Mount Snow. Mine lasted a bit longer until the next season at Killington when one of the tips started to split. Some duct tape got me through the rest of that trip.
Around '97 I replaced the Elans with a pair of 205 cm Blizzards and had the old Salamon bindings installed. They had what was called a turn-control-system which was effectively a slight taper at the waist, but they were still more or less straight skis. They were big, heavy and cumbersome, but they were also indestructable. It was actually a great ski to bring me into the intermediate level.
In 2000 I made the jump to shaped skis - 190 cm Dynastar Max Ones. I also replaced my Alpinas with a pair of Salomon Evolution2 9.0 (I still use them) and Salomon S900 Poweraxe bindings. After skiing on the Blizzard sleds, it was nice to get back on a shorter ski. The Max Ones were an upper intermediate level ski which while shaped, was very narrow. They served me well for a season and a half and I progressed quickly on them.
In early 2002, I went with an advanced level ski - 183 cm K2 Axis X Pros. I had a new pair of the S900 Poweraxe's installed on them. Shorter ski yet, but these things provide the stability to crash through just about anything. Looking forward to getting on them again this year.
So...what is your 'ski equipment history'?
After two outings on rentals, I started back around '95 with a new pair of 190 cm Elans with Salamon Quad bindings. I think they were $100 for the set. I also had a pair of $100 Alpina boots. They actually fit pretty good though (I have a very narrow foot), and I got 4+ seasons out of them. The boards were terrible. My buddy bought a pair when I did and his snapped right in half (between the bindings!) at Mount Snow. Mine lasted a bit longer until the next season at Killington when one of the tips started to split. Some duct tape got me through the rest of that trip.
Around '97 I replaced the Elans with a pair of 205 cm Blizzards and had the old Salamon bindings installed. They had what was called a turn-control-system which was effectively a slight taper at the waist, but they were still more or less straight skis. They were big, heavy and cumbersome, but they were also indestructable. It was actually a great ski to bring me into the intermediate level.
In 2000 I made the jump to shaped skis - 190 cm Dynastar Max Ones. I also replaced my Alpinas with a pair of Salomon Evolution2 9.0 (I still use them) and Salomon S900 Poweraxe bindings. After skiing on the Blizzard sleds, it was nice to get back on a shorter ski. The Max Ones were an upper intermediate level ski which while shaped, was very narrow. They served me well for a season and a half and I progressed quickly on them.
In early 2002, I went with an advanced level ski - 183 cm K2 Axis X Pros. I had a new pair of the S900 Poweraxe's installed on them. Shorter ski yet, but these things provide the stability to crash through just about anything. Looking forward to getting on them again this year.
So...what is your 'ski equipment history'?