Quiver needs multiple skis

[SkiDork]

I've come to the conslusion that one needs multiple skis..

Case in point:

My son is a competitive mogul skier. He currently only has one pair of skis (Rossi Phantoms, e descendant of Rossi bandits for kids)

Well, he uses them for everything (including bump comps)

He was in Devils Dens a couple of weeks ago and hit somehting hard, and wouldn't you know he split one of his edges...

So, his coach and I have come to the conclusion he needs:

Mogul comp skis

Mogul practice skis

Twin tip park skis

knockaround skis for late spring (when he likes to do dirt sking)

Now thats 4 pairs. Talk about a lot of $$$ investment...

But without something like that he's breakin skis on a regular basis...

Anyone agree/disagree?

Any suggestions?

Dork out...

 

[skiadikt]

dorko, i'm thinking minimally 2 pairs. the comp skis can also be used for practice. and then a pair for free skiing around the mtn, though knowing full well if you're gonna ski devil's den or any other trail of that ilk that you run the risk of trashing them. if you can afford 4 of them go for it ...

 

[severine]

Having a pair of backup skis is nice, as is having something for skiing something other than moguls. I would say your kiddo would be good with 2 pairs for now (twin tips and moguls) and maybe later, if money allowed, having separate comp and practice mogul skis would be good for him, seeing as it sounds like he's rough on his equipment.

Nobody said skiing was cheap!

 

[Grassi21]

Having a pair of backup skis is nice,

i will disagree with you on this one.... ;-)

 

[SkiDork]

Having a pair of backup skis is nice, as is having something for skiing something other than moguls. I would say your kiddo would be good with 2 pairs for now (twin tips and moguls) and maybe later, if money allowed, having separate comp and practice mogul skis would be good for him, seeing as it sounds like he's rough on his equipment.

Nobody said skiing was cheap!

yeah, this 3 ski setup is prolly the way to go for us. Thanks for the suggestion Carrie.

I spoke to his coach who also works for the ski shop we now go to (we made out break from the Basin for obvious reasons) and asked him what the owner (Pete, a good guy) would think about us buying a pair of mugul skis from him (most likely kids F17s or maybe adults) and park skis (twinners) online. He said Pete wouldn't mind at all seeing as how he doesn't have a big selection of twinners anyway... Reason I include that is because I realize you can get great deals online but I also like to patronize the shop I have a relationship with as well... Its a chicken and egg thing, but I think I have it worked out... Any more suggestions certainly appreciated...

 

[severine]

i will disagree with you on this one.... ;-)

Should I have added in the correct length?

 

[Grassi21]

Should I have added in the correct length?

that would have worked.

 

[severine]

yeah, this 3 ski setup is prolly the way to go for us. Thanks for the suggestion Carrie.

I spoke to his coach who also works for the ski shop we now go to (we made out break from the Basin for obvious reasons) and asked him what the owner (Pete, a good guy) would think about us buying a pair of mugul skis from him (most likely kids F17s or maybe adults) and park skis (twinners) online. He said Pete wouldn't mind at all seeing as how he doesn't have a big selection of twinners anyway... Reason I include that is because I realize you can get great deals online but I also like to patronize the shop I have a relationship with as well... Its a chicken and egg thing, but I think I have it worked out... Any more suggestions certainly appreciated...

I know there are people who will say that all you really need is one pair of skis, and that can be true. But for somebody like your son, he definitely is the quiver kind of kid. The reason why I ditched the spring skis is that in reality, any pair of skis can become rock skis in the blink of an eye. No need to buy a pair specifically for that. It sounds like you have a great relationship with your shop. Good on you for supporting them!

 

[deadheadskier]

Please excuse me if this sounds 'preachy'

...but I think anything over two pairs is overkill for a growing child like yours. Perhaps you simply get him a new set of competition bumps skis each season and the previous years pair become the practice ski.

Three pairs is way over spoiling IMO for a kid. If he wants a third pair for woods or whatever, make him earn the money through errands or a paper route.

again, sorry for coming across as 'preachy', but I think it's important to give children a good lesson regarding the differences between 'wants' and 'needs'. Three pairs just seems like an awful lot to me.

 

[SkiDork]

Please excuse me if this sounds 'preachy'

...but I think anything over two pairs is overkill for a growing child like yours. Perhaps you simply get him a new set of competition bumps skis each season and the previous years pair become the practice ski.

Three pairs is way over spoiling IMO for a kid. If he wants a third pair for woods or whatever, make him earn the money through errands or a paper route.

again, sorry for coming across as 'preachy', but I think it's important to give children a good lesson regarding the differences between 'wants' and 'needs'. Three pairs just seems like an awful lot to me.

I totally agree, and the mistake we've made is not using last years skis as his knockaround skis. That will definltey be the strategy from now on. Thanks for your input...

 

[andyzee]

Should I have added in the correct length?

Please understand Dork. He is 6'5" closing in on 300 lbs. When I first met him, he was skiing on a pair of Fischer JR race skis in I believe 146 length. Not sure if he has a concept of correct length :lol:

But, he ripped it up on those skis, Dork is Da Man!

 

[Grassi21]

Please understand Dork. He is 6'5" closing in on 300 lbs. When I first met him, he was skiing on a pair of Fischer JR race skis in I believe 146 length. Not sure if he has a concept of correct length :lol:

But, he ripped it up on those skis, Dork is Da Man!

sev was referring to the 156s i was on yesterday. my main ride is in the shop and my new boards get delivered on wednesday.

 

[severine]

Please understand Dork. He is 6'5" closing in on 300 lbs. When I first met him, he was skiing on a pair of Fischer JR race skis in I believe 146 length. Not sure if he has a concept of correct length :lol:

But, he ripped it up on those skis, Dork is Da Man!

:lol: This is actually in reference to yesterday when Grassi had to use his beginner skis as backup since the Nordicas are in the shop for the brake repair.

 

[andyzee]

:lol: This is actually in reference to yesterday when Grassi had to use his beginner skis as backup since the Nordicas are in the shop for the brake repair.

I know, but still saying not sure if Dork would understand the concept. :lol:

 

[Grassi21]

I know, but still saying not sure if Dork would understand the concept. :lol:

andy you know the skis we are talking about. you so kindly picked them up and brought them down to me on hellgate... :lol:

 

[andyzee]

Dork, don't know crap about competition and bumps and stuff. But my take for what it's worth. Most important thing would be to leave the comp skis just for that and maybe for nothing but days that will be nothing but bump practice. I would do my best to get the best comp skis and keep them in the best of shape. The rest is not as important.

 

[andyzee]

andy you know the skis we are talking about. you so kindly picked them up and brought them down to me on hellgate... :lol:

What a nice guy!

 

[SkiDork]

re: comp skis and practice skis...

Question: Wouldn't it be bad to practice on one ski and compete on another? Wouldn't that screw you up?

What do racers do?

 

[Greg]

re: comp skis and practice skis...

Question: Wouldn't it be bad to practice on one ski and compete on another? Wouldn't that screw you up?

What do racers do?

I really don't know anything about mogul competition, but two pairs of skis, one for practice and one for comps seems ludicrous to me outside of the WC level when you're getting sponsored anyway.

 

[2knees]

I want 4 pairs of skis. and a ferrari, and a beach house on Kuaia, and a pet llama, and a huge bag of Blow pops too.......