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What skier type are you?

What skier type are you?

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Greg

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Just curious on how everyone would classify themselves.

Type I
  • Ski conservatively.
  • Prefer lower speeds.
  • Prefer easy, moderate slopes.
  • Favor lower than average release/retention settings. This corresponds to an increased risk of inadvertent binding release in order to gain increased releasability in a fall.
  • Type I settings apply to entry level skiers uncertain of their classification.
Type II
  • Ski moderately.
  • Prefer a variety of speeds.
  • Ski on varied terrain, including most difficult trails.
  • Are all skiers who do not meet all the descriptions of Type I or Type III.
Type III
  • Ski aggressively.
  • Normally higher speeds.
  • Prefer more difficult, varied terrain.
  • Favor higher than average release/retention settings. This corresponds to a decreased releasability in a fall in order to gain a decreased risk of inadvertent binding release.
Question though. What is considered "higher than average release/retention settings"? I think my bindings are set at around 7, and I'm about 165 lbs.
 

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Type I

I'm still a relative n00bie, and since it's been a couple years since I've been... I'm probabl back to NO skillz. So, if I find a way to get out on to the slopes this year... try not to run me over, ok? :D

-T
 

Greg

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Are you heading out this year, the8re?
 

Stephen

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Greg said:
Are you heading out this year, the8re?

Boy, I sure would like to... nothing planned as of yet though. My wife is not an avid skiier, and if she were, there's alwasy the childcare, and the $$$. But if I can find someone to take a day with and hit the slopes, I miss Bretton Woods... been so long...

"He's pining for the fjords!"

-T
 
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IndyJones

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I'm somewhere between Type II and III. More Type II though.
 

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i believe they have a chart detailing which DIN setting to set a specific binding at based on a number of factors including height, weight, and skier type. i personally think they need a fourth type.

i fit under type 3, and i'm 200+ lbs and 6'1". my binding usually gets set around 7 or so. i had pre-release problems (especially when i used to race) and as a result have cranked them up slightly. it isn't recommended unless you know what you're doing and accept the risk of your bindings not popping off when you need them to.

my theory is that the bindings are set slightly lower to ensure they'll come off so fewer people have busted up legs and decide to sue.

any ways, type 3 really isn't a good description for that level skier. type 3 could be any one from someone that loves bumps, to deep powder, to a racer, to off piste, etc. each probably requiring a slightly different setting based on the skier's need. that's what the good ole screwdriver is for.
 

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riverc0il said:
any ways, type 3 really isn't a good description for that level skier. type 3 could be any one from someone that loves bumps, to deep powder, to a racer, to off piste, etc. each probably requiring a slightly different setting based on the skier's need. that's what the good ole screwdriver is for.
Great point riverc0il. The bumps are usually where my skis are pulled off.
 
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RJ

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Although I’m a level III skier, I do not always need to ski aggressively to have a good time on the slopes. Since my wife is a level II, I sometime ski with her and so I have to keep my speed down and stay on the blue trails rather than the blacks.

I’m also what my sister refers to as a “Boomer Groomer”. I like my corduroy in the morning. Yes I like to carve up the slopes when I’m felling frisky, but at 49 pushing 50, I need to be aware that my bones are not going to heal as fast as they once did so discretion on the slopes is paramount.
 
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Raisputin

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Type III

Well, I can say that I am a Type III skier for sure. At the same time, I would never reccomend my release settings to anyone :) I like to ski the steepest stuff I can find, and oftentimes a release, for me results in a long steep climb to retrieve gear and usually under less than ideal conditions. I prefer for my skis to NOT release 9 times out of 10 :) DIN = 11
 

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I try to ski as fast as possible while staying in control and making sure I know others will not be in danger due to my skiing. I seek out a variety of terrain. I don't have special bindings settings, but I think they're set correctly because I only pop out when I take a powerful fall.
 

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III

Define "Ski Fast"?

Gave up my Dynastar 210 GS skiis...now that was fast.

I caught an edge on Mountain run and I think I flew halfway down the hill.

Asked abuddy how fast I was skiing...oh as fast as those Jr. Olympic Rolex skiiers...that was a fun weekend.

This is the east as well, I prefer to get the most out of my runs by making a lot of turns, finding some interesting hits, playing in the woods, trying to figure out how to get my pocket rockets through a mogul field.

Rocket Din: 7
Dynastar Vert Assault: 10
 
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