Help!! Which is the "better" ski?? - rec.skiing

Message from discussion Help!! Which is the "better" ski??
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From: pe...@hp-vcd.HP.COM (Pete Nicholson)
Newsgroups: rec.skiing
Subject: Re: Help!! Which is the "better" ski??
Message-ID: <3200002@hp-vcd.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Dec 90 19:09:01 GMT
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Posted: Tue Dec 11 20:09:01 1990

jo...@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (John Harris) writes: 

>>From: good...@udel.edu (Thomas Goodwin)
>>Subject: Re: Help!! Which is the "better" ski??
>>Message-ID: <38...@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
>>
>>For an advanced skier I would recomend a slalom cut ski.  As far as brand
>>
>>Tom
>Tom,
>
>Slalom cut?  I guess since you live in the east thats what you'dd like.

>Here in the west, and IMHO, a Giant Slalom cut is the better ski.  I find
>the GS ski to be better all around.  They make great pow pow skis, cut up
>the Mt. Hood mash potatoes (Wet heavy deep) and are more enjoyable on the
>pack.  The only place a Slalom cut works for me is in the bumps and ice.

>If I could only have one pair (gasp) of skis, they would be a GS cut.
>For the rest of the year give me my GS boards.  Ever try to ski powder
>or heavy crud with a Slalom ski?

>John.

As a dedicated Mt Hood skiier I find I must agree with Tom: The best ski
for you depends on your skiing style but an advanced skiier should definitely
try out a slalom ski. The two pairs of skis that I use the most on Mt. Hood
snow both have very short-radius sidecuts. For powder, crud, mashed potatoes,
etc I use a _very_ soft pair of slalom skis. For anything else I use a pair
of almost.no.flex slalom skis. I have made a point of demoing skis whenever
I can (its fun!) and know that these skis are best for me.

My personal opinion is that it is much easier to open up the radius of the
turn on a pair of slalom skis than it is to force short radius turns
from a pair of GS or Super-G skis.

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Powder & good turns to all-

Pete Nicholson                            Vancouver, WA
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