What waterski??

[Chris Hasek]

Now that I've got my GTI running, I'm wanting to start skiing. I've
slalomed but just a casual skier (once a year) since I've never had a
boat until now.

Are those new shorter, wider slalom skis easier to get up on and can
they carve like the standard skis?
I'm not looking to be a competition skier, just a rec slalom skier that
looks good! And I don't want to fork out alot of cash
for some exotic Obrien or Connelly competition ski.

Any suggestions?

Chris

[Hxracer000]

The new Fat skis are super easy to get up on, but they dont carve quite as hard
as a real slolom ski. Dont expect to get your shoulder in the water with a fat
ski. A normal slolom ski might be a little hard to get up on behind a GTi
though.

Curt

[George Jefferson]

:The new Fat skis are super easy to get up on, but they dont carve quite as hard

:as a real slolom ski. Dont expect to get your shoulder in the water with a fat
:ski. A normal slolom ski might be a little hard to get up on behind a GTi
:though.

I'd start with an inexpensive "beginners" regular ski (one from
a combo set will do fine). Should be reasonably wide and flat bottom.
If you cant get going on that then look at the fat skis.

[Nathan Bond]

Watchin' those guys ski back and forth along the dam at Lavon got to you, eh?
I drive over the dam twice a day and it drives me nuts. Can you believe that
thing is 4 miles long?

There are a couple of hardcore guys who are there just about every day all year
round.

There is also a guy on an airchair from time to time....

>
>Now that I've got my GTI running, I'm wanting to start skiing. I've
>slalomed but just a casual skier (once a year) since I've never had a
>boat until now.
>

Nathan

[Chris Hasek]

Yes I saw that guy in the airchair. Most incredible thing I've every seen on the
water. He could do a back flip like he was on a trampoline. But when he tried to
nail the front flip- WIPEOUT!!!