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Freestyle skis suitable for instructor course
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Hi all, I'm doing a ski instructor course during the summer and want to buy some skis that will be good enough for this, but that i can also use for all mountain/park skiing on my off days. This means something not too flexible, good for carving and low radius turns but can also be used in the park. I know I wont find a ski thats amazing at all these, but any suggestions?
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is this an entry level instructor certification?
if it is, anything will work just fine. if it's anything like the Canadian course, they're not going to expect you to be able to rip short radius turns like a racer. they're going to want to see you demonstrate control and at best an intermediate skiing ability.
ski whatever you got
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Yeah it's entry level (levels 1 and 2 in new zealand). I was thinking the same thing, I should buy skis i'm going to enjoy using in my free time. This still leaves me with a hard choice tho. I do like to spend time ripping around the pistes, so I want something solid enough for this that can also perform in the park and on mild of piste. So far i've looked at Armada AR7 and El reys, Volkl Ledge, K2 sight, Line chronic, and some others similar skis. All roughly 80-90mm underfoot. Any recommendations? I'm open to any and all opinions
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check the Line Chronic or K2 Recoil. both are super solid skis that rip all over the mountain. a little higher price point than what you listed but they're definitely worth the extra scratch.
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Thanks man, hadn't thought about the recoils but they seem pretty sick. I like the retro 2013 ones but so hard to find them online, especially in the uk. Know anywhere good online i might find them?
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Armada Ar7's sound great for you. They are a stiffer park ski that can also ski some all mountain. They carve pretty good too.
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Well actually next years recoils look really sick.
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Go see if any of the dome shops have any demos they are selling off. I'm sure if you call the shops they can tell you what they have. You could easily change the bindings if you wanted and if you got the bindings from the same shop I'm sure they would remount for free. Even better if they are demos you could try them out before you buy them to make sure you like the skis
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Just get a stiffer non-symetrical twin, sidewall is better than cap or half cap (armadas are meh for real skiing). Truth be told, most 'instructors' aren't very good skiers anyways, intermediate/advanced at best because beginners are generally the only category that will actually pay for lessons. I'm sure you will be fine, if your that worried, rent high performance demos or something for the day or days.
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I'm an instructor, and adding on to that i feel as though my skiing has almost gotten worse from skiing pizzas on blue runs demoing for the kids all day.
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Any ski will work if you're not a retard and know how to ski
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taught all my lessons on those this year! grant it, thats all I had and it really woudnt make a fucking difference what ski i was on, but AR7s were good
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Yeah they do, gonna be expensive tho, was hoping to find some with discount.
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They don't ship K2 to the United Kingdom unfortunately
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Yeah you're right, i'm more just thinking about a pair im going to enjoy enjoy skiing with in my free time now. Any suggestions?
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Anyone got an opinion on Volkl Bridge 2012/13 model?
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The skis don't really matter for an instructor course, but depending on where you take it you might not want to use skis you've hit rails on for instructor training. If it's icy and everyone else has perfectly tuned race skis, you don't want to be the guy struggling to hold an edge with your dull park skis.
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Where are you going to be teaching and where are you doing your course? Quite often the bigger resorts will offer pro deal prices for instructors. At whistler for example there is an instructor night before the mountain opens. Most of the big brands have reps there and they do orders for what the guys want. Most is race or all mnt skis but there are usually a few guys wanting park skis. In whistler you can also pay for the gear from your earnings which means you don't have to pay for it all upfront. May be something to look into.
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Im not looking for out and out park skis, im looking for a decent all mountain twin tip that can hold edge. So far the K2 recoil sounds close to what i want. I dont plan on smashing the edges up on rails much either.
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Also i wont be teaching this summer, just doing a 10 week course in New Zealand. I dont expect too much challenging terrain to be honest.
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Definitely dont want to be that guy!
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Well in nz you will mainly be riding hard icy snow. Prob not to much fresh and if there is then its light. I would prob look something full camber or just a little nose rocker. Seeing how you won't be doing rails do you expect to be landing or talking off switch much on the jumps? If not just get a decent all mtn ski. That will still let you ride the kickers but will be fun on the rest if the stuff you do most if the time
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What course are you doing? If you're doing BASI I wouldn't get a pair of twins. It will make all of the tech bits you have to do harder.
Get a proper piste ski for your course, I have Head Titans and love them. Bear in mind that BASI courses are continually assessed. When you are training in the other 7 weeks you want to make the most of the instruction so don't have a ski that will hold you back.
For park skis, wait until you get out there and buy some second hand.
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Came here to say either of these of AR7s.
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just get some '11 or '12 Nordica Ace OF Spades. they are designed like a race ski with a full race sidewall and racebase with 2 layers of titanal on the top of the ski and the bottom. they were a better ski then my friends 1k atomic race ski (he is sponsored by atomic) and it is so great for regular skiing. most fun ski I have ever ridden and u can find them cheap online.
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NZ level 2's is no cakewalk. Your dynamic skiing has to be pretty on point. From talking to people who have done it, you'll want a proper carving ski. It will make things like the low speed demos where you're exaggerating the movementso much easier.
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Hadn't really looked at Nordica, i think the ace of spades may be too much or a park ski for what i want, i dont really want a symmetrical ski. They have a ski called the El Paco which looks pretty good tho. cheers
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