Hardpack/East Coast Skis

well think about it this way, a wider base equals a more stable landing, umm the line darksides are less than 80 at the waist other than that i think most twins have moved to 80 mm




Seize the carp

This won't quite work out, but gimme credit for trying:

Though you lose stability by going to a shorter ski, you regain most of it by getting a slightly fatter one. You could try a Scratch BC in 188, The R by DB skis in 188 (expensive,but then you'll never buy another pair of skis again), or wait around for a bit, and hit up www.priorskis.com when it launches. I don't know much about prior, other than that their snowboards are killer and the skis look really cool, but the prices will be Canadian so you'll be able to afford a pair. And if you ask nicely(and pay a little extra), I'm sure they'll help you out length/width wise.

Question for you: Everytime I check specs on tele-specific skis, it seems that they are longer/narrower(99% of the time). What accounts for that, different technique?




'jib_this why are you such an ass? all your posts are dissing someone els (sic)' Krongos
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Hey Jib-this, part of it is technique, but a big part of it also is the prevailing attitudes and styles in telemark skiing, and just simply tradition. I'd say there just hasn't been a push for any bigger of a ski, and if a telewhacker needs one, he just grabs an alpine board. So many of the tele skis out there are just repackaged alpine skis anyhow...