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Looking to buy my first gears

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Oddgasm
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Hi everyone,

I'm a 28 yo french guy, currently living in Haute-Savoie (France).

I've been skiing since I can walk, but haven't ride in 10 years : I lived by the north coast before moving there... And daddy told me I had to pay for my rides after turning 18... So yeah, it's been a while. I've done some session recently but with different gears everytime.

I used to just rent gears, but now I live here, I'd like to actually purchase skis. It's where it gets complicated, since I don't know much about pretty much everything gear related.

I'm looking for polyvalent skis, for piste and freeride. I don't do tricks for now, but my circle of friends do, so I assume I'll experiment some. I mostly want to be able to follow them outside of pistes, without struggling hardcore to move.

I'm 168 cm, so 10cm less would be neat, if i'm correct.
I'd like a double rocker, and at least 90-100 on the skate sideline (I got large feet, because they are semi-flat)

It's quite hard for me to find skis fulfilling those characteristics, and I wanted to have some advice on specific gears, without burning my full wage on it. Like 500€ budget max (570$).

Any help would be apprecied :)

Thanks for your time.

(PS : I already got the shoes, which are Alias 80 by Rossignol. I got them cheap and they do the job, I just regret the lack of flex)
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dognutsdogfart
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i love your english
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Oddgasm
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dognutsi love your english


haha ty mate

Is is difficult to understand me or something ? Or is it the way sentences are made ?
I'm better at speaking it, tbh. Name an accent, I'll do it.
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hunternay_10
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Check out the K2 Poacher or Volkl Revolt 95, they both sit around that price
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TheMadLad7
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hunternay_10Check out the K2 Poacher or Volkl Revolt 95, they both sit around that price


Volkl is having a sale right now. Btw you made a couple of errors, but it is perfectly understandable.
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TrackMafia
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Can’t say much about gear for you but can say I’ve got lots of family living in Annecy, Haute Savoie is an absolutely gorgeous place to be living, nice
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Oddgasm
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TheMadLad7Volkl is having a sale right now. Btw you made a couple of errors, but it is perfectly understandable.


yeah i'll give it a try.

If you feel particularly frivolous I'd love to get a correction in PM~~ (No kinky rp stuff)
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Oddgasm
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TrackMafiaCan’t say much about gear for you but can say I’ve got lots of family living in Annecy, Haute Savoie is an absolutely gorgeous place to be living, nice


Yeah Annecy is beautiful ; I live in Morzine-Avoriaz myself, which is way closer to Switzerland, I can be there in just a few lifts.

Never been skiing outside of France/Spain/Italy/Switzerland. Perhaps I'll get the chance to ride in the US or eastern europe.

(I got that kid in the school I'm working in, he's called Aspen, so it's either a sign, either just bad taste of a name)
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Neives_tiddies
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https://www.snowcountry.eu/majesty-vandal-3-0-19-20-72120.html?artikel_maat=65356&country=US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7JL0kLuy9QIVU_LjBx3L9g0oEAQYByABEgLq6fD_BwE

those are longer but i dont think you should go on the shorter side skiing where you are (lucky bastard)

you can add squire bindings for €98 bringing the total to a little under €500. NS hates on them but nobody is going to care in real life and theyll probably be fine for your first setup

bonne chance mon frere

**This post was edited on Jan 14th 2022 at 7:13:57pm
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Oddgasm
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Neives_tiddieshttps://www.snowcountry.eu/majesty-vandal-3-0-19-20-72120.html?artikel_maat=65356&country=US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7JL0kLuy9QIVU_LjBx3L9g0oEAQYByABEgLq6fD_BwE

those are longer but i dont think you should go on the shorter side skiing where you are (lucky bastard)

you can add squire bindings for €98 bringing the total to a little under €500. NS hates on them but nobody is going to care in real life and theyll probably be fine for your first setup

bonne chance mon frere

**This post was edited on Jan 14th 2022 at 7:13:57pm


Thanks for your answer.
What do you mean by not going on the shorter side ? Do you mean length, width ?

They look neat :) how comes NS hate on them ?

Thanks bro ᕦᶘ ᵒ㉨ᵒᶅᕤ

And yes, i'm a lucky bastard but tbh I dont realise the luck I have. I still feel like a spectator.
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Neives_tiddies
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OddgasmThanks for your answer.
What do you mean by not going on the shorter side ? Do you mean length, width ?

They look neat :) how comes NS hate on them ?

Thanks bro ᕦᶘ ᵒ㉨ᵒᶅᕤ

And yes, i'm a lucky bastard but tbh I dont realise the luck I have. I still feel like a spectator.


Length yes if youre looking to ‘freeride’ your skis should be taller than you, especially skiing on big open slopes. It will give you more stability

NS hates on the bindings probably because they are the base model and are not as durable/reliable as the €200+ models(obviously) but if your just getting back into it theyll be fine
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Icant_kfed
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Maybe prodigy or ct 1.0s.
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dognutsdogfart
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Oddgasmhaha ty mate

Is is difficult to understand me or something ? Or is it the way sentences are made ?
I'm better at speaking it, tbh. Name an accent, I'll do it.


haha no not difficult to understand, some of the words you used just made me smile
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skiP.E.I.
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Check out some Faction Prodigy 1.0 or 2.0. They won't break the bank and have the specs you're looking for. Really versatile.
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GloryHoleGary
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New Atomic Bent Chetler 90’s just came out. Think they run like $500 from what I remember seeing. There’s also the 100 but its going to run you $100 more.
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NikolaB73
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Icant_kfedMaybe prodigy or ct 1.0s.

2.0s would probably work better for off piste in France than 1.0s
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Non_State_Actor
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Check out sportbittl they have some good deals on setups.

You should be looking at about 100mm waist and lengths right around your height or a little shorter 165-172 or so, skis are usually a little shorter than listed because of the way they are measured.. What is your weight?

Faction prodigy 2.0, CT 2.0
K2 Reckoner 102
Volkl revolt 104
Atomic Bent Chetler 100
There are a lot of good skis in this area some of those can be priced very well.

https://www.sport-bittl.com/en/freeski-skitouring-set/?part=14&action=asp&pid=4-14-179004{1}1275

https://www.sport-bittl.com/en/faction-candide-2-0-x-20-21::180695.html

https://www.blue-tomato.com/en-CA/product/Voelkl-Revolt+104mm+Flat+172+2022+Skis-629768/
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Christian_Bale
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check out @snow.share on instagram. they got some good deals for used/new gear (and some not so good deals haha)
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BrightFrog
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lol this is tough to read. Get this Rich kid Jerry some black crows. Next thread.
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Christian_Bale
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BrightFroglol this is tough to read. Get this Rich kid Jerry some black crows. Next thread.

I'm gonna guess that english is probably not his first language. no need to be a dick about it
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Oddgasm
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BrightFroglol this is tough to read. Get this Rich kid Jerry some black crows. Next thread.

Tough to read perhaps, but I assume it to be understandable with a little effort, isn't it ?

Also, neither rich, neither a kid. I live in the mountains and work there.

Btw I found it to be dishonnest to lecture someone for being rich because of its physical activity, especially one you practice aswell (on a different scale obviously)

Let's be honnest, skiing IS expensive, but I doubt that everyone on this forum is rich.
Christian_BaleI'm gonna guess that english is probably not his first language. no need to be a dick about it

Yes indeed, like I mentioned earlier I'm french. I do speak 4 languages and am still learning every day.

Anyway thanks for the tips and your kind answers :)
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skierman
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omg I just threw up.
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ajbski
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It a rrreally elp to rrrread ze post withuh ze akson.

all jokes aside, you should find something used. Skis have so many different characteristics. You can think about what you might like, but when you are skiing you could find out that you guessed wrong.

id start off with something light and soft. My sister, an intermediate skier, loves her elan ripsticks.

better to put the minimum amount of of money into it until you are absolutely certain of what you want from a ski.

bonne chance!
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