scb1712
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2011
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Hi all,
As the boating season is quickly approaching, my wife and I are excited about learning to ski. But i have several questions about what is the best gear for us. Our hope is that we'll be able to do some basic slalom by the end of the summer.
Question 1: I'm about 5'10 and 180lb and my wife is 5'4 and about 130lb. Would a pair of 67 combo's be reasonable for us both to learn on or will they be too short for me/to long for my wife?
Question 2: What style of ski's?? I've seen some combo's that i would call "traditional" shaped (not too wide at the tip and taper all the way back) versus the newer "spoon" shaped ones (quite wide at the front, narrow in the middle and slightly wider at the tail). Which ones would be our best bet??
Question 3: Lace-up bindings vs. non-lace up. I've read that the lace-up style offer much better support which would probably be good for both of us, but don't know for sure.
Thanks in advance!!
As the boating season is quickly approaching, my wife and I are excited about learning to ski. But i have several questions about what is the best gear for us. Our hope is that we'll be able to do some basic slalom by the end of the summer.
Question 1: I'm about 5'10 and 180lb and my wife is 5'4 and about 130lb. Would a pair of 67 combo's be reasonable for us both to learn on or will they be too short for me/to long for my wife?
Question 2: What style of ski's?? I've seen some combo's that i would call "traditional" shaped (not too wide at the tip and taper all the way back) versus the newer "spoon" shaped ones (quite wide at the front, narrow in the middle and slightly wider at the tail). Which ones would be our best bet??
Question 3: Lace-up bindings vs. non-lace up. I've read that the lace-up style offer much better support which would probably be good for both of us, but don't know for sure.
Thanks in advance!!