Help needed about renting skiis

sold1erx · 11-02-08, 04:19 AM

i hardly go skiing dont have so much time but when i do go i rent
i am 5'7" and 118 and i dont really know what they are giving me when i rent 150cm or 140cm i dont realy know the different and i wont be able to bye my ows skiis without knowing what they all mean
i am now in the mood of trying to learn freestyle or for just zooming down the slopes
if anyone can help

danger · 11-02-08, 08:27 PM

im your size and i ride 156s, but i think they might be smaller
if your good i would recommend something like mid 160s. i would think beginner twins would be good

sold1erx · 11-02-08, 09:41 PM

thanks but i havnt really understood exactly what you are referring to with pro ski language that i dont understand like 156s mid 160s beginner twins what does it mean
thanks

danger · 11-02-08, 10:28 PM

like a pair of twintips around 165 cm

sold1erx · 11-02-08, 10:30 PM

whats twin tips?

Line101 · 11-02-08, 10:31 PM

the number is just how many cm long they are

i just bot a pair of skis and i got 161s and i am your size

sold1erx · 11-02-08, 10:32 PM

what would the lenth affect my skiing?

Line101 · 11-02-08, 10:37 PM

well different lengths are good for dif things like for racing you want a long ski park and pipe a shorter ski and then for all around you want a ski in the middle of that

sold1erx · 11-02-08, 10:39 PM

wow thanks for all this info now i can enjoy my skiing better knowing what to get and enjoy it thanks

Line101 · 11-02-08, 10:41 PM

no problem

sold1erx · 11-02-08, 10:42 PM

enjoy thanks

Line101 · 11-02-08, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sold1erx

whats twin tips?

twin tips are skis that the tip and back are both rounded up the same hight so you can ski switch (backwards) without having to worry about the back of your skis digging in.

sold1erx · 12-02-08, 09:13 PM

so whats the need of twin tips if i may ask?

Line101 · 12-02-08, 11:51 PM

so you can ski backwards easier cus when you are doing park alot of tricks end with you landing switch (backwards)

sold1erx · 13-02-08, 01:16 AM

i hope the ski sreas rent twin tips to try

11-02-08, 04:19 AM	#1
sold1erx where's the snow? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 43	Help needed about renting skiis i hardly go skiing dont have so much time but when i do go i rent i am 5'7" and 118 and i dont really know what they are giving me when i rent 150cm or 140cm i dont realy know the different and i wont be able to bye my ows skiis without knowing what they all mean i am now in the mood of trying to learn freestyle or for just zooming down the slopes if anyone can help __________________ __________________ those who take risks are the ones who know how far they can get in life-annonymos

11-02-08, 08:27 PM	#2
danger I haven't picked a title Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: richond, va Posts: 97	im your size and i ride 156s, but i think they might be smaller if your good i would recommend something like mid 160s. i would think beginner twins would be good __________________

11-02-08, 09:41 PM	#3
sold1erx where's the snow? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 43	thanks but i havnt really understood exactly what you are referring to with pro ski language that i dont understand like 156s mid 160s beginner twins what does it mean thanks __________________ those who take risks are the ones who know how far they can get in life-annonymos

11-02-08, 10:30 PM	#5
sold1erx where's the snow? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 43	whats twin tips? __________________ those who take risks are the ones who know how far they can get in life-annonymos

11-02-08, 10:32 PM	#7
sold1erx where's the snow? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 43	what would the lenth affect my skiing? __________________ those who take risks are the ones who know how far they can get in life-annonymos

11-02-08, 10:28 PM	#4
danger I haven't picked a title Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: richond, va Posts: 97	like a pair of twintips around 165 cm

11-02-08, 10:31 PM	#6
Line101 I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Lake Tahoe Posts: 112	the number is just how many cm long they are i just bot a pair of skis and i got 161s and i am your size

11-02-08, 10:37 PM	#8
Line101 I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Lake Tahoe Posts: 112	well different lengths are good for dif things like for racing you want a long ski park and pipe a shorter ski and then for all around you want a ski in the middle of that

11-02-08, 10:39 PM	#9
sold1erx where's the snow? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 43	wow thanks for all this info now i can enjoy my skiing better knowing what to get and enjoy it thanks __________________ those who take risks are the ones who know how far they can get in life-annonymos

11-02-08, 10:41 PM	#10
Line101 I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Lake Tahoe Posts: 112	no problem

11-02-08, 10:42 PM	#11
sold1erx where's the snow? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 43	enjoy thanks __________________ those who take risks are the ones who know how far they can get in life-annonymos

12-02-08, 09:13 PM	#13
sold1erx where's the snow? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 43	so whats the need of twin tips if i may ask? __________________ those who take risks are the ones who know how far they can get in life-annonymos

12-02-08, 11:51 PM	#14
Line101 I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Lake Tahoe Posts: 112	so you can ski backwards easier cus when you are doing park alot of tricks end with you landing switch (backwards)

13-02-08, 01:16 AM	#15
sold1erx where's the snow? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 43	i hope the ski sreas rent twin tips to try __________________ __________________ those who take risks are the ones who know how far they can get in life-annonymos