Hi,
I am a novice in skiing. My first trip to Austria is planned for january. I am considering to buy a pair of second hand ski's. I can get them for the price of one week rental. I am 1m90 tall and about 83 kg. What length of carve ski's do you advise?
Regards,
Tim
The Netherlands
Ski length
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Hi Tim,
if you are an absolute beginner in skiing, it doesn´t make sense to buy a ski, because in the first (learning)week you need quite another ski, than after this first week (if you are an enhanced skier
).
In the first 2 or 3 day you need perhaps some ski like snowblades (about 100 cm length). The next 2 or 3 days you can have a allround-carver of about 140 - 150 cm ... and in the last days and your next skiholiday you can drive a ski of 150 - 170 cm. You see ... if you buy a 140 cm ski, it´s too long for the first days and too short for your 2. skiholiday.
I suggest: Go to a public skirental and rent the ski you need each day. If you are succesfull in learning, you can have a 160 cm ski the last (2) day(s). After this week ask at the rental, if you can buy the rental-ski, you´ve had the last day ... mostly the rental-ski are also very cheap and mostly you don´t have to pay any rental-fee
if you are an absolute beginner in skiing, it doesn´t make sense to buy a ski, because in the first (learning)week you need quite another ski, than after this first week (if you are an enhanced skier
).In the first 2 or 3 day you need perhaps some ski like snowblades (about 100 cm length). The next 2 or 3 days you can have a allround-carver of about 140 - 150 cm ... and in the last days and your next skiholiday you can drive a ski of 150 - 170 cm. You see ... if you buy a 140 cm ski, it´s too long for the first days and too short for your 2. skiholiday.
I suggest: Go to a public skirental and rent the ski you need each day. If you are succesfull in learning, you can have a 160 cm ski the last (2) day(s). After this week ask at the rental, if you can buy the rental-ski, you´ve had the last day ... mostly the rental-ski are also very cheap and mostly you don´t have to pay any rental-fee
Uwe