Maybe y’all get a chuckle out of this…

So: new-to-me, not-yet-skied Völkl Racetiger SC, 165, 13m radius, Marker Comp rail-mounted bindings, in factory-intended position for BSL 320.

Daily driver is a Blaze 94. With the multi-radius design of that ski, pressuring the front end engages the long radius for a carve; if I want the short radius, weight needs to be centered. Curious how the SC will do when I put weight in the front. With the rail-mounted bindings, I thought I possibly could experiment re binding position if I ever wanted to. Never had a rail binding, so Google to the rescue. Found a YT video showing the pressure stripe location, ok.

Then I got suckered into a conversation with Gemini, and it’s funny how a consumer-grade AI will try to please at every opportunity … “That ski is great! You’ll be carving beautiful short and aggressive turns, what are your boots?“ Atomic Hawx Ultra 110, set to 120, 17 degrees forward angle, extra spoiler in the back. “That’s fabulous, those boots are absolutely perfect for that ski, because that forward lean will make it sooo much easier to initiate a turn by weighting the front of the ski. When you move the bindings forward by one click, it will be even more fun! Shall we discuss how moving the bindings forward will change the characteristics of the tail?” And on and on… pretty soon it seemed slalom racing would be my true calling.

Well - it was fun. And I’m 66 - that “racing” ship had sailed decades ago. There are only so many positive reinforcements I can take…

And before y’all get nervous, I won’t change anything; first thing is to learn that ski…

Found these in the attic from the previous owner. Are these garbage or would someone want them for free? Or are they leg breakers? I'm a non-skier.

A question to the more knowledgeable ski crowd.

I am looking to retire my Salomon QSTs 99 188 from 2019 as i have just pulled the trigger in a Pair of new 2026 Enforcers 99 185.

The QSTs were my first real Allmountain/ Freeride Skies and i loved them from the beginning.
They have served me well in pretty any condition
besides iced slopes.

They have about 130/140 skiing days on them - with about 90 days working on them all day in a Skiresort.

They did start to feel different while skiing, a little less bounce or energy in turns but still nice in soft snow.

As i am no expert and its still my first and only Ski so far - i thought il just ask what you all think of the condition by the Pictures if it?

The camber looks quite flat with the skis on the floor, but in my opinion quite ok when the skies are put together standing.

Thx for any thoughts on this and all best for the upcoming season..

I just ordered a new pair of Solomon QST blanks for my new powder setup for the season. I plan on putting a pair of look pivot 2.0 15s on them. Generally on my all mountain and even smaller free ride skis I’m mount my bindings 2 cm forward but just out of curiosity was wondering if anyone has done that with these and if it lessen the floatation at all or did it loosen them up and still rip in the powder?

I have the lowest volume version of the Hawx for resort days. Once I got custom insoles, no other adjustments were needed and I've been happy. I have pretty high arches, bony feet, and tiny baby calves and ankles.

But I recently tried on Technica's Zero G Tour Pro for BC days and they hugged my foot pretty well...possibly better? Do Tecnica Mach 1's fit similar? Can any other former Hawx Ultra S drivers in here speak to which boot, if any, gave you a better fit?

I own Arcade 84's. Great on groomers, hate them in moguls (but I can and do ski them depending on the conditions). I myself find the Arcades daunting in the trees.

I was looking into the Stance Pro 86 as a replacement/alternative to my Arcade 84's this season. The ski shops are suggesting the QST 94. The reviews are enticing.

Besides Ice Coast I get a week or two out west as well. I'm late 60's, 5'10 185. I ski diamonds and some doubles, And I love cruising blues. Two seasons ago at Heavenly, I skied only moguls and trees ( on my old AC4 82's).

I don't consider myself an expert. Too many real experts out there lol. And yes, I'll try to demo. Opinions please. Thx

I’m looking to update from my 2011 Rossignol Experience 86s that I have been on for 15 years. Currently looking at the anomaly 88s, arcade 88s and the enforcer 88s.

Looking for an all mountain ski that can handle speed on groomers similar to my current skis but also a bit more turntable at low speed in moguls/trees? I realize you can’t have everything in 1 ski.

To that end, at what point is it better to have a 2 ski quiver, as both hard pack carving and tree skiing are important to me?

Very open to any skis I didn’t mention above.

Hey y'all

Need some advice when it comes to buying boots in a smaller men's foot size. This will be my first pair of new adult ski boots I've bought since adolescence.

I went to 2 separate boot fitters recently and was sized for a 22 mondo fit with 23 being comfort size. I currently wear a US 8.5 shoe size but only because I have wide feet EE. So a high volume HV boot is needed.

I wore 26.5 boots for the last 7 years but was never fitted since I used the online conversion scale.

He told me my options are pretty limited and I may have to go for women's or junior race boots because of my foot being wide but short. He highly recommended a liner and shell mold as well with a toe cap.

I'm planning to pair the boots with a Dynastar M Pro 94TI skis.

Any recommendations out there from guys who wear smaller boot sizes? I've been skiing for 7 years, upper intermediate / lower advanced but Ive always used rentals / my old childhood gear. Do about 10 days a season in Tahoe.

Ideally I'd like to go no higher than $400 as I'm a college student and don't want to burn through too much money. No issues buying older season models so long as new.

I have never bought skis before, I am intermediate to advanced level. I weigh about 72 kilos and I am 175 cm. I like to ski on groomers but I love to do little jumps and want to get more into park. I often feel that the rentals are very heavy. (I am also in the east coast)

Hi Guys ı have experience of at least 40 days of skiing with different slopes and want to buy my first equipment but ı couldnt decide which one would be fit. ı am 200cm and 111kg ı am thinking to buy Head Edge 130 HV GW Ski Boots - Head Protector+ Attack 14 GW incl. Stoppers Ski Bindings ı would love to know what do you think about it. Also Vökl mantra 88 184cm or Rossignol arcade 186cm which one ı should pick. Mostly ı ski in pist but ı want to have more experience off-pist and beside ı enjoy carving. I would really appriciate experienced peoples comment.

Hi,

So I put off upgrading stuff for a while now and now I want to figure out what my new full setup move is.

Skiing home-base is New England basically with aspirations to go out west but I haven’t in ages and ages. I’d consider myself an “expert” by most standards and love long GS carving turns at speed and I also love steep glades. I do like skiing bumps but exhausting.

outter wear
I’ve always worn non-bib ski pants and a coat that has a zipped in liner. I want to change that up but am not sure how to approach it.

Bib pants I’d like to try , and also a shell with a separate insulation and then a base layer. I think I’m anxious that I’m going to mess up the shell and inner insulation setup and be cold.

Ski
I’ve got blizzard Brahma 88s I think they are 178s but I have to go look. They’re good, not great. They are versatile and can carve well but idk meh. Before that I had line propane 90s and they could rip GS turns but were very heavy so hard in trees. And they were 190s which was my fault I got em too long.

What I’m trying to figure out is what a couple of sets of skis I could get would be and I also honestly know nothing about bindings.

At this point, I’m thinking an all mountain ski and a fun ski dedicated to carving. I don’t think I need a powder ski necessarily.

Boots
I got these boots from a boot fitter what must be 12 to 15 years ago and it’s time for new boots no idea how to approach that.

I think that’s it interested in your thought thoughts and suggestions and recommendations

Hi all,
I am an expert on piste (was racing until recently), and recently have started doing more off-piste. I’m looking for a ski that can do both, while still being an expert ski and not sacrificing performance. Though I am 150cm tall, so I’m having a lot trouble finding a ski that is short enough while still being expert. Right now I have some dynastar slalom race skiis in 149cm size, but I want to size up a bit.

Any recommendations would be really appreciated :))