What Kind of Ski Should You Buy?: Picking the right ski for the right occasion

[@RicketySkiReviews]

Thanks for watching and thanks for all of the great Questions! Cheers.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Hilarious to have the contrast these days in skis technology and shapes, when I skied in the late 1990's in Lake Tahoe during a week where it dumped feet and feet and feet of snow. What skis? Salomon Superforce. Ski waists were around 68 I think, length 195 and mostly straight, zero "rocker". Those suckers submarined EVERYWHERE. It was exhausting. You turned up the binding DIN to avoid losing your skis under 3 feet of snow up on the mountain somewhere. Waist and chest deep. People ran leg tethers to connect a ski to their boot when it came off.

[@snowdevil7727]

For hard (winter) piste: around 68 - 72mm under foot For soft (spring) piste: around 74 - 83mm under foot For moderate powder (new snowfall) at the ski resort: 90 - 100mm under foot 3 pairs is all most of us serious recreational skiers ever need.

[@zbeast4226]

Best east cost resort? One for difficulty one for overall.

[@simonorr594]

Hunter Mountain. 4 deaths in 2019. That’s legit. 15% of all US skier deaths that year 😮

[@GrampyScott]

A lot of people out there can easily afford the passes even with price increases. Many people will always find a way to purchase them a few won’t be able to. These corporations don’t care about the few so don’t count on prices coming down.

[@Gmonayy189]

So true, and they won’t lower the price if demand is still there. Ikon does it to a higher degree, just takes zero blame for providing less skiing days.

[@GrampyScott]

DPS = Double Price Ski

[@p33pKyle]

Well I listened and have 6 days on the qst. Love the playfulness in this slow to start Utah snow! Thanks for the qst recommendation.

[@GrampyScott]

I spoke with someone in the know. They want the money upfront. It helps them not only estimate profits and locks them in, it helps with figuring out their budgets.