Downhill skiing is more of an extreme sport, in which the right equipment is of great importance. When buying, special attention is paid to the weight of the skier, his physical fitness, as well as the aggressiveness of skiing. When choosing alpine skis, the following parameters of the model must be taken into account: length (size), width, geometry, rigidity.
It is necessary
- - alpine skiing catalog
- - ruler
Instructions
Step 1
Choose the right ski length. The calculation is done as follows:
- 20 centimeters shorter than your height if your athletic training needs a lot.
- 10 centimeters less in height, if you learn to ride - this is a fundamental goal for you.
Step 2
Choose the width of the ski. Narrow skis are more suitable for skiing on hard, icy slopes: they behave better when cornering, and they are also easier to ride on uneven, bumpy tracks. At the same time, wide skis are more stable, do not fall through in deep snow.
Step 3
Match your ski geometry. This concept includes parameters such as the width of the toe, heel, waist in millimeters. In some cases, this concept also includes the radius of the sidecut, which is an arbitrary parameter from the geometric characteristics of the ski. All these information indicate the peculiarities of ski behavior on different tracks and terrain reliefs. By the size of the parameter called the waist, you can determine the purpose of the skis. Skis with a waist size of 68 mm are suitable for skiing on unprepared pistes, for skiing on prepared pistes and off pistes skis with a waist of 70 - 80 mm are suitable. Mostly for off-piste skiing, skis with a waist of 80 mm are required.
Step 4
Adjust the stiffness of your ski. The stiffness of the ski is determined using a computer and depends on the stiffness of the toe, waist and heel. The concept of "hardness" implies a division into several types, such as soft (soft), medium (medium) and hard (hard). Soft skis are suitable for skiing on loose snow, and will also be convenient for beginners, as they fit better into a turn. Hard skis, although they require a lot of effort to enter the turn, but also come out of it more powerfully. In this case, they usually say that "the ski is shooting."
