Alpine skiing is becoming more and more popular every year. A beginner who decides to take up this wonderful sport uses rented skis for the first time. The rental staff will select the equipment for you based on your experience, weight and height. The use of rented equipment makes it possible to determine the manufacturer of the equipment and the style of riding. But finally, a happy day comes when you decide to buy your first own set of skis, how to choose alpine skis yourself?
Instructions
Step 1
Rostovka. Since you are still a beginner, albeit an advanced one, buy skis for skiing on equipped tracks, their length should be 5-10 centimeters shorter than your height. If you liked a particular model, then the manufacturer indicates the scale of their lengths. Base yourself on the fact that the shortest ones are for a person weighing 50 kg, and the longest ones are for someone who weighs under 100 kilograms. Based on this, select the length of the ski. Consider only that if you are taller than average, then take a longer ski, if lower, then take a shorter one.
Step 2
Sidecut radius. Different skiing - freestyle, freeride or initial, "plow", and require different widths of skis. The radius of their sidecut will tell you where they are more appropriate. If the skis have a large radius of the sidecut, then they will be more stable on turns with large arcs, with a small radius - on frequent conjugate turns.
Step 3
Softness. Longitudinal softness or flexibility of a ski also matters - soft skis are more obedient, which is why they are recommended for beginners. To find out how soft a given pair of skis is, connect them with sliding surfaces and squeeze in the middle, the less effort you need to apply for this, the softer the skis. With a sharp squeeze, the skis should emit a dull pop - this is one of the ways to check their quality at the same time.
Step 4
Ski width. The wider the skis, the more loose snow they are designed for. If you want to maneuver on the slopes, then choose carving or slalom skis, which have a large neckline and a low curved toe. For those who love skiing on virgin soil, or "powder", you need skis with a high bent toe and almost no "waist".
Step 5
Kanty. Check that they are smoothly mounted in the fiberglass surface of the skis, place them on a flat surface, while the ski should be level, without swaying from edge to edge.
