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I am (was) a level 6-7 skier I have the skills to have fun but not the experience to know equipment pros and cons and I originally bought a pair of firefly rpr 185 (99cm) snow blades so I can work with my daughter while she learned to ski. The small size ability to easily ski backwards and nimbleness as well as price made it a smart choice in my mind. I have not used my skis since I purchased them ~5 years ago which amounts to about 5 trips lol.
I found them to be just plain fun and I progressed even with few days through racing down blacks and goofing around on blues. I only really bail if I am goofing like on wed when I was frequently spinning and made 5 consecutive spins got dizzy and bailed comically. Ice or crust has always being a challenge for these blades and I would lose my edge and slip out which lead me to looking online and eventually finding this sight and pow or curd never skid well as they either have poor flex or not enough loft and the tips catch. I also found jumping to be harder than skis but balance is definitely an issue as I think I am sitting back too much. Anyhow I rant
I signed up on wed and impatiently awaited my account to be authorized, just receiving it though a little late I ended up buying a new pair of spruce 120s skichair on ebay today as it was such a good deal but I was wanting to get some idea on the best model for me. Obviously late but I want an all mountain ski board with ability to goof on the flats doing spins and hopefully some butters as they look to be a blast after watching some vids. I also want to improve my jumping but also thought about being able to skin and do some back country stuff as I have recently done a snowshoe trip with my army reserve unit and we are looking at doing a back-country skiing trip soon.
Looking for opinions (5'7" 185lbs muscular build) also after extensive searching I am not sure how to skin a ski board as they are short and huge tipped.
I found them to be just plain fun and I progressed even with few days through racing down blacks and goofing around on blues. I only really bail if I am goofing like on wed when I was frequently spinning and made 5 consecutive spins got dizzy and bailed comically. Ice or crust has always being a challenge for these blades and I would lose my edge and slip out which lead me to looking online and eventually finding this sight and pow or curd never skid well as they either have poor flex or not enough loft and the tips catch. I also found jumping to be harder than skis but balance is definitely an issue as I think I am sitting back too much. Anyhow I rant
I signed up on wed and impatiently awaited my account to be authorized, just receiving it though a little late I ended up buying a new pair of spruce 120s skichair on ebay today as it was such a good deal but I was wanting to get some idea on the best model for me. Obviously late but I want an all mountain ski board with ability to goof on the flats doing spins and hopefully some butters as they look to be a blast after watching some vids. I also want to improve my jumping but also thought about being able to skin and do some back country stuff as I have recently done a snowshoe trip with my army reserve unit and we are looking at doing a back-country skiing trip soon.
Looking for opinions (5'7" 185lbs muscular build) also after extensive searching I am not sure how to skin a ski board as they are short and huge tipped.
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