Hi all,
So long story short, I find myself wanting a pair of Skiboards, so I've been doing a lot of research these past few weeks trying to work things out to at least a point where I'll understand what people are talking about...
I live in China, and have been looking at RVL8 boards, as I can get these shipped from Japan (Summit boards are also available but I only see great things regarding RVL8 here).
I can see a lot of people recommending SII as a first pair, with a few Spliff's thrown in too. I can also see this new Playmaker board. So these are what I've been looking into but the differences seem quite marginal to a leyman.
I'd like a pair that can handle groomers, with some minor ice condition. Just general fun on the slopes - there are basically no parks here, or off-piste runs.
My experience is competant, which is where the longer story comes in. I used to ski around 20 years ago, and a lot on snowblades in the late 90s / early 00s. I had to give this all up due to a persistant knee injury, and only recently I convinced my wife to go skiing. So consider me in a coma for the past 20 years... Hit the slope which felt amazing, but I quickly remembered why I found regular skiing so dull. And this started my journey for a pair of snowblades, which apparently don't exist anymore and certainly nothing like that here, which leads me here to this small but passionate community!
But which pair to get? Budget isn't a main concern, rather spend on something good that'll last a while than cheap out. Skill level is good I'd say. Conditions are groomers, some ice, just fun on the slopes. Would appreciate advice on bindings too. Looking at SII, although I particually like the graphics on the Revolt SEI.
So long story short, I find myself wanting a pair of Skiboards, so I've been doing a lot of research these past few weeks trying to work things out to at least a point where I'll understand what people are talking about...
I live in China, and have been looking at RVL8 boards, as I can get these shipped from Japan (Summit boards are also available but I only see great things regarding RVL8 here).
I can see a lot of people recommending SII as a first pair, with a few Spliff's thrown in too. I can also see this new Playmaker board. So these are what I've been looking into but the differences seem quite marginal to a leyman.
I'd like a pair that can handle groomers, with some minor ice condition. Just general fun on the slopes - there are basically no parks here, or off-piste runs.
My experience is competant, which is where the longer story comes in. I used to ski around 20 years ago, and a lot on snowblades in the late 90s / early 00s. I had to give this all up due to a persistant knee injury, and only recently I convinced my wife to go skiing. So consider me in a coma for the past 20 years... Hit the slope which felt amazing, but I quickly remembered why I found regular skiing so dull. And this started my journey for a pair of snowblades, which apparently don't exist anymore and certainly nothing like that here, which leads me here to this small but passionate community!
But which pair to get? Budget isn't a main concern, rather spend on something good that'll last a while than cheap out. Skill level is good I'd say. Conditions are groomers, some ice, just fun on the slopes. Would appreciate advice on bindings too. Looking at SII, although I particually like the graphics on the Revolt SEI.
- I'm 180cm and 80kg.
- Confident skiier, probably more used to snowblades / blading in my yoof.
- Need boards / binding options, and probably boots.
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