I think recently thoughts have posted about skiboarding and what it means and the influence of short(er) length skis and what that might mean to the sport and maybe this forum. The people on this forum are open minded regarding the sport of skiing, which is probably stating the obvious because if they weren't they wouldn't be here unless perhaps they wanted to be a "short skis suck" troll and we don't see that here.
I personally like the expanding range of topics, including short skis like the Spruce offerings, because it is still relevant and serving the needs of the people on this forum. I have not found any other online forum that embraces skiboards and short skis - not EpicSki, not Pugski, certain not Newschoolers, etc. On those types of forums my experience in searching threads and generally hanging around, even someone who choses for ride a "full sized ski" but choses a shorter than recommended length, doesn't generally get advice beyond "that ski is too short for you; you should be on a XXX length".
I don't come from a technical skiing background, but I love this pastime and have been doing a ton of research on short skis and the possible benefits of skiing "full size skis" at a shorter than recommended length for a variety of reasons. I would feel totally comfortable sharing my thoughts here and getting input from people in this community because we would have a thoughtful discussion about the topics.
Long live shorties and the people who ride them!
I personally like the expanding range of topics, including short skis like the Spruce offerings, because it is still relevant and serving the needs of the people on this forum. I have not found any other online forum that embraces skiboards and short skis - not EpicSki, not Pugski, certain not Newschoolers, etc. On those types of forums my experience in searching threads and generally hanging around, even someone who choses for ride a "full sized ski" but choses a shorter than recommended length, doesn't generally get advice beyond "that ski is too short for you; you should be on a XXX length".
I don't come from a technical skiing background, but I love this pastime and have been doing a ton of research on short skis and the possible benefits of skiing "full size skis" at a shorter than recommended length for a variety of reasons. I would feel totally comfortable sharing my thoughts here and getting input from people in this community because we would have a thoughtful discussion about the topics.
Long live shorties and the people who ride them!
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