Hello,
New member here, been wanting to get skiboards for about 5 years now. Hoping this is the year, but I'm looking for some recommendations. I'm fairly new to skiing, and have only been resort skiing here on the east coast. I'd like a skiboard setup were I can continue going to the resort, but also venture out and do some touring/backcountry/cross country type of stuff. I just don't want to be limited to the resort all the time. My budget won't allow me to have multiple boards, so I really need something thats just good enough to get out and have beginner-level fun. I'm not looking for the "best" of anything.
If you're familiar with the Altai Hoks or similar permanently-skinned skis, I have seriously considered them. They would give me the cross country/touring ability I'm looking for but at the expense of not really being something you'd want to use at the resort. My reasoning for not going that route is because I think a real skiboard and removable skins would give me much more versatility for my money.
So all that said, are there any recommendations on a basic, beginner level, setup that I could use at the resort but could also put some skins on and use for touring around? A couple years ago when I was looking around I think I was looking at the Spruce Raptor with Ambition bindings, but the total cost really shot down the idea for me. I think it was around $500 for the board and bindings maybe? I feel like that's more into the "best" category, and as a beginner I'm really just looking for "good enough". I'm sure options are different today, so want to check to see what you all thought?
New member here, been wanting to get skiboards for about 5 years now. Hoping this is the year, but I'm looking for some recommendations. I'm fairly new to skiing, and have only been resort skiing here on the east coast. I'd like a skiboard setup were I can continue going to the resort, but also venture out and do some touring/backcountry/cross country type of stuff. I just don't want to be limited to the resort all the time. My budget won't allow me to have multiple boards, so I really need something thats just good enough to get out and have beginner-level fun. I'm not looking for the "best" of anything.
If you're familiar with the Altai Hoks or similar permanently-skinned skis, I have seriously considered them. They would give me the cross country/touring ability I'm looking for but at the expense of not really being something you'd want to use at the resort. My reasoning for not going that route is because I think a real skiboard and removable skins would give me much more versatility for my money.
So all that said, are there any recommendations on a basic, beginner level, setup that I could use at the resort but could also put some skins on and use for touring around? A couple years ago when I was looking around I think I was looking at the Spruce Raptor with Ambition bindings, but the total cost really shot down the idea for me. I think it was around $500 for the board and bindings maybe? I feel like that's more into the "best" category, and as a beginner I'm really just looking for "good enough". I'm sure options are different today, so want to check to see what you all thought?
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