How much do ski equipment usually cost?
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I an amateur but I want to improve, and plan to work my but off for next winter so I can buy some equipment and get a few lessons. How much would the equipment cost? I’m a teenager, by the way.
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I an amateur but I want to improve, and plan to work my but off for next winter so I can buy some equipment and get a few lessons. How much would the equipment cost? I’m a teenager, by the way.
January 11th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
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Skiing is expensive but you can get good stuff for a bargain. If you can, try to get a job at a resort that way you will have a season pass because a few lessons will teach you basic control but if you can get a few days a week in you’ll learn and improve technique fast and love it. After spring break rental shops sell their demo skis; last years model lightly used for 1/4 of the price! I paid $220 for Rossignol skis w/bindings, $50 for boots and $60 for poles.
January 12th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
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It really does depend on what store you go to, when you buy the equipment and what you get.
Salomon is a good brand for amateur skiers, and they’re pretty reasonable.
Boots- £150 (for decent)
Skis- Could get some for £200
Poles- Around £30-£50
I know that’s very vague but you need to shop around. If you buy stuff at Easter stores are normally getting rid of that year’s gear to make way for the new season, so try and get everything around that time. You won’t need top end stuff if you’re using it for improving.
And seek professional advice from fitters. Don’t buy from the internet until you know exactly what size/measurements you need.
January 13th, 2012 at 8:32 am
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FIRST THINGS FIRST A HELMET Giro makes some good helmets
O.K. if you want to become better, you might want to learn to ski and then join say your local race team
I am a racer and a good pair of skis is around $400-$600 for a GOOD PAIR and that does not just include race skis boots can cost $300+
poles are usually cheap around say $50 for a local pair at your shop and you usually want a pair that create a 90 degree angle when you flip them upside down and put your hand under the basket
skis you want right and the tip of your nose to your forehead for if you want to go fast otherwise just get a pair at your nose
a good ski company is Head Rossignol Dynastar or FISCHER