Message #17639

[jbotti]

No one, or probably very few are bigger gear whores than I am. I have too many skis and I never seem to stop buying more (I do love skis and I do love the variety). Having said that I will not allow myself to think while I am in the mdist of a run, "I wish I was skiing my ____ skis". I have skied a lot this yer on my Head Icon TT 80's and they are carving skis that are quite versatile. I have definitely skied them a ton this year when a wider ski may have been the better tool but I have really enjoyed skiing the TT's. What I lose in float I make up with substantially increased maneuverablility. As well when I get deeper snow on skkiny skis I reallly need to flex at the end of each turn to release the skis. What I realize is that I have a great opportunity to work on some aspects of my skiing that I would not otherwise need to suse to as a full an extent if I was on fatter skis.

To me the key is never allowing the mindset that I would be skiing better if I was on different skis.