Hey Stuart, welcome, I am concerned you were impressed with our innane banter.....
OK, 1st off you are invited to the Real Skier III skiing bonanza in Steamboat, December 15- to whenever you decide to leave. If you have surfed around you shoujld be pretty well advised about it.
Skis and buying stuff, I love the thought. Jim pretty much outlined the strategy but I would tell you to keep an eye out on Epicski.com in the
http://forums.epicski.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10 thread. Alos, contact Scott (DAWGCATCHING) at 541-593-2453 and see what he has in stock. Tell him you got his name from Ron/Finndog. I go by Finndog on Epic. I love the Dynastar contact series, it's a hard ski to beat. Aslo, the Fischer 8's (this years or prior incarnations) We would really need to know more about you.
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=68109? here's a link to a march inventory posting but you need to call to see what he has.
Also, check ou the new HART skis
http://www.hartskis.com/products/carving.php ski's coming out, the Phoenix and the Pulse. I will most likely be on the Pulses this season for my frontside ski. ( I am working with Hart) We have some for Demo at Steamboat.
how many days
where do you ski
what do you ski ( groomers, off-piste, bumps, etc)
What do you want out of the ski
what level- be honest!? I consider myself as a level 8, advanced intermediate with some tendencies for recklessness!