As title says I have created a MEC subreddit. I am trying to get the sub rolling as there isn’t a current subreddit dedicated to their products and local events/services.
If you’ve ever wondered about a MEC product and had to search through hundreds of other subs to find an answer I’m hoping to change that.
Please consider joining and/posting to get a community together
Thank you
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Currently in between AT skis but otherwise this is the current state of the quiver.
i just went skiing for the first time and it really hooked me. I want to buy my first ski now and i want to have a very versatile ski.
I plan to ski about 70% piste, 20% freeride, 10% park/tricks
After researching a lot and also taking looks into account my favorites are:
Salomon QST 64
Atomic Bent 90
Armada ARV 94
Rustler 9
Do you have experience with those or can give me general tips? :)
(I am from germany and ski mainly in the switzerland, italien, austrian alps)
For those of you who are also bootfitters, how do you tolerate grinding the toebox? Everytime a customer comes in and request a toebox grind, I'm like here we go again... Reaching into the toebox even with a spreader is such high effort and requires so much concentration... What's your secret to doing it easily? I don't recall learning about any tricks in masterfit...
180cm 170lbs
Expert east coast skier
Skis
Nordica unleashed 98 174cm
Atomic maverick 88 CTI 179cm
Dynafit ridge 95 176cm
Skins
Dynafit speed skins
Boots
Atomic hawx prime 120s
Salomon Shift pro 120
Hello everyone,
Have any of you used the Velcro power strap on the Salomon MTN Summit Pro?
I’m a bit concerned that if the Velcro wears out over time, the strap might lose its ability to keep the boot snug. What are your thoughts?
Thanks!
So I recently rent this Q Ti which is in sone stores the q4 Ti and it was a very fun and easy experience for me. However it felt really nervous when skiing a bit faster or doing some larger curves. I saw that there is also a Q5/Q6 and the Q7/Q7.8 and a Q9/Q9.8
I am 6ft and 136lbs and I mostly have problems with chatter on hard pistes because of my featherweight but it is better with for example the Rossignol Hero Elite E13 but they are hard to handle for me. The Q4Ti was also better with less chatter but I could only drive the ski slow because of his nervous behavior.
So i would like to know if some of you already tested some of the ski‘s i mentioned and what you feel like would suit me the most.
Picked up these recently and they were meant to come with bindings however none were delivered, what am I looking for if I source my own? For the other half who is light and intermediate (never pushes it).
Looking ahead to next season to purchase my typical 2 day pass to enjoy my overnight trip to Okemo. I have been bouncing around the option to get a 3/4 day pass or potentially getting a NE pass. My question is, I have had the option to not get the season pass or more than 2 day and utilize a friend's buddy passes. Can anyone guide me on their experience on buddy passes for midweek skiing? What is the average discount when using buddy passes?
Okay so I want to buy one pair of skies for around 300 to 650 (with binders) and need some advice. Hopefully you guys are nice enough to help.
So I am 180cm and weigh 82kg and I am 41 years old but I am pretty sporty (kitesurfing, running and weights)
I can ski alright, 10 weeks of practicing. I would like to go off piste but haven’t done that yet so normally I am on piste and like red pistes.
what kind of skies should I be looking at? all mountain or more specialized?
thank you in advanc!
I ski at small resorts in scandinavia as well as in the alps. I am 18 years old, 186cm (6'1) and weigh around 60kg (135lbs). I can comfortably ski any groomed run on the mountain. I sometimes resort to skidding on blacks if conditions are poor. I was in the three valleys a week ago and skied the rustler 9s length 180 the entire time. In general I really liked the ski, however, I felt that it was abit unstable at higher speeds and in poor conditions. I only ski off piste around 10% of the time so I also think I need something more narrow. I want a buy a strong ski thats really good for carving while also being able to handle some off piste. Notably, I really enjoyed the playful nature of the rustlers and their "jumpiness". I want a ski that is in nature playful and easy to carve with while also being stable, although I am unsure that such a ski exists.
Skis and bindings are new this season. I treat the edges with a gummy stone to remove surface rust and got them tuned a few times through the season. I’ve just noticed that the screws look rusty … is there anything I can do here? I’m planning to get an end of season tune up - can the shop take care of this? Or is it a non issue…?
Why is so cheap sport conrad? and is it safe to buy there?
