Message #10164

[Ron]

'We can take this an extreme step further and say that skiers should learn to ski pow on carving skis before jumping on fatties!! "  Do you define carving ski's by i'st width underfoot? That's not what makes it a carving ski. 

Powder skiing: What's a powder day? 4" of lite fresh? 8"? I would agree that if it's a 4" day or so, there's no real need to be on a "fat ski" for a beginner. If it's a real powder day, its a rarity for most. If a little wider ski, 80-90 underfoot enables a skier with sound fundamentals to enjoy powder more easily while gaining confidence and skills, why not? Why make that person struggle on that most joyous of days and not enjoy it? You don't really ski differently on a fat ski (fat to mean means 100+) than an narrower ski, it's a little easier and requires a little less balance an input but the basics are the same. I think the skier should make the best of thier days, a little instruction and a lot of smiles; nothing worse than hearing a person say they hate skiing in powder.