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Wow. I didn't know that one. Thanks.
That is scary. Just for fun? At a rental shop? Because professionals don't own their own skis...
Yeah, scary. And scariest is that he said it with a dismissive tone of authority and my brain just accepted it. It took me a couple minutes to notice it and convince myself the “expert” was completely ridiculous (I was almost a complete beginner skier at the time).
By the way, it’s not like short skis are new: I checked afterwards and found that their ease of use has been known for decades. It seems trainers insist on long skis just because they can give more lessons, rental shop guys can charge more for the bigger “better” skis, and I suspect most everyone else doesn’t even try them because they’re think they look like child skis or something.
Up until this part I thought you were replying to an entirely different comment. Since I was just browsing my inbox I resolved 'scary' to the most recent thing I have declared scary here. :P
And they are, well, smaller. Who doesn't want the biggest tool you can get?
I'm not sure if it's just me, but while I love skiing ever since I was a kid my instincts have screamed at me: "No! Don't attach great big levers to each of your feet then convert your gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy. Physics doesn't approve and your knees aren't designed for torsion!" Shorts skiis seem like they should be slightly less dangerous.
They seem much less dangerous (besides easier to use), but then again I became a better skier in the mean-time so it’s hard to judge.
It’s not just that shorter lever means lower force on the knees. Being shorter (and lighter) they’re also much easier to maneuver around terrain irregularities, and they don’t pick up speed that fast (I think their lower surface area makes you sink a bit more in the snow).
Off-topic: I’m not sure from your wording: do you have something that notifies you of replies to your comments?
The envelope under your username turns red if you have a reply or pm
Thanks Barry, I never noticed that!