Slalom Ski Recommendations

[billys]

Other than the Connelly F1 which is too much $ for me at the moment, can anyone recommend a great slalom ski that won't break the bank? There is a dealer near me that sells a few Connelly skis in the $300 range. Or maybe I should try and pick up a used ski....?

Thanks for any advice.

billy

[H20SKIER14]

I found this website check it out http://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?topic=home

[Waterski-Rebel]

I don't know your weight or skill level, but I have a brand new 67" HO Triumph with bindings that I just listed at $295. Please see:

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7559&highlight=triumph

This setup goes for close to $500 new. I just found it at Barts for $475.

http://www.bartswatersports.com/catalog.asp?P=52682

[Costigan]

For less expensive skis I have used and liked the Connelly Concept, F2, or F3. Watch eBay and you can get a nice ski for very cheap. I haven't skied on the HO Triumph but that seems like a pretty sweet deal. :)

[Waterski-Rebel]

The Triumph is a really nice ski. It's one of the fast ski's I think I've ever been on. It also slices through the wake very nicely. I am currently skiing on a 69" Triumph.

I have used the Concept, and love that ski and have owned 2 of them. I like the really old ones better then the newer ones.

If you are looking for a new Connelly for $300, you'll probably end up with the outlaw. I skied on the FX (older version), and thought it was way too slow.

The outlaw is a wider beginner ski, the Triumph is a wider performance ski. The Concept is a traditional performance ski.

If your dealer will let you demo one, that's always a good idea too.

[zad0030]

Whats your skiing level?

[zad0030]

I found this website check it out http://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?topic=home

I bought my brand new f1 off Ski-it-again. $500 less than retail. :ro:

[billys]

I guess I am an entry level slalom skier. I don't think I have ever been on a high performance ski to be honest. I learned to slalom when i was a little kid on a family vacation in 1969. I have skied 'maybe' once or twice a year since.

So not sure what that means in terms of the best ski for me. I do know that last summer I was out just once, and for whatever reason, I could not get up on one ski which I had always been able to do. Might have been a combination of things (including user lameness :D ), but I guess a slightly more forgiving (wider?) ski would be helpful...?

BTW, at the suggestion of jwanck11 I did just place an order tonite for a pair of Connelly combos (Odyssey) for the boat just so i would have something easy and inexpensive for friends, kids, etc. And I guess I can use that ski to get started, but it sounds like a dedicated slalom ski would be $ well spent.

Thanks again.


The Triumph is a really nice ski. It's one of the fast ski's I think I've ever been on. It also slices through the wake very nicely. I am currently skiing on a 69" Triumph.

I have used the Concept, and love that ski and have owned 2 of them. I like the really old ones better then the newer ones.

If you are looking for a new Connelly for $300, you'll probably end up with the outlaw. I skied on the FX (older version), and thought it was way too slow.

The outlaw is a wider beginner ski, the Triumph is a wider performance ski. The Concept is a traditional performance ski.

If your dealer will let you demo one, that's always a good idea too.

[zad0030]

You have alot of options. There are alot of midrange slalom skis.

Also you can get a blemished ski for alot less. If you dont mind a minor defect.

[billys]

good point. blemishes ae fine. Does Bart's do seconds?

You have alot of options. There are alot of midrange slalom skis.

Also you can get a blemished ski for alot less. If you dont mind a minor defect.

[zad0030]

I know overtons does.

[Waterski-Rebel]

How much do you weigh?

[billys]

182 give or take (mostly give :D )

How much do you weigh?

[Waterski-Rebel]

Billys - If you've been skiing since 1969, you're in the same boat I am in, my body isn't as young as it used to be. With that in mind, I went with a wider ski, they are easier to get up on, and easier on your body, and you can ski longer. At 180ish, I would go with a 67" ski. I would consider 3 ski's. The Connelly Outlaw, which is a good all around ski, but is too slow for my taste, a HO Comp Free Ride (Burner), which is a great all around ski, with a target towards the begginers, but great for intermediate skiers too, or a Triumph, which gives you the benifits of the wider ski, but the performance of a higher end ski. I would say it's a good intermediate on up ski.

I use a 69" Triumph, and just free ski, we don't ski in a course. I've been skiing for close 25+ years. I used to use an HO Turbo, then had a couple of Concepts over the years. I am now older, and am using a wider ski.

If you want a ski that would be great for you today, I'd go with the burner (I just bought my wife a 65" version of the ski, and she just learned how to get up on one ski). If you want a ski you can grow into, I'd say the Triumph. I would also talk to your dealer, he may loan you an Outlaw to try.

[skyski_tige]

We have a local competition ski lake (found it at USA Waterski) where you have to be a member to ski on the lake. We contacted the guy that runs it and was able to get ski that was 1K when new(3 years old) and we only paid $200.