Situation: Debating getting an FIS SL ski and using it primarily as a training tool.
I ski primarily in the US Mountain West (42 days and counting this season!), but live on the US East Coast, close enough to the indoor ski slope at the American Dream mall. On my visits to the indoor slopes, I've seen some jr racers practicing on SLs so I am thinking of getting an FIS SL ski to use a training tool in the summer time on the 160 feet of vertical they have there. My thinking is it will keep my in shape for the winter as well as give me something to really hone my skills on. In the winter I can use it on East Coast mountains, but I probably won't bring it on trips out West (I prefer longer turns).
Questions:
1. Is an FIS SL ski the best tool to take my skiing to the next level? Obviously there are other components here, like instruction/knowledge/practice, but this post is really focused on the "tool" aspect.
2. I already have a Stockli Laser WRT in 180cm, with a 16.3m radius. Should I just use this as my training tool? The indoor slope is 300m long, which means (in a perfect world) I'll get 9 turns out of the WRT, and 12 from the SL FIS.
3. If I decide to snag an FIS ski, which should I brand go for? For context, I am 6'3", 215lbs, early 30's athletic build.
Thanks
I ski primarily in the US Mountain West (42 days and counting this season!), but live on the US East Coast, close enough to the indoor ski slope at the American Dream mall. On my visits to the indoor slopes, I've seen some jr racers practicing on SLs so I am thinking of getting an FIS SL ski to use a training tool in the summer time on the 160 feet of vertical they have there. My thinking is it will keep my in shape for the winter as well as give me something to really hone my skills on. In the winter I can use it on East Coast mountains, but I probably won't bring it on trips out West (I prefer longer turns).
Questions:
1. Is an FIS SL ski the best tool to take my skiing to the next level? Obviously there are other components here, like instruction/knowledge/practice, but this post is really focused on the "tool" aspect.
2. I already have a Stockli Laser WRT in 180cm, with a 16.3m radius. Should I just use this as my training tool? The indoor slope is 300m long, which means (in a perfect world) I'll get 9 turns out of the WRT, and 12 from the SL FIS.
3. If I decide to snag an FIS ski, which should I brand go for? For context, I am 6'3", 215lbs, early 30's athletic build.
Thanks