Sometimes, you've just got to buy something

If you've read my equipment list, you might've thought something was missing. I thought there was something missing as well. My Volkls are great skis, but they aren't great at everything. When the new snow piles up (as we all love), they don't do as well as on groomed, firm or otherwise hard snow conditions. I love the idea of skiing powder, and I love the fact that I can be on the mountain when the snow is falling. The act of skiing in powder has, up 'til now, been more of a chore than it needed to be.

So, after buying my new boots this season, I started to eye a 2nd pair of skis. Actually, I thought about it at the end of last season, but didn't do anything. That's changed. After clearing out all the unused equipment in the house and deciding that I didn't need a season pass (I have the Gems Card and now I can ski where I want), I did a deal.

I went back to the Ski Shop and talked to Rick and Kevin numerous times. In the end, I settled on a pair of 05/05 Salomon 1080 Gun skis. They're a little longer than the Volkls (175 vs 167), but they're also twin tipped. They are, however, much wider in all aspects, which should help with skiing in powder and soft snow conditions. Oh, and they're light as well. They have a reputation for being very soft skis, but we'll see what that means. Oh, and at some point, I'll take a picture of all the ski stuff.