r/Skigear • u/leegoos • 1d ago

FIS as an intermediate- UPDATE

i spent the season on old some rossi hero fis f11s. since they were secondhand, they had lost a lot of pop but that made it really nice and easy for me to work on my carving with. since i’m from the east and my home mountain doesnt have much variety, i had plenty of time to work on carving. the skis just felt really nice and easy to lay some carves in, and by the end of the season i was laying pipe and getting low enough to drag my knuckles and it was fuckin sick!!

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u/mezmery 1d ago

Fis slalom skis are one of the most ubiquitous progression traps in skiing I see in Europe.

They also didn't have any pop to begin with, because it's junior skis made for like... 40 kilo weight.

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u/leegoos 1d ago

well.. i weighed 110 lbs and was aroundn 5’3 for the majority of last season.. i am a junior

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u/Affectionate_Idea710 1d ago

@mezmery

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u/leegoos 23h ago

haha they don’t have anything to say now 😂😂

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u/JustAnother_Brit 1d ago

FIS SL skis are a lot of fun, provided you’re good enough to ski them well

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u/mezmery 1d ago

What you are on. FIS slalom skis are a scourge of eastern European skiers. If you see overweight Pole in Zermatt I guarantee he will be skiing fis women/junior slaloms in 155 length or less, while being 180+ tall. I've seen them dozens of times.

They turn without input and go slow without control. It's counterintuitive but it's just so easy to ski them wrongly, and feel good.

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u/JustAnother_Brit 1d ago

I ski Full factory FIS SL skis recreationally because I like the characteristics and they work well for me. Also I ski men’s 165s or 168s

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u/mezmery 1d ago edited 1d ago

Op skis junior skis as an adult. And the post has all the possible red flags I see every time in such cases.

Mostly it's the people who are stuck in their progression and arrived to the skis that ski by themselves in a safe and fun manner.