What skis will you be using this winter?

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Race Training

GS & Slalom Labs. These are the most amazing skis ever. They're so grippy it feels like you're skiing on rails. Ice just melts in their tracks. You need to be fit and strong and and definitely not for the faint-hearted. They'll have your pants running away in terror! If you're training for the 'Eurotest' or are a serious racer, these are the babes.

Snoworks courses:
PRO: Eurotest, PRO Test Technique, serious race training.

Race, Bumps, Firm Snow

3Vs, 2Vs. You'll love these slalom skis. For all-round skiing on firm snow they're simply the best. Short so you can manoeuvre them easily in bumps and steep, and in awkward places. Great sidecuts so the curves are as tight as you like and stiff so you can still 'hoon' around on them. If it's performance you're after and skiing mostly on firm snow, grab some of these.

Snoworks courses:
iSKI: A.T. Performance, Race, Bumps, All-Terrain in firm conditions.

All-Terrain

X-Wing Tornado. The all-round specialists. All our Gap students used these to ski everywhere. Narrow enough to grip on firm snow and wide enough to give us some support in deeper snow. The sidecut for a 178 is still an amazing 16.2 metres so they still come round in a nat's whisker. Great and easy enough to use so anyone can handle them. The perfect all-rounder.

Snoworks courses:
iSKI: Piste Performance, A.T. Performance, All-Terrain.

Off-Piste, Backcountry

Lord & Lady. For deep snow. If you want 'help' then these are the skis for you. The smaller lengths still have amazing sidecuts with tight curves so for anyone struggling in deep snow get yourself a pair of these beauties. Phil's opted for the longest: 1.85m Lord, 88mm underfoot; Lee's on a 1.77m, 87mm underfoot; Emma's gone for a 1.69m Lady. The Lady is the same design as the Lord, just different graphics. These are our 'secret weapons' for off-piste. With a 210mm 'rocker' you get great flotation and the skis are made to feel like a much shorter ski for their length.

Snoworks courses:
iSKI: Off-Piste, Backcountry, Adventure, All-Terrain with more emphasis on off-piste.

New for this year: Shogun & Geisha.  These skis have a bamboo layer which gives amazing natural flex. Great skis, definitely for deep, deep snow. Between 97mm and 103mm underfoot depending on the length, a 350mm rocker so amazing flotation and as easy as you like. Phil and Lee are skiing 1.82m with 101mm underfoot. Emma's on the Geisha, again the same ski as the Shogun with different graphics, 1.73m with the width underfoot at 99mm. You're going to want to be in the powder all the time. You just wont be able to get enough!

Snoworks courses:
iSKI: Off-Piste, Backcountry, Adventure with emphasis on off-piste deep snow.

To find out How to Choose Skis - click here