Advice Centre

How To Pick The Correct Skis...

Finding the perfect skis is easy, but there are a few factors which you need to consider, before making your final choice. This advice centre will guide you through a few different options which are available to you so that you can maximise your skiing potential.

What Size Do You Need?

The first step to finding the correct size of ski is to first identify a style of ski, which will then dictates what size is best for you.
Have a look through these different categories and decide which one you fall in to, then click "read more" and a size chart will appear for each style.
Then just go to our skis page HERE and narrow your search (left hand side of the page) by this category. Add filters for your weight and length of ski (by using the table in each category below) and you will have a good indication of skis which will be well sized for you.

Womens Specific Skis
Womens specific skis are designed to suit a womans smaller stature, by utilising softer flex patterns and thinner waist widths. Read more...

Beginner Skis
This may well be your first time skiing, or you may have taken a few lessons and are looking forward to your first trip away. Read more...

Intermediate Skis
If you've been skiing a little while and can manage most runs, feel comfortable on reds and sometimes decide to venture off piste. Read more...

Advanced/Expert Skis
For those who have mastered the whole mountain and love to rip up the piste, slash the powder and are afraid of nothing. Read more...

Where do you like to ski?

The next question to ask is 'where do you like to ski?' It's impotant to look at where you do most of your skiing and where you enjoy skiing the most. If you stick to the pistes and rarly venture into the powder, you'll want a narrow, responsive ski that is quick to turn and fast, not a fat, twin-tip powder ski! So have a look below where we explain all the types of ski so you can see where your skiing fits in!

Piste Skis
These are the traditional and most popular type of ski. They tend to have a narrow waist which allows for tight turns and precise control. The have a directional shape that allows for smooth, predictable turns and amazing edge grip. If you like to cruise around on groomed pistes, charge down reds, or are a relitive beginner then pistes skis are perfect for you.

All of our piste skis can be found HERE

All Mountain Skis
A rapidly growing type of ski, these are for the people who like to sample a bit of everything. If you go from bombing down groomed runs in the morning to slashing powder in the afternoon and everything in between, then this is the department for you!

All of our all mountain skis can be found HERE

Freestyle Skis
If you're into lapping the park, nailing it in the pipe and spinning off backcountry booters then this is where you need to be looking. Modern freestyle or twin-tip skis are designed to be skiied both forwards and backwards which is why they look the same on the front and back. Advances also mean that freestyle skis can still handle themselves on piste so you can cruise around inbetween park sessions. Also perfect for skiing indoors at the snowdomes.

All of our freestyle skis can be found HERE.

Powder Skis
These are big wide skis that give you amazing float in the powder. They're specially designed for the job and when you're seeking out the waist deep powder, nothing else will do! They are usually twin tipped to give you freedom and float, whilst being long and relatively still for powerful turns.

All of our powder skis can be found HERE.

If you would like further help or advice please just drop us an email HERE

Ski Poles

Finding the right sized ski pole is easy. All you need to do is follow our simple guide below and you'll have no problem. It's good to have the correctly sized poles as it makes skiing a lot easier and more comfortable, and reduces the risk of wiping out!

• Place your arms at your sides and hold your elbows at a 90 degree angle.
• Make sure that your upper arms are touching your sides, and your lower arms are out in front of you, as if you were holding ski poles.
• Make a fist as if you were gripping imaginary ski poles. Be sure to check that your lower arms are parallel to the floor - glance in a mirror, or have someone check for you.
• Have a friend measure the distance from the top of your thumb to the floor.
• If you don’t have someone to measure this distance for you, then repeat Steps 1-4 facing a wall. Whether you use a pencil or a piece of tape, lightly mark the spot where the top of your thumb is. Then, measure from that mark to the floor.
• The measurement that you come up with is the length of your ski poles. It is important to add two inches to this length, because the combination of your ski boots and skis will make you slightly taller.

Below is a rough sizing chart showing the rough sizing showing what size poles to go for depending on your height