Bulgaria Ski discussion board

I went skiing twice and found it hard to turn quickly so hired a pair of blades on the last day and now hooked (that was 4 years ago). I snowblade cause I couldn't turn well when skiing!! The blades are shorter so after a couple of goes manged to do 360 degree turns and could control my decent better which made the days more fun. The only problem is you really ache after a full days skiing, but lots of beer at night and you forget about this!

A tip would be to hire different lengths each day till you find one you like, I have a 1m long pair for the day, found the 1.1m ones dug in too much, and a pair of 'bigfoots' 35cm ones for complete stupidity.

Give them ago, sure you'll have fun!

G.

For Jamie - Been blading now for 3 years - wouldn't have it any other way - My husband had been skiing on very big skis for 18 years, and one try on blades made him sell his skies and buy some extra fat blades. For beginners, they are the best thing - in Austria they often teach on blades as it's so much quicker to learn - it's also fun, and you don't have as much stuff to lug around. I think it's by far the best way to learn - you can always progress to skies at a later date.... though I never will!