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Anyone in the Portland area? We’re considering a move to Lake Oswego but won’t be able to have a place on the lake. I saw my ski’s twin in a home listing so I know someone is skiing around here. Trying to figure out how feasible feeding my slalom addiction will be here.

Thanks for the tips everyone!. DaveLemons, I'm intrigued by this new HO. Any more info? mopowpow, How did you choose the Graphite for yourself? Do you think the vapor is significantly better than the senate?

Seems I've been misinformed! Someone said that to me in the boat the other day and it seemed to good to be true. Apparently it was. Thanks for clearing that up. I guess I'm looking for a ski to use at 34mph :)

67" is probably a little long for me. I'm thinking I'll need a 65 or 66 depending on how quickly and effectively I lose my grad school 15 :) I've read that the VTR is not as good for people who tend to "pull to hard." I've now mentally associated it with the style of the old KDs that felt less aggressive, but I could be completely misinterpreting. Have you found that to be true?

Hi everyone, I'm getting back into slalom skiing after a decade long hiatus and am hoping to get some recommendations on slalom skis. I was previously skiing in the 34mph 15 off-22 off range. After all the time out of the water I've been taking it slow and running passes at 28mph, just working on form and trying not to injure myself. I'm hoping that with year round skiing I'll be able to progress beyond where I was previously. I'm also creeping toward women's 3 and unlikely to ski any tournaments this year or next so I may just give up my 34mph pass and focus on 22 off at 32mph when I get there. I'm currently skiing on a 2004ish HO Truth which was my baby 13 years ago, but it seems the skis have changed so much and I'm tempted to try out the new technology. Unfortunately, I'm outside of the continental US with no ski shops around so I don't think demo-ing one is an option. I've totally lost track of ski brands but it seems everyone here is on a Radar senate. I've also been looking at the D3 ARC-s or syndicate VTR. I have a tendency to ski overly aggressively and pull too hard. The last time I demo-ed skis I really preferred the more aggressive style of the HOs over the KDs people were skiing on at the time. I'm also skiing on salt water which is new to me. Do those 3 sounds like good options? Is one obviously better for my situation than the others? Any others that I should be considering? Thanks!