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We are delighted to be able to bring you some incredible special offers on skis and boots and boards for this coming season. These offers are open to all ICE members who are currently booked on a course or who have attended a course in the past. To take advantage of the deals below, please login to your members area for information on how to buy.

Skis by Salomon

The following suggestions come from our resident equipment guru Mark Jones, ICE and BASI Trainer. Mark is also the technical editor of Ski and Board magazine and is responsible for the testing of all makes of skis in March of the previous season which are then written up in issues of the magazine. It is safe to say that, having skied on all of them and also gathered the opinions of other leading ski experts, Mark knows more about this season's skis than anyone else. Literally.

Salomon are a global performance brand, that have been delivering new designs and innovation to mountain sports for many years. The ICE coaching team have been using Salomon equipment for many years, we love the speed and excitement that these skis can deliver.

Mark has specially selected the following skis which are not only great skis, but also work well on the sorts of courses that ICE run in Val d'Isere. If you are thinking of booking a course and would like more information on what skis to buy, please contact him direct at mark@icesi.org.

SALOMON ENDURO XT 800 + Z12 Speed

This really is the perfect ski for our course. This completely new design has the power to punch out real carving performance on the piste. Take the 800 into short or long turns and it’s reactive, grippy and will hold in any conditions. The icing on the cake, is that this new shape has rocker through the nose. This lifting of the front of the ski ensures no catching or grabbing on the initiation of the turn and gives a powerful piste ski a truly phenomenal ability when getting into deeper snow. So, the result is that the Enduro can deliver in spades, whether it’s on the hardpack or in the powder.

Facts and figures	See it on the Salomon website
Sidecut:	125-79-107	RRP: £575.00
Construction:	All Terrain Rocker/Sandwich Sidewalls/Full Woodcore	ICE Price: £345.00
Lengths available:	154, 161, 168, 175, 182

SALOMON MUSTANG +Z12 Speed

A lot of the ICE coaches will be using this ski for the coming winter. The new Mustang takes a lot of its construction from the race department skis, it uses a full woodcore matched up with some titanium reinforcement. On piste this ski is a rocket, it’s fast, has huge amounts of edge grip and is a very powerful ski for high performance on the piste. It’s a great tool for long fast turns on the groomers, it’s also quick from edge to edge for short turns. Essentially, this is a fantastic choice for skiers who love to rip on the piste. In deeper snow, its stiffness and narrow shape make it a bit more of a handful.

Facts and figures	See it on the Salomon website
Sidecut:	119-72-103	RRP: £600.00
Construction:	3D Race Frame/ Full woodcore Race/Double Ti Laminate	ICE Price: £360.00
Lengths available:	154/162/170/178

SALOMON LORD

The Lord continues unchanged for this winter, and for good reason. It’s been one of Salomon’s most successful skis, has won multiple awards and always gets great reviews. It’s a ski which is suited for all mountain skiing, with its main strength being it’s ease of use in deep snow and tricky conditions. The soft flex, nose rocker and semi twin tip tail all help towards making this ski simply effortless to use in deeper conditions. It really is a go anywhere, do anything type of ski. On the piste it’s very effective, carving out smooth arcs, however for short turns on hard snow that flex and shape can make it harder work.

Facts and figures	see it on the Salomon website
Sidecut:	128-87-115	RRP: £400.00
Construction:	Pulse pad/Semi Twin Tip Tail/Woodcore	ICE Price: £240.00
Lengths available:	161/169/177/185

SALOMON ORIGINS BAMBOO + Z10 Ti

The Bamboo has all of Salomon’s technical expertise packed into this beautiful ski. It uses a Bamboo layer which helps to make it easy to use while giving a snappy response. Match this to its forgiving rounded tail and you have a ski which is exceptionally easy to use while giving out strong performance. On both long and short turns it is grippy fast, and quick on the edge, however it never loses that inherent forgiveness in its performance. It’s a ski that always feels on your side, being there to help you rather than something you are constantly battling with. In deeper conditions that softer flex and wider platform allow it to cope well.

Facts and figures	see it on the Salomon website
Sidecut:	125-78-106	RRP: £450
Construction:	Bamboo layer/Shock Absorbing System	ICE Price: £270.00
Lengths available:	145/152/159/166

Other models are also available. These models will be updated to 2011 gear in September 2010.

To purchase equipment through ICE exclusive equipment offers, please see the Members area .
Prices and availability possibly subject to fluctuation in the lead up to 2011 season.