snow addict
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Carol, so true what you say! What's the point of having longer edges when a skier cannot work the whole length of a ski? Good hold is one thing but the idea is to turn the ski, not too hold on the edges all the time. I choose skis around my height and a couple inches shorter for touring and pure piste carving. I heard advice to go longer for touring, but after doing some kick turns on steep terrain I am glad I didn't listen and went for 163 instead of 170 - At 170 I would have to start boot packing much earlier and would be wasting too much energy which is already depleted when we close on destination.
