fgor
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
So I've posted a few times recently about skis I've demoed Southern Hemisphere (New Zealand) so it's currently our ski season. A ski shop here is currently having a couple of good specials which, when stacked, add up to some very good discounts on their 2020 Blizzard ski range (similar to end-of-season clearance prices!), running through for the next few days. I recently demoed two skis from their range and loved them both. I'm very tempted to buy one as I had a ball on these skis and the price is very good (I'd also get an additional discount on bindings) but weirdly, even though on the day I thought I knew which one was my favourite (BP88), I now can't decide which.
I'm an intermediate skier at best but I now live close to a ski field, have a season pass and expect to get in 20-30 days this season. 5'3 115-120lb, being able to turn nicely is important to me as I enjoy trying to do nice carvy turns down runs rather than straight lining it. My local field has variable snow conditions, commonly a mix of nicer groomed snow in the morning and ice and slush in the afternoons, so I want something that can deal well with slush and bumps as well as hold an edge on ice. I may be doing the very occasional trip to smaller ungroomed fields. I skied BP88 in 159cm and Sheeva 9 in 157cm.
I found both skis very fun, light and turny. They were both great on uneven terrain and easy to negotiate the occasional bump with. When diving down runs I found the BP88 to be slightly easier to grab an edge and turn on (rather than skid on), so it gave me a little more confidence. There wasn't a ton of ice on the day as it was snowing the entire day. Based on this I felt the BP88 was my favourite on the day. However I've read that the Sheeva 9 has a partial metal sheet in it which I'm guessing made it slightly harder for me to turn - but I wonder if this would also give it a better grip on ice as I continue to become a better skier and learn to ski it better. I don't know if the extra width makes a difference either.
Basically I want a ski that is fun and gives me confidence but also one that I can grow with - I'm not planning to become an expert skier any time soon but someone told me that I'd outgrow the BP88 and I don't know if that's right? I'm concerned that I didn't actually get to test either ski much on much hardpack/ice.
Would love to hear about your experiences with these skis, either owning or trying them out, or thoughts in general
I'm an intermediate skier at best but I now live close to a ski field, have a season pass and expect to get in 20-30 days this season. 5'3 115-120lb, being able to turn nicely is important to me as I enjoy trying to do nice carvy turns down runs rather than straight lining it. My local field has variable snow conditions, commonly a mix of nicer groomed snow in the morning and ice and slush in the afternoons, so I want something that can deal well with slush and bumps as well as hold an edge on ice. I may be doing the very occasional trip to smaller ungroomed fields. I skied BP88 in 159cm and Sheeva 9 in 157cm.
I found both skis very fun, light and turny. They were both great on uneven terrain and easy to negotiate the occasional bump with. When diving down runs I found the BP88 to be slightly easier to grab an edge and turn on (rather than skid on), so it gave me a little more confidence. There wasn't a ton of ice on the day as it was snowing the entire day. Based on this I felt the BP88 was my favourite on the day. However I've read that the Sheeva 9 has a partial metal sheet in it which I'm guessing made it slightly harder for me to turn - but I wonder if this would also give it a better grip on ice as I continue to become a better skier and learn to ski it better. I don't know if the extra width makes a difference either.
Basically I want a ski that is fun and gives me confidence but also one that I can grow with - I'm not planning to become an expert skier any time soon but someone told me that I'd outgrow the BP88 and I don't know if that's right? I'm concerned that I didn't actually get to test either ski much on much hardpack/ice.
Would love to hear about your experiences with these skis, either owning or trying them out, or thoughts in general