kleinekarnes
Certified Ski Diva
Hi everyone,
I am starting to work on my L3 exam and have been told by my L2 examiner that I should get a narrower more performance-oriented ski (which seems to mean it should be in the 70s underfoot or less). My main ski is my Kästle LX82 (156cm) and I'm almost 5 feet and around 130 pounds. I ski aggressively in familiar terrain but feel less confident in unfamiliar terrain. The skis I've been looking at to help me push to the next level technically are the following. I would love some pros/cons of them and where you guys find these skis to be for women looking for more performance, improving abilities, and having fun. I'm leaning towards the 1st 3 in the list...but go back and forth between them all in my head...
Stöckli Laser MX (67 underfoot, size 158, 3.02 kg) - women-specific, but it may be too narrow of a focus... (lighter skis are always a benefit for me)
Stöckli Laser AX (78 underfoot, size 154 [3.32 kg] or 161 [3.44 kg]) - may not be narrow enough...but also a little more versatile?
Rossignol Hero Elite MT CA (74 underfoot, size 159, 3.6 kg [lighter because this is sized up and I think it was listed incorrectly]) - MT stands for multi-turn and may give a bit more versatility? CA stands for carbon and it replaced titanal to make it a little lighter.
Blizzard Firebird Competition 76 (76 underfoot, size 158, 3.2 kg) or HRC (same specs) - The difference is that Comp 76 doesn't have the extra carbon armor, which doesn't seem to make much difference via reviews except in cost, but these may be too stiff versus the Laser MX?
Head Power Joy (68 underfoot, size 158 or 163), Epic Joy (65 underfoot, size 158 or 163), or Super Joy (75 underfoot, size 158 or 163) - leaning more towards the epic or power. Feel like the super may be too much like what I already have. And these are women-specific as well. Didn't find a lot of reviews on the other 2 though... and these may not be advanced enough for what I'm looking for...
Thanks for any input, experiences, suggestions, or ideas!!!
Jenny
I am starting to work on my L3 exam and have been told by my L2 examiner that I should get a narrower more performance-oriented ski (which seems to mean it should be in the 70s underfoot or less). My main ski is my Kästle LX82 (156cm) and I'm almost 5 feet and around 130 pounds. I ski aggressively in familiar terrain but feel less confident in unfamiliar terrain. The skis I've been looking at to help me push to the next level technically are the following. I would love some pros/cons of them and where you guys find these skis to be for women looking for more performance, improving abilities, and having fun. I'm leaning towards the 1st 3 in the list...but go back and forth between them all in my head...
Stöckli Laser MX (67 underfoot, size 158, 3.02 kg) - women-specific, but it may be too narrow of a focus... (lighter skis are always a benefit for me)
Stöckli Laser AX (78 underfoot, size 154 [3.32 kg] or 161 [3.44 kg]) - may not be narrow enough...but also a little more versatile?
Rossignol Hero Elite MT CA (74 underfoot, size 159, 3.6 kg [lighter because this is sized up and I think it was listed incorrectly]) - MT stands for multi-turn and may give a bit more versatility? CA stands for carbon and it replaced titanal to make it a little lighter.
Blizzard Firebird Competition 76 (76 underfoot, size 158, 3.2 kg) or HRC (same specs) - The difference is that Comp 76 doesn't have the extra carbon armor, which doesn't seem to make much difference via reviews except in cost, but these may be too stiff versus the Laser MX?
Head Power Joy (68 underfoot, size 158 or 163), Epic Joy (65 underfoot, size 158 or 163), or Super Joy (75 underfoot, size 158 or 163) - leaning more towards the epic or power. Feel like the super may be too much like what I already have. And these are women-specific as well. Didn't find a lot of reviews on the other 2 though... and these may not be advanced enough for what I'm looking for...
Thanks for any input, experiences, suggestions, or ideas!!!
Jenny