bluebluerose
Diva in Training
Hi, I found a thread on skiing in the PNW but it was about a year old. Given that gear changes a little all the time I hoped to get some updated info.
I'm skiing at Mount Hood Meadows on the Spring progression pass. I hadn't been on skis in over 20 years, but splurged and jumped back in. It's been a blast! I'm having a lot of fun on groomed green and blue runs, and don't have a lot of interest in the tough advanced runs. The current spring sales are really tempting me to get different skis than what the Meadows ski school has available... but I think I will rent gear next year to try different setups.
I'm 5'7 and 190 lbs, so figuring out lengths has been tougher too. The rental gear I have from Meadows is all super short - 155 - so I'm looking forward to trying different lengths as well.
I read a lot about skis like the Santa Ana line, Black Pearl, and Rossignol Black Ops. Does the snow in the PNW lend itself better to certain widths over others? Are Santa Ana 93s too fat, would 84s be a better choice for our kind of terrain? I expect to be on Mount Hood a lot next year.
Would love to hear from other PNW ladies. Thanks!
I'm skiing at Mount Hood Meadows on the Spring progression pass. I hadn't been on skis in over 20 years, but splurged and jumped back in. It's been a blast! I'm having a lot of fun on groomed green and blue runs, and don't have a lot of interest in the tough advanced runs. The current spring sales are really tempting me to get different skis than what the Meadows ski school has available... but I think I will rent gear next year to try different setups.
I'm 5'7 and 190 lbs, so figuring out lengths has been tougher too. The rental gear I have from Meadows is all super short - 155 - so I'm looking forward to trying different lengths as well.
I read a lot about skis like the Santa Ana line, Black Pearl, and Rossignol Black Ops. Does the snow in the PNW lend itself better to certain widths over others? Are Santa Ana 93s too fat, would 84s be a better choice for our kind of terrain? I expect to be on Mount Hood a lot next year.
Would love to hear from other PNW ladies. Thanks!