Hello divas,
I have been demoing skis like mad and I have fallen in love with the Nordica Olympia Victory. My problem is that I have only been able to demo it in 154 cm. It felt great for the several hours I was on it but I'm worried that when I have more time on the ski I will wish I had bought the shorter length. In my stocking feet, the ski is just a little taller than me. From looking at the comments on this and other forums, it seems that women a lot taller than me are skiing the 154 length. I have also read that some women were surprised that a ski so short worked so well for them.
My stats: 5' tall, 115 pounds, advanced skier I guess - I have done my CSIA Level 1 but I'm not an incredibly aggressive or fast skier. I usually ski at Blue Mountain, where I do all the groomed runs but spend most of my time on the black and double blacks. I plan to keep improving my skiing and I want a ski that will support that. I'm currently on 143 cm Blizzard X-Spirit skis.
So what do you all think? If I can't demo the 146s would it be crazy to buy that length? Is having a ski taller than me going to work against me? I did love the stability of the 154 and I know that at least some of that comes from the length.
Thanks for any advice.
I have been demoing skis like mad and I have fallen in love with the Nordica Olympia Victory. My problem is that I have only been able to demo it in 154 cm. It felt great for the several hours I was on it but I'm worried that when I have more time on the ski I will wish I had bought the shorter length. In my stocking feet, the ski is just a little taller than me. From looking at the comments on this and other forums, it seems that women a lot taller than me are skiing the 154 length. I have also read that some women were surprised that a ski so short worked so well for them.
My stats: 5' tall, 115 pounds, advanced skier I guess - I have done my CSIA Level 1 but I'm not an incredibly aggressive or fast skier. I usually ski at Blue Mountain, where I do all the groomed runs but spend most of my time on the black and double blacks. I plan to keep improving my skiing and I want a ski that will support that. I'm currently on 143 cm Blizzard X-Spirit skis.
So what do you all think? If I can't demo the 146s would it be crazy to buy that length? Is having a ski taller than me going to work against me? I did love the stability of the 154 and I know that at least some of that comes from the length.
Thanks for any advice.