First time posting. Sorry that it's so long. I've been reading a lot of threads on here the last couple of days and was hoping for help picking a ski.
I'm 17, 5'0"(I might grow an inch at 18. My Mom did.) and 90lbs.
After renting for 13 years my parents have agreed to buy me my first pair skis. I've learned here that I should be demoing skis, but my Dad is impatient about buying skis and wont let me take the time to do that. He wants me to decide on a pair within a couple of weeks or else he'll possibly pick one for me himself.
I think I'm probably a decent skier. I ski in the northeast, generally at Jaypeak, Loon, and Bretton Woods. I can ski all of the advanced trails at Loon and BW without any trouble, but there are a few I have a harder time on at Jay.
I ski almost exclusively in the glades, but sometimes I'm forced out onto the groomers when all the glades are closed as a result of icy conditions.
I'm trying to find a ski for primarily in the trees and bumps, but could also be used in steep icy groomers on occasion.
I went to a ski shop where the salesman recommended I get skis at 150-155cm length and 88-92mm waist. The skis he showed me were: Santa Ana 88, Black Pearl 88, Sheeva 9, K2 Mindbender 88ti, and QST LUX 92.
If anyone has used any of these it would be great to hear what you think of them or if you have any other suggestions I would love to hear those as well. Thanks!
I'm 17, 5'0"(I might grow an inch at 18. My Mom did.) and 90lbs.
After renting for 13 years my parents have agreed to buy me my first pair skis. I've learned here that I should be demoing skis, but my Dad is impatient about buying skis and wont let me take the time to do that. He wants me to decide on a pair within a couple of weeks or else he'll possibly pick one for me himself.
I think I'm probably a decent skier. I ski in the northeast, generally at Jaypeak, Loon, and Bretton Woods. I can ski all of the advanced trails at Loon and BW without any trouble, but there are a few I have a harder time on at Jay.
I ski almost exclusively in the glades, but sometimes I'm forced out onto the groomers when all the glades are closed as a result of icy conditions.
I'm trying to find a ski for primarily in the trees and bumps, but could also be used in steep icy groomers on occasion.
I went to a ski shop where the salesman recommended I get skis at 150-155cm length and 88-92mm waist. The skis he showed me were: Santa Ana 88, Black Pearl 88, Sheeva 9, K2 Mindbender 88ti, and QST LUX 92.
If anyone has used any of these it would be great to hear what you think of them or if you have any other suggestions I would love to hear those as well. Thanks!