5'6" 115 pounds, started skiing in my 40's, and 55 now. Ski at Sun Valley. I am a terminal intermediate and went through a lot of boot issues (resolved thanks to this forum!), but I finally decided to improve; I am in weekly classes and improving rapidly. My skis are 2009 Atomic Cloud 9's. We haven't had new snow so it's been icy and my skis aren't digging in, so they are being tuned as we speak. I've never demo'd skis because I didn't think I'd be able to tell the difference, but now I think I finally can. Mine are pretty old and the instructor thought a wider underfoot would be better. I am a careful skier; don't like to ski fast although I have significantly increased my speed this year (which is good because I was too slow). I've got the form and angulation down finally, just need to ski it in so I can maintain it in steeper terrain. I don't know bumps yet. We don't get deep powder often. I like groomers and junky snow, and will probably start experimenting with a little off-piste.
1. I was warned to take it easy at first with my skis being sharper. What does this mean in practice? I will be skiing on them Monday.
2. Tuesday in class I will be doing a free demo; I think it will be a Rossignol Experience. Any advice how to test them? I'm sure there's another post but couldn't find one, so feel free to link to it.
3. Then I can line up 3 demo's in a day for $60 or $70. Any advice on what I should demo? Blizzards? K2's? Vokyl's?
Thanks!
Cindi
1. I was warned to take it easy at first with my skis being sharper. What does this mean in practice? I will be skiing on them Monday.
2. Tuesday in class I will be doing a free demo; I think it will be a Rossignol Experience. Any advice how to test them? I'm sure there's another post but couldn't find one, so feel free to link to it.
3. Then I can line up 3 demo's in a day for $60 or $70. Any advice on what I should demo? Blizzards? K2's? Vokyl's?
Thanks!
Cindi