The folks at the rental shop advised me to try the Shiva 9's at 164cm. I've been skiing at Brighton, UT this week and the conditions have been more firm than I expected. Thus far, I'm not certain whether I should keep them, or try something else.
When I click with them, I can see an exciting future of better skiing so, so close! They're really pushing me to drive my boots, keep my hips forward, and take my time through turns. If they could speak, I think they'd be shouting at me, "go slow to be fast!"
On the other hand, these are stiffer and at 94mm, wider than other skis I've tried. They are very stable, but do exactly what I ask them to do...skiing them is more of a conscious effort than the Rossi e84's I used most recently. If I'm not actively driving them, they just start to float around.
I took a group lesson lesson yesterday and worked quite a bit on keeping more even forward pressure. We skied blues and a couple of very short black runs. Overall, I feel like these skis are pushing me to become a better skier.
Has anyone else tried these? What was your impression of them?
When I click with them, I can see an exciting future of better skiing so, so close! They're really pushing me to drive my boots, keep my hips forward, and take my time through turns. If they could speak, I think they'd be shouting at me, "go slow to be fast!"
On the other hand, these are stiffer and at 94mm, wider than other skis I've tried. They are very stable, but do exactly what I ask them to do...skiing them is more of a conscious effort than the Rossi e84's I used most recently. If I'm not actively driving them, they just start to float around.
I took a group lesson lesson yesterday and worked quite a bit on keeping more even forward pressure. We skied blues and a couple of very short black runs. Overall, I feel like these skis are pushing me to become a better skier.
Has anyone else tried these? What was your impression of them?
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