lynseyf
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Hi, have been browsing for a while but thought I would ask for some advice. I am 5'9 about 190lbs, ideal weight would be 170lb 
I am fairly athletic and have very strong legs as I cycle everyday and go mountain biking most weekends. I have skied for about 6 weeks and can handle most European reds but struggle in bumps and on reds. I live and ski a lot in Scotland where the snow is often not groomed like it is in the Alps.
Last year I was on holiday in Slovenia and bought a set of Magfire 12s in 160cm on the reccomendation of the Instructor I had that holiday, he said that they were gvery good skis and that i would love them in a year
I have skied 3 weeks on them and struggled a bit at first as I found them very tiring. After a while I really got in to them and found they helped me improve as they were very hard work if I skied badly, but the better I skied the easier they seemed to get. HOWEVER I do not get on my edges enough and don't think these skis are helping me in that area at all. I recently demoed some skis indoor and felt I was using the edges much more.
There are some really cheap mag 8s and 10s on ebay just now and I am very tempted to buy a pair and keep the mag 12s till I grow into them, I don't know which ones to go for though and would not be able to demo them before buying. I skied my friends K2 recons in 160cm on holiday and felt I was really getting them on edge but they felt a bit unstable so I think I would have prefered a 168cm. I have also tried and liked Nordica Eliminators and Dobermanns and Head XRC800s.
I want a ski that is softer than my mag 12s and that is slightly easier to use in the bumps but am worried that the mag 8 won't be enough of a ski or if I get the mag 10 it won't be that much different from my mag 12. The mag 8 and 10 also have a bigger sidecut than the mag 12 which I think will help me as well.
Sorry for the very long and rambling first post, thanks for any help
I am fairly athletic and have very strong legs as I cycle everyday and go mountain biking most weekends. I have skied for about 6 weeks and can handle most European reds but struggle in bumps and on reds. I live and ski a lot in Scotland where the snow is often not groomed like it is in the Alps.
Last year I was on holiday in Slovenia and bought a set of Magfire 12s in 160cm on the reccomendation of the Instructor I had that holiday, he said that they were gvery good skis and that i would love them in a year
I have skied 3 weeks on them and struggled a bit at first as I found them very tiring. After a while I really got in to them and found they helped me improve as they were very hard work if I skied badly, but the better I skied the easier they seemed to get. HOWEVER I do not get on my edges enough and don't think these skis are helping me in that area at all. I recently demoed some skis indoor and felt I was using the edges much more.
There are some really cheap mag 8s and 10s on ebay just now and I am very tempted to buy a pair and keep the mag 12s till I grow into them, I don't know which ones to go for though and would not be able to demo them before buying. I skied my friends K2 recons in 160cm on holiday and felt I was really getting them on edge but they felt a bit unstable so I think I would have prefered a 168cm. I have also tried and liked Nordica Eliminators and Dobermanns and Head XRC800s.
I want a ski that is softer than my mag 12s and that is slightly easier to use in the bumps but am worried that the mag 8 won't be enough of a ski or if I get the mag 10 it won't be that much different from my mag 12. The mag 8 and 10 also have a bigger sidecut than the mag 12 which I think will help me as well.
Sorry for the very long and rambling first post, thanks for any help
