HikenSki
Angel Diva
Hello all, hope everyone is well. I’m excited for the upcoming season, though it will be very different than years past, not just due to COVID but to also having a three month old son who we can’t just leave with food and water and a litter box for the weekend.
Last year I picked up the Kore 93w skis I had demoed in spring 2019 and loved for soft snow, bumps, and powder. I always have a blast on them. What they do not excel at is hard snow, that early morning icy crust, hard groomed snow typical of the mid Atlantic. They don’t bite, chatter, and just are tough to carve due to their width. I had some Blizzard Quattro 8.0Ca skis that were great for hard snow and a few bumps but I was over powering them as my skills improved and started to feel uneasy on them, not confident. I would like to find a ski in the 80-84 waist range that can handle hard snow, maybe a few bumps as conditions get chewed up. Once conditons really get chewed up and I get tired, I switch to the Kores because I can poke around, slarve, meander through the bumps without thinking too hard or getting bucked around. My biggest issue is I’m 5’10, 180lbs, so many women’s skis aren’t long enough or beefy enough to handle my weight and strength. I’m looking at 170-174 length.
Any ideas? Demoing isn’t really an option right now and when I’ve looked at demoing, choices are few for women’s skis, my desired length, or brands.
Last year I picked up the Kore 93w skis I had demoed in spring 2019 and loved for soft snow, bumps, and powder. I always have a blast on them. What they do not excel at is hard snow, that early morning icy crust, hard groomed snow typical of the mid Atlantic. They don’t bite, chatter, and just are tough to carve due to their width. I had some Blizzard Quattro 8.0Ca skis that were great for hard snow and a few bumps but I was over powering them as my skills improved and started to feel uneasy on them, not confident. I would like to find a ski in the 80-84 waist range that can handle hard snow, maybe a few bumps as conditions get chewed up. Once conditons really get chewed up and I get tired, I switch to the Kores because I can poke around, slarve, meander through the bumps without thinking too hard or getting bucked around. My biggest issue is I’m 5’10, 180lbs, so many women’s skis aren’t long enough or beefy enough to handle my weight and strength. I’m looking at 170-174 length.
Any ideas? Demoing isn’t really an option right now and when I’ve looked at demoing, choices are few for women’s skis, my desired length, or brands.