Hi girls!
I'm new to ski divas and definitely love the concept! I'm looking for a pair of all-mountain skis and I'm definitely confused with all the options that are out there, not to mention that whatever shop I go to will sell different skis so it's hard to have an unbiased advice.
A little bit on my ski style:
I've been skiing all my life and I'm an aggressive, advanced to expert skier from Eastern Canada. I don't go a lot off trails, but love the double diamonds whether they are groomed or have been left ungroomed all season. I can basically can handle anything. In the last few years, I've skied much less and taken on the telemark skiing challenge. However, I'm always up to get back to my skis for a day with advanced skiers friends. I currently ski on old Fisher Vapor, but I've never really loved them since I bought them way to short at 150 (compared to my telemark skis at 165). I have always had stiff skis (and boots) as my legs are seriously strong. I'm not super tall at 5'3'' and weight around 140.
What I'm looking for:
New skis to travel to the Rockies, but which I will still enjoy here in Eastern Canada. In the Rockies, there is nothing I love more than dropping in a bowl or searching for fresh pow in the woods. I do not intend to sell my current Fisher so I will keep them for super icy days, but would love my new skis to also handle groomers without going all shaky when increasing the speed.
Skis I consider right now (finally!):
I seem to come up with the same first two options as many other divas, but the posts I read were for more intermediate skiers, so I could not keep myself from asking your opinion with a bit more context on my ski style, and I also was hoping you could offer some insight or comparison with the other two. What do you think about core having titanium sheet, carbon, nothing? What should I be looking for? More flex seems what some people might be looking for powder, but what about somebody who has always needed stiffer skis?
- Sheevas 9 or 10: Seems more likely to be the 9 for now, but would love to hear your thought about the 10s.
- Santa Ana 88 or 94: I read a post from somebody else that somehow suggested that a stronger skier could overpower them. What do you think?
- 4frnt MSC CC: I really struggle to find information on those except from 2-3 comments from friends in the Rockies who are absolute promoters. However, I can't find any comparison to the other options.
- Stockli nela 94: Less likely option due them being much more pricey than the other options, but who knows, I might find a great deal!
I did not have the opportunity to demo any of them, which is a shame. I was hoping to wait to demo them at the beginning of this season, but with the pandemic, people seem more interested in outdoor sport and I'm afraid that options will not be available anymore if I wait a few months.
I truly hope you can help.
Apologies for the long post, and thanks in advance!
See you on the trails divas
I'm new to ski divas and definitely love the concept! I'm looking for a pair of all-mountain skis and I'm definitely confused with all the options that are out there, not to mention that whatever shop I go to will sell different skis so it's hard to have an unbiased advice.
A little bit on my ski style:
I've been skiing all my life and I'm an aggressive, advanced to expert skier from Eastern Canada. I don't go a lot off trails, but love the double diamonds whether they are groomed or have been left ungroomed all season. I can basically can handle anything. In the last few years, I've skied much less and taken on the telemark skiing challenge. However, I'm always up to get back to my skis for a day with advanced skiers friends. I currently ski on old Fisher Vapor, but I've never really loved them since I bought them way to short at 150 (compared to my telemark skis at 165). I have always had stiff skis (and boots) as my legs are seriously strong. I'm not super tall at 5'3'' and weight around 140.
What I'm looking for:
New skis to travel to the Rockies, but which I will still enjoy here in Eastern Canada. In the Rockies, there is nothing I love more than dropping in a bowl or searching for fresh pow in the woods. I do not intend to sell my current Fisher so I will keep them for super icy days, but would love my new skis to also handle groomers without going all shaky when increasing the speed.
Skis I consider right now (finally!):
I seem to come up with the same first two options as many other divas, but the posts I read were for more intermediate skiers, so I could not keep myself from asking your opinion with a bit more context on my ski style, and I also was hoping you could offer some insight or comparison with the other two. What do you think about core having titanium sheet, carbon, nothing? What should I be looking for? More flex seems what some people might be looking for powder, but what about somebody who has always needed stiffer skis?
- Sheevas 9 or 10: Seems more likely to be the 9 for now, but would love to hear your thought about the 10s.
- Santa Ana 88 or 94: I read a post from somebody else that somehow suggested that a stronger skier could overpower them. What do you think?
- 4frnt MSC CC: I really struggle to find information on those except from 2-3 comments from friends in the Rockies who are absolute promoters. However, I can't find any comparison to the other options.
- Stockli nela 94: Less likely option due them being much more pricey than the other options, but who knows, I might find a great deal!
I did not have the opportunity to demo any of them, which is a shame. I was hoping to wait to demo them at the beginning of this season, but with the pandemic, people seem more interested in outdoor sport and I'm afraid that options will not be available anymore if I wait a few months.
I truly hope you can help.
Apologies for the long post, and thanks in advance!
See you on the trails divas