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Purchasing new skis
- Thread starter kc.sydney
- Start date
If they have the new Blizzard Alight 6.9 Ti, I'd love to hear about it in comparison to your Hero's.
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Atomic Badlands W 102 if you can..
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Oh I realize that but since you asked...... @SnowHot told me about them and I've been intrigued ever since.
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Thanks... I'm pretty petite and think they come in a 154... I don't know, snow hot said they are extremely light and fun.... I tried to demo in Tahoe but no go. I did demo the Santa Ana in both 153 and 161 in 4 ft fresh rather dense snow. Currently ski Sambas (very fun) and Saffron 7's (jury is out)
kc.sydney
Certified Ski Diva
Took your advice and paid a visit today to Alpina Ski Shop. Highly recommend this place! Very knowledgeable and friendly. Spent over 45 minutes with me trying on various boots. Finally bought a pair and will test them out in Alta next weekend. Met Dieter who recommended I wait a week or two for a customized fitting (my left calf is still significantly swollen following my fall in Taos). Very happy with the customer service I received and equally happy with my purchase. Thank you so much for the recommendation!Hey @kc.sydney ! I'm a former Luna owner too. Had them in 142s many many years ago.Currently have the Yumis and a pair of Kastle LX72s in a 147 and 146 respectively. I'm 5'1" and 95 lbs. give or take. Do gymnastics and crossfit. Best thing honestly? Demo. As you can see from just this thread, our opinions are all over. Like me? HATED the Black Pearls. Some people here loved them. As others said though, your current skis are too short and probably more narrow than needed given that you're trying to get off the groomers more. Not sure about your Lunas, but I think mine were 72 at the waist? As far as length, that's probably going to be another preference thing. I tend to prefer my skis shorter than most here. I don't feel like I can really work most skis over 150 well, plus I like them shorter for trees and bumps.
Since you're in NYC... if you go up to Hunter or Windham, they both have demo centers! And if you do this, you must report back.
ETA: It's a couple hours from you, but I'm a big fan of my bootfitter Dieter (I'm a difficult fit). He owns Alpina Ski Shop right by Jack Frost in White Haven, PA.
tinymoose
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Glad you had a good experience! They're good people.
What did you end up getting? If you have any weird problems that you notice in the first couple weeks, he'll definitely work it out for you. We've punched and ground my boots a good deal to get them where they are now.
kc.sydney
Certified Ski Diva
I ended up with the Roxa Jade 85's. Tried on a number of pairs and liked these straight away. Was a bit hesitant at first as had never even heard of the brand (Italian - until recently focus was mostly on AT books) and have never used boots with only three buckles before. They just felt right thoughGlad you had a good experience! They're good people.
. I really love the Intuition liner....
snow cat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I demoed Atomic Backland 102 at Steamboat about a week ago. It was a good all mountain ski. It did well on groomers/frontside. I can't say whether they would be good in powder since we didn't have any new snow but I was having fun with it on the side of trails where there were soft piles. I think the carbon in it made it more stable/damp without it being heavy. It does ski short probably due to the substantial front rocker on these skis (at least more than my usual narrower all mountain skis). I'm 5'3" and my usually ski length is upper 150s but I demoed Backland in 164 and it was perfectly fine.
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kc.sydney
Certified Ski Diva
Thanks for all the informative replies! So many choices out there.... Planning a trip out to Alta early April and will take advantage of their demo day. Need to compile some sort of a short list now.
Took the advice of a number of Divas and decided to go with new boots this year instead of skis... Picked up a pair on Saturday and will try them out this weekend (4 day trip to Alta coming up!!).
Looks like the skis will have to wait (although my birthday IS coming up mid April so will see.....)
Took the advice of a number of Divas and decided to go with new boots this year instead of skis... Picked up a pair on Saturday and will try them out this weekend (4 day trip to Alta coming up!!).
Looks like the skis will have to wait (although my birthday IS coming up mid April so will see.....)
artistinsuburbia
Angel Diva
that's the name of the ski I couldn't remember testing. I tested the Alight 8.0ca. GREAT carver but a little too soft for me, I liked the black pearls better. They also make the 8.0ti. I should have tried that one out. Didn't know there was a 6.9ti, that would be a good frontside carver if they are anything like the 8.0s
Whistler Cathy
Certified Ski Diva
I demo'd Atomic Cloud 11 and loved them. Good all around ski, no chatter!!
