Dear Divas,
I'm new to the forum and to the sport. Actually, not completely new, I come from a snowboarding background but have recently made a switch to skis and loving it so far!
I'm 5'1 and weigh about 105lbs. We are in New Zealand and our terrain is more hard pack and icy, turning into more soft and slushy on warmer days. On a snowboard, I am pretty happy on easy blacks (but not double blacks). There are heaps to learn on skis, but hoping the fact that I'm already familiar with the concept of speed and terrains will help progress a little quicker. Despite our "not to be too excited" icy terrains, it would be nice if my one-ski-quiver could handle say, a short trip to Japan
Unfortunately, where I am I don't have a chance to demo any skis (I live in the city), but with the help of you ladies, I'm down to the following choices which I could get locally from shops in the country:
1. Blizzard Black Pearl 88 - 152cm
2. Blizzard Sheeva 9 - 148cm
3. Santa Ana 88 - 151cm
I had my eyes on the BP88s for a while, but worried that 152 might be a bit of a challenge for my weight to steer? Then I come across the Sheeva 9 which happens to be available in 148, and interestingly, the waist width is only 90 for this length, not 92 (as for the rest of the lengths in the series)! This makes it very similar to the BP88! SA88 seems to be another contender which is highly regarded and it's also available in the size range, so I'm throwing it in the mix
Any help and advice will be gratefully appreciated!
I'm new to the forum and to the sport. Actually, not completely new, I come from a snowboarding background but have recently made a switch to skis and loving it so far!
I'm 5'1 and weigh about 105lbs. We are in New Zealand and our terrain is more hard pack and icy, turning into more soft and slushy on warmer days. On a snowboard, I am pretty happy on easy blacks (but not double blacks). There are heaps to learn on skis, but hoping the fact that I'm already familiar with the concept of speed and terrains will help progress a little quicker. Despite our "not to be too excited" icy terrains, it would be nice if my one-ski-quiver could handle say, a short trip to Japan
Unfortunately, where I am I don't have a chance to demo any skis (I live in the city), but with the help of you ladies, I'm down to the following choices which I could get locally from shops in the country:
1. Blizzard Black Pearl 88 - 152cm
2. Blizzard Sheeva 9 - 148cm
3. Santa Ana 88 - 151cm
I had my eyes on the BP88s for a while, but worried that 152 might be a bit of a challenge for my weight to steer? Then I come across the Sheeva 9 which happens to be available in 148, and interestingly, the waist width is only 90 for this length, not 92 (as for the rest of the lengths in the series)! This makes it very similar to the BP88! SA88 seems to be another contender which is highly regarded and it's also available in the size range, so I'm throwing it in the mix
Any help and advice will be gratefully appreciated!