NWSkiGirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I'm trying to figure out if I want shorter skis in addition to my longer skis.
I'm 5'4" and 130 pounds. I'm intermediate/advanced, as I don't really ski double blacks right now (not enough days in to be comfortable).
I have 163 length skis for blue/black runs and for skiing fast, but I'm thinking I may need shorter skis as well since I'm a ski instructor and spend a lot of time on green runs. My longer skis don't seem to maneuver on the beginner runs as easily as my shorter skis do. However, I recently read that with the newer skis I should be in 163 length skis, since skis have a lot of rocker in them now.
Or perhaps I just need frontside skis?
I'm wondering what other ski instructors use for the green runs (and for clinics where we're expected to ski well), and also what others think of short vs long skis!
I'm 5'4" and 130 pounds. I'm intermediate/advanced, as I don't really ski double blacks right now (not enough days in to be comfortable).
I have 163 length skis for blue/black runs and for skiing fast, but I'm thinking I may need shorter skis as well since I'm a ski instructor and spend a lot of time on green runs. My longer skis don't seem to maneuver on the beginner runs as easily as my shorter skis do. However, I recently read that with the newer skis I should be in 163 length skis, since skis have a lot of rocker in them now.
Or perhaps I just need frontside skis?
I'm wondering what other ski instructors use for the green runs (and for clinics where we're expected to ski well), and also what others think of short vs long skis!