Elangirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
This last week I hung out in the demo booth for the ski store that carrries Elans. They do a huge amount of stuff for me and I was happy to help.
They asked me to ski with people who were demoing skis and gibe them so feedback about the skis. I was really amazed at the differences that I saw with the same ski.
One woman skied five skis---the Head (Wild Thang) was too heavy for her to flex; the Volkl Tierra was too stiff; the Elan Magfire was okay--finally, she began to carve a little--but, then she put on the Volkl Aura and she became happy. I realized that she was not going to carve her turns on that ski---and that she did not finish her turns, but, really, she was so happy on that ski that it worked for her. It gave her a lot of confidance in the powder that we had last weekend. She did get it.
But, another person would come along who always carved her turns and she hated the Aura since it was too wide for her to edge easily.
It was so interesting to me---one person would take out a ski and skid every turn; then go back and be really happy with the ski----another person with the same ski would not like the feel; especially if they were into carving.
I can see that so much of enjoyment of a ski is related to technique and then matching the ski with the person and the person's needs. Not everyone needs to carve every turn---but, I can see that someone who does not carve would love a fat ski on the groomers as well as in the powder. A really tall, strong skier who can carve a fat ski might also like it. Shorties like me who don't have enough leg to torque over a fat ski might prefer a mid fat.
Everything is so subjective---so, ladies get out there and demo some skis!!! I think it is good to demo whenever you get the chance, because it will make it easier to pick a new ski if you have demoed a few and, at least, know what you like in general terms. There are so many good skis out there---but the choice for you might be totally different that the ski that I would pick.
They asked me to ski with people who were demoing skis and gibe them so feedback about the skis. I was really amazed at the differences that I saw with the same ski.
One woman skied five skis---the Head (Wild Thang) was too heavy for her to flex; the Volkl Tierra was too stiff; the Elan Magfire was okay--finally, she began to carve a little--but, then she put on the Volkl Aura and she became happy. I realized that she was not going to carve her turns on that ski---and that she did not finish her turns, but, really, she was so happy on that ski that it worked for her. It gave her a lot of confidance in the powder that we had last weekend. She did get it.
But, another person would come along who always carved her turns and she hated the Aura since it was too wide for her to edge easily.
It was so interesting to me---one person would take out a ski and skid every turn; then go back and be really happy with the ski----another person with the same ski would not like the feel; especially if they were into carving.
I can see that so much of enjoyment of a ski is related to technique and then matching the ski with the person and the person's needs. Not everyone needs to carve every turn---but, I can see that someone who does not carve would love a fat ski on the groomers as well as in the powder. A really tall, strong skier who can carve a fat ski might also like it. Shorties like me who don't have enough leg to torque over a fat ski might prefer a mid fat.
Everything is so subjective---so, ladies get out there and demo some skis!!! I think it is good to demo whenever you get the chance, because it will make it easier to pick a new ski if you have demoed a few and, at least, know what you like in general terms. There are so many good skis out there---but the choice for you might be totally different that the ski that I would pick.
. Nordica's Olympia Speed was a huge WOW 
! As a Volkl girl and lover of the 6*, you'd think I'd love the Allstar wouldn't you? Nope, I was totally uninspired by it 
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