Audski
Certified Ski Diva
In January I was blindsided by a reckless skier while standing outside the mid-station lodge at Whiteface (story in injury post). This resulted in my ski cracking down the side wall from the impact ( I was holding them upright at the time I was crashed into). I need to replace the skis as part of the settlement from the kid's parent's homeowner's policy. I need to do this now, so there is no time to demo. Essentially, I am going to replace what I had (the expectation of the lawsuit anyway). I had the 2016/2017 Rossignol Temptation 84s, length 162. I really liked these skis. I'm leaning towards replacing them with the 2018's which are very slightly different, mostly in that they are slightly stiffer (and purple). I'm not a small woman...5"7, 170lbs. I'm an intermediate skier (think: everything at Okemo that isn't all bumps), but would like to continue to advance. So here's my question. Is it worthwhile to actually get these skis in 154cm instead of the 162s? I'm thinking that I might turn more quickly and easily, and what I'd theoretically lose in stability at higher speeds, I'd make up for by it being a stiffer ski. Three inches isn't a huge difference, but I'm thinking that it might improve my skiing to go a wee bit shorter. There are times while skiing on the Rossis that I wondered to myself if I should have gone a bit shorter to begin with. Thoughts to consider?