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Angel Diva
Last year was my first year skiing (at age 41). I had an amazing season on my bargain bin K2 Amp Strike (children’s!) beginner skis. I am 5’2” and ~120 lbs. The Amp Strike skis are 146cm, 112-70-97, 12m turning radius. I skied in custom fit Nordica Speedmachine 85s. I skied 25 days and had about 18 lessons through my club. I live in the Northeast and ski at Mt. Snow, Stratton, Pico, Sugarbush, Bromley, Whiteface, Catamount, etc.
By the end of the season I had mastered blues and was getting pretty confident on groomed black trails. I had a double black moguls lesson at Stratton on my last day of the season. My Amp strikes performed great for me all season except when it was very soft/wet/bumpy/cruddy because I got tossed around too much and lost my form. This year I have an Epic Pass, will have access to frequent lessons through my club again, and may get out to Whistler in March to visit a friend who works there. I hope to break 30 days of skiing this year and am excited to check out Stowe. My husband is an expert skier and in training to be an instructor, so I get to pick his brain and get pushed pretty hard by him to progress.
I get the impression I might need to move up from my beginner skis and get something a bit longer and stiffer to progress with my skiing. Any advice on what skis would be best for me (and why)? Thank you for sharing your ski knowledge with this newbie!
By the end of the season I had mastered blues and was getting pretty confident on groomed black trails. I had a double black moguls lesson at Stratton on my last day of the season. My Amp strikes performed great for me all season except when it was very soft/wet/bumpy/cruddy because I got tossed around too much and lost my form. This year I have an Epic Pass, will have access to frequent lessons through my club again, and may get out to Whistler in March to visit a friend who works there. I hope to break 30 days of skiing this year and am excited to check out Stowe. My husband is an expert skier and in training to be an instructor, so I get to pick his brain and get pushed pretty hard by him to progress.
I get the impression I might need to move up from my beginner skis and get something a bit longer and stiffer to progress with my skiing. Any advice on what skis would be best for me (and why)? Thank you for sharing your ski knowledge with this newbie!