Hi All,
I am thinking of getting new all-mountain skis for the next season and wanted to ask for the advice on which skis may work well for me.
About me:
I'm tall and heavy at 6'1", weigh around 190 pounds. I am an advanced female skier who took many lessons and now have very good ski technique (as multiple instructors told me), moderately aggressive on groomers but can be tentative on steep, technical/ungroomed terrain. I ski in mid-Atlantic (PA) most weekends and usually manage several trips to CO and UT per winter. I have demoed and liked all-mountain skis by Volkl, Nordica, Kastle, Head, Blizzard.
I am looking for a ski in 85-95 mm waist and 175-182 cm range as my all-mountain ski. I wanted a ski that's easy-going in bumps and versatile for changing east-coast conditions, burly enough for my height/weight but not a demanding ski that will wear me out on longer ski days.
Some skis that I was looking at were:
Blizzard Brahma CA, 88 mm underfoot, 180 cm length
Volkl Kanjo 84 mm, 175 cm or 182?
Atomic Vantage 85 mm, 181 cm
Nordica Navigator, 90 mm, 179 cm
I also saw a great deal online on DPS Cassiar Foundation 95 mm in 178 cm length, but those are just a tad wide for east-coast oriented all-mountain ski. I welcome additional thoughts on DPS all-mountain skis since I have heard/read great things about them.
Thoughts? Additional skis I should be looking at? Thank you.
I am thinking of getting new all-mountain skis for the next season and wanted to ask for the advice on which skis may work well for me.
About me:
I'm tall and heavy at 6'1", weigh around 190 pounds. I am an advanced female skier who took many lessons and now have very good ski technique (as multiple instructors told me), moderately aggressive on groomers but can be tentative on steep, technical/ungroomed terrain. I ski in mid-Atlantic (PA) most weekends and usually manage several trips to CO and UT per winter. I have demoed and liked all-mountain skis by Volkl, Nordica, Kastle, Head, Blizzard.
I am looking for a ski in 85-95 mm waist and 175-182 cm range as my all-mountain ski. I wanted a ski that's easy-going in bumps and versatile for changing east-coast conditions, burly enough for my height/weight but not a demanding ski that will wear me out on longer ski days.
Some skis that I was looking at were:
Blizzard Brahma CA, 88 mm underfoot, 180 cm length
Volkl Kanjo 84 mm, 175 cm or 182?
Atomic Vantage 85 mm, 181 cm
Nordica Navigator, 90 mm, 179 cm
I also saw a great deal online on DPS Cassiar Foundation 95 mm in 178 cm length, but those are just a tad wide for east-coast oriented all-mountain ski. I welcome additional thoughts on DPS all-mountain skis since I have heard/read great things about them.
Thoughts? Additional skis I should be looking at? Thank you.