Hi guys,
New to the forum. Found it as I've been searching for advice.
I ski in the Pacific North West, mainly in Stevens Pass and Whistler. This is my third season skiing and I am looking for recommendations.
I am a little over 5'11", 185 lbs, fit and currently have K2 Pinnacles 105 Ti, 185 cm long, that I bought upon recommendation from some advanced skiers in my first season of skiing. As I've read more, it seems to me these skis are a bit tough for my height, weight and experience.
Skill-wise, I do single diamonds most conditions no problem and doubles on good snow days I survive most runs without falling but I do take a lot of energy to make my turns. For those familiar with Stevens Pass, I've done Wild Katz, Big Chief Bowl and Double Diamond on decent snow days. By done, I mean I can connect a few turns and make it down without any or few falls. I struggle, find it very tiring and take a few of breaks on the slope. I do them because I hope to improve. However, I will still have trouble with certain single diamond runs during certain conditions.
Particularly, I have difficulty in what I can only describe as heavy, cruddy and bumpy (or choppy?) snow. Key points:
I am looking for advice on two things
New to the forum. Found it as I've been searching for advice.
I ski in the Pacific North West, mainly in Stevens Pass and Whistler. This is my third season skiing and I am looking for recommendations.
I am a little over 5'11", 185 lbs, fit and currently have K2 Pinnacles 105 Ti, 185 cm long, that I bought upon recommendation from some advanced skiers in my first season of skiing. As I've read more, it seems to me these skis are a bit tough for my height, weight and experience.
Skill-wise, I do single diamonds most conditions no problem and doubles on good snow days I survive most runs without falling but I do take a lot of energy to make my turns. For those familiar with Stevens Pass, I've done Wild Katz, Big Chief Bowl and Double Diamond on decent snow days. By done, I mean I can connect a few turns and make it down without any or few falls. I struggle, find it very tiring and take a few of breaks on the slope. I do them because I hope to improve. However, I will still have trouble with certain single diamond runs during certain conditions.
Particularly, I have difficulty in what I can only describe as heavy, cruddy and bumpy (or choppy?) snow. Key points:
- I have to use a lot of energy to control my speed and make my turns on steeps
- On cruddy snow, especially when its skid out, I can't make quick enough turns, pick up speed and loose my line, some times my skis go in to the snow.
- I've been trying to practice rotating my skis before putting an edge. Also, trying to make them point upwards more in to slow down. I am still struggling.
- I plan on taking a few 2 hour lessons this season
I am looking for advice on two things
- Given my described ski level and location, will a shorter, thinner All-Mountain setup help me noticeably go slower and smoothen my learning curve on steeper and tougher snow? Or should I just focus on improving with my current setup?
- If yes, could you provide recommendations? Currently, I'm thinking of Line Sickday 94 with 172 cm length. I would like to limit it to 3-4 options to demo. There are a lot of skis out there and I don't know which reviews apply to me.