I am looking to buy skis for the next season, but after reading all kind reviews I am even more confused what to buy. I used to ski as a kid, then I returned to skiing couple years ago, finding real winter fun and enjoyment altogether with my wife and my daughter. We are going twice per season, Christmas week and the first week of January, then again in March spring brake week extended for couple more days. So we think that it would be cheaper and better for us to buy and have our skis.
It is not just up to money but we always ended with wrong rented skis. Too short, or stiff, or too much flex, even we always rented premium, or demo packages. Practically, we always got demo skies because Christy Sports didn’t have correct length for us in premium package, then they give us demo skis (for the price of premium), but short for us. We ski busiest weeks of season, but they are only we can go for our vacation. The last time they gave me Salmon QST 85 177cm, and my wife got the same, just women’s model something around 160cm while she is 5’11” (180cm) and those models been longest they had in demo category. Both were too soft for us.
Definitively, they are easy, and forgiving skis but I had an impression that I was breaking them too much on any steeper part of slope. We ski Vail resorts, Breck, Vail, and BC, groomed trails. I am 52, 6’2” (188cm) currently around 214lb, but can be anywhere between 200-220lb, promising myself to be better fit for the next season and closer to 200lb. I would say for myself that I am intermediate skier, even I think my skills are closer to intermediate advance. We ski mainly blues, but also some blacks, appropriate to our skills. Our daughter skis moguls, but right now me and my wife still not interesting into them . After researching on the Internet and our own experience, I think the skis for intermediate skills with medium stiffness (according skis com flex rating) would be too much soft for us, but at the same time I am afraid that skis for advanced skiers might be to stiff for us. We want to enjoy our skis vacation, we understand that we must get tired, but also we like challenges, and we expect that we will quickly progress to 100% intermediate advanced. I would say we ski medium speeds, even not sure what is considered the medium speed, according AppleWatch app averaging between 20-30miles/h.
I am looking for all mountain skis with waist 85-93mm, thinking that it will be best width for the groomed resort trails, and snowing days like it used to be this season, this March. On my list I put Blizzard Brahma 88, but afraid that it will be too much skis for me. Other considerations are Blizzard Rustler 9, and third choice, Blizard Bushwacker 88, thinking because of my “size” I might need a little bit more than Bushwacker offers. Somewhere I red, “Skiers that are heavier than 200lbs should consider jumping up a skill level, and skiers less than 115lbs should jump down a skill level to make their skis bend, move and react correctly.” Not sure is it true.
My wife is almost the same story like me, just she is 47, 5’11” (180cm) 168lb, she tried Volkl YUMI and she says that they are stiffer than QST 85, but she can manage them, she does not feel any problem with them, just her impression is that they are not having personality, too much flat, dull, not challenging. So we put on the list for her, Blizzard Black Perl 88, skis “you can go wrong with them for women”, according reviews.
So, I would like to hear what other experienced skiers, with higher, or the same skills can recommend us. I know if you ask a seller, he will get you to point to the particular skis then tell you, “ You are on the right track. They are an excellent fit for you.” - my experience with guys at the mountains. Of course, here locally in Florida there is no many choices.
I am open to demo those skis you recommend me for the next season, but having experience with rental shops during the busiest days of season, the chances are small to get what you would like to demo. Thanks everybody.
It is not just up to money but we always ended with wrong rented skis. Too short, or stiff, or too much flex, even we always rented premium, or demo packages. Practically, we always got demo skies because Christy Sports didn’t have correct length for us in premium package, then they give us demo skis (for the price of premium), but short for us. We ski busiest weeks of season, but they are only we can go for our vacation. The last time they gave me Salmon QST 85 177cm, and my wife got the same, just women’s model something around 160cm while she is 5’11” (180cm) and those models been longest they had in demo category. Both were too soft for us.
Definitively, they are easy, and forgiving skis but I had an impression that I was breaking them too much on any steeper part of slope. We ski Vail resorts, Breck, Vail, and BC, groomed trails. I am 52, 6’2” (188cm) currently around 214lb, but can be anywhere between 200-220lb, promising myself to be better fit for the next season and closer to 200lb. I would say for myself that I am intermediate skier, even I think my skills are closer to intermediate advance. We ski mainly blues, but also some blacks, appropriate to our skills. Our daughter skis moguls, but right now me and my wife still not interesting into them . After researching on the Internet and our own experience, I think the skis for intermediate skills with medium stiffness (according skis com flex rating) would be too much soft for us, but at the same time I am afraid that skis for advanced skiers might be to stiff for us. We want to enjoy our skis vacation, we understand that we must get tired, but also we like challenges, and we expect that we will quickly progress to 100% intermediate advanced. I would say we ski medium speeds, even not sure what is considered the medium speed, according AppleWatch app averaging between 20-30miles/h.
I am looking for all mountain skis with waist 85-93mm, thinking that it will be best width for the groomed resort trails, and snowing days like it used to be this season, this March. On my list I put Blizzard Brahma 88, but afraid that it will be too much skis for me. Other considerations are Blizzard Rustler 9, and third choice, Blizard Bushwacker 88, thinking because of my “size” I might need a little bit more than Bushwacker offers. Somewhere I red, “Skiers that are heavier than 200lbs should consider jumping up a skill level, and skiers less than 115lbs should jump down a skill level to make their skis bend, move and react correctly.” Not sure is it true.
My wife is almost the same story like me, just she is 47, 5’11” (180cm) 168lb, she tried Volkl YUMI and she says that they are stiffer than QST 85, but she can manage them, she does not feel any problem with them, just her impression is that they are not having personality, too much flat, dull, not challenging. So we put on the list for her, Blizzard Black Perl 88, skis “you can go wrong with them for women”, according reviews.
So, I would like to hear what other experienced skiers, with higher, or the same skills can recommend us. I know if you ask a seller, he will get you to point to the particular skis then tell you, “ You are on the right track. They are an excellent fit for you.” - my experience with guys at the mountains. Of course, here locally in Florida there is no many choices.
I am open to demo those skis you recommend me for the next season, but having experience with rental shops during the busiest days of season, the chances are small to get what you would like to demo. Thanks everybody.