Wife needs new skis

[Puck it]

I think it will ski short with tip rocker. 150mm over 200cm.

They really are 162's.

 

[buellski]

How do you get them to the mountain?

53' - definitely need a tractor-trailer.

 

[Bene288]

My girlfriend skis Blizzard Vivas. IQ intergrated binding system is great to get that customized setting. Decent sized rocker on the tips. Great carvers ski. My girlfriend absolutely loves them.

 

[bigbog]

Have her try out the Volkl Kenja's. My wife just bought a pair and is thrilled with the skis. They're an 88, but she has no trouble turing them and she's built likea bean pole.

+1
Nice all-mtn ski...at least that's what a lady-friend from downstate, says...... Blizzard has some not-too-shoddy boards out...

 

[St. Bear]

So over the weekend I noticed a pair of Head MYA 6 skis with bindings for sale on ebay that were the perfect size for my wife. They were demos from last year, but the only noticeable wear was scratching on the topsheet of one ski.

The bidding was $51 when I noticed it on Fri, so I kept an eye on it. Woke up on Sun with the bidding up to $102. I placed a max bid of $160, because with shipping I wanted to keep it under $200. I ended up with the winning bid at $152, and with $25 shipping came well within my price limit.

I know we got a great deal, but I'm still a little wary that she never got to demo any skis.

 

[Puck it]

So over the weekend I noticed a pair of Head MYA 6 skis with bindings for sale on ebay that were the perfect size for my wife. They were demos from last year, but the only noticeable wear was scratching on the topsheet of one ski.

The bidding was $51 when I noticed it on Fri, so I kept an eye on it. Woke up on Sun with the bidding up to $102. I placed a max bid of $160, because with shipping I wanted to keep it under $200. I ended up with the winning bid at $152, and with $25 shipping came well within my price limit.

I know we got a great deal, but I'm still a little wary that she never got to demo any skis.

Just pull a bdfreetuna on her and throw her down the mountain!!!!

 

[St. Bear]

Just pull a bdfreetuna on her and throw her down the mountain!!!!

You may not be so far from the truth. Reading some of the reviews, it says that aggressive skiing is rewarded and the ski wants to go down the fall line. That's something I've always harped on her about, that she skis too cautiously. Hopefully these will help her open up.

Or, they'll frustrate her and she'll end up resenting me. Either way, should be interesting.

 

[Puck it]

You may not be so far from the truth. Reading some of the reviews, it says that aggressive skiing is rewarded and the ski wants to go down the fall line. That's something I've always harped on her about, that she skis too cautiously. Hopefully these will help her open up.

Or, they'll frustrate her and she'll end up resenting me. Either way, should be interesting.

Oh, bring the radar gun and see if she can beat the "tuna".