 Poster: A snowHead
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I was planning on sticking with rentals for this season but the more I think about it the more I want my own!
I'm 172cm (5' 8 ) 60kg (132 lb) have a couple weeks of real skiing plus quite a lot of hours at Castlford fridge.
I'll mostly be using them on piste with a little bit of side/off piste as I improve, lightweight skis and bindings would be a big plus.
I'll be seeing what skis I can demo from Castlford Ellis-Brigham on Sunday.
Thx in advance for any suggestions/advice.
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Demoed a few skis yesterday.
Just been on skis with nice sharp edges was a revelation and has convinced me I need my own pair 
Really unsure what to go for though.
Salomon Enduro LX800
http://www.ellis-brigham.com/products/salomon/enduro-lx800-skis--z10-bindings-1314/700303
Radius: 14.6m (168cm)
Sidecut: 125/79/107 (168cm)
Fist pair I tried so took a while to get accustomed to edges that bite, felt quite good hard to say much about them as I don't have much to compare them with.
Nordica Fuel
http://www.ellis-brigham.com/products/nordica/fuel-1314-skis/700364
Radius: 15.5m (170cm)
Sidecut: 124/78/108 (170cm)
These where noticeably lighter on my feet maybe a little harder work to make clean slow speed turns but felt very nice with a bit more speed, maybe due to the full length side walls?
Salomon Q-90
http://www.ellis-brigham.com/products/salomon/q-90-1314-skis/700305
Radius: 17.4m (177cm)
Sidecut: 130/89/117 (177cm)
These felt a little clumsy, forgot to double check what length the demo skis where so not sure if it was the extra length and width or just the width that made them feel a bit awkward.
Any suggestions on other skis I should try would be greatly appreciated.
The Nordica's where probably my favourite I'm just not sure if they might turn out to be a bit of a handful with the extra stiffness from the full length sidewall, especially as I'm a bit of a lightweight.
Thx for any advise.
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Daishan,
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Salomon Enduro LX800
Radius: 14.6m (168cm)
Sidecut: 125/79/107 (168cm)
Nordica Fuel
Radius: 15.5m (170cm)
Sidecut: 124/78/108 (170cm)
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From you info above you are probably in the right ball park with the first two skis you tried or similar, I would try Demo the Rossi, Atomic, Elan, etc equivelants of the above skis and see how they feel on your feet.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Have you tried any with a narrower waste? Head Magnum and Salomon 24 Hrs are good carvy piste skis. Scott Aztec are a good all rounder too.
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Thanks for all the suggestions.
I'll be trying as many skis as I can at the ski test on the 16th.
I've not tried anything but those 3 yet, I'll try some narrower skis for comparison, though I'd like some skis that have enough float to allow me to try some easy off piste.
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