 Poster: A snowHead
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Any ladies out there skiing the Rossignol S7 Ski Women’s? Thinking about buying these, feedback? I’m 5’8, weigh 140, and live in Jackson, WY. I ski mostly on lift accessible runs, but get into the park when I can. Mostly just want a good ski for Jackson Powder days for the mountain.
Rossignol S7 Ski Women’s- Found them for $420
http://bit.ly/GYTF2v
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nope...but I ski Nordica Soulriders, which I reckon are more fun and forgiving (tried s7ws but like SoulRiders more). Blistergearreview has a full on review of them. I am 5'5" and about 130lbs and ski them in 177, which may sound a tad long for my height, but the SRs are my Goldilocks skis...I used them for everything last season-on and off piste. Fab! (cool graphics last season too...they've gone a bit boring this year). They are sold as "men's" skis, but that's utter boll**ks. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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jtraveler000, I don't know if they are the best but I love them. I ski last season's S7 women's. I'm 5'5" and 120 pounds and ski the 178s. They're my every day, everywhere ski — so much so that I'm selling all of my other skis. This season's update looks good but I'm sticking with mine. I ski mainly in Chamonix where, apart from last season's unusually good snow, conditions can be very variable off piste (or in the back country as people on your side of the pond call it). I'm not sure I'd consider them suitable for the park* though.
* Disclaimer: I don't ski the park so my opinion is tenuous at best.
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Soul Riders are great, but powder skis they are not.
Take a look at the Voelkl Kiku (my gf loves hers). Think SportPursuit have some up for cheap atm.
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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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| clarky999 wrote: |
Soul Riders are great, but powder skis they are not.
Take a look at the Voelkl Kiku (my gf loves hers). Think SportPursuit have some up for cheap atm. |
Not great for someone living in or near Jckson though. To the OP - welcome to sHs, I'd have thought they'd be a great JH ski & can probably hack it even in the afternoons when the Hobacks get warm and funky.
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| can probably hack it even in the afternoons when the Hobacks get warm and funky. |
If you mean slushy when you say "warm and funky" then yes, S7s can do slush with ease. Someone told me that the S7s make skiing too easy, which is a somewhat sweeping statement. They make skiing powder (or anything soft, e.g. slush) easier than on narrower, non-rockered skis. You do have to work on hard pack but I've not yet experienced a lack of edge bite on them in those conditions (so no skittering sideways when things get icy).
Skis are such a personal preference, I'm always hesitant to take other opinions to heart. You just have to find the ski for you.
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God, the Yvettes are beautiful. I've been eyeing these and am really tempted to just spend the extra cash. One of the main reasons I've been thinking about the S7's is because I have also heard they are somewhat comparable to the Yvettes, and $420 http://bit.ly/183C5jQ compared to $800 is definitley easier for me to swallow. Decisions, decisions....
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jtraveler000, the most pertinent question is which ones match your ski jacket 
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