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Rossi Passion 1s - ? a good 1st ski?
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

fed up with hit & miss hire skis so my wife is looking at buying a pair in the end of season sales. She's competent parallel skier but not adventerous or ever to be terribly fast or go off piste. Happy on blues & the occaisional red if she has to. Has been many weeks on the snow over the years - a classic Blues cruiser , I guess.
Is there any reason NOT to buy a pair (seems to be all I can find in the desired 145-150cm length) ?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

I don't think many people know this ski.

If your wife has sound technique but is just too wary of going beyond what she is comfortable with, then this soft beginners type ski might suffice.
I don't think it is likely to help her on icy stuff though and unless she can avoid that stuff, then I'd think she would be better of on a stiffer ski.
Just an opinion after a quick read up on the ski.. a soft starter type ski, IMV. She might be too good for it. Go a bit stiffer..??
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

How about a pair of Head Cool Thangs? Light, easy to ski and capable of reasonable performance. They won't intimidate your wife and should help her to progress.
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thanks for the suggestions - lightness is definitely important, reassurance on ice would also be a definite plus - I'll have a look at the Heads - any other skis out there we should be considering?
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

My sister once skied on a pair of cheap noodles...

She skiied fine on blues, bit slower on reds.
Then I was like... I think she is better then that... Arranged her a pair of C9 atomics... next day she came down the very convincingly black graded Schilthorn 'better' then the day before on a not very hard red.

Get Mrsgvj a quality ski, not a cheap noodle (and i don't mean a fis spec rockhard stick, just quality ski, like some that are already suggested)
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