 Poster: A snowHead
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Recommendations please for womens specific skis. One of the most important considerations being weight.
Mrs O had a couple of shoulder operations last year and isn't briiliant when it comes to toting skis around. skis reds and blacks ok. Probably 80-90% on piste and she normally skis 146-150cm. Cheers.
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george owen, I hate to say it, but I must..........Does she have good/properly fitted boots?
What ski brands are available to you, in your area?
My recommendation is to get good boots, then demo some skis.
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might be worth looking at a ski sling\carrier..can't remember the make but one that you can convert from over sholuder to handle etc. does make it a lot easier to carry skis over mid distances..(hotel to lift )
as for skis if you can demo, try K2 buring Luv\lotta Luv, Head Great one or mayeb scott maya
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| papasmurf wrote: |
| as for skis if you can demo, try K2 buring Luv\lotta Luv, Head Great one or mayeb scott maya |
The Burnin' Luvs are about as heavy as you can get though! Otherwise I'd recommend them (seeing as I have a pair, & really like them  ). I'd second the Scott Maya, although I'd probably go a bit longer than 146-150, unless Mrs O is really tiny...
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Not Volkl's Tigersharks. Weigh a ton, have a permanently bruised shoulder all season.
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K2's are definitely heavy, if she is mainly on piste how about the Elan Wave Magics?
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Scott Mayas are definitely light especially with a light set of bindings attached (that's one of the reasons I bought them for my wife, the other two being: 1. The colour matches her jacket and 2. I had delaminated one of her Volkl Attiva's with a too-hot iron  )
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Helen Beaumont, It has to be said though that even those aren't overly light - I wouldn't want to lug mine a huge distance LOL
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Megamum, lighter than my MissDemeanors though. 
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Try volkl attiva series - seemed quite light when I rented then in Vail last season ....... or was that just my wallet after paying for them?? 
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I know nothing about skis but I am a first class wimp when it comes to carrying them around. Get a skiweb thing. It'll be worth it 
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You know it makes sense.
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george owen, they have some Scott Mayas in a 155 in Ellis Brigham at Tamworth Snowdome. I'd expect they are on demo at other EB or S&R shops elsewhere.
I wanted to try them today but was teaching all day, which is how I know. Have to have a go on them some other time 
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I'm interested in this question too. Carrying skis is a problem for me - not shoulders so much, but hands, because of some arthritis. I have 155 Wave Magics, which are neither very heavy nor very light, but super skis. But they should be 160cm (long story) and I am sort of in the market for something else. I did once use some Stocklis (can't remember which, I'm afraid), on easiski's recommendation, which were hugely heavy to carry but super on the feet, and if having that weight is the only way to really cut through the crud, I think I'd be willing to go heavier.
george owen, maybe you could carry them for her? My OH is very kind about carrying mine when my hands are sore. He says it helps make up for the fact that he does at most 10% of the driving on the way back and forth to the Alps.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mr docsquid carries my skis for me because of the breathing problems I have at altitude. In return he gets to ski for much longer as he doesn't have to constantly wait for me to struggle up a hill taking a breather every few yards!
I would say that Volkl skis tend to come up rather heavy - I have three pairs and they are all pretty heavy. However they do ski very well indeed, and the attiva series is lighter than the equivalent mens' skis.
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My wife has a pair of Head Cool Thangs, which are extremely light. Re-named Cool Ones this year.
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george owen, Mrs O tried the Wave Magics last year and thought they where lovley and they where practically feather weight compared to the K2 Phat Luv's
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