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What skis to buy?
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My 14 yr old son has just decided that he needs new skis for snow skiing. It's difficult to disagree as he's 5' 11", 10 1/2 stone and on a soft ladies Head 150 ski. These have been excellent but where do we go next? Any ideas?

He's a good skier, probably on the border between advanced and expert. He's looking for something a bit stiffer than these, with a radius of probably 15m max, not slalom skis. He enjoyed skiing on Atomic GS (about 18m) but wants something with more turn than a GS ski and better in powder and steep bumps.

I would guess he wants an all mountain ski, not too heavy, 155 to 160 long.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

I think you're looking too short if you dont mind me saying. At nearly 6 foot 155cm is gonna be like an ice skate on the lad. Shocked

That being said i thnink the Scott punisher has a radius around 15m and comes in a 162cm. Armada arvs come in 165cm but have a little higher radius.

Def look at scott skis imo, usually have plenty of sidecut and small radius (es?)
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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?

Jane L, the Armada arv comes in a 175cm and is a good all mtn ski, good in powder ok in bumps. but the ski continues to suprise me. Smile
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155-160 for an all mountain ski is wayyyyy too short. You should be thinking 170-175 ish for his weight and ability. As said Scott make powder skis with fairly aggressive sidecuts.
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I'm the same weight and height as your son, only difference is I'm 30 years older. I have some 162 Salomon X wing Tornados, I think the turn radius is about 13m so, great fun for carving about on piste, they're light and like being put on edge but also float reasonably well in powder for a short ski as they're quite flexible and have wide shovels.
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