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Are they any good, anyone tried them? Looking out for new skis for my daughter (13). She skis anything well now and after a park lesson wants some twin tips. I don't want anything too wide (these are 78 mm) though at this stage although we hired some with a 92mm waist for her park lesson and she got on alright with them. Would want something around 155 cm as she's only about 5' 2" and 6 stone. She would want them for mainly piste but some park and off-piste too.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Very rare if no  ,s have an opinion on these, or similar, skis!
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161 cm... Armada ARW?
Edit: this years model as well for an extra 50 euros, she will probably decide the top sheet is prettier 
They have quite a few girls skis at (what I think are) decent prices.
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arv, Thanks I've looked at Sports Conrad also. I think 161 is just that bit too big and once you add bindings to their prices they get quite expensive.
The reason I'm looking at the She's Trouble is - Twintips Park/Freeride but not too soft should be good for piste too, do in 155 cm, reasonable width at 78 mm, construction seems Ok with wood core, price is good too. You're right she's not mad keen on the colour scheme but could live with it.
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Fri 18-05-12 18:22; edited 1 time in total
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Colin B,
A pair off Scott sheelas might suit her down to the ground. I was gonna suggest a punnisher If you could get one short enough then stumbled across these. The punisher graphics are much more for a 13 year old son than daughter  The Sheela is the girls punisher. Its a go any where all mountain twin tip. Its a bit wider than the shes trouble but a bit narrower than what you rented for her.
Snow + Rock have em in 162. The scott skis do ski a lot shorter than their length on piste and the twin tips even more so. I ski scott Neos myself (semi twin) love to bits and have to use a longer ski than with other models. For example I can ski a Salomon Tornado as short as 162 and am also happy on a 170 but cant ski a Neo of 168 yet the 176 is perfet for me (and better than either Tornado IMO) . I dont think she will struggle with these.
http://www.snowandrock.com/Activity/Ski/Equipment/Skis/Scott/SHEELA+(SKI+ONLY)+SCO0055.htm
The price is well good too. It is ski only. Im sure they could supply bindings or you could see Spyderjon for these http://www.jonsskituning.co.uk/.
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RPF, Yes she's seen them and likes the look of them. as they are Punisher/Mission related I would have no qualms but I still think 162 cm, which is 5 cm above her head, is too long, she's also very light.
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Colin B, I know you sorta asked about the Dynastars originally but remember the twin tips will ski a whole lot shorter.
I had Trouble Makers 2 years ago and no complaints but they were just a park ski for me, good in the bumps and could rail a turn but apart from that I didn't fall in love. OTOH I have ARVs and I use them most skiing days.
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I guess I'm trying to justify my current thinking at the moment. I think the Armada, Scotts are very good skis but feel that at minimum 161/1612 cm they are too long She is only 13, 157 cm tall and under 40 kg. Am I wrong in this thinking? I know she could ski them but don't want to impede her progress.
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Colin B, what was the length she used when you were away? If it was a bit shorter I would probably run with that instead of letting us complicate your issue 
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arv, Her current skiis, non twin-tip which need replacing are 144. The twin tips we hired at Easter were 155 APO Marielle. I'd happily get her 160+ skis if I wqs convinced they were right but at the moment I feel they would be too long.
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Colin B, A girl of 13 isn't going to need or want much wider that your original thinking IMV...which was 78mm..??? if she skis them down at 155 for her weight. You don't want to impede her progress with a bigger board ..unless she has specific need to go wider....
Most people settle for wide skis for the benefits they bring...and accept the trade-offs which will be on-piste, IMV.
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I did some calculations based on the above info.
The running length of the punisher is 83% of total length.
Assuming the sheela is V.similar to the punisher and as the skis get shorter we can scale all measurements: a 161 sheela will have a running length of 133cm
You could measure the running lengths of her current skis and compare them: place them base to base, measure where they contact at the tip to where they contact at the tails (probably right at the end if they are not twintip). Anything between the contact points is the running surface.
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FAQ
. The punishers are not a very stiff ski (assuming the sheela is similar) so this would also be good for a lighter skier.
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