 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm looking at getting some fairly advanced piste skis for my daughter, they'll be used for her BASI1 next year (hopefully in Austria rather than in a dome) and hopefully for a while after. She's 16 5' 5" and very slight and I'm a bit worried that some of these could be too heavy and/or stiff for her (I've read that some tigersharks etc are).
Possibilities are (in 155-160cm)
Völkl Tigershark 8 + Marker 11.0 TC 10/11
Völkl Crosstiger Steel + Marker 3Motion 11.TC 10/11
Völkl Crosstiger Carbon + Marker IPT 12.0 10/11
I can't find anything on the weight of each of these, anyone know? Anything on stiffness particularly if any would be too much for her?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Colin B, I have the Crosstiger Carbon and I think they are pretty stiff and certainly fairly heavy. However as you know I am a pretty moderate skier and not nearly as good as Natalie. I think they are great skis. Sorry that's not much help!
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ianmacd, Hi, nice to hear from you, any LDA trips planned this year? I thought they were probably the stiffest of the 3, any idea of the actual weight?
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Tigershark 10ft weigh a ton. Almost literally.
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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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yeah, Tigershark 10ft (powerswitch) weigh in at about 7kg for the pair, and are stiff. (Ive just returned from a week on these and after 2 days my legs were screaming! Im not a powerful skier, 68kg and 5'6"). Volkl are known for being stiff by all accounts, but in their defence, when pushed, the tigersharks is when they really start to work and make sense.
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Thanks guys, might have to have a rethink, she only weighs about 40kg or so.
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Colin B, if you're in 2Alpes this season you could go and ask James in Carrel Sports - he's a BASI coach, should be able to give you sensible advice. He's stocking Line, Nordica, Volkl and Scott at the moment if I remember correctly.
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Lizzard, I'll be there on 21st January  I was hoping to get some for her birthday (31st Jan) from Sport Conrad though. She's not skiing before our Easter visit this year though so it doesn't matter too much.
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Colin B, we have ridiculous amounts of snow. 
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Colin B, no plans for L2A this year. I am hoping to go to SoPIB. I don't have skis here at the moment but think they are about 6-7 kg the pair with bindings in 175.
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ianmacd, Thanks, sounds as if weight is a problem for all 3 Volkls.
Lizzard, Looking forward to it after the lack of it on my last 2 trips. Will look you up for a beer and a slide perhaps.
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