Message #5600

[Svend]

My only advice at this point is not to get skis that are too heavy.  Eg. -- our friend's Atomic Balanze skis (they are the B11 model, women's Metrons) must weigh close to 20 pounds or more.  At your wife's 130 pounds, that's about 1/6th of her body weight! For a strong athletic woman, that may be OK, but for one who isn't, such skis will feel like lead pipes on her feet, and she won't enjoy the learning process.  Good luck...