another thought.
Don't get skis with too small a turn radius, because they will feel "squirrelly" when skiing flat on the bases. It isn't really a big deal (they just wobble a bit and a bit of edge solves the problem), but for someone coming from relatively straight skis who may already have a bit of a bias against shaped skis, it is a behavior that "justifies their concerns".? The longer the turn radius (the less the sidecut) the less noticeable this behavior will be.? Probably don't want anything less than a 15m turn radius, or? at least certainly should demo some shorter and longer radius skis so she feels the behavior and knows whether its a problem or not..
That describes my first experience with shaped skis perfectly.? The rental guy pushed me into skis that were too small.? The were squirrelly (great word) and I had to go from edge to edge constantly.? I only took one run and traded them up.? BIG difference.? They were still less stable than my old, (okay, really old) skis but more tolerable.? And the improvement in easier, quicker turning was worth it then. If only I could tell you the lengths.
It would be helpful to know that kind of stuff in advance.
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