Technical or Tactical

[bf_hill]

Well that just goes to highlight what has been said before, demo, demo, demo.  Not only does the expertise level affect the rating but skier weight and length of ski.    www.skipressworld.c om has an interesting ski selection process.  They actually identify the raters for the skis including their height, wt., and age along with their specific ratings.  That let me see how an older heavier skier found a particular ski and also how he rated different skis.

Since I am trying to select skis before my next trip I am reading as much as possible from as many sources, but the more I read, the more I am leaning towards spending the extra money for 4 days of demos before buying.  Perhaps I can get a deal after a couple days, but it looks like Ebay would provide the best deal.  K2 Apache Crossfires,  Salomon Cyclones, Fischer RX8, Dynastar Contact 9 and Head isupershape magnums are my current choices (in that order...sort of...).  The waists are all around 68 to 70 with the exception of the RX8 (65) so I am definitely leaning towards a more Technical, slalom type ski.

[Perry]

I agree.  It is one of the reasons I like this forum.  It seems to be more my speed and there are many posters that are my age.  I still want to improve my skiing as much as possible, however,  I'm not interested in hucking any cliffs.