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Good girl skis

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~tEaM114~
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Hey everyone

I am looking for some ideas on a good girl ski. I have been researching a lot the last couple of days but I can't decide. I want a ski that is a good half and half of park ski and powder ski, while still being comfortable on hard groomers. So far I have looked into the Moment Hot Mess, Moment Bella, Moment Sierra, K2 Missdemeanor 2013, Armada ARVw, and the Volkl Gem 2012.

So basically I would just like some opinions on which of the skis would be best for my preferences. Also, if there are any others that are a good ski for powder and park please let me know.

SHANKS

++karma for whoever helps me and isn't a smart ass.
Jul 26 2012 10:48AM
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tsk94
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Are you looking at only women's only options? Or would you be fine with technically a 'men's' ski, if it suited what you were looking for.
Jul 26 2012 10:58AM
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~tEaM114~
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You know honestly it doesn't really matter. I never really thought of that. Keep in mind I am only 5'2" and about 118lbs. So nothing that my weight can't handle. And I would like to go no longer than a 160 length!
Jul 26 2012 11:00AM
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DosasNMimosas
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the armada ARVw would be very tall for you seeing that they only offer the 165cm... I'd suggest lengths from 155-161
Jul 26 2012 1:59PM
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tsk94
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Moment Sierra in a 160 would be a good option. You could also look at something like the Line Prophet Flite, nice lightweight, and I think it would be a lot of fun at your size. Maybe the new Volkl Pyra? Would be a bit more park orientated but what you got to remember is that at your weight you don't need something that wide to float well in powder.
Jul 26 2012 2:03PM
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Cyanicenine
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If you want something that will do powder as well as park I would look for something with ~100 waist.

I'm actually similar in size to you a little heavier 5'2 130lbs and I ride the 2011 K2 misbehaves 159 both in powder and in the park. If you go to K2's website you'll see that the misbehaved is the same dimensions as the Kung Fuja (it's the same ski as far as I can tell) and the kung fuja has a solid rep as both a park ski and an all mountain ski. You'd be surprised at how well it holds an edge even in ice, it's not too wide to carve on.

In wet PNW powder you will have to lean back and do some work to get it to float in deep stuff. If you're lucky enough to ski somewhere that gets dry pow, it will do amazingly well.

If you really want to try out a moment ski I would go for the Bella in a 152 if you want it to be more playful/park oriented or a 162 if you're already a comfortable park skier. The 162 will be easier to float pow in, but the 152 will be easier to learn spins on.

The only downside to the misbehaved is that it's heavy, k2 makes heavy skis, but the flipside of that is that k2 makes really durable skis, I have 5 skis in my quiver and they've held up the best outside of my Libtech's.

The nice thing about riding a wider ski in the park is that I find it a little more stable on landings, due to the larger platform and the fact that it's harder to find yourself accidently on an edge. It's also really nice to have some rocker in there for the same reason, harder to eat shit if you nose into someones bomb hole on a landing.

Overall I'd look for anything ~100mm waist 160ish length with some all terrain rocker, these specs will get you closest to what you're looking for, and there are plenty of skis with those specs if you look around.
Jul 26 2012 6:41PM
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*geezer*
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if you have a little extra cash, I would recommend buying a quality all-mountain/rocker powder ski, and then buy a shit used pair of park skis.If you're skiing boxes/rails you don't want an edge. However, if you end up on an icy groomer, the situation is far from ideal. If you have two pairs of skis, you won't have to deal as much with all the tuning and detuning.

+Also, I'm 5'6 and a half, and I personally wouldn't go over 157. I personally like shorter skis for glades.
Jul 26 2012 7:06PM
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Cyanicenine
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Oh hey, if you do get the moment bella report back and let me know how it is. I've been interested in that ski but haven't been lucky enough to find any to demo.

Also Fern's advice is solid, if you do any jibbing you'll want to get two separate skis, I for some reason assumed you meant jumps only.

I was able to pick up a K2 press for only $150 a month ago, if you want a cheap jib ski, you can't get much better than that. After a quick google search it looks like you can get them for $162 from peak2peak just have EVO price match that and you'll get an extra 5% off.
Jul 26 2012 7:22PM
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~tEaM114~
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Thanks everyone this was super helpful. I already have the Roxy Shazams from 2010 and the K2 Missdemeanors from like 2007 or 2008, so I definitely have a good park ski that does not have an edge on it for the boxes/rails, I have been taking the edge of the Missdemeanors for years to use them for just that. And I do definitely like the sound of the K2's so far. I have always enjoyed the k2's.

I am really really interested in the Moment Bella's. For some reason they seem like they would work pretty well for me. I am a pretty advanced skier when it comes to park and all mountain, and just alright in the park concerning boxes and rails, but I definitely hit them, so it is a priority to get a ski that can work with both.

Thanks so much for your help guys/gal. ++karma for you all!
Jul 26 2012 10:24PM
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paige.
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Since you have a park ski already you probably want to pair it with something in the 100-110 range and on the stiffer end of the girls ski spectrum (if they were going to be your only ski I'd aim for 95ish and softer). I'd also look for skis with early rise as that will help you get better float on a narrower ski. With this you probably want to push the length a little longer. ie: 155-160ish for traditional, 160-165ish for early rise. This also depends on what you're used to/personal preference/what terrain you ski. For myself I tend to prefer longer skis than I would recommend for most other girls.

If you are going to keep using your park skis as well I would look at skis like the 4frnt Arethra, Line Celebrity 100, and Moment Bella. None of these are a soft park ski but they should get the job done, and more importantly they'll give you the stiffness needed to blast around the rest of the mountain while still maintaining the lighter core you expect in a women's model. Plus all three have sintered bases so they should be fast and hold up if you take care of them.

I haven't gotten to do more than flex the Moment Bella but just doing that made me want to buy them. They're nice and stiff underfoot and a bit softer in the rocker so they should have some forgiveness if you land a little messy. I did get to talk to one girl who has riding them she loved them. I'm assuming you've seen the two reviews from Blister?
http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2nd-look-moment-bella
http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2011-2012-moment-bella

If you're open to looking at guys skis I'd also take a look at the ON3P Jeffreys for next year because they're coming in a 161 (and 106mm underfoot?). They'll be less directional than the women's skis I recommended because women's skis tend to get pretty forward/big mountain focused once you reach 100+ underfoot. Plus the bamboo core keeps them playful.
Jul 27 2012 12:47AM
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