Hi folks,
I'm trying to help a petite friend pick out a pair of soft-snow/travel skis, and don't know many skiers her size to compare notes with. She's 5'4", 105lbs, and mostly skis on a pair of 146cm Dynastar junior SL's (the one for junior racers). She likes those a lot, and is a big fan of the edge grip they provide in eastern conditions. She's an intermediate skier at the moment, and likes to ski at medium speeds.
The idea is to get her something wider for soft conditions and travel, since her current setup isn't exactly the most forgiving in pow & crud. I'm finding good deals on the Peak 90 in 163, less-good deals on the Rev 90 in 156 or 163, and worse deals on the Mya 8. Anybody have any suggestions or thoughts on whether those skis are reasonable for someone of her weight?
Other suggestions would be awesome. She's not looking for a super-wide pow ski, and would want this ski to be acceptable on groomers if she took it on a trip somewhere and it only snowed half the time; I'm thinking something along the lines of the RnR would be ideal, except downsized for a light person. Any ideas on which ski & length would be that ski?
Thanks!
Dan