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Emilia

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  1. talking about the end of the season now might be a downer. But.

     

    thinking about going skiing end of march to mid april. How was it last season, someone with the ability to look into the future that can tell me how it's going to be this winter?

     

    Last season it was lot of snow i niseko in march, if I remember it right? Sticky as ..! in Hakuba. and no new snow at all.

     

    Thanks smile

  2. as for the snowconditions, great now smile

     

    strong wind today, can't wait for tomorrow with hopefully not as strong winds, and good thing the top was closed today (sunday)..

    less ppl for the snow tomorrow.

     

    and by the way,

    what's the best way to get to Hakuba from here,

    flying sapporo - narita, then train nagano and bus the last bit looks like the best option.. or?

    (i have used the search function too so don't give me that)

     

    cheers.

     

    and for those that I haven't pm. sorry, but i can't. so gotta be otherway around.

  3. 9queens. I can't pm you.

    annupuri is a good place so that sounds good.

    my email is emilianorin@hotmail.com so just email me and we'll take it from there :]

     

    /Emilia

     

    and I'll be in Hakuba in march so.. (don't remember the name of the aussie above staying in hakuba)

     

    I'll be happy to join your small group of 30 :] where are you staying be the way?

     

    do i need more post to pm or what?

  4. The shorter your skis are the easier it's going to be to handle, but if they get to short they could "dive" if you ride in more snow.

     

    If you are a beginner, go for say 5 cm shorter than you.

    If you want something for powder and you are a good skier, go as long as you dare (the longer the harder it's going to be to turn)

    If you like jibbing and playing around, your height or around should be good, since it's easy to spin around etc.

     

    That's what I think. The shorter the ski are the easier to turn and handle... than weight, and all that comes into the calculation. But since you are a beginner (going to learn how to ski?) I would advice you to go for a ski around 5 cm shorter than you..

     

    in a hurry, an don't feel like reading through the text, so pardon my english. hope this helped you some! smile

     

    peace

  5. well, hipsterandjane. Have you seen the cool grafic? haha, no really. I have skied K2 skis before and those that I have tried I liked. So now that I am looking for a powder ski, going for K2 felt like a good choice. And since I can't try them before I have been reading a lot instead and hellbent seem to be a pretty good ski. There isn't too many powder skis for girls that fat.. Hellbent is softer compared to (as an ex.) JJ.

     

    Creek Boy, would you say they are too fat? I guess it depends on what you want, since with this development on skis, i don't know, skiing is changing. for the better or worse..

     

    But as my dad would say, if your a good skier you can ski anywhere on anything.. :]

  6. Hey.

     

    K2's hellbent 2007-2008 compared to 08-09, is there a big difference? What did they change? other then grafic.. softer, harder. Should you go for the new one or is the old one just as good, but cheaper coolmirrors

     

    And what about the sice, I'm 172 and would like a longer off-pist ski. But hellbent comes in 169 or 179, 179 looks like a good sice. But K2 skis are measured so that 179 are acctually 183-185 or something. I just don't know what sice I should go for.

     

    Ideas? comments?

  7. I don't think that skis for women now a days have to be designed all for girls, most of them are yes. I'll think they are a lot better now then two years ago though. And that companies have started to realise that there is a big market for womens skis, and stuff..

     

    I guess im pretty strong, thats why im hesitating on buying a women ski. But I'll think Roxy's Broomstix is going to be a pretty good allround ski.

     

    I heard a lot of good things about the K2's Hellbent. They are going to be a bit softer then other powder skis, but as a girl.. Im not sure about the sice though.. Since Im 172 and the skis are 179 (which I first thought was great) But the 179 aren't acctually 179 but longer, 183 or 185 or something :] They messure differently. Should I go for 169?? Feels like they are going to be too short, since I want a powder ski I would like to go for a longer..

     

    ??? smile

  8. So, time for new skis, maybe. Outgrew my old and got some inside price so I might just have to get two groovy

     

    I'll like one pair that is more allround. Have anyone tried the Roxy, black magic? I heard they are great.

    I don't want them to be to soft either.

     

    I now ski on salomon teneighty, so much fun and a good allround ski I would say. But they are way to short now (I guess I grew some over the last three years) Liked my brothers K2 public enemy when I tried them.

     

    Should I go for a girl ski? I'm 172 and about 64 kg.

     

    My brother is trying to push me into buying a real powder ski (i'll use that as an excuse since I want a pair). Don't know how fat I can go though..

    Anyone tried K2 Hellbent or Völkl Gotama? Salomon Czar? E-Motion Women's Ski ? and much much more..

     

    I know that women skis has developed, but how big is the difference in softness? any other big difference?

     

    Why are most girl-skis pink? don't like it..

     

    open discussion on powder skis.. :]

  9. The public enemy is fun :]

     

    took my brothers for a day, easy skis, easy to turn with and fun.

    we were skiing on a glacier and I had lot more fun with the k2s then with my salomon teneighty. But there was a lenght difference as well, my salomon was a lot shorter, you couldn't push them to hard (something my brothers experienced when the top dove into the snow.

     

    hum, not much for a review but at least something.. :]

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