EDIT: Updates here on Page 2.
Apologies in advance if this isn't technical enough for this subforum, but I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed as a newer skier with all the choices out there.
I just started skiing this season, have a good number of days in already. Local is Mammoth, have been to Tahoe a few times as well and will spend a bigger chunk of time there later this season. I'm obviously not charging super hard or anything like that yet, but finding confidence in trees, bowls, little drops and such. I'd say I'm spending most of my time off the groomers - the trees feel more familiar, like mountain biking, so I dig that.
Got the boots figured out so I'm looking to find a pair of skis that'll work well for a while - something that will be good as I progress. Right now I've got this pair of Rossignols in a 170cm length - I'm 5'11 and 175lbs. They don't feel particularly short - but I've noticed that most people my height seem to be on a ski about 10cm longer. My current skis chatter a lot when going quick and I think I'd like something wider as well - 92mm underfoot feels like a big improvement from the rental skis I've used at the beginning of the season, but would something around 105mm be easier to pivot/float in deeper snow?
The short list of skis that have seemingly come up a lot are: Rossignol Soul 7 / Black Ops Sender, Blizzard Cochise, Head Kore 105, Atomic Vantage 107. Are any of these going to be a good next step upgrade for me?
Local stores offer a ton of demo options (so I could easily demo all of those and others) but I don't even know where to start - any advice is appreciated so I'm not just demoing skis all winter hah!
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