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niseko2010
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Can anyone please help me with some advice of picking a pair of female powder skis, I am 5'5"  125pounds and an agressive skier, Am thinking of K2 MissBehaved's 169cm or the Volkl Kiku(170cm, or 162cm) have heard reviews of the Kiku beening hard to handle at 170cm, any help would be really appreicated and please not smart as% coments, thank you

Jan 20 2010 5:44AM
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Twig
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I don't know much about the Kiku except it looks like a girls version of the Gotama, a ski which almost everybody likes..
The Line Pandora could be a good choice.. Early Rise and Taper + they are ridiculously light. One of my friends skis them and i'd guess they don't weigh any more than anthems. 172 Pandora could be a great ski. I don't think they'd be hard to handle with the rocker and the light weight either.
Jan 20 2010 5:56AM
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Elephant_Snot
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females ski?
planks of wood work well for chicks i heard
Jan 20 2010 7:34AM
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I_Am_Mod
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i dunno, skis are usually unisex; get some wide, but not too wide planks, and perhaps a bit softer; this will probably accomodate your skiing best since you're not very big/ heavy and you're a girl/woman...

maybe look into a pair of lizzies or bacons or ep pros ?
Jan 20 2010 7:37AM
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fragglemuffin
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line pandoras/ lizzies
Jan 20 2010 8:27AM
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yeahitsdave
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missbehaved would be a solid ski, 98 underfoot, rocker tip and tail. its a solid medium flex, about the same as the obsethed, with (i think, off the top of my head i might be wrong) the same rocker. i really wanted to get a pair ofr my gf this year, but ended up getting a better deal on pandoras, which leads me to...

line padoras. 115 underfoot, early rise and taper. the 172 skis short due to the rocker and set back contact points, and even with the size, is still lighter than the missbehaved. the ski comes right out of the sfb mold people have been raving about for years, just with a lighter weight poplar core. all in all, probably one of the best womens powder skis on the market

the kiku is going to be the strongest ski in the group, my rep says its like 10-15% softer than the gotama, which is a pretty strong ski. as a womens ski, it would be a killer charger, the extended low profile rocker on it is pretty consistent and works well everywhere, but skids and smears turns really well (atleast in the gotama).

my vote, pandoras.
Jan 20 2010 8:53AM
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kko
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^I vote Pandoras too. I have them and they are amazing. I ride them almost everyday. I'm about 5'2" and I have the 172's and I've never had any issues with controlling them. They are a super fun ski. Really lively and playful in the pow but can still hold an edge and carve great on the groomers, and even though they are light, they are still super stable and can haul ass without feeling sketchy.
Jan 20 2010 1:14PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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+ 1 for line pandoras cus i've heard such great things about them by female skiers.
Jan 20 2010 1:46PM
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Nicko1981
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http://www.libertyskis.com/2010/helix167.php

Liberty are now doing a shorter version of the Helix aimed at shorter guys and girls. - 167cm

It's super light for a larger ski (105 underfoot) and also lively.

Might be an option for you:




Jan 20 2010 2:06PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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roxy mumbo jumbo?
Jan 20 2010 2:25PM
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*Goldie*
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Im 5'3, recently brought the Salomon Geisha's in 173... the female version of the Shoguns.

So far I've skied on them for about 3 weeks and I love them, they are stiff enough to shread fast but still poppy enough to have fun on. They have a reverse camber, super good on pow days and I can still ski on shitty ice with them so good for an all mountain too.

I was looking at the Vokl Kiku too before I decided on the Geisha's cos I too heard that they where pretty hard to handle in a larger size. Pandoras are meant to be awesome too.

Hope that helps!
Jan 20 2010 4:35PM
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wrichmond
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174 Fatypus E-Motion maybe
Jan 20 2010 8:34PM
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Gomer_GSX
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Either the Line Pandora or Rossignol Voodoo Pro BC 110, which is a female version of the Rossi S7.  Having ridden the men's versions of those skis a ton in powder its hard to fault that the women's versions wouldn't be outstanding.  The S7 is definitely better than my Bacons in the pow but they both do the all around all mountain extremely well.
Jan 20 2010 10:10PM
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