Salomon Geisha Ski - Women's - 2009 BCS

The Geisha is an amazing all around/all mountain/all conditions ski. So far, I have used it mostly for touring- from hardpack to breakable crust to deeper powder, and the reverse camber construction combined with a wood core and good side cut allow for superb performance in all those conditions. The graphics are specifically for women, but it is the same ski as the Salomon Shogun..so its fun to have a ladies version that isn't "dumbed" down. If you are looking for an advanced to expert all terrain ski- with superb capabilities in big mountain and off-piste terrain- this would be an excellent choice. I am 5'8 and medium build, expert skier, and ride the 173cm.

I just skied these skis for the first time yesterday and I was really impressed. I usually ski a 182, but the wood and bamboo core kept these ski stable at high speed and nimble in more technical terrain. This is an awesome all mountain ski, I will take it everywhere.

I got the Geishas at the beginning of the ski season and they proved themselves all year long. The Geishas are my everyday go to ski. They are fat enough to rip in the powder and stiff enough to charge through the skied up crud. I recommended them to my girlfriend and she put a touring set up on them and loves them as well for front and back country. The graphics are sweet. You can tell they are lady graphics but not over the top pink and flowery. Another great Salomon product for women who want to charge the whole mountain.

I bought these looking for a powder ski, never having skied them. Wow, was I impressed. I had a smile on my face all day. While they don't carve quite as well as my stiffer skis, they charge and respond beautifully in the powder. They are super light-weight making them easy to maneuver and perform well in the push piles. It seems they turn on demand, but seem to hold an edge when I need them to. I highly recommend these skis to anyone looking for a powder ski, who also needs them to handle in variable conditions as well.

I wanted a ski for Colorado that I can use as "every day" ski. I bought the Geishas without trying them. I skied them in Winter Park in Colorado in January, we had less snow, almost no powder, but hard packed snow and sometimes even icy slopes. The Skis performed very well in all conditions. They turn very easy and are even good to handle on hard snow and groomers. I am not a good mogul skier, but even in the moguls they were fine and also good in tree runs. I am not an expert skier, but doing ok on black diamond runs. When we had 4 inch of new snow I took the skis to the bowl and it was so easy to ski them, I am looking forward to seeing how they will perfom in deep powder.This is a ski I can really recommend and its definetly not for experts only.