Salomon Lady Ski - Women's - 2008 BCS

...but I broke my arm the first day on them (after 25 years of skiing and no injuries)! End of day...tired, marginal weather, chasing a guy half my age on a snowboard through the trees....guess I would have to say operator error. They are incredibly responsive at higher speeds, will do anything you ask, instantly, especially off-piste. They eat up bad terrain and, in my experience, do well on mogus (didn't try iced up fields.) But my problem came when I slowed down in the trees; when I came out of the trees and quickened my speed, their sudden increase in responsiveness got me. I have to agree with other reviewers that they are just not as responsive at the slower speeds. I am 5'5", 130 lbs and ski the 161's. I'm keeping the, though and will rock 'em for sure this season.

This ski is absolutely everything that Salomon claims it is. I am 5'3" and 123 pounds; an aggressive, all mountain skier. I ski in northern New Mexico. I decided to go with the 153cm based on past experiences with many other skis. It was the right choice. The Lady has precise edge grip on any surface, the likes of which I haven't experienced in a long time. They are tremendous in the bumps, and are steady and smooth no matter what my speed. I could not shake them loose, and I tried. One reviewer commented that these skis were "heavy feeling at slower speeds". I have not felt anything even close to "heavy" performance at lower speeds. My hunch is that the skis in the test were too long. This is a lot of ski, and the 153s are more than enough for me. I'm aware of the "rocker" effect when considering length, but they are still a LOT OF SKI. They will carve trenches if you roll them over. The ski is responsive and even lively. It's come a long way from the earlier 1080s, which are still good skis, but cannot come close to matching the edge-hold and overall performance of these.

These skis are awesome and excellent off-piste. I took them out to St. Anton this past week where 60cm of snow just dropped over the last 2 weeks. In the past I ve tried the K2 SweetLuv series but found them too wide, heavy and bulky for my size. I have also owned the Atomic Balanze women's ski but I found them too heavy because of the Atomic bindings - they performed better on-piste than off. At 5'3 and 118lbs, I have the 153cm and they are perfect for me. The skis are light, have a wood core (which gives them flex) and they float and turn easily on powder. They are great off-piste skis. They did just okay on the piste and not too well on hard-packed mogul runs. If you are an intermediate to advance petite skier I highly recommend them. Dont buy these if you plan to just do on-piste skiing.

These skis are awesome and excellent off-piste. I took them out to St. Anton this past week where 60cm of snow just dropped over the last 2 weeks. In the past I ve tried the K2 SweetLuv series but found them too wide, heavy and bulky for my size. I have also owned the Atomic Balanze women's ski but I found them too heavy because of the Atomic bindings - they performed better on-piste than off. At 5'3 and 118lbs, I have the 153cm and they are perfect for me. The skis are light, have a wood core (which gives them flex) and they float and turn easily on powder. They are great off-piste skis. They did just okay on the piste and not too well on hard-packed mogul runs. If you are skilled intermediate/advance petite skier I highly recommend them. Dont buy these if you plan to just do on-piste skiing.