can anyone tell me which skis to buy?

[jaspen]

This is how much I know - I didn't realise there were "women's skis LOL. Mine were definitely unisex - basically the guy indicated that given my ability a mid level ski was all that was necessary (I know they were unisex cause he sold a pair to a guy after me - and being mid level they don't go as fast as hubbies) and to tell you the truth I don't remember too many that were women's skis (if any - other than by colour choice) on the floor at all and he certainly didn't head me to a womans section to look at any - as it was I needed a guys boot cause I have huge feet so width wise a womans probably wouldn't have worked anyway cause I imagine they would be slightly narrower. There were definitely womens boots and maybe some plank styles are better for women cause they run better with a lower weight and height distribution than others but I certianly got the impression your ability and what you wanted to do (eg tricks, speed etc) played the biggest part - but as I said I'm not real up with it Just know that the friends we were with ensured us what we were getting was worthwhile and anything was going to be better than hire (cause sharper smoother etc) . If you want to know what brands we bought just let me know and I can go look in the bag (hubby got different ones to me). To tell y ou the truth it is the boots that I have found most important cause they can take so long to get comfortable and right so make sure you have plenty of after sales service so you can go back as often as you like to get these played with so you don't suffer too much pain during that expensive week away.

ETA - I'll ask DH some questions when he gets home to see whether I can get some helpful information for you LOL