Rossignol sin 7 vs narrower ski?

Hi, this is my first post and would appreciate some advice. I skied on a Rossi sin 7 in Alpe D'huez in Jan and 2 Alpe in March. I wanted a ski for mostly on piste but can also go to the softer, deeper stuff on the piste sides and a little bit through trees as I'm learning that technique. However, I found that the sin7's were not holding a good edge on the hard pack, but great when we did eventually have a little bit of fresh snow. I'm thinking of going to a narrower ski like the Blizzard latigo for better edge grip. Am I right? Any advice or alternatives would be appreciated. I am a good intermediate, 15 stone, 6foot and reasonably fit.

I'd say you're looking in the right area. It's difficult to find a complete all-mountain ski, but something stiffer, narrower under foot with a rocker to help in powder is the right way to go. Also have a look at the Salomon X-Drive as great all-round ski. It's been a favourite with rental customers with season.

The sin 7s are 70% off-piste 30% on-piste. You probably need it the other way around.

Hi Volf, many thanks for the info, thought I'd done a stack of research into the right ski but there seem to be many options. How do the titanium sheets in a ski affect it? Are they meant to stiffen a ski and therefore make it difficult to steer? I have been looking at Vokl Kendo, Blizzard bushwacker and even Blizzard Brahma (The Blizzards look cool) what do you reckon?

Hey Montymax, There are indeed lots of options. The best thing to do is rent a pair in resort an try them out. If you can compare with other similar skis thats even better. A ski si often a personal thing based on ability, ski style, and taste.

There's a lot of marketing spiel that you need to wade through to get to the basics. The Skis you mention are a good stiff ski which will give you excellent on piste performance and have good off-piste capabilities. As for Titanium I suggest you have a look at http://www.backcountry.com/explore/ski-construction-explained and scroll down to Titanal.

I haven't skied any of the skis you have listed. I am a one man ski (Salomon Enduro XT850 a classic all-rounder). The Blizzard sounds like a good ski, but if you get to try before you buy, all the better. Sounds like an good excuse for a ski holiday!