New Skis

Anyone know anything about the new Cloud 9 ladies ski by Atomic. Are they any good for a very, shall we say, careful skier. If not any ideas?

Queen of the Snowplough wrote:Anyone know anything about the new Cloud 9 ladies ski by Atomic. Are they any good for a very, shall we say, careful skier. If not any ideas?

I found this review if it is of interest 8)

http://citizenski.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/atomic-cloud-9-womens-skis-2009/

Thank Ian, had a good look1

Sound good, but not sure about the experienced bit! Have skied for a while, but alway a bit cautious and can't seemed to get the confidence bit.

I found this review I've highlighted a bit that may interest you!

ATOMIC
CLOUD 9
This women's ski is a lightweight number, capable of adjusting to any turn shape. Intermediate and beginner skiers will do well with these, as they perform sweetest at lower speeds and tend to feel a bit unstable when pushed.

They grip the piste well within their limits; less confident skiers could gain a lot of confidence from these as they won't throw any unexpected surprises at you

Actually after reading that peice they sound like the skis for me! Especially the bit about no surprises.Thanks

These are the only reviews the shops tend to listen to:

http://www.fall-line.co.uk/ski-review.php?14,a%3A0%3A{},e71f66c06875cb7359020ddd73bc5c4e

I think you could get a lot better for your money tbh.

What would you suggest Tony?

Queen of the Snowplough wrote:What would you suggest Tony?

As I'm a dinosaur, I have no idea how to send you a link to an old topic, so have just "cut and paste" it for you. This was the advice I got last year from TonyH when looking for new skis

"May I interject? I am no expert, but have owned 3 pairs of skis now; the first an intermediate pair of carvers which helped me progress but which I grew out of fast, the second an advanced pair of cross ski much the same as carvers which took me on to another level, and the latest a pair of wider all mountain skis.
Given the chance to buy another pair again now, I would most definitely go for the wider all mountain model, as the difference I felt when using these last week was immense. I was able to fly down pistes with more confidence and speed, crash through crud and soft snow, and float better through the offpiste. The skis I bought are probably longer that I would have chosen, but they were a massive bargain so it was a caseof have them or not at all.
I am 5 foot 7 and they are 178 long. My cross skis are 157, which are a little shorter than normal for my height, so I would probably buy around 168/170 if I was buying again, as I found that slightly longer skis gave me better straightline stability and speed, but that they were also a little harder to swing round off piste and on the moguls.
I have come to the impression that any golden rule about how long your skis need to be changes according to where you go, who you talk to, and whats en vogue at the time. For example, when I started out skiing 7 years ago, I was told tips up to my chin. More recently I was told up to my eyes. Onviously longer and shorter skis do different things: a shorter ski will generally turn quicker, whereas a longer ski may be faster and hold straight lines better. You only need to look at the pro skiers and see the difference in length between the slalom and downhill skis.

Personally, I think you have to go with whatever you feel comfortable with. The first thing is to decide what you want your skis to do, and if you want to do a range of skiing on your holidays, I really think an all mountain ski (and they dont HAVE to be twin tips) is the way to go. My new Scotts are 78mm in the waist, which is hardly fat, but it is 10mm wider than my cross skis, and that extra width underfoot made a huge difference for me.

Reading reports on many skis, I have personally found that according to the consensus of opinion, my perfect ski (for 60% on piste 40% off it) is allegedly the Scott Neo 168.
Reading the Ellis Brigham or Snow & Rock catalogue isnt a bad place to start, and then google the skis that jump out at you and read other reviews. Go with something slightly higher than the level you think you are as it is likely you will only get better and you dont want to be selling them or binning them off too soon!"

Good luck.