by Mac » Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:22 am
The Head Lightning IC that my wife skis on is an "advanced ski" and my wife is a very timid skier, but she enjoys it very much. It depends on what level your sister in law is. If she is a competent skier already, then I'm afraid that she would out grow the Cool One fairly quickly, and then be looking at buying another pair of skis in a year or so. What length is she skiing on? I'll post a copy of Peter's review of these skis and you can judge for yourself. The cost of membership on his site is $20. This is just a tidbit of the information that is available on it. I think you'll agree that it's well worth it.
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Power One
111-66-97 (14.2m) 156,163,170,177 Female-specific analog to the Supershape and just as good. Superior carver, excellent Nastar race ski, technically demanding, very quick and stable with excellent edge hold. Fast fall line skiers also will love this carver.
clean carve: 5
soft edge: 4
straight run: 3
stability: 4 rebound: 5
quickness: 5
lightness: 3
forgiveness: 3
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Perfect One
115/67/99 (12m) 146,152,158,164,170 Less demanding than the Power One and recommended for skill improvement, along with groomer cruising, even at fairly high speed. Is it actually "perfect?" Probably not, but it's close for the right kind of skier.
clean carve: 4
smooth soft edge: 4
accurate: 4
stability: 5 rebound: 4
quickness: 4
lightness: 5
relaxing: 4
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Every One
122-72-106 (15.6m) 149,156,163,170 Perfect name. Great 1-ski-quiver for all but the most aggressive female skiers. Does everything acceptably well. Very light. What more need be said?
clean carve: 4
soft edge: 4
straight run: 3
stability: 3 rebound: 3
quickness: 4
lightness: 5
forgiveness: 4
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Cool One
116-70-102 (12.3m) 142,149,156,163,170 Medium level, low energy, easy to ski cruiser for skiers who are more interested in enjoying the mountain than in perfecting technique or learning to ski aggressively. To quote one of our top female testers, "Very easy to ski. The intermediate woman should love it." Although we give it a bumps rating, skiers who ski a lot of bumps will probably prefer the Every One.
clean carve: 3
soft edge: 4
straight run: 3
stability: 3 rebound: 3
quickness: 4
lightness: 4
forgiveness: 4
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