Posts by amberb

My daughter is in her last year of U16 racing, shes 5'3 and is 103 lbs. At the moment her boots are atomic redster 70s, but most of friends her size are on at least an 80 and the some of bigger girls her age are on 115s! Shes...

My daughter is 1997 born and is 5ft 3/160 cm tall and weighs about 102 lbs/46kg. Shes been racing about a year know but this is the first season she'll be training a lot. At the moment her current GS skis are Atomic Junior GS 12...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheDad  What Richr said.  I also have a 1997-born daughter, but mine is 5'8", 135-140 pounds, and also plays water polo and swims.  Last season was her first racing, after four or...

An idea of what she skis like   GS in march     SL in march Her results have improved quite a bit since then.

Quote: Originally Posted by Patrick      As I'm scratching my head about next season for my daughter. Hard to choose as her numbers are off the spec. Last two season (she started racing at 12,...

I have just brought my 1997 born daughter 2011/12 atomic Race D2 GS Jr skis in a 176 aswell as 2010/11 Race SL 12 JR LTS in a 151 for next season. She is 5ft 3/160 cm tall and weights 103lbs/46kg. She is quite inexperienced...

Quote: Originally Posted by SkiNut  Although they have a reputation for being stiff, Atomic skis are now at the softer end of the spectrum. If you go with Atomic, keep your receipt because i have seen a lot of these...

I havnt considered an adults ski because of her size and the price of them! Do you think putting a 99lb girl on 151/176/195 would be the best idea though, would she be able to bend them? And would it be better to go with a softer ski...

Im trying to work out what skis would me best for my daughter next season. Does anyone know how the junior race skis differ dependant on brand (e.g. flex, construction ect)?

My daughter is 1997 born and will be in her last J3/K2 year next season. At the moment she skis on atomic 144, 165 and 175, slalom, gs and super g skis. At the moment she is 5ft 3/160 cm tall and weights 99 lbs/45 kgs, how small she is...