Downhill Skiing

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Still fun....check!

I demoed the Lotta Luvs but, alas, they weren't quite fat enough for what I wanted them to do. That said, I might try to pick up a used demo pair or one of the Burnin' Luv for groomer skiing (which I don't really do that often...if I have to ski the groomers, then I'd rather be Nordic skiing, snob that I am...but I do have friends that only ski the groomers and, well, I might as well make it more fun). The Lottas turn fast and were pretty fun in the bumps, I thought. The Burnin' Luvs got rave reviews for an on-piste ski. Anybody tried them?

Don't worry solo, I'll still tele a bit. Making big tele turns in powder on the steeps is such a blast...

FWIW, I am 5'2" and I have 156 Tough Luvs and am very happy that I didn't go shorter. My tele skis are 163, but they aren't as fat.

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Credit to Ski Nurse from the sac forum/ski diva/peaceloveski.com/goingprepared.com

Luv advice...
Wednesday, January 09 2008, 01:52 PM
by SkiNurse (2453)

I know..too little too late. But this can be for the next time they are up.

First of all, K2s skis RUN BIG. A 160 in women's K2s is a 167 in female Rossingnal (for example). K2 and I think, Voikl, measure the skiable area NOT tip to tip. So, take that into consideration.

I am 5'2", #120. I ski the Burnin' Luvs 160cm and the Lotta Luvs 153 (yea, they come in 153s) Since the Lotta Luvs are close to the top of the totem pole for aggressiveness, is why I went one size smaller. I wanted to ski the ski, not the ski ski me! Remember the sizing difference in K2s from other skis. I'm a very assertive skier, not necesarily an aggresive skier. I can ski all mountain, but prefer natural terrain and steep powder bowls. But, the type of ski preference also goes with if you are a Rockies skier vs a West coast skier vs an East coast skier.

And, I love my Luvs! Fantastic skis. But, I'm a K2 girl.

Check out www.theskidiva.com for many different types of ski reviews.

Maybe I shouldn't have gotten the 160's in the Lotta Luvs, if Ski Nurse was using 153's... I skied with her last year in Colorado and she's a hella better skier than I am.

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Btw, I've gotten the lotta luvs & skied on them about 4 times now... and absolutely love them. They allow me to ski far more aggressively than my previous ones - and just seem to be a better fit & balance for me than my old skis.