I’m a big fan of Deb Armstrong videos. I’m also a big fan of bump skiing.. though I’m not very good at it. I can get down most terrain, but continuous flow or looking good doing it? Not so much.. I enjoy figuring out how to get down technical terrain, more than zooming on groomers all day. Though some fun groomers to warm up in the morning are appreciated too. I mostly ski at Sunday River in Maine, get ~50 days per season, and spend as much time as I can in bumps and trees.
So I was watching this Deb Armstrong video, and they specifically call out that you can’t learn bumps well on 92 underfoot skis. And that’s me lol, I most often ski my beloved Blizzard Sheeva 9 which are in fact 92 underfoot. And while I do feel I’ve made some good strides (for me) in bumps the last handful of years, it just feels like I should have improved more by now. So I’m interested in demoing some narrower skis that might work better for bump skiing practice in New England. I also take lessons, I actually do the adult seasonal program at Sunday River so I ski with instructors much of the season.
Does anyone have recommendations for skis to add to this sort of demo list? And should I go shorter than my normal length as well? I’m 5’4”, 125lbs and usually like skis in the mid 160s for all mountain use.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts or ideas!
Video I’m referencing:
So I was watching this Deb Armstrong video, and they specifically call out that you can’t learn bumps well on 92 underfoot skis. And that’s me lol, I most often ski my beloved Blizzard Sheeva 9 which are in fact 92 underfoot. And while I do feel I’ve made some good strides (for me) in bumps the last handful of years, it just feels like I should have improved more by now. So I’m interested in demoing some narrower skis that might work better for bump skiing practice in New England. I also take lessons, I actually do the adult seasonal program at Sunday River so I ski with instructors much of the season.
Does anyone have recommendations for skis to add to this sort of demo list? And should I go shorter than my normal length as well? I’m 5’4”, 125lbs and usually like skis in the mid 160s for all mountain use.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts or ideas!
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