The volkl kenja's are a great ski for an on piste burner. i think they are 89 under foot so a bit wider than your looking for but not much, similar stiffness to the aura but more trail focused. the new ones are tip and tail rocker so a little extra length is suggested, the older ones were traditional camber so could be a good cheap ski if you find a lightly used pair. On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 9:26 AM, Rice, Robert <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sharon, > > > > Sideline swap showed up on my FB recently. https://sidelineswap.com/gear? > sport=skiing There might be something there for you. > > > > Bob > > > > *From:* Vermont Skiing Discussion and Snow Reports [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Sharon Heller > *Sent:* Friday, December 16, 2016 9:18 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [SKIVT-L] Killington Dec 11-12, 2016 > > > > I already own the 170 Volkl Auras which are the women's version of the > Mantras. Bonafides would be redundant and it would be less stiff than the > Auras. I was looking for something around 84mm under foot and a little > stiffer for those fast n frozen days. A ski that would be fun at Iceface or > at Greek Peak when there is no skiing in the woods because it is all frozen > up. The Auras are really fine in most conditions, but I thought if I could > find a $200-300 demo ski from one of the last couple of years that is a > little stiffer and narrower, I would consider buying, so I was looking for > similar skis to demo and came up empty. > > > > Chris' Fire Arrows may be the ticket, though I am hot on the Volkl RTM 84 > to round out my quiver. > > > > They only had one ski in a 182 that would have fit the bill and I really > didn't want to give up my Aura's for a few runs on a long plank, so I > didn't bother. The Auras are pretty nice in most conditions, so I really > don't need another ski but it would be nice to have something narrower and > stiffer in my quiver for the on-piste days. > > > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 10:03 PM, Nathan Bryant <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Don't hold back, try the 177-180 stuff. It's a demo day, it's not a > long-term commitment. > > With today's rockered designs, these ski easily 7cm shorter than what you > might thing. You might be very interested in the 177 Mantras. > > Heck, I'll sell you my 180 Bonafides. They ski about like 175 Havocs... > better edgehold at speed, but every bit as easy to swing. Too short for me, > for big-mountain use. Fine for East Coast. > > You could be surprised: I used to ski 175 Havocs. Tried the Volkl > 100eight's in the 189 length, on Sunday, and thought they were about right. > > On 12/15/2016 2:13 PM, Sharon Heller wrote: > > I've never really liked short skis while skiing fast groomers. > > > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Iski Stowe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I guess if they sold a lot of 170s they would have brought some. So why > not demo a 165, not a big difference? > > > > I just got some new GS skis. At 175cm they are the shortest GS ski I have > ever owned. > > > > ... > > > > I wanted to demo some skis on Sunday but none of the reps had the skis I > wanted to try in my size. They always try to put me on a women's 165cm...I > ski a 170cm and all they had was in the 180s or 150s 160s. You would think > 170cm would be a pretty average and popular size, but apparently they > didn't think so. That's what you get when it's a "free" demo day I suppose. > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is > brought to you by the University of Vermont. > > To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__list.uvm.edu_archives_skivt-2Dl.html&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=xDTy1l9RiT4WeasQ8jaonYnPSUQUSky_lBSlnm_s7Lk&m=sRQPqKah2ez1Dq9iZVWsAyLMXPpt7tWvnkUHt3k9y40&s=WKDJWBG7GwVAaAg5r989yZz2iFVORilnv3RqvbMD1Ck&e=> > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is > brought to you by the University of Vermont. > > To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__list.uvm.edu_archives_skivt-2Dl.html&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=xDTy1l9RiT4WeasQ8jaonYnPSUQUSky_lBSlnm_s7Lk&m=sRQPqKah2ez1Dq9iZVWsAyLMXPpt7tWvnkUHt3k9y40&s=WKDJWBG7GwVAaAg5r989yZz2iFVORilnv3RqvbMD1Ck&e=> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is > brought to you by the University of Vermont. > > To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html