SkiLady

70 miles, 1hr 15 minutes

PS It's still for sale!

@mmosley899 is she not coming for the collegiate alumni tourney?

2015 HO V-type 65". Ridden one month, just not the ski for me. A few minor superficial blems from my binding plates. $850

I feel your pain @Hipsup. As an adult lady - I have small feet, wearing anywhere from 7-7.5. I have always had trouble finding bindings that are small enough to fit. I am currently on a Radar Lyric w/ rtp and I love it. It fits me well and I like the way it releases. It has no liner to deal with - although the cords can break (but they sell replacements inexpensively). FWIW

I am currently fairly consistent at 34pmh (max speed) and was maybe 70% at -22 towards the end of the season. I feel (feel being the operative word, motions that I perceive myself doing) that often what I feel in the course isn't what my coaches see. I know that at my level the fundamentals rule the game - head/eyes up, hips up, pull through the wakes, finishing the turn, and gates. These are all things I work on every set, some more than others. This past season, making my gates super consistent - pull out at the same time and progressively, "all" my weight on my front foot, handle in and down, roll hips under handle to initiate turn in - was the thing I worked on most all season. The others rotated in and out depending on what I was having trouble with that day/week. I would love to know if any of you have trouble communicating with your lady ski partners. I often find myself thinking that I am a horrible student. I also know that physically I can be a much better skier than what my buoy count is, it's that thing between the ears that gets in my way ALL THE TIME!

I am about her size - 5'7", 145 and I am on a 65.

Thanks for tagging me @MattP. A lot of the comments above I agree with. I like browsing this website and the forum. I am not technically minded - characteristic of my chosen field - so some of the discussions get me bogged down in the physics/technique/theory - the shop talk. It also seems that few discuss the longer line lengths (-15, -22, -28) - how to navigate them, progress through them and transition between them, which is where I am. I have an "equipment manager" (ie my husband @Craig‌ ) that decides what ski would work best for me at the given point in my progress and sets it up accordingly. That sounds very stereotypical to not know about my settings and why he does what he does, but I trust his judgement and he knows my skiing better than I do. I personally like reading some of the theory/application posts. I like reading about how each of you teach others how to do things and what you think about while you are skiing, things of that nature. I have been told by ...certain individuals... that a lot of my problems are between the ears. Maybe you could say I like talking about the softer aspects of skiing. Just my two cents. Thanks for listening :smile:

Way to go Regina!

Corn de-tasseler starting as early as they would take us (I think 12 or 13); then waiting tables at a local greasy spoon. Both of those jobs required being at work by 6am. My dad was very "encouraging" to have me and my sister working - he would make sure we got where we needed to be on time. When high school came, I finally landed a job at a vet clinic cleaning kennels and helping out. I was also a 3 sport athlete in high school, and a straight A student. I didn't work during the weeks during school, but held a weekend job all year round and worked all summer, every summer - even through college. In college, I would work the breaks at the research facilities to make some extra cash. These early hard jobs are crucial to building work ethic, teaching life lessons, and creating responsibility.

@OTF, said buddy = wife :-) and 2 dogs

Shawna B. - women's 2. I currently live in the north-east Atlanta 'burbs. I started skiing in my early 20's when my husband taught me. :-) We both skied for Purdue for a few years before grad school took complete control of our lives. We own a 1994 MC 190 (LOVE this boat), but ski at Crow Lake with a club Nautique. This season I switched from a Monza to the A2, and from a Wiley front boot to a Radar Lyric with a RTP. I have to say it's kind of sad being a "young" female is this sport. There aren't too many ladies in the game after college. So fellas - get your ladies out there and your daughters too! I love this sport - it's challenging and exciting with a lot of great people involved. My marriage is strengthened at the lake. It's about the only time we have to actually spend time together and just be. Driving to and from the lake (about 40 minutes each way), driving for each other, and coaching each other (he's much better at coaching than I am). He taught me everything about skiing. Honestly I didn't know it existed until we met. So.... Ski good and have fun!