So looking to get my daughter some new skis for next year. She's currently 10 years old, 5' and 86 lbs. She is currently skiing some 130 Moment Zephyr twin tip skis and is ready for the next size up. Looking around online, I was contumplating ordering her a pair of Volkl Mantras jr's or some Kastle XX85 jr skis I found online. I ordered a pair of Kastle XX85 jr. skis in a 145 length. Later when doing some further research, I found the 2016 Kastle XX85 jr. skis are asymmetric with 120mm tips and tails with 85mm underfoot.
We ski at Mammoth Mountain, Ca and she would be using this ski as her all mountain ski. My concern is the asymmetric aspect of the listed Kastle skis. Does anyone think this will be an issue, and should I mount forward or on the line for all mountain skiing (as opposed to true center)? I'm debating weather I made a mistake and should consider something like the Mantra jr. skis? She skis very aggressively on blue runs including carving. She can ski black and double black diamond runs, but is much more cautious of a skier on advanced runs, and she likes jumping off small natural features on runs. Typical kid I guess. She's been skiing since she was about 3 years old. She doesn't ski switch, or do tricks yet. Demoing kids skis in my area is not an option. Any informed would be appreciated.
We ski at Mammoth Mountain, Ca and she would be using this ski as her all mountain ski. My concern is the asymmetric aspect of the listed Kastle skis. Does anyone think this will be an issue, and should I mount forward or on the line for all mountain skiing (as opposed to true center)? I'm debating weather I made a mistake and should consider something like the Mantra jr. skis? She skis very aggressively on blue runs including carving. She can ski black and double black diamond runs, but is much more cautious of a skier on advanced runs, and she likes jumping off small natural features on runs. Typical kid I guess. She's been skiing since she was about 3 years old. She doesn't ski switch, or do tricks yet. Demoing kids skis in my area is not an option. Any informed would be appreciated.