Equipment best suited to your physique and technical ability makes a huge difference. For example, women typically do not have the same physical strength as men do, and therefore do not need nearly as rigid skis or boots.

Women's skis today are both more flexible and shorter in order to better adapt to women's strength. The result is that now men and women use the same relative strength in order to turn the skis.

Choosing the right skis.

Modern ski boots are also developed and produced with regard to women's physique. The shafts on the boots are softer so that women can press their shins forward with less difficulty, making it easier to lean forward and stand in the correct basic stance. Not only are the shafts on the ski boots softer, but they are also adjusted to fit the shorter calves that women have. There is ample space for the calves behind the shafts of the boot (and a little further down than in traditional ski boots) giving a better and more comfortable fit.

Choosing the right boots.

Women's ski boots are also narrower in the foot, which both gives a better fitting boot, as well as better contact with the skis and this improved steering.

Different skis and boots have their own characteristics, and the large selection of equipment available means you can find exactly the right equipment for you.