wrote in message
oups.com...
How different should a person expect skis labelled as warm or cold to
be?

Sometimes warm skis work better in cold conditions and cold skis work better
in warm conditions. Flex characteristics, side cut, base structure,
stiffness at various points on the ski, and base material determine in
varying degrees whether it will work well in a certain conditions for a
particular skier.

Would a person skiing for recreation be at a great disadvantage if
they were using a warm ski on cold snow?
Pete

What I have stated are generalities that could be argued, but for
recreational skiing it is not important to ferret out the differences
between a well fitting warm or cold ski. For a high level racer it can be
critical.

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY