View Single Post
  #13  
Old December 27th 10, 10:47 PM
Bob Hankinson Bob Hankinson is offline
Junior Member
 
First recorded activity by SkiBanter: Dec 2010
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Posts: 1
Smile

Quote:
Originally Posted by Weathercam View Post
Anyone on here remember the short Scorpion ski, late 70's early 80's - I seem to recall quite a lot of hype over them when launced, but want to know
what they were primarily designed for.
...

Regards
I used mine on Christmas Day in Whistler. Bought them in 79, I think, still using 30 years later. I have probably skied 50 days on these skis. Put on new bindings about 5 years ago. They are very good on groomed slopes and moguls, very easy to turn, not as slow as you would expect because they generate high confidence, so straight down the slope is fine if you can see the bumps. Can get trapped in low light or overcast when the sno surface cannot be read ahead, or in blizzard. Not good on powder despite the width, because the tails are very short. Requires plenty of leg power. No need for sticks, but I do use wrist guards. Can sometimes be difficult to get back on your feet on flattish soft snow, easy on steep slopes. I would happily ski a narrow gully in these, because the short length gives manoevrability (on 110 cm). Also fun in the snowpark.

Are there any other Scorpion users out there?
Ads