Backcountry/Freeride/Freestyle equipment?

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I've pretty much decided for the K2 Seth Pistol for the powder, and I
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Also considering K2 Public Enemy as an allround ski. What's the word on that?

Friends of mine got both these skis new this season (Seth Pistol
alpine, Public Enemy tele), but sadly we haven't had much in the way
of good snow yet here in Norway, so they haven't been able to really
test them out. My impression though is that Seth Pistol is a *really*
soft ski that would probably be lots of fun in deep powder/slush, but
as long as I ski varying conditions I wouldn't have it as my only ski.
Public Enemy seems more allround.


Martin -- common lisper :-)
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Martin Thornquist wrote:
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_ This may seem counter-intuitive, but if you've got strong leg
muscles[1] telemark skiing can actually be easier on creaky
knees that traditional alpine skiing. That's been my experience
anyway. My half-baked theory is that the telemark turn
distributes the force more evenly over two knees, whereas
the parallel turn tends to concentrate it on the downhill
knee.


Also, I believe that with a bent knee more of the stress is taken by
the muscles and less by the knee itself. And with proper tele
technique you get the load on very bent knees. But this is just
conjecture, I'm in no way schooled in these matters.


Martin
Just to add a data point, I telemarked for many years without an ACL
without too many problems and any attempts at alpine equpment hurt way
too much. I'd have to agree that my knees were much stronger bent then
straight. I'd never hurt myself skiing, it would only happen walking
down stairs or stepping in a hole.

Mitch

Also considering K2 Public Enemy as an allround ski. What's the word on that?

Friends of mine got both these skis new this season (Seth Pistol
alpine, Public Enemy tele), but sadly we haven't had much in the way
of good snow yet here in Norway, so they haven't been able to really
test them out. My impression though is that Seth Pistol is a *really*
soft ski that would probably be lots of fun in deep powder/slush, but
as long as I ski varying conditions I wouldn't have it as my only ski.
Public Enemy seems more allround.


Martin -- common lisper :-)

Well, I'm going to Filefjell today, and there it is planty of snow! :-)
And I've decided what to buy. Yesterday I bought the Aramda AR5
yesterday, and next week I'll buy the Seth Pistol. So now I have three
skis which should cover most conditions. (The third ski is an Atomic
Beta Carve C9:18).
Thank you for your input everybody!
--
Tor


We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With
our thoughts, we make the world.

Martin Thornquist schrieb:

I'm 177 cm, 77 kg, and ski the Teneighty in 181 cm. I wondered about
the length, but decided 171 might be a bit short for tele. My next
skis will probably be a bit wider and shorter, maybe around 175.

Here's a nice wide teleski you could look at (for your next ski) :-)):

http://www.movementskis.com/en/specs/spec_free.html

Tried it. It's nice, stable and leightweight.

Greetings,

Ulrich