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Which new skis?
Hi Guys,
Happy New Year to you all. Due to damage I need to replace my old skis, Rossignol Salto FX 10.2 (184cm) with which I was quite happy. I'm comfortable on smoothish blacks and looking to move off into some softer stuff. Although price isn't an overwhelming consideration, I have an aversion to paying for adverstising hype. What should I be looking for that's good vaue and gimmick free? TIA, Rod |
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Which new skis?
"Rod" wrote in message ... Hi Guys, Happy New Year to you all. Due to damage I need to replace my old skis, Rossignol Salto FX 10.2 (184cm) with which I was quite happy. I'm comfortable on smoothish blacks and looking to move off into some softer stuff. Although price isn't an overwhelming consideration, I have an aversion to paying for adverstising hype. What should I be looking for that's good vaue and gimmick free? TIA, Rod Rossy B3s are well worth a look. If you are going to a French resort they can be picked up with quite a discount! They are designed for 40/60 piste/off piste mix but are really quite a good on piste ski so are very good for making the leap into the soft stuff. Regards, Steve |
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On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 18:56:04 -0000, "Flyfire"
wrote: "Rod" wrote in message ... Hi Guys, Happy New Year to you all. Due to damage I need to replace my old skis, Rossignol Salto FX 10.2 (184cm) with which I was quite happy. I'm comfortable on smoothish blacks and looking to move off into some softer stuff. Although price isn't an overwhelming consideration, I have an aversion to paying for adverstising hype. What should I be looking for that's good vaue and gimmick free? Rossy B3s are well worth a look. If you are going to a French resort they can be picked up with quite a discount! They are designed for 40/60 piste/off piste mix but are really quite a good on piste ski so are very good for making the leap into the soft stuff. While I agree that the B3 is a good ski, I'd suggest that they're much more dedicated to the powder than the OP is looking for. There are better on/off piste skis around, IMO. The Salomon 1080 foil my wife and I independantly chose last year combines an amazing agility on bumps with decent hard-pack grip (almost completely absent in the B3s) and almost as much powder float as my old Pocket Rockets (now renamed the 1080 Gun). But it's a last year's ski, which may have been surpassed this season - such is the pace of change. But really, the best approach to buying new skis is to study the literature (Ski & Board, for instance, will be publishing tests of all new skis, as will other mags and online resources over the winter) and make a short-list, then pre-arrange with an in-resort ski shop to test as many as you can in the time and conditions available. In my experience one's own individual style often leads to very different choices from that gleaned from others' test results. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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Flyfire wrote: "Rod" wrote in message ... Hi Guys, Happy New Year to you all. Due to damage I need to replace my old skis, Rossignol Salto FX 10.2 (184cm) with which I was quite happy. I'm comfortable on smoothish blacks and looking to move off into some softer stuff. Although price isn't an overwhelming consideration, I have an aversion to paying for adverstising hype. What should I be looking for that's good vaue and gimmick free? TIA, Rod Rossy B3s are well worth a look. If you are going to a French resort they can be picked up with quite a discount! They are designed for 40/60 piste/off piste mix but are really quite a good on piste ski so are very good for making the leap into the soft stuff. Regards, Steve Hi, I'm still on last season's B2s - I think they're meant to be 80/20 piste/off - provided I kept the edges nice and sharp last season I always got good, grippy, fast cruising. They seemed okay in the soft stuff as well, although I'm not practised enough to know just how okay they were. Ask me again in four months... :-) Anyway, I guess I'm saying take a look at them as they're definitley function over fashion (all my friends wouldn't be seen dead on them) but I have to agree with Ace - test as many as is practical when you get to resort.... and let us know what you end up on. Cheers, Matt |
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Ace wrote: [snip] While I agree that the B3 is a good ski, I'd suggest that they're much more dedicated to the powder than the OP is looking for. There are better on/off piste skis around, IMO. The Salomon 1080 foil my wife and I independantly chose last year combines an amazing agility on bumps with decent hard-pack grip (almost completely absent in the B3s) and almost as much powder float as my old Pocket Rockets (now renamed the 1080 Gun). But it's a last year's ski, which may have been surpassed this season - such is the pace of change. But really, the best approach to buying new skis is to study the literature (Ski & Board, for instance, will be publishing tests of all new skis, as will other mags and online resources over the winter) and make a short-list, then pre-arrange with an in-resort ski shop to test as many as you can in the time and conditions available. In my experience one's own individual style often leads to very different choices from that gleaned from others' test results. Last year I replaced my Volkl Vertigo G3s with some Dynastar Legend 8000s (172cm length, 19m radius) on the recommendation of Rob from Namaste Sport, Argentiere. They've turned out to be an excellent all mountain ski, but quite heavy and perform best when skiing aggressively. What I like about these skis is that they float well in powder, cut well through crud, but can also hold a good edge on steep icy pistes. However for touring and also for lower speed cruising I prefer the lighter weight and easy turning of my Atomic Beta R9.22s. Mike -- o/ \\ // |\ ,_ o Mike Clark \__,\\ // __o | \ / /\, "A mountain climbing, cycling, skiing, " || _`\,_ |__\ \ | immunology lecturer, antibody engineer and ` || (_)/ (_) | \corn computer user" |
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:11:54 GMT, Mike Clark
wrote: In message Ace wrote: [snip] While I agree that the B3 is a good ski, I'd suggest that they're much more dedicated to the powder than the OP is looking for. There are better on/off piste skis around, IMO. The Salomon 1080 foil my wife and I independantly chose last year combines an amazing agility on bumps with decent hard-pack grip (almost completely absent in the B3s) and almost as much powder float as my old Pocket Rockets (now renamed the 1080 Gun). But it's a last year's ski, which may have been surpassed this season - such is the pace of change. In my experience one's own individual style often leads to very different choices from that gleaned from others' test results. Last year I replaced my Volkl Vertigo G3s with some Dynastar Legend 8000s (172cm length, 19m radius) on the recommendation of Rob from Namaste Sport, Argentiere. They were very much the ski of the season with mountain guides and pisteurs last season. Or was that the 8800? I can't remember, TBH, but I did demo them and found that they didn't suit my style. In fact, as I now recall, I really couldn't get on with them at all. This doesn't mean that all the other folks are wrong - just that they're not so good for me. They've turned out to be an excellent all mountain ski, but quite heavy and perform best when skiing aggressively. What I like about these skis is that they float well in powder, cut well through crud, but can also hold a good edge on steep icy pistes. Indeed, as do several of the other skis mentioned above. It's always a compromise, but skis are getting closer to the ideal of doing all of these things well from one year to the next. I found the Foil only marginally less superb on real soft powder than the Pocket Rockets, but almost infintely better on ice, where I could almost treat them like ice skates. However for touring and also for lower speed cruising I prefer the lighter weight and easy turning of my Atomic Beta R9.22s. I've never got on with any Atomics I tried, although ISTR that those were OK, in a 'nothing special but just does the job' sort of a way. Fortunately both the aforementioned Salomon skis are quite light, although the narrower waist on the Foil can catch you out a little when touring. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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Thanks for the comments. I've ended up with Scott Aztec Pros. They're
rock solid on ice and seem to float nicely in powder (see Les Gets report below). They've given me a great confidence boost (and they have nicely restrained graphics) Rod |
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