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Skiing Magazine
I don't how many people here subscribe to Skiing magazine,
let alone read it cover to cover. But since it's time for end-of-season sales on 2004-5 skis, I'm rereading their gear tests from the October 2004 issue. Here were the top-rated skis in each category, with sco All-Terrain Expert Rossignol B2 10.3 All-Terrain Intermediate Nordica SUV 11.2 Big Mountain Pro/Custom K2 Made'n AK 11.5 Big Mountain Expert Atomic M:EX 11.8 Slalom Racing Volkl P60 11.8 Carving Expert Nordica 14XB 11.9 Grand Slalom Racing Rossignol 9X 12.1 Carving Intermediate Atomic C:9 Puls 12.1 Does this indicate Grand Slalom and Carving Intermediate skis are the best (other skis in those categories also scored high) or is it just some anomaly in their scoring? Parenthetical remark: my word, some ski designs are uuuuuugly. No wonder everybody's switching to snowboard: aesthetics. |
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Bill Tuthill wrote:
[snip] Does this indicate Grand Slalom and Carving Intermediate skis are the best (other skis in those categories also scored high) or is it just some anomaly in their scoring? Since there's no information given about methods, all you can conclude is that the folks scoring the giant (not grand) slalom and carving intermediate skis raved about them more than the folks scoring the other skis. -- Mary Malmros Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug. |
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Mary Malmros wrote:
[snip] Does this indicate Grand Slalom and Carving Intermediate skis are the best (other skis in those categories also scored high) or is it just some anomaly in their scoring? Since there's no information given about methods, all you can conclude is that the folks scoring the giant (not grand) slalom and carving intermediate skis raved about them more than the folks scoring other skis. They do divulge the meaning of scores. What confused me is that some skis are rated for Off-piste performance, while others are rated for Corduroy instead, so the scores are not directly comparable. Best off-piste ski was the K2 Make'n AK, which scored 4.3 for its combination of Powder, Crud, and Mogul handling. |
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If there are moguls, it's not proper off-piste! (unless the underlying
terrain is bumpy). So they did not rate off-piste skis for ability to hold an edge in steep couloirs? I'd hate hit an icy spot that I have to negotiate (unless I'm ready to climb back for hours) with skis that just cannot deal with that kind of ****. "Big Mountain" should mean big mountains that can throw everything at you, right? |
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On piste I'm fine but I do think I need a pair of semi-fat off-piste
skis for those big mountains. Decent powder is always easy to ski but I'm looking for tools for dealing with difficult snow days after a dump. My limited experience with rented semi-fats taught me that with those one can ski the difficult snow with less effort and more speed. I'd like to hear some recommendations.. |
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lal_truckee wrote:
wrote: On piste I'm fine but I do think I need a pair of semi-fat off-piste skis for those big mountains. Decent powder is always easy to ski but I'm looking for tools for dealing with difficult snow days after a dump. My limited experience with rented semi-fats taught me that with those one can ski the difficult snow with less effort and more speed. I'd like to hear some recommendations.. Put in the effort and time to learn to ski a heavy, long, and narrow GS ski and you'll be happy in crud and chop. Yup. Longer, heavier, and less sidecut seem to work better in the crud and slop. I might add stiffer and damper to the spec. That said, you probably don't want to go as long, narrow, etc. as Lal. Everything in moderation, you know... -- //-Walt // // There is no Völkl Conspiracy |
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Well, I loved to ski in said conditions with the long, heavy and narrow
GS ski in the old-school days but now I want to take advantage of the new wider off-piste skis. Before the current carving skis I considered skiing on groomed runs an almost complete waste of time but the fun with new skis changed that (to a degree). I have a feeling semi-fats or fats could be equally revolutionary off-piste, my limited experience with fatter skis tells me that they are more stable in difficult snow conditions and faster (due to more float) in heavier snow. So, any recommendations for big mountain semi-fats or fats for 97% off-piste use? |
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