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~ Chill Factore :: Ski Test, 22nd Nov, Manchester ~
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Thanks Admin, Helen, Gregory and all the suppliers for another well organised ski test.

Dynastar Neva's are still my favourites! Looking forward to Arabba now!! snowHead Very Happy
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Sad darn missed this as I was offered tickets to the rugby on Saturday, hope you all enjoyed it.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Once again hats off to Admin for a brillant ski test and all the suppliers at Chillfactor, most enjoyabel evening. I now know that I can ski with my new knee roll on the season. Toofy Grin Toofy Grin
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Thanks to all for organising and especially the suppliers for making the effort. I wouldn't class myself as a good skier and yet it was easy to tell the difference between skis (much to my surprise!) The only drawback is I now see why it's worth having your own skis rather than running the roulette of the hire shops...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

I would like to add my thanks to all involved.
It was great getting back in the with snowheads crowd after a few years away and can't wait for more opportunity to cath up again.
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Thanks for organising this, I had a fab time despite not really having a clue what sort of ski I would like! I couldn't believe the huge number of ski's available to try out, despite a little hot chocolate break I still tested 7 pairs of ski's and could have tried more if time hadn't run out. It was a brilliant system for checking the ski's in and out and rating them, and I love the fact that the results are available online so I didn't need to remember! Thank you again!
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Yes - thanks all and especially to @admin for organising it again. Luckily for my wallet, I emerged unscathed but with confirmation that last year's acquisition as a result of the Castleford test - my lovely Whitedot Ranger CarbonLites - was the right one!
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After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

Tried 2 skis and spent a long time waiting for Lampbus to make a decision on which skis to try. Thought he was going to ask the name of the technician that worked on each ski and what he had for breakfast. Anyway, his skiing is very good, much better than I remember it from 7.5 years ago.

K2 Amp Bolts - I've actually bought an older pair off sport pursuit but not skied them yet. Fell over within 40m of setting off. Very, very embarrassing, quickly wrote a sign saying 'My name is Lampbus' before changing clothes so no one recognised me. Got used to them after a couple of runs but not what I'd call fun, found them a bit lifeless and I like skis with some 'pop'. Might be OK if honking it and putting them under some strain . . . so not suited to a fridge. Palmed them off to Speed098 and got the Chargers.

K2 Chargers - definitely would prefer these for every day. Much livelier and also much lighter (aspen and something core instead of the douglas fir of the Bolts per Mr helpful rep).

Apart from that:
1. Nearly got taken out by older guy who should know better.
2. The guy with orange trousers and jacket with orange zips was good. The girl with purple trousers wasn't bad. Lampbus was very good.
3. I unfortunately didn't try the Kneissl skis Speed098 recommended.
3.5 Still find the idea of trying off-piste skis in a fridge quite funny. Saw one guy take them off and walk down.
4. Nandos was OK.
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@Nickski, +1 for Chargers, superb
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@Nickski,


You missed out not trying the Kneissl's wink Was very tempted to smuggle them away under my jacket snowHead

And the Movement Fly Swatters where hilarious can't wait to try them again preferably abroad, about the only thing to be taken serious on them was the din settings. One of the most fun and wackiest thing I have experienced on skis, and that is saying something.

I have always liked K2 skis since using some 5500's and TRC's years ago and the Amp Bolts lived upto my expectations they held a good edge and fell somewhere between the Kneissl and the Dynastar CR74 Fluid, but as you have said not enough life in them for a fridge unless you really push them to the limit, but I think on piste doing the med radius turns they were designed for will bring a bit more life into them. Personally I would still chose the Kneissl's though.


I did not have time to try the Chargers and to be honest by time I finished I was completely spent. Will just have to look forward to the next ski test snowHead

I enjoyed my first ever visit to a Nando's Shocked
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@Nickski, I was wondering why people were sniggering at me and muttering about spectacular falls...I NEVER fall whilst skiing Little Angel

However, On my penultimate run, having hopped onto the Ranger Carbonlites (having hopped off the normal rangers) I did have an incident that left me sitting on the snow...all in order to examine the crystal microstructure close up of course.

Those K2 Chargers...I didnt try them...but did the technician prefer the Aspen or Douglas Fir for breakfast?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.

Thanks snowheads, it was really fun meeting you (and trying out some awesome skis too). There was a pair of Dynastars (Powertrack 84) that I really liked, now I need to educate myself and try to learn why I liked them.

P.S. from whom did I borrow £1 for the locker and forget to return it?
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