 Poster: A snowHead
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The key to enjoying the on-piste performance of a 90-mm waisted ski is to spend a whole day on a 105-mm one. Next day the 90-mm one has grip, versatile turn shape, anything you want!
(that said, my Dad enjoys very much his 72-mm waisted B2s...yes, I know, punter skis etc...)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I went from B2's (older 76mm) to 98mm skis and found the wider ones to be much better on piste. Stiffer and easier to carve with.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Sharkymark, Quite a bit of both mate... the old skis were going very noodly indeed 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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My 100 mm wide Prophets are great on piste (providing it snowed heavily all night)
Seriously, they're pretty shoite on hardpack compared to my Monster 82s, which are themselves shoite compared to a proper dedicated piste carver in those conditions.
Rather than on and off piste, it might be better to say soft or hard snow. My Prophets are great on piste if the snow is fresh and soft.
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uktrailmonster, do you know if the Monster 82s have changed much when Head brought them out this season as the Peak 82?
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Fat skis still work fine on piste, just you have to open up your turns to a more gs size/shape, which can be a little unnerving at first. The only time they are bad is on really hard or icey pistes, which can be hell.
I find for everyday skiing a bit of everything my Dynastar Sultan 85's are ace (probs better than last season's Legend 8000's, which are actually skinnier), and for more offpiste stuff my Big Troubles come out to play. Next year I will be augmenting my quiver with a slalom and hopefully full powder skis.
Jennewein in St Anton have a poo-poo load of different types of ski, both in the shop and the rental area. Make sure you got the main one between the Galzig and the car park though. Ask for Geoffrey, he'll sort you out.
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clarky999, cheers mate, thats where im heading, hopefully theyve got some Magfires, Sultans, ACs and Monsters to test...ill prob have to abandon my 350e limit, grit me teeth and flash the plastic! How are prices there, reasonable to pricey i guess...?
Give my regards to Innsbruck buddy, lived there for 3 years...all nighters in Limerick Bills then straight up Nordkette with the first gondola...carnage!
Cheers!
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Eh up,
An update, if anyones interested! The first skis i wanted to test were the Sultan 80 or 85 and was a tad disappointed to say the least!
Jennewein had been recommended, but the guy there had never heard of either, and seemed to deny their very exsistence by telling me that the Legend 8000 is still the current model, which im pretty damned sure it isnt?
I refrained from asking about the Magfire 82xti, AC30 or Monster iM82 for fear off coming across as some kinda smart back bottom!
IMHO thats pretty poor, if a punter like me has more product knowledge than a guy working in a specialist ski hire shop in one of the worlds premiere resorts...
Anyway, got the Legend 8000 and had a great day on it, im in St. Anton and im gonna have a blast...bad workmen and all that!
Cheers fellas
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