Review - Coreupt POW

I was after a replacement 'off piste' powder ski after my first purchase proved 'sub optimal' for my needs when I came across the Coreupt 99 Euro deal a little while back. Coreupt had gone into administration and the German distributor was off loading their stock.

After bit of research on the web the POWs seemed to fit the bill, a traditional cambered twin tip with 102mm underfoot.

First impressions were 'OK' but there was some 'spookiness' in some very specific piste conditions which robbed a bit of confidence. At the time I was still rehabbing an ACL reconstruction but in the end the culprit was put down to a fine hanging burr from the factory.

Freshly serviced under spyderjon's watchful gaze I've just spent a week with them in Chamonix in a range of snow conditions. While my intention is to use them as an off-piste ski I still like to be able to play on-piste when there.

Their on-piste performance is good, railing easily on tracks and carving long turns nicely at speed. They strike me as a relatively stiff ski so require a bit of speed & effort to get the best from them but are stable at speed. No problems in the bumps despite being a little wider than I would usually prefer.

In shallow powder they work nicely, making fast tempo arcs down the side excellent fun and showing the ski's agility when 'in' the snow. Long radius GS style make for a fun plan 'b'. In deeper fresh snow they responded better to a more direct line and gave plenty of 'bounce'. In chopped up stuff they are stiff enough to bash through or agile enough to track around the bumps.

The principle down side is that they feel pretty heavy, not helped by my Marker Barons.

As an off piste ski that still offers fun on piste they work nicely. All in all an excellent ski and at 99 Euro what's not to like.