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So I tried some wider skis recently 98mm mantras and these seemed to be much more stable on the moguls than the 83mm wide Castle MX83 that I had been using.
Could just be the ski but in general are wider skis better for moguls and tree skiing?
For tree skiing I would think a really soft flexible ski would be better for the trough turns.
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are wider skis better for moguls
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no , look at what the mogul competitors ski on, quite narrow straight skis...
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GordonFreeman, what's a trough turn?
Wider skis in principle will make "proper" mogul skiing more diffficult as you won't get your feet as close together as easily. My Mantras are fine in bumps but my GS skis are better.
All that said, I don't really understand what you mean by "stable". Skiing bumps is a very dynamic part of skiing and I don't see how "stability" (whatever it is) helps?
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presumably shorter skis, rather than longer, are easier in moguls?
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Well, they just felt better. Stable as in I wasn't falling over when using the wider skis, it felt easier to control them. With the Kastle's I was all over the place...like they were too light or something.
These are more all mountain moguls off piste rather than the close together man made moguls so the conditions are crud and powder, tracked out snow.
By a trough turn, I mean that after a few have skied the run, a channel forms in the route that you almost have to follow rather than choose your own turning area.
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pam w, typically, although as with all ski things, that depends. I prefer my 185 GS to my 165 SLs as the SLs are just too grippy and a bit of skidding is helpful.
GordonFreeman, hmmmm, I suspect a. the Kästle is a lighter ski with lower swing weight - which although that would in theory make them easier to ski the bumps, could contribute to a less "stable" perception and b. the Mantras have a bigger cut radius, again making them feel less turny and agile, so giving a "more stable" feel.
But very subjective, I'd imagine that the MX83s are natively a better bumps ski and probably better through tracked trees.
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No. But straighter is better, even if a little wider
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pam w, typically, although as with all ski things, that depends. I prefer my 185 GS to my 165 SLs as the SLs are just too grippy and a bit of skidding is helpful.
GordonFreeman, hmmmm, I suspect a. the Kästle is a lighter ski with lower swing weight - which although that would in theory make them easier to ski the bumps, could contribute to a less "stable" perception and b. the Mantras have a bigger cut radius, again making them feel less turny and agile, so giving a "more stable" feel.
But very subjective, I'd imagine that the MX83s are natively a better bumps ski and probably better through tracked trees. |
The Kastle has a section in the front of the ski that is taken out and replaced with a see through oval shape of transparent material...supposed to make them lighter and quicker to turn.
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GordonFreeman, they don't have metal in them either unlike the Mantras. The cutaway on the kastle website definitely looks like it'll be a lighter construction. I am somewhat skeptical about the cut out tips. Pretty though when backlit.
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