 Poster: A snowHead
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I currently own a pair of Fischer Cool Heat skis. They're great for cruising the pistes and dabbling off piste, but what with the cost of carrying ski equipment with easyJet I think I'll be renting a set this year... maybe.
Every year all manufacturers claim to release a ground breaking design that will change skiing forever, the question is which ski is the ski to have in 2015?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Nick-o, I would suggest the answer to that is highly dependent on the individual. If you are renting and don't mind the faff of changing, maybe you could try a few? Or find an airline with more palatable ski-carriage fees...
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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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Is £30 each way excessive to take the skis you've obviously already spent hundreds on and "are Great"?
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@Richard_Sideways, that is a very good point. Perhaps it's more that I'm reluctant to pay more money to the airline, and partly due to the fact that I want to try the latest offerings.
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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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@Nick-o, that would surely depend on your weight, ski level/ability, snow conditions and what you like to ski - speed on piste, off-piste etc. Volkl Mantra, Salomon X-Drive, Rossi, Head, Atomic, Blizzard - many makers and different models
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@Nick-o, I have it on very good authority that Blizzard Bonafides are the new Völkl Mantra.
Whereas the new Mantra isn't really a Mantra at all 
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I've rented for the last few years but have strugggled getting the latest models (unless your in the know in a particular resort) also it is not that cheap renting a semi-decent set of skis and I am finding trudging round all the shops on day 1 very frustrating so I'm going the other way this year and looking at buying a pair 
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@Richard_Sideways, @Nick-o, £30 e/w carriage V ~£100 renting a premium set in resort. No-brainer isn't it?
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@mooney058, haven't tried this year's and my source's shop is refusing to stock them as they're just so not what they used to be (last year's were not such a big change).
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@under a new name, how did you find the 'old' ones? I was once talked from renting it and I deeply regret as at 90kg, 188cm and being rather agresive, old Mantra's sound like the right type for me. I'm early-advanced skier, only discovered powder skiing recently, thus went for Rossi Soul 7 that were too 'soft' for my liking ... 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@mooney058, I'm 167cm, 61kgs and ski the 177s. Absolutely love them and hoping to get at least one more season out of them. I don't understand the received "wisdom" that they're hard work.
Mind you I am quite old school, from the "203s for slalom, 207s for GS" days and can often be found on 203 SGs.
In really deep, really fluffy powder they don't float as well as I'm sure some modern things will, but they're great when conditions are less than perfect.
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[quote
but they're great when conditions are less than perfect.[/quote]
which is most of the time anyway during 3-4 odd weeks a year for me ...
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You know it makes sense.
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Rossignol Soul 7s - best skis I've ever had. Managed 75mph through the speed trap, and they felt very stable (I gave up before they did!) - Incredible on-piste performance from an off-piste ski.
Game-changers!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Dr John, yeah take your own every time
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Poster: A snowHead
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@c44rver, I also just got mine..spent a week on rental soul 7 and loved them so wanted my own pair. Tried lots at Tamworth but looking forward to my 3 weeks I have booked on the 7's.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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the way that things are going WATER SKIS 
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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Like any year CMH Volkl Explosivs. They're the skis that show you know your shizzle.
If you're in France the OG metal layup first edition XXX may be acceptable but it's a fine call.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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Like any year CMH Volkl Explosivs. They're the skis that show you know your shizzle.
If you're in France the OG metal layup first edition XXX may be acceptable but it's a fine call.
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Like any year CMH Volkl Explosivs. They're the skis that show you know your shizzle.
If you're in France the OG metal layup first edition XXX may be acceptable but it's a fine call.
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Like any year CMH Volkl Explosivs. They're the skis that show you know your shizzle.
If you're in France the OG metal layup first edition XXX may be acceptable but it's a fine call.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Like any year CMH Volkl Explosivs. They're the skis that show you know your shizzle.
If you're in France the OG metal layup first edition XXX may be acceptable but it's a fine call.
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OMG... the whole marmotte tribe is in a posting frenzy 
The site did just go through a very weird session where nothing could be posted but then showed up later.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hamster scab labour suddenly kicked in there big time. Evaded the flying sqirrel picket.
Anyway in case anyone's deaf - CMH Volkl Explosivs.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Dave of the Marmottes,  ........if you can turn em
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FAQ
It will be a quiet week, so I hope to find a pair of brand new model that I would like to test. Unfortunately nobody has the new Mantra (review sites have mixed reports on it, while some hardcore Mantra fans are not happy with the new ones ... while other hard core fans notice a substantial difference in a length, that is, the way new Mantra in different sizes behaves differently (shorter is better as one review suggests)).
