 Poster: A snowHead
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Looking for a few pointers on a pair of skis I have been given
I am used to skiing rossi s3 (waist 98mm) in 177cm off piste, and get on fine with them, they are fun. light, flicky etc
I have been given a brand new pair of K2 Missdirected in 179cm, (yes i know they are womens skis! and are pink and purple...but its only a top sheet), on a bit of investigation they are the same dimensions as K2 Obesthed with a lighter core.
Looking at them, they are huge, 146 117 134 have an huge tip rocker and slightly lesser tail rocker and a rather soft. they look like old fashioned powder tanks with a big rocker added, very different shape to the s3. Much bigger tip and especially tail.
er............. what to do with them....I have never skiied anything as big as this, they are about 8cm longer than the s3's, and I have a pair of bindings to go on them (squire schitzo) but will need to buy some wider brakes. Bit concerned how much they will torque my knees
so anyone got any real reviews of missdirected / obesthed on piste, powder, trees, moguls 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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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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@meh, Thank you for the link , had a read, so i could give them a go, it will be interesting something that wide
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It all depends on perspective really, to my mind that really doesn't sound "huge" as I'm used to punting around on some of our (Whitedot's) larger offerings as my daily driver. As a great man once said "just ski down and jump off something!!" 117mm is the new 68mm after all 
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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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carroz, you'll be fine! I ski Rossi S7s (women's) at 178cm everywhere: on piste, off piste, bumps, slush, boilerplate, ice, powder, crud, you name it. I'm far from being an expert – or even advanced – skier and I feel very comfortable on these skis, with dimensions that are a few millimetres different than K2 Missdirecteds and similar turn radius. I definitely have not noticed any stress on my knees.
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I ski a pair of obesthed on powder days. Go for it they are so much fun. Easy to turn and very forgiving in the powder.
Have fun.
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@the_doc, +1 (daily driver is 118mm)
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