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Touring Skis & wide skis gear 2016 / 2017 synopsis
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Again like previous season (2015) was out in Kuhtai week before last at the SIGB ski test and managed to try out a range of skis, both up and down, as well as boots an various bindings.

Article is very much a "year on" and what has happened since.

If you have not read 2015 might be worth reading that before this years as you'll get a better handle on where I'm coming from.

Last year 2015 / 2016 season

This year 2016 / 2017 Season

And yes there were a few notable brands not at the test, such as DPS.

I have to admit to being very cynical as to how people are supposedly testing all the skis, and arrive at their conclusion, for instance testing a fat FreeRide ski when on a particular day there was no powder to speak of and viz atrocious. That said on that day I was lapping a bowl and some skis did in a very short space of time shine out better than others.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

@Weathercam, good write up!

For the record, in the wind drifted spots (the techy terrain to skiers right of your bowl, I think) we found some pretty workable dust on crust to test the fat skis wink



Agreed on the Scott Scrapper - I only got to test the 183, but was still very impressed by its stability. Lots of the other Fall Line testers were raving about the wider Scott touring skis too.

For me the biggest surprise was the new Rossi Soul 7 HD: I'd always written it off as too light and a bit gutless, and I don't think the airtip makes sense in terms of deflection and crud busting. It's still not the best crud buster, but it is one of the most fun skis I've ever used! Super surfy, and the tail just begs to be slashed around. If I wanted to buy a 100-110mm ski it would be very high up my list.

EDIT: That photo is from the Wednesday when skies cleared; the Tuesday was harder but we found similar snow amongst the sharks and crust in a few places.
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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?

@clarky999, saw the photo and though that must have been the Wednesday!

My little bowl was not too bad on the Tuesday sniffing out the odd patch, but on the Wed early afternoon when I started seeing above me on the high traverse skiers getting some nice lines in that's when I thought sod it, this is too much like hard work, and time to call it a day and get some decent lines in.

This was my test bowl

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