Poster: A snowHead
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If you want to ski the whole season in the PdS you need rockhoppers; which for me are any free ones.
I have a friend who works for a hire business and lets me choose from 3 or 4 pairs of 2 year-old skis at the end of the season, before the sells them off.
Last season I had Atomic Radon, this season I some Rossi Z6. My decision is normally based around which ones have the best bases, rather than stiffness, side-cut or width.
When there's decent snow I prefer to snowboard.
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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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@clarky999, I'd have loved a Dab or snow angel to finish it off 😂😂
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@PaulC1984, u’d probably have found it funnier if he landed straight on top of the cameraman 😂😂 funny thing was I skied away after the laughter, then stopped and enquired if he was ok 🙈
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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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uktrailmonster wrote: |
PaulC1984 wrote: |
As all out piste skis I have an array of Heads (SL's, I Speeds, Titans). I'd bought the Kastles as an off piste ski that'll cope on piste when needed, but I just can't put them down now. They ski incredibly similar to the Titans (Kastle do the Stiff HP version which I have) but have the added bonus of being able to go off with them. I'm certainly a convert to a 95 underfoot on piste - never thought I'd say that! |
I've had similar experience with the latest crop of 95-100 mm AM skis. After skiing Volkl 90Eights almost exclusively for the last season I'm about to sell my dedicated piste carvers (Movement Le Fer). I did a back-to-back test at the start of the season on firm (but not too icy) pistes and much preferred the wider skis. Sure they are a little slower edge to edge, but quick enough and super smooth at all speeds. Of course much better in anything ungroomed too. I'm sure your FX95 HPs are fantastic too. It's just the sort of ski I would go for these days. I've already got my eye on the Mantra M5 for next season. |
I have a pair of Mantras and have shortly tried the Mantra M5 one month ago. The ski is quite different from previous versions. It had gained manoeuvrability but lost its long turn carving ability that I loved so much. I will test this ski again along with the Proskilab team in a few weeks. Will leave a post on this forum.
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@proskilab, yeah slightly softer underfoot? Doesn’t appeal...
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I've settled on Whitedot R.98 as my on ski quiver. I bought them for touring but they handle pistes, even icy pistes almost as well as my Whitedot Ones and powder almost as well as my Preachers, so I'm selling the Ones and Preachers. Although the 98s have quite a long radius they seem to turn quite quickly on piste, especially if you bend them a bit and use the tips to initiate a turn. Also wide enough to float in the soft stuff. It is a lot less hassle only travelling with one pair
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I've brought all 3 pairs of skis that I own to the gnarlibug bash.
<10yr old Head XRC1100s 67mm/14m radius. Still an excellent piste and bump ski, little or no chatter on harder pistes. but hard work on heavy offpiste.
Head iRally 76mm / 13.6m radius. Far better than the 1100s offpiste, just as good in the bumps but really chatter when trying to get an edge in on steeper, hard piste.
Head Venturi 95mm (bindings now moved back 55mm to recommended position) / 16m radius . Obviously more float offpiste, not so easy to turn quickly offpiste or in bumps but awesome carvers!!!! However they chatter like the iRallys when pushed hard on steep pistes, probably the closest I'll get to a one ski quiver.
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@tangowaggon, I am also tight fisted peasant. My problem is that sometimes I find it very difficult to hire decent skis - eg in Alpe d’Huez right now - and I find that what’s on my feet makes a huge difference to my enjoyment. I get 1 or 2 weeks a year and I can never work out whether I should buy or continue hiring, especially now so many airlines charge a fortune for ski carriage.
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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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@Jake43, the Kore93 is essentially the replacement for my Venturi 95s, I didnt like the kore 93s when I tried them at the oktobertest but I think that day at the indoor slope threw a few red herrings into the mix and the only way is to try a ski on the mountain.
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You know it makes sense.
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tangowaggon wrote: |
@Jake43, the Kore93 is essentially the replacement for my Venturi 95s, I didnt like the kore 93s when I tried them at the oktobertest but I think that day at the indoor slope threw a few red herrings into the mix and the only way is to try a ski on the mountain. |
Worth trying if you can find a demo somewhere, she loves them. But then she is taking a huge jump from a Soloman 1080 that are very old. Each to their own. She likes the weight of them as she can ski bumps, trees, deep and they work well on the piste she gets over in Whistler
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