 Poster: A snowHead
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I bought K2 Pinnacle 95's last year. Lovely to ski in fluffy powder (where I tested them), playful and easy, you can't go wrong. But too soft and floppy tipped for much else - hard pack, icy pistes, cutting through crud. Lacks positive edge control. No visible camber underfoot so no bounce back on aggressive turns and hops. I like my powder but I like a bit of fast fun too! . Looking for a stiffer, more reactive all mountain ski that will give back as much as you put into it, with top edge control for hard pack and icy tops. I use Dynafit bindings as I like to have a ski I can use anywhere, including skinning up to find good snow.
I have honed in on three possibles:
Volkl Mantra. Great reviews as an all rounder. Con: Heavy ski at 4.0kg a pair.
Atomic Vantage 95 C. Mid weight about 3.6kg. All mountain ski. Have used Atomics for years and liked the hard edges and the great reactivity so a bit biased; reviews rate it a good all rounder.
Blizzard ZeroG 95 Designed for touring but gets great reviews as an all mountain ski with good edges and reactivity . Recommended to me to suit my requirements by the local specialist ski shop in Nice. Amazingly light at 2.4kg which makes me a bit suspicious about its strength but the reviews say otherwise . Probably my top choice if I can be assured about the latter.
Anyone with opinions here?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have Mantras mounted for tele. Yep definitely a "do anything" ski, but they are very heavy.
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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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Instead of Vantage 95s have a look at the Vantage 100CTI. I found them to be significantly stiffer and although being wider found them a lot more solid on piste than the 95s. Think the Vantage 95s will be pretty similar to the Pinnacles where as the 100s will offer a noticeably more 'beefy' ride
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How about the updated 2018 Pinnacle 95?
According to the reviews I’ve read, K2 have added more metal and weight to address the exact issues you are having.
http://www.skiessentials.com/2018-ski-test?skis=k2-pinnacle-95
I picked up a set before Xmas (for 2500nok (£240) with F12 tour binding!) but haven’t had time to ski them yet. Hopefully I will get out on them before the end of the month.
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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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Spoon - thanks for that tip... could be an answer. K2 seem to have read my mind! That price in Nok is an attraction.. I see the new weight is 1.850 kg ... 3.7kg the pair. Have to balance that against the incredible 2.4 kg lightness of the Blizzard for touring. Decisions, decisions.
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Look at the Head Kore 93. Haven’t skied them but the 105 s are excellent in variable snow, stiff and light.
I like the zero g 95 -classic shape, great in hard snow, but felt like chopsticks compared to the Heads
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