 Poster: A snowHead
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Me an Mrs Ski had a go on these last week. We had 160s 'cos that's all the shop had (we both weigh 9 1/2 stone)
What fantastic ski !
We had old snow in La Grave, with a few patches of windblown on the glacier. We did not ski them on any kind of piste.
What I found..
1) On hard snow - nice and stiff and grippy.
2) Edge change - nice and quick - felt like a slalom ski (handy in a couloir then).
3) In the windblown (maybe 3" deep) - nice and supportive.
For really deep powder days, I'd want to go fatter (Chiefs anyone ?) but as a do anything ski (reminded me of the orginal X-Scream) these seem to be perfect.
I've also skied B2s (last year's - this years B3 ?) - the Recons felt stiffer and more fun to ski..
This is probably old news by now..but thought I'd post anyway.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Never been able to get these and I'm a confirmed XL fan now which does exactly what you decscribed very well but I have seen this ski (Recon) panned here a few times and seen such good reviews elsewhere, I don't understand it.
IMV the B2 isn't the benchmark for these types of skis anyway and so am not surprised you found the Recon a more livelier ski...
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IMV the B2 isn't the benchmark for these types of skis anyway and so am not surprised you found the Recon a more livelier ski...
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The Recon is probably the market leader in this ski category. That or the HOTROD Nitrous. But i guess it is all opinion but ive heard more possitives about the Recon than I have for anyother ski this year.
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I have a set of Recon's which I bought for this season. After reading all the reviews and skiing them only at MK indoor slope I thought they were what I needed. Have skied them twicew so far and loved them. I'm not great in powder but found them very supportive and made me feel pretty good. I have seen them slated here several times and am not really sure why? I am not a vastly experienced skier but have been on several makes before. Always liked K2's though so maybe a little biased. Mine are 174's and I am about 6'2" at 95kg.
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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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It's interesting isn't it? Ive never skied the Recon myself, but my friend Max is currently using them and thinks they're very ordinary! Ski choice is sooooo personal!
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| easiski wrote: |
| It's interesting isn't it? Ive never skied the Recon myself, but my friend Max is currently using them and thinks they're very ordinary! Ski choice is sooooo personal! |
my friend Max is currently using them and thinks they're very ordinary! Ski choice is sooooo personal!
I agree- I tried them and didn't notice anything at all- bland bland bland- prefered the Movement demon flames (although I fell over on bumps and could not get them to turn off piste) and the 1080 foils- which for me are vv good
try before you buy.
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I tested them back to back with last years B2s, and preferred the B2s, so that's what I bought.
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I've tried the 174 Recons a few times & each time found them very capable but really really damp - as I found all of the K2's I've tried. I prefer something with more rebound that rewards input.
There are however many many Recon fans out there so as easiski says it really is a case of each to their own.
Their 'Outlaw' big brother looked impressive in the Utah ski store racks recently but nobody seemed to have a demo pair.
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| Kramer wrote: |
| I tested them back to back with last years B2s, and preferred the B2s, so that's what I bought. |
This is my second season on the Apache Recons and I find excellent in conditions from hard piste (Italian artificial snow) through moguls and to heavy and not-so-heavy powder (Canada) - and even in La Rosiere's champagne  . They are however getting worse for wear and I've been looking for replacements.
A few weeks ago had a chance to demo (this year's) B2 and B3, and found they lacked the liveliness I find in the Recons. Also tried the Atomic B5 and M11 and Head Monster 72, and Rossi Z9. On the bases of that day: I'm staying with the Recon.
I suppose it's not really surprising I like the Recon, having skied K2 almost exclusively since the Four came out in about 1996(?).
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RobW, posted a couple of great shots of you in off-piste heaven, La Rosiere Dec 2005in our gallery.
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RobW, Thanks for that I was starting to think I was going mad. I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes the recon's. I also tried the B2s for several days last season and didn't like them as much as my apaches.
Will
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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RobW, justapurrin, the Recons scored consistently higher than the B2s in ski tests last year. I think that the fact that I was used to the B2s probably made me biased towards them.
It really goes to show that there isn't one "right" ski for everyone, or else we would all be using the same type. 
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