 Poster: A snowHead
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i'm looking for a good pair of carving skis, i can do single black diamonds, haven't tried double blacks but i hope to next season
also if you can give me any info on carving i'd appreciate it
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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welcome to 
get to resort, explain to the shop what kind of thing you are looking for and TRY as many as you can, a bit like test driving cars, many of the skis you guys have are differnt names and graphics to what we have in Europe, in saying that there are no really bad skis out there, infact most are really good, it is a case of finding what works for you
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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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All skis are designed to carve, even the old fashioned long ones that I still use.
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Volkl 5 stars are a decent piste/carving ski.
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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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| Volkl 5 stars are a decent piste/carving ski. |
yeah i was actually looking at that as my next pair, thanks for the reply guys
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falanx, Nevertheless, do try as many pairs as you can - it's a very personal thing, ski choice. Also it would be a good idea to have a lesson if you're not familiar with carving skis to learn how to use them. No doubt the local ski school can help you. I find a big demand for these lessons!
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falanx, for US east coast, you'll probably want a narrower carver. The 5*, 6*, or Allstar from Volkl, the Fischer RX8, even the Atomic Metron:11 or M:B5 would all be excellent skis for you (even tho the Metrons are a bit wider). If you like damper skis, you might try one of the K2 Apache series.
While, as kevin mcclean notes, all skis will carve, not all skis will carve the same radius turns. Nor will all skis enable you to ski arc-to-arc turns on appropriate terrain. You may want to look over in the Bend Ze Knees forum for more on technique for carving.
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On top of the skis mentioned, people seem to like the new Rossi Z9 oversize. Same principle as the Metron B5 (fairly large surface area, so decent for off-piste, but very aggressive sidecut, so good for carving too).
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Or you could consider a detuned slalom type ski - which some of the suggestions must be getting close to anyway.
I haven't skied the east coast but I am aware of what they call boilerplate and if this condition is typical I would go for a ski that
has great edge hold on ice. The Volkl's are renowned for this, but maybe consider the Rossi 9s, Elan SFX or skis of that ilk.
I would expect them to outperform the carvers on hardpack.
I wouldn't expect the Apache Recon to be so great here but the Crossfire and more dedicated K2 piste skis might ..
The Stormrider would be great here as well...opps, there I go again..
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Zags. That's a ski that carves itself. Go for Gold if you can afford it. 
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parlor, E£specially La Rouge  , but they might not be available out there - Fischer Slalom skis would be good on the hard stuff - WC or RC4 Race ...
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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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ponder, the Z9 is a very interesting ski. It will respond to a broad range of skier abilities and styles. It is less demanding than the Metron:B5, and yet is very gentle on the skier while delivering a high level of performance. I think it's still a bit below the B5, but I have seen exceptional skiers on them--including a long-term PSIA-RM Examiner as well as one of the members of the PSIA Demo Team (and have skied them myself)--and they perform very well.
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