 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi guys...
I've been considering an upgrade/additional set of skis and I've seen Eliis Brigham has a sale on.
I have skied on a pair of Fischer AMC76 for the past 10 years or so. Really pleased with them.
I am confident piste skier on any piste and have been skiing since 82
I am not that confident off piste, prod due to opportunity and my current skis don't give me confidence -it's in my head though
I ski in Europe prob 2 weeks a year..... rarely get powder days.... so I'd say 90+% of my skiing is piste
I'd like to get the hardware to provide confidence and search out the opportunity when it's there, even between pistes (within safety blah blah).... but still need the piste ski..... so 70/30
These Kendo 92 look like they fit the bill at at £360
I suppose I'm asking.... does anybody know the Kendos and would you agree with my selection?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Gaz_H wrote: |
I'd like to get the hardware to provide confidence |
This doesn't usually work out very well. The best equipment in the world won't help if you don't know how to use it.
I don't know the ski in question, indeed I haven't really skied any mid-wide skis in recent years, so can't really comment on if it may help, but don't expect it to be a magic bullet.
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@Gaz_H, hmmm, what @Chaletbeauroc, says. I'd expect it to be a nice ski, for what it is, but it's a bit wider I think than I'd imagine for a mostly on piste ski. But I will admit I ski 100mm on everything these days (mostly).
There are no silver bullets.
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I've got Kendo's - great ski, they do enough on piste to have a great deal of fun without being a full on carve machine, blast through crud and stuff, and enough float off piste. I ski 177s for my 183cm/85Kg plus avvi pack, and have mounted Marker frame bindings. They are heavy on a 2 hr skin, but these days I don't seek out that amount of effort, but come into their own when going through clag and ruts.
At that price you can do much worse than give them a try.
I'm looking at something lighter with pin bindings or Shifts to cope with those longer skins away from the piste, but for a single pair trip I'll stick with the Kendos
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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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I have a pair Kendo 88s. Like @Mountain Haddock said, great ski for both piste & the type of off piste you get here in Europe, i.e 30cm pow, chopped up pow, spring snow... It's my go everywhere tool.
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| Chaletbeauroc wrote: |
| Gaz_H wrote: |
I'd like to get the hardware to provide confidence |
This doesn't usually work out very well. The best equipment in the world won't help if you don't know how to use it.
I don't know the ski in question, indeed I haven't really skied any mid-wide skis in recent years, so can't really comment on if it may help, but don't expect it to be a magic bullet. |
Thanks.... but.....
I do know how to, as I've had multiple lessons on a couple bashes..... the problem is it all goes to rat poo-poo when I'm back on my own skis.... as I said it's a head thing
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| Mountain Haddock wrote: |
I've got Kendo's - great ski, they do enough on piste to have a great deal of fun without being a full on carve machine, blast through crud and stuff, and enough float off piste. I ski 177s for my 183cm/85Kg plus avvi pack, and have mounted Marker frame bindings. They are heavy on a 2 hr skin, but these days I don't seek out that amount of effort, but come into their own when going through clag and ruts.
At that price you can do much worse than give them a try.
I'm looking at something lighter with pin bindings or Shifts to cope with those longer skins away from the piste, but for a single pair trip I'll stick with the Kendos |
Thanks and makes sense. I don't intend to skin, no where near fit enough, nowadays.... could get there I suppose!
With you on price..... got to be worth a punt
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Keeping in mind that you are realistically going to spend 90% of your time On Piste - how much Piste performance are you prepared to sacrifice in order to make Off Piste easier?
Generally speaking (IMO), the easier the ski is to use Off Piste, the more you sacrifice On Piste.
Are these skis replacing what you have, or adding to what you have?
I suspect, knowing Volkl, these should give decent Piste performance, while giving a lot more surface area to help give confidence Off Piste.
I have some Scott "The Ski", which are about the same width underfoot (though wider in the tail). I love them - they do everything well and make Off Piste much easier than a Piste Ski.....but they do sacrifice Piste performance, compared to a dedicated Piste Ski. This is why I also have some Piste skis.
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
Keeping in mind that you are realistically going to spend 90% of your time On Piste - how much Piste performance are you prepared to sacrifice in order to make Off Piste easier?
Generally speaking (IMO), the easier the ski is to use Off Piste, the more you sacrifice On Piste.
Are these skis replacing what you have, or adding to what you have?
I suspect, knowing Volkl, these should give decent Piste performance, while giving a lot more surface area to help give confidence Off Piste.
I have some Scott "The Ski", which are about the same width underfoot (though wider in the tail). I love them - they do everything well and make Off Piste much easier than a Piste Ski.....but they do sacrifice Piste performance, compared to a dedicated Piste Ski. This is why I also have some Piste skis. |
Thanks they'll be additional. I've ordered them into the Manc branch... so I'll go and take a look...... that usually means buying 
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So as said above, I'm going to EB to check the skis out..... Next step, Bindings.... I know next to nothing about choosing a set, other then people seem to get Marker ones.... 
Any advice please,
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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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| Gaz_H wrote: |
So as said above, I'm going to EB to check the skis out..... Next step, Bindings.... I know next to nothing about choosing a set, other then people seem to get Marker ones....
Any advice please, |
I like Look Bindings eg. Pivot- But Spyderjon actually knows what he's talking about.
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| Gaz_H wrote: |
So as said above, I'm going to EB to check the skis out..... Next step, Bindings.... I know next to nothing about choosing a set, other then people seem to get Marker ones....
Any advice please, |
Got Jesters mounted on my Kendos - love em btw as single ski quiver, 90mm waisted, twin rockered @184. powder, crud, hardpack, groomed, no probs 
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You know it makes sense.
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@Bones, Kendos rock!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Gaz_H, I got a pair of Kendo 92's (2020) purposely in a shorter length than I would normally ski (177) and they are now my go to skis for a "normal" day on the mountain. They fit in between the Kendo 88 and the Mantra 96 and allow a slight compromise between both. Having 4mm up/down from Volkl's Twin Layer of titanal that is sitting on top of that wooden core is what Volkl calls their “Titanal Frame”, a combination of two contoured 0.7 mm and 0.3 mm thick metal sheets that run for pretty much the full length of the ski, this is a classic Volkl flat tailed charger. The 92 literally and figurately sits in between two superlative skis, displaying some of the superlative qualities of their pedigree. Got mine paired with Marker Griffon ID 13. Solid and functional.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| skimastaaah wrote: |
| @Gaz_H, I got a pair of Kendo 92's (2020) purposely in a shorter length than I would normally ski (177) and they are now my go to skis for a "normal" day on the mountain. They fit in between the Kendo 88 and the Mantra 96 and allow a slight compromise between both. Having 4mm up/down from Volkl's Twin Layer of titanal that is sitting on top of that wooden core is what Volkl calls their “Titanal Frame”, a combination of two contoured 0.7 mm and 0.3 mm thick metal sheets that run for pretty much the full length of the ski, this is a classic Volkl flat tailed charger. The 92 literally and figurately sits in between two superlative skis, displaying some of the superlative qualities of their pedigree. Got mine paired with Marker Griffon ID 13. Solid and functional. |
Thanks.....another positive
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