 Poster: A snowHead
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I bought a pair of second hand Volkl P40 GS Race Carvers three years ago, and they have been absolutely awesome. But....how long do skis last before they no longer do the things modern skis are designed to do? I rented a few skis this year, including some Atomic St12 (if I remeber correctly), and whilst they were fun and responsive they did not seem to go as fast as the Volkls seemed to want to go. So, supplementary questions, what would be a natural replacement for the P40s?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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AdrianV, Volkl RaceTiger GS Race Carvers? Effectively the direct descendant...
P40s are only a little dated - skis last quite a long time if they aren't being used. But are you skiing the ski or is the ski skiing you? You might find something like the Stockli Stormrider XL fun - I hear it's like a GS ski only a little fatter and a bit more "all round".
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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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I've tried XL's and the Tiger and I think the XL isn't too far behind for edge at all. And it will be a better ski outside the Tigers hardpack domain, IMV. But I do think lenght is quite critical with the XL...slightly short and its a throw around ski, slightly too long and its not so friendly. The Tiger is always too short if you are near 6' but you wouldn't take it anywhere for that to matter, would you?
3 years on a second hand ski....? its all down to what sort of canning its had, I'd say
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SPAM ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have Stormrider XL's in large quantities. 699€ normally.
450€ plus p&p for the Heady Snow people.
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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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| David Murdoch wrote: |
| AdrianV, But are you skiing the ski or is the ski skiing you? You might find something like the Stockli Stormrider XL fun - I hear it's like a GS ski only a little fatter and a bit more "all round". |
Errrm...it's a beautiful relationship - we take turns! But thanks for the steer on the Stocklis, because the other thing I'd like to try is off-piste a bit more - my attempts thus far haven't been entirely succesful on the Volkls. I did have a very little bit of fun this year on the Atomics (not the ST12s, but one of the other models - can't remember which).
Thanks all for the input! Can't wait till end of April when I return to Wengen - hopefully the  s at the MSB will have left something for me!
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
SPAM ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have Stormrider XL's in large quantities. 699€ normally.
450€ plus p&p for the Heady Snow people. |
Looks like a good deal - I may well test them in Wengen and see what they're like.
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