 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi!
I am on PEs and love them, but my family hates the spray.
As I'm going to do the Scope challenge in Utah next year
I was thinking of getting something wider. Has anyone tried the
Coombas yet and if so in what length? (I'm 178/73kg)
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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dadoo, welcome to  s
I can't help you, but I expect someone will be along shortly.
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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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| dadoo wrote: |
Hi!
I am on PEs and love them, but my family hates the spray.
As I'm going to do the Scope challenge in Utah next year
I was thinking of getting something wider. Has anyone tried the
Coombas yet and if so in what length? (I'm 178/73kg)
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The rooster tail is not for the benefit of your family its for your sole personal joy 
Seemed to be a few Scandi early adopters out later part of the season on Coombas - haven't tried them but definitely wouldn't turn down a go.
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I heard they are pretty much the top end apache skis but a special edition for doug.
look into igneous skis (i think thats how you spell it) they are meant to be awesome
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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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thanks, igneous looks great, but poss difficult to demo.will try come winter though
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I think there were some reviews on tgr - have a look there. I dont think they will be super stiff but will be a great powder ski. What about the volkl mantra - that has a fairly flat tail too.
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I have only found one comment, that seemed to suggest it was promising.
You're right ,maybe I should demo Mantra as well
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dadoo, There was quite a buzz in LG this year about the Coomba... those who skied on them seemed to like them. I have some Chiefs which are the previous version. They're great - not too heavy, good flotation, and quite nimble.
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dadoo,
The Mantra is a great ski..there should be reviews here
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thanks ski, I know Coombas are replacing the Chiefs
so I'm happy you like them! What are your chiefs like
at speed on piste (not that I want to stay there that much)
and on harder snow?
Thanks
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dadoo, er.... dunno  Never used them on a piste. I wouldn't expect them to be like a slalom ski, but given the lightness I'm sure they'd be fine. Edge-to-edge wasn't quick, but wasn't unbearably slow either. A lot of the guides on LG seem to use them as a do-it-all ski.
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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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thanks for your help ski !
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Very light, quite straight so not as all-round as the chiefs. Ace off-piste - super easy to tweak around because if the lack of weight and very floaty, quite hard work on piste even for a larger skier. Suit a touring binding - I tried them with the Dukes.
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You know it makes sense.
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Hi! What length did you try and what's your weight ?
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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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Sorry for disappearing! Been a bit head down for the past month.I'm a svelte 95kg and they were 190s, I think.
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