 Poster: A snowHead
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anyone ski on LaCroix skis here? What do you think of them?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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davidof, very pretty.
Sadly, never skied on them. Used to have a rep for being good but pricey, IIRC.
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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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They just released a 50k 'courchevel' pack.
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| Vorda wrote: |
| They just released a 50k 'courchevel' pack. |
Yes I've got a good deal on them, about 90% off.
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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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There are a lot of La Croix skis round here - often wondered what they're like.
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davidof, there was that whole Lacroix/Royal Chamonix name confusion with two different makes using the name, so my answer is:
Old LaCroix, yes, new LaCroix no.
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| davidof wrote: |
| anyone ski on LaCroix skis here? What do you think of them? |
Hmmm - been talking to my friend at Harrods about these - apparantly the luggage trunk they comes in the pack accounts for at least £20K of the total - not aimed at the russian market much are they! 
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davidof, the ski shop in Monetier (Stawug) had a pair of Lacroix in the window. They were burgled just after New Year, but the skis weren't touched, they took the cash from the safe.
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Hi, i've just finished skiing on a pair of lacroix pearl rentals & friend on the icerunners, i was really pleasently surprised by how good they were- i initially thought they would be dead average after wanting a more recognised brand but they performed really nicely. Good edge grip, quick edge to egde, smooth & stable at speed. In fact i liked them so much I've been considering buying a pair but difficult to find back in uk! So bottom line , if you can get a top of the range pair for a decent price - go for it , they should be good.. 
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Vikx, they have some on sport pursuit for cheap.
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Thanks jbob- great tip- unfortunatly all wrong lenghths! Typical 
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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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davidof, I've skied on the Lorme series skis made by Ludovic Lacroix. These are the hand-made custom skis in limited numbers. Excellent quality and real craftmanship.
The Lacroix skis in Sport Pursuit look like they are the left overs from Thril-Outlet's Ebay shop. These skis were as low as £99 Buy-it-now a couple of months back.
Vikx, I have a feeling that Glide and Slide near Leeds are perhaps stocking some Lacroix ski gear next season.
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Thanks- I'll check them out later in the year
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You know it makes sense.
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Impressive thread-necromancy.
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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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| Mr Pieholeo wrote: |
| Impressive thread-necromancy. |
Killer! 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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plamaka, Thril-Outlet were selling them off on Ebay at £99 (before Sport Pursuit took them) and I was really tempted, but bought some Storm skis instead.
In your post in Buy/Sell/Exchange I mentioned I got a brand new pair of Salomon Hangl plates that would do the job. You could even position the Boot Centre Point at a plus/minus position relative to the setting on the Lacroix skis to suit your preference for freeride or piste. And you are right about the fabrication being farmed out to Elan. The pricier custom/handmade skis are put together in either France or Switzerland, the present generation of Lacroix also make Lagriffe skis.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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davidof, Some Lacroix Premier Ultra-Lite skis are on Ebay for £85 plus p&p. plamaka, should be able to let you know how these perform. I'm very tempted................................... 
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As it's Easter, a thread resurrection.
I recently hired a pair of 2014 model Lacroix Carbon Mach's in 172cm whilst skiing in Avoriaz. I didn't want to like them because my neighbour has a pair the same and I wanted so much to take the mickey out of his effeminate white skis with the BCBG brand tag. I was so disappointed that they were actually great, really torsionally stiff and great for carving hard pistes.
I don't believe the hype about carbon/titanium/handmade blah blah and if they're made in Slovenia as one poster suggested, it's likely to be at the Elan factory and rebranded. You can probably get better GS skis for less without the prestige brand name, but they did ski nicely.
The bindings looked like Salomon relabelled as Lacroix, by the way.
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@snoozeboy, I don't thing La Croix is anything approaching a prestige brand nowadays.
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| pam w wrote: |
| @snoozeboy, I don't thing La Croix is anything approaching a prestige brand nowadays. |
Well, the label price for the Carbon Mach skis was EUR1150. Maybe the brand isn't what it used to be, but the prices are still up there.
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@snoozeboy, My chum in Champoluc only a few years ago had a pair retailing at €4,400 ... 
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Is there more than one make with the same name? Lots of reports above of super cheap prices and they're not expensive locally.
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@pam w, Lots of Lacroix skis on ebay France, "skis d'occaision" from about 2010-12. Some good deals for original price in excess of £1000.
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