 Poster: A snowHead
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Ive been hearing the salomon shogun talked about as a one ski quiver. Just wondering how good it is on hardpack/ piste? Any other comments on this ski?
Thanks in Advance
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Awesome - bought skis in a moment of weakness last week and used them 2 days so far-Aonach Mor last weekend and quick tour near Glenshee mid week. It felt like cheating! Wind blown powder, scoured hard snow, crud, sastrugi - blasted through/over all of it. Felt ok on hard scrapped piste. Little unwieldly in tight spaces but my impression is that I'll get used to it. Can't wait to try them in powder. I'm fairly heavy 1.82m, 95-100kg(gear on). 182cm ski.
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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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| mackief wrote: |
| Awesome - bought skis in a moment of weakness last week . |
snap! did just the same last week. Am fitting the bindings today and off to La Grave 14/03 for 4 days - can't wait to try them. 182 skis also ( height 182 cm and 70 kg body weight) will report after..
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Mackief - did one of your buddies face plant beautifully at Aonach Mor perchance? On Bandits?
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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 thought they were poo-poo. Plenty of threads already on here about them. Found them dull. I'm a fat git though and it seems size certainly matters with these 
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Skied them for 10 days in Banff at New Year and loved them. Fresh snow at the start, hard packed in places by the end. No problems.
Planning a trip to the Highlands for next weekend so that I don't have to put them away for the year! 1'm about 185cm, 75 kgs.
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joshsurf1, I do some work for Salomon but here is my 2 cents worth
I love these skis they are awsome as a one ski quiver? I am not to sure. Even working them hard you need space and speed but they are 100 underfoot so its all about give and take I guess.
Amazing in Powder I mean they will make you look like a god they are so perfect and responsive and just right when you push them
On wide piste they carve really well and are quite responsive; but in narrower places I would reccomned Short radius rather than edge to edge I love them but still ahve a pair of 3V in the bag when I go away
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Fattes13, unless you have a ski caddy it's a bit difficult to swap out to a pair of 3Vs when you're in the tight trees or at the top of a narrow hard-packed couloir 
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Sideshow_Bob, What you dont have a guy that skis around behind you with a full picnic and your ski quiver  Or is it just me?
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| Fifespud wrote: |
| Mackief - did one of your buddies face plant beautifully at Aonach Mor perchance? On Bandits? |
Yep, YouTube link coming your way soon!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Fattes13, I used to but my father is getting a bit too old and slow now. Still it used to be useful at the top of the odd mogul field back in the good old days of straight skis: "hey dad, fancy a go on my 205cm deflex-bedecked factory GS skis while I borrow your 191cm 9S?"
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