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Anyone know anything about next season's Zenith model from Rossi...apparently it's rumoured to have a similar huge footprint to the Atomic Metron.
If this is the case it would be very interesting to see how the ski performed, as this years Metron range from Atomic seems to have gone down very well and, in particular the b5, have got very good reviews.
Do you think most ski manufacturers will follow suit with the dimensions of their "all-mountain" skis next season-an interesting one?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Chris_5000, you have it right. The Z9 is very similar in shape. but does not have the structural reinforcement that the Metron has. As a result, at least one report that I have heard indicates that it is not as effective in tortional resistence as the Metrons are. But, this is typical of the Rossi designs in my experience.
I will note that a PSIA-RM examiner that I have the pleasure to have examined under skied the Z9 this year. She raved about it. She is a Rossi rep.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Do you think most ski manufacturers will follow suit with the dimensions of their "all-mountain" skis next season-an interesting one? |
Supposedly alot of manufacturers will be using a similar shape in their 2006 lines.
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| Do you think most ski manufacturers will follow suit with the dimensions of their "all-mountain" skis next season-an interesting one? |
I believe that the Metron is truly "the shape of things to come."
However, I do not believe it will be the end of the evolution of skis. It's just what we can clearly see from where we stand right now.
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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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Yeah i definately agree with you ssh.
Ten years ago people would not have thought that skis would look like they do now...so i'm pretty sure that they will be very different in another ten years.
By the way ssh-where did you read/hear the report on the Z9?
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Chris_5000, there was a first-hand report over on EpicSki some time ago. The other report I heard was from one of my PSIA examiners earlier this year. She's been on the Z9 most of the season.
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ssh, Chris_5000 I imagine the critical issue is sizing? Would one size a Z9/Magfire 10/Snowracer/Top Fuel the same way as a B5?
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comprex, a Top Fuel is a very different ski (doesn't have a radical sidecut), and you'll ski it longer (I'd likely ski the 178). I don't know about the other three.
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