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Hi Snowheads !
Was really lucky to have made it 2 out of 2 trips this season with lots of powder ! First trip in December to Le Plagne where i took my
Scott
Crusairs and then last week to Flaine where i took both the Crusairs and my 183 Powdairs
The first day was spent on the Crusairs as snow conditions were very poor, crusty up top and slushy at resort level ( mixed with mud and grass .... yuck !) however days 2,3 and 4 were fantastic Powder days so a quick change of the Fritschi Freeride pro's onto the Powdairs and away we went !
The first notable difference i felt was just how much more powerfull they are compaired to the Crusair, skiing through chopped up powder on a black they rode like a super light weight Crusade ( which i had last season ) I loved they way they dealt with an aggressive ride in a "no nonsense" way. Riding off to the side a bit into some fresh i was dubious whether or not they would float up as well as my mates Shoguns with there 330 rocker tips. Scotts air series do not have rockers, as i discovered with my Crusairs in powder you just have use technique and speed to get the skis to float. The Powdairs though rose to the job so much easier, I guess the fat shoveled pro tip plus a nice 100 under foot helped. Pretty soon i realised that the ski really wants pushing hard, you know in a true freeride way. I guess the carbon top sheet contributes to the solid strong feel of the ski. I did though find them less agile on steeper moguls than my Crusairs but thats to be expected from a wider longer ski, nice thing is they are so light and still quick to turn and steer on technical sections.
They gripped well on steeper harder windblown sections of hill and proved to be extremely stable when riding over crud, something which pleasantly surprised me as they are very light !
As each glorious powder came and went i was left feeling totally smitten by these skis, the concept of hike and ride with these is mouth watering as they are just so light yet so utterly brilliant on the way down ! The difference between the two though I would say the Crusair is an awesome "all mountain dedicated touring " bit of kit capable of anything the mountain has to throw at you, the Powdair is a gallant "hike & ride" worrier that will mix it up with the best of freeride skis. Must admitt I was really proud to park them up outside the Flying Dutchman each night !
Would I reccomend them as an alternative to the Shoguns, Mantras, Crusades, Funjas etc ? ....... Hell yes !
Chris
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