 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
Going to have to hire skis in Westenforf this year (21st jan), as I've sold my trusty Rossignol Radical ti's, which have been a brilliant piste ski for the last couple of years, as I'm now looking to spend a little more time off piste.
I was looking ideally for the Salomon X Wing Tornado ti a couple of years old, but couldn't find any anywhere to buy (I tried them one day in Dec and they were absolutely brilliant - exactly what i was looking for - superb grip on piste, short and wider radius turns, and really allowed me to start 'flowing' properly on medum gauge off piste.
I would like any opinions and advice on what to look out for in the hire shops to test from this years models, almost certainly looking for an all mountain ski, but with a piste bias, i.e. not too fat.
Have also skied the salomon Lords, which were also great.
Some other ideas from a little research are..
Scott reverse
Rossignol experience 78
Fischer watea 84
Atomic blackeye ti
(can't relly find an equivalent salomon ski, any ideas?)
Thanks, Neil.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think you'll be lucky to get much choice, and will almost certainly struggle to hire anything other than piste skis.
Although I guess I haven't hired from Westendorf for a few years now.
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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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neilkav, Dynastar Oultand - probably the Pro model.
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K2 Rictor should be on your list. I skied it last year off-piste with a guide, and used in on-piste to get to the off-piste bits. I've just got back from ski trip, where I rented the Atomic Blackeye Tis. A good ski but not as easy to use as the K2 (my impression), I skied it all over the mountain in all conditions.
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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 all, will check out the suggestions, ta!
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what about
Rossingol Experience 88, or S3
Salomon XT 800, shogun or 2012
Atomic Access
Head Titan
of course it would help if you knew which stock you had to choose from
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Skiset have Atomic Nomad Smoke, about 100 Euros.
Choice is a bit limited.
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I tried a couple of the skis on your list from a hire shop in Tignes last year with a view to buying a pair. eventually bought the Salomon Enduro XW which I think is probably the closest Salomon ski to the ones on your list. I'm not sure what this years equivaldent is but you may find last year's model for hire somewhere.
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