 Poster: A snowHead
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So finally got my new skis mounted up after waiting for my new boots to get sorted and took them out for a spin...
So starting with the fearsome. Ragnoroks.
Conditions really not optimal, a mix of hard and good pistes, and crusty to chalky off-piste with a mix of sun softened bumps, but determined to try them out anyway
Was skiing with the Dave Murray Camp so started off doing some exercise on them first up, was a little hard work since they are super stiff so really only want to go fast and without a lot of sidecut means you have to really work to bend them into tighter turns.
Onto some off piste stuff - blast through the crappy stuff with ease but being quite firm (skis and snow!) they gave me a real beating. Finally figured out that the way to ski them was to really work them hard, when they worked very well, but I'm not in good enough shape to ski like that all day! 
Not quite sure what the ideal conditions for these skis are yet, but will try them out again when the conditions change. Only problem with that is...
Redeemer Carbonlites.
So I've had normal Redeemers for a couple of seasons and absolutely love them. The carbonlites fix everything I didn't quite like about them. They are _noticably_ light as the name implies which makes them even easier to ski hard all day, but also the flex is better when really blasting (on or off piste), and they have more energy which is great.
Got to go now and ski on them some more after which I'll add some more thoughts, but for now I'll just say they are simply awesome - I keep telling my son not to get all N. American/ Kung-fu Panda and use "awesome", but it's quite appropriate here! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stuarth, to paraphrase a comment from Eva Walkner "you must have huge balls down to your knees!" to ride the Ragnoroks. The Redeemer Carbonlites sound great.
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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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So carbonlight flex - stiffer?
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stuarth, what bindings have you got on the CarbonLites? I mounted mine with Dynafits and will be taking them for a spin this weekend.
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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'm lovin my preachers, and I have the snow for them.
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| stuarth wrote: |
Not quite sure what the ideal conditions for these skis are yet |
Alaska?
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