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light ore heavy skis
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when reading preseason skitests some ski manufacturers like rossignol and salomon say these are the "lightest , new and lighter ,a very light ski..."
Others like atomic and Dynastar for example especialy the freeride or all mountain skis are noticebly heavier than others wich makes them stable at speed and less flickable or sketchy they say
i want to buy a new pair to replace my worn out bandits XX ,a light ski by the way.
A Bandit B3 ore Atomic metron B5
A lighter ski ore a heavy ski wat is best?
Jan
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janvb,

I used to look for lighter skis thinking they were easier to throw around. But that was just me at the time
Now I would want a heavier ski and I would expect the swing weight would not be compromised by the beefy ski.
The advantages are that the ski would likley to be more stable and substantial in the turn, would track well and even smash through broken up snow better.

The b5 is known for being heavy, at least in the older incarnation, as is the Stormrider XL which is also quite stiff.
I have enjoyed the XL and would say the XX is closer to that han it is to the B2 (2004/05) model IMV
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janvb, welcome to snowHeads.

I've got the 04/05 B5's in 162. Awesome skis but very heavy when carried on the shoulder. The 05/06 model is 1.1lbs lighter per ski due to weight reduction in the binding.

In use, unless you're cheating & lifting the inside ski, you just don't notice the weight due to their low 'swingweight' (ie being short & wide their weight is distributed close to the foot & is therefore less noticable). They are extremely stable at speed & in poor conditions.

Will you have an opportunity to test a few skis?
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