 Poster: A snowHead
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Update: this thread was originally started prematurely, but now seems OK - scroll down to 31 Oct for link to test.
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The French ski website skipass.com has posted up what look like very comprehensive test results of 2005-6 ski models.
Have a look here. There's a handy menu at the top for instant access to specific models. Models from 21 manufacturers are included.
If you want a free translation (not necessarily of professional quality) try:
http://www.freetranslation.com or http://translation2.paralink.com
Any comments on these tests?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 31-10-05 1:08; edited 3 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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David Goldsmith, I think these are actually 2004-2005 tests? Unless I've gone to the wrong link?
Hopefully they have/wil publish next year's though!
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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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B* baffles brains as they say.
I wonder who designed the translation programme - Stanley Unwin ?
Our opinion: The Crossfire is a skiing that wants itself (and that) of course polyvalent, but of which the domain of prédilection remains essentially the track. This is on this land that one will appreciate the better the réactivité of the skiing and where one will feel the better the supports. One feels well in small virages, one has fun oneself to link the bends, vary the rays, not any problem, if it lacks a little character for the better ones, the skiing is healthy on track, to any speed. The flex is less pleasant in heavy or deep snow, it does not tolerate too the errors of inherent equilibrations to the practice freeride. Suddenly, one does not always feel comfortable. Yield too much difference between the track and the deep or irregular snows to be classified in freeski such as we hear it, the Crossifire posts anyway a beautiful polyvalence on track, with all the characteristics of a quiet skiing but effective. A skiing of carving well sympa, for good skiers.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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| David Murdoch wrote: |
David Goldsmith, I think these are actually 2004-2005 tests? Unless I've gone to the wrong link?
Hopefully they have/wil publish next year's though! |
yes they are the 2004-2005 tests, I have the SkiLabo 2005-2006 tests in front of me but no idea when / if Skipass will publish these
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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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Very sorry about that error. Here's skipass's home page, and I may have got over-excited over something I half understood in French ...
http://www.skipass.com
... Selling the test results is fair enough if they possess hot information of this quality. I guess they will put the results into the public domain when the DVD sales slow down.
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I thimk something is getting lost in translation, apparently freeride ski's are for fat conceited people 
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Yes, he should have time for a bit of skiing
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rich, you're suggesting they're not?
I've always felt Salomon's (all of them) were expressly designed for fat, aging, mistress-laden, frenchmen. As is the run colour grading in Les Gets... 
David Goldsmith, I thought they were just selling DVDs? Not the test results. Have I mistranslated?
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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David Murdoch, fair point
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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eEvans, that's all right, you're just starting out.
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You know it makes sense.
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Cheers for that link David-i tried to get a translation for the new B2-can sort of get the jist of what they're saying, but can anyone give a better general translation?:
B2 was never recognized for its amount of effectiveness. This year, it changes radically. Always as easy to ski in all conditions, our testers could discover this time as it needed from now on speed to hang in hard snow, to cross and become stable. Behind, in the action, it is comfortable and holds well the curve with a high degree of accuracy. B2 changed, it is intended from now on to skiers who will be able to give him the speed which it needs. The freeriders thus surely will prefer it with old. In particular those which wish to progress before passing to the higher conceited version.
Cheers....
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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ise, you might be right! But I think you get my point?
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