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ski demos

  1. WadeHoliday

    quick hit impressions of skis from pugski rose demo 4/21

    Thx for bringing out the skis! From AM low vis frozen groomers and chunky (coral reef) off piste to dream corn bumps in the afternoon, it was one of those mixed bag days... Skier: 160lb, 50 year old, pretty good skier, ski moderate to slow pace, like off piste skiing mostly. I tend to review...
  2. Olesya C

    Comparison Review Demo day at Alta, April 2019

    I was fortunate to be at Alta during their spring demo day today. The demoing is free, just have to fill out a form with your information and give them a credit card number at the registration tent. About me: 6'1" tall, weight is probably somewhere between 185-190 pounds currently, advanced...
  3. dovski

    Building out a Quiver for my wife - What ski to get her next

    So my wife asked me the other day if I thought she should get another pair of skis … like she needed to ask I think everyone should get another pair of skis. We are heading to Banff in a weeks time for a 9 day ski vacation and I plan to have her demo a bunch of different skis so we can dial in...
  4. M

    Going to Breckenridge - Stockli or Kastle Demo Shop?

    newbie here... Headed to Breck on Friday & already called several shops looking to demo either of these brands....to no avail. Anyone know of a Stockli shop in the area? Or Kastle? Would love to demo AX and SR88. Thanks for the help? Stephen
  5. LKLA

    Demo Days

    What is the best way to figure out when demo days take place - is there a website that lists them? I tried searching on the manufacturer's website/social media as well as on the mountain's web page but came up empty.
  6. P

    Ski demo days

    A couple of years ago somebody started a thread that listed Demo days for areas in the northeast, so i thought it would be good to start one here for this season. Here's a few to get started: Killington December 9 & 10 There are usually several others but I don't see them listed anywhere...
  7. Ken_R

    Ski Demo event at Loveland this Saturday

    Christy Sports is having their annual Loveland Demo Day on Saturday. I went last year and it was awesome. They had PLENTY of awesome skis to demo including a good selection of skis from premium brands like Kastle and DPS. Last season it was a powder day. This year its almost 100% certain that it...
  8. cantunamunch

    Will ...or should..demo days ever become pass-driven?

    There is a sort of logic here - a) a pass holder is likely to be at one but not two resorts on the pass on any given day. Staggering demo days across pass resorts so that cluster resorts have adjacent demos and across on-pass so there is little overlap would give any serious purchaser a...
  9. tromano

    Utah Demo Day Thoughts - Lowtide Skis

    I did the DPS demos a few days ago. And today at Snowbasin they had another demo day. I have been looking for a low tide ski for a while and I finally got arround to trying some out. About me: lvl 8 skier 215 lbs. Lookin for a mid 80mm width ski to ski with the kids, ski and hopefully improve...
  10. Kbat117

    What to demo?

    This Saturday at snowbasin is there annual demo day and I will be attending. Im not looking for anything in particular but it's always fun to demo. So what are some notable skis I should take a look at on Saturday. I don't know what brands will be there but I would love a general list of skis...
  11. oswaldr2

    On Mountain Demos - Who's Doing Them?

    I'm interested in ski demos to learn a little bit more about skis that I've been researching. I like the idea of being able to swap out the skis very easily, I did this at Jackson Hole a couple years ago right on the mountain, they charged $5 an hour and would swap out as many skis as you...
  12. ATLSkier

    Would you buy skis without a demo first?

    I live in Atlanta and am in the market for new skis. I would like to try before I buy, but I don't have a ton of ski days each year (and, unsurprisingly, none in ATL). When I am out west skiing, I am with family and friends and don't like taking the time to swap in and out skis to demo them...
  13. Monique

    Help me decide: Armada ARV 96 vs ARW 96, and length

    Peanut gallery, zip it! I have a coupon, so technically these would not be MSRP. (Open to old new stock, too) I really didn't expect anything to "pop" for me at the demo day. But then, that's why we demo, right? To tell our spouses we have no intention of doing anything but a little harmless...
  14. Ken_R

    Comparison Review Demo Day at Loveland, tested 10 pairs of skis

    So Today was the Christy Sports Demo day at Loveland. Coincidently a foot of snow fell the night before so I decided to mainly test 100mm+ wide skis (with 2 exceptions). Here is what I skied (same run off of chair 1) in the order I skied them: Head Kore 105 (189cm) This is the first ski I...
  15. AeroSKI5150

    Any SLC or JAC area shops renting RENOUN product in 2018?

    Just curious if anyone's aware of rental shops either in/around Salt Lake City or Jackson Hole that have/plan to have any Renoun skis in their demo inventory for 2018... Thanks!
  16. Read Blinn

    2016-17 New England Demo Days

    Demo Events — Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont I compiled a list last season that included most of the following resorts. Some haven't announced demo days yet. I'll update this list as I get more information. Here's what I've got so far. PM me with information you don't see here, and I'll edit it...
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