This. I feel they’ve helped me up my game in bumps, which I’ve been doing faster than ever before. Tight turns in the fall line feel so easy. It’s still not a pretty sight but I feel more confident.
I wonder if it’s the Ti in the name. The SkiEssentials video review also makes it sound like a lot of ski. I know I was worried it’d be too much for me and I almost went for the 86 basalt. I’m glad Tricia and Phil convinced me to pick the Ti.
Okay, now I see how it's done now.
Interested in probing this statement, since 1) bump capability is a primary use case for me in this type of ski and 2) I've been noticing the multiple favorable reviews of this ski recently and trying to reconcile them with what LOOKS like a whole heck of a lot like the old Experience hammerhead tip design that strongly favors groomer performance. I know I don't like that kind of tip in bumps. I do understand that looks can sometimes be deceiving, though.
The new Experience's tip is very different than the original Experience top, one that will plow into a mogul verses rising over it. The new Experience has some of the flair of the original but the rise of the recent out going model, a great balance.
Greetings all, a major point of contention and consideration is where on the ski to mount. For race skis and race carvers I have generally chosen to mount directly on the rec. line. However, I usually vary the mount for free ride and super fat pow skis to enable me to both carve and slarve in tighter terrain and in the trees. This ski is basically a fat carver best suited to groomers and chopped up groomers. Did you measure where the rec. line is from the rear of the ski to give you an idea where the optimal sweet spot would be? Most carvers and race carvers are within the range of -9.75 to -11.5 rear of the true center of the ski. But this ski looks like a center mount type.
Welcome! @Philpug and I were discussing the mount point on the Rossi just yesterday. It definitely is more center mounted than say an Atomic Redster 9.8 which is much more wide carver/on-piste oriented than the Rossi. I skied more time on the Experience 86Ti than most other skis this past season and had the option of moving the bindings since the Konect system bindings allow it but never felt the need to. I wouldn't term the 86Ti a wide carver; it's more of an all-terrain ski with noticeable tip rise that allows it to work well in lots of conditions. That said, it carves very well, perhaps not with the nth degree of tenacity of a purpose built wide carver, but quite adequately. I think if you moved the binding back to a more traditional mount point you would lose some of the versatility the Rossi offers. I did try that a few years ago with the Elan Wingman 86Ti which is also a more center mount ski. I moved the binding back to the suggested mount point; the ski was much more fun that way.
I would love to know this as well.
I had 95mm Pivots on an 85mm ski. Not good if you are actually carving or if you have any OCD tendencies. I wouldn't put one on that ski. YMMV
