For touring I'm on a 17/18 zero G 95, which I like in every way except for sometimes heinous chatter on hardpack - the firm stuff on a piste underneath the corduroy, or in the backcountry on hard wind-pressed or smooth icy surfaces. It's not an even side-to-side chatter, which I'd expect from any touring ski, but rather sort of pivoting, as if mostly the foremost part of the edge behind the tip rocker is grabbing and releasing. Detuning helps a bit, but the only way to quiet the chatter down in those certain snow conditions is to sit back (so awkward, inefficient, and not in good control).
My question is: has anyone skied both older and newer versions of the zero G, and if so is chatter reduced in the newer versions?
(Of course there are a thousand other variables, including me, mount point (I'm more or less on recommended), bindings, etc etc. I wonder if this ski has too little tail rocker for the tip rocker (neither is much) - which would mean that the binding is in the right place for softer snow and too far forward for hard snow. But could be flex pattern, me, etc, etc.)
My question is: has anyone skied both older and newer versions of the zero G, and if so is chatter reduced in the newer versions?
(Of course there are a thousand other variables, including me, mount point (I'm more or less on recommended), bindings, etc etc. I wonder if this ski has too little tail rocker for the tip rocker (neither is much) - which would mean that the binding is in the right place for softer snow and too far forward for hard snow. But could be flex pattern, me, etc, etc.)