Haven’t seen a negative review of new or recently manufactured skis in a while, actually years. Even on Blister and Ski Talk. Occasional low tester scores on Ski Essentials but I put less credence on their ratings. Why is this?
The reality is there are very few bad skis out there. There are wrong skis.
Your comments align with my thoughts on this topic.I kind of agree that too few reviews are clear about relative performance attributes between skis or what things a ski might be lacking. You pay enough attention for long enough I think you figure out the deal so more than feeling ski media is dishonest I think my point is there is a…friendliness (?) to most coverage of different skis.
I certainly don’t feel like we get a lot of “oppositional” coverage with new products. Perhaps that’s appropriate because most skis now don’t deserve oppositional coverage (they are really good for someone!) but it is notable.
Just because you didn't like it, does not mean it was awful, it is just that you didn't like it. We have had skis that I didn't like that were still Testers Choice winners.Your comments align with my thoughts on this topic.
I do recall a ski a couple of years ago a ski that was awful. I thought maybe it was the tune, so I had it base ground and the edges reset. It was still awful. I ski about a dozen skis, 82 to 112 wide, park (although I don’t really ski park), all mountain, powder, semi-carver…with that ski, I have no idea who the target audience was yet the reviews were quite favorable. Go figure.
Oh come on you can't leave us hanging. At least name and shame the awful ski so we can agree with you or argue with you that you're a philistine.Your comments align with my thoughts on this topic.
I do recall a ski a couple of years ago a ski that was awful. I thought maybe it was the tune, so I had it base ground and the edges reset. It was still awful. I ski about a dozen skis, 82 to 112 wide, park (although I don’t really ski park), all mountain, powder, semi-carver…with that ski, I have no idea who the target audience was yet the reviews were quite favorable. Go figure.
This is because they (the ski essential reviewers} didn't develop using the same tools you did, and maybe even not with the same snow or ice that you did, and therefor, do not have the same skill set or value the same performance characteristics that you do as much as you do.Haven’t seen a negative review of new or recently manufactured skis in a while, actually years. Even on Blister and Ski Talk. Occasional low tester scores on Ski Essentials but I put less credence on their ratings. Why is this?
Bless you for at least telling it as you saw it. Seriously.Last year at the SkiEssentials test I skied a Rossignol ski that didn't have a lot going for it.
Seems there are many comments stating the ski was too short for me, then the reviewer moves on with the commentary with the “short ski” in mind. Or a low score review with a final comment that “my legs were fried at the end of the day when testing this ski. I can appreciate that, so maybe exclude these reviewers comments from the reviews. Just saying.Why don't you trust SkiEssentials? I get being diplomatic and saying there are no bad skis, but there sure are better ones, and I guess that makes the less good ones bad. I've skied some that I did not like. I've also skied terribly tuned skis that are unsociable and just not reviewed them. Last year at the SkiEssentials test I skied a Rossignol ski that didn't have a lot going for it. I think I gave that ski ones on the score card. Maybe someone else liked it, but I couldn't tell you who it would be good for.
BD Boundary ProOh come on you can't leave us hanging. At least name and shame the awful ski so we can agree with you or argue with you that you're a philistine.
Personally I don't ever get on a ski that is awful (bar an Elan at an on snow demo that clearly needed the tune fixing) but there are some that I just go meh.
As to reviews, society has changed and we are much more sensitive. Now instead of saying this ski is rubbish and vibrates like a paint shaker on crack when you get it up to speed on hard snow,