Hi,
I am looking for an "every day" Ski so I can follow my 5 kids from 4 to 12. As you can imagine, conditions change every day depending on who comes to ski with me. Typically we do most groomed runs, a lot of trees, some bumps and 2 o 3 park (jump) runs a day. We try to take advantage of fresh snow and powder but it is not every day. I plan to have a separate Powder Ski and a separate 70-80 waist for quicker turns, faster groomed, etc.
With Covid now I am on my 13th day of this ski season and plan to ski for another 15-20 days at least. I have demoed many skis but could use your advice... I think something between 88 and 100 waist could work but it needs to be versatile, playful for park, trees and bumps, while fast for carving in groomers. I would like to know more about these options (too many maybe!!):
+ Enforcer 94
+ Enforcer 88
+ Stormrider 88
+ Mindbender 90
+ Mindbender 99
+ Declivity 92
+ Kore 93
All in or around 165 cm.
My comments on demos:
+ Stockli Stormrider 95 @ 166 - Did feel very good on groomers and speed, did not feel great on bumps or powder. I really wanted this to feel great but it just didn't!
+ Armada Tracer 98 @ 164 cm - Very good overall, not as great on groomers as Stockli
I mainly ski in the Vail, CO area and can ski in any condition as an advanced skier.
Thanks for your comments!
I am looking for an "every day" Ski so I can follow my 5 kids from 4 to 12. As you can imagine, conditions change every day depending on who comes to ski with me. Typically we do most groomed runs, a lot of trees, some bumps and 2 o 3 park (jump) runs a day. We try to take advantage of fresh snow and powder but it is not every day. I plan to have a separate Powder Ski and a separate 70-80 waist for quicker turns, faster groomed, etc.
With Covid now I am on my 13th day of this ski season and plan to ski for another 15-20 days at least. I have demoed many skis but could use your advice... I think something between 88 and 100 waist could work but it needs to be versatile, playful for park, trees and bumps, while fast for carving in groomers. I would like to know more about these options (too many maybe!!):
+ Enforcer 94
+ Enforcer 88
+ Stormrider 88
+ Mindbender 90
+ Mindbender 99
+ Declivity 92
+ Kore 93
All in or around 165 cm.
My comments on demos:
+ Stockli Stormrider 95 @ 166 - Did feel very good on groomers and speed, did not feel great on bumps or powder. I really wanted this to feel great but it just didn't!
+ Armada Tracer 98 @ 164 cm - Very good overall, not as great on groomers as Stockli
I mainly ski in the Vail, CO area and can ski in any condition as an advanced skier.
Thanks for your comments!