Hi,
I've been researching for some new skis and need some help narrowing down my list to ones that I should demo. Basically looking for that holy grail - an all mountain east coast ski that can do everything!
I'm 6 ft and 172 lbs. In my 40's and ski aggressively so would want a ski that I can push but also something that I can take it easy on when the legs get tired or just easy skiing with the family.
I'd say my favorite types of skiing are fast big GS carves and also getting into the trees/bumps, so basically the opposite ends of the spectrum. Also something that I can take on Euro/Western trips if the forecast isn't looking too deep.
I have a 5 year old pair of Atomic Vantage 85CTIs in 184 length. They've treated me pretty well - maybe they've lacked a little bit of muscle on the high speed carving side but they've been great in bumps/trees or up to 6 inches powder.
I know the Brahmas should belong on my list but I rented a pair a few years ago and found them planky and not fun at slower speeds/bumps etc.
Seems like there's so many good choices in the 85-90mm range. I'll be in VT for a while later this month and unfortunately the skis I'd want to demo are at a bunch of different shops. Here's my list:
Nordica Enforcer 88, maybe in a 179
Stockli Stormrider 88 (between sizes, maybe 175)
K2 Mindbender 90 Ti in a 177
Armada Declivity 92 in a 180
Elan Ripstick 88 in a 180
Elan Wingman 86 in a 178
Head Kore 87 in a 180
Volkl Kendo in a 177
Atomic Vantage 90Ti either 177 or 184
Rossi Exp 88 in a 180
My Atomics have a decent amount of rocker and are pretty light skis so I'm thinking that going a few cm down would be fine.
There's one shop right on the hill that has Elan, Rossi, K2, Head and Armada, so I'd definitely hit that up for a day or 2 of demoing. Another shop has Volkl, and another has Stockli and Nordica, and the last shop has Atomic. As much as I'd love to try all the skis, realistically it's too much and I'll drive myself nuts driving around to different shops etc, so I want to cut out some skis. Any advice appreciated, thanks a lot!
Marc
I've been researching for some new skis and need some help narrowing down my list to ones that I should demo. Basically looking for that holy grail - an all mountain east coast ski that can do everything!
I'm 6 ft and 172 lbs. In my 40's and ski aggressively so would want a ski that I can push but also something that I can take it easy on when the legs get tired or just easy skiing with the family.
I'd say my favorite types of skiing are fast big GS carves and also getting into the trees/bumps, so basically the opposite ends of the spectrum. Also something that I can take on Euro/Western trips if the forecast isn't looking too deep.
I have a 5 year old pair of Atomic Vantage 85CTIs in 184 length. They've treated me pretty well - maybe they've lacked a little bit of muscle on the high speed carving side but they've been great in bumps/trees or up to 6 inches powder.
I know the Brahmas should belong on my list but I rented a pair a few years ago and found them planky and not fun at slower speeds/bumps etc.
Seems like there's so many good choices in the 85-90mm range. I'll be in VT for a while later this month and unfortunately the skis I'd want to demo are at a bunch of different shops. Here's my list:
Nordica Enforcer 88, maybe in a 179
Stockli Stormrider 88 (between sizes, maybe 175)
K2 Mindbender 90 Ti in a 177
Armada Declivity 92 in a 180
Elan Ripstick 88 in a 180
Elan Wingman 86 in a 178
Head Kore 87 in a 180
Volkl Kendo in a 177
Atomic Vantage 90Ti either 177 or 184
Rossi Exp 88 in a 180
My Atomics have a decent amount of rocker and are pretty light skis so I'm thinking that going a few cm down would be fine.
There's one shop right on the hill that has Elan, Rossi, K2, Head and Armada, so I'd definitely hit that up for a day or 2 of demoing. Another shop has Volkl, and another has Stockli and Nordica, and the last shop has Atomic. As much as I'd love to try all the skis, realistically it's too much and I'll drive myself nuts driving around to different shops etc, so I want to cut out some skis. Any advice appreciated, thanks a lot!
Marc