Andy Mink
Everyone loves spring skiing but not in January
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The nice thing is the AM77s are kind of red.Best skis are still the red ones.
The nice thing is the AM77s are kind of red.Best skis are still the red ones.
That's a very nice quiver right there mate.
Well, except for the Atomics where the builders forgot to remove part of the scaffolding after they were done...
I don't have many days on either, since I picked up the Heroes as a demo on my very last afternoon in Avoriaz last Spring, after the lifts had just closed, so I had to hike up the mountain to ski down half a run. This season I skied them my first afternoon in Grands Montets-Chamonix, and I found them excellent frontside carvers. The titanal probably makes them less fun in soft snow and shallower powder than their MT carbon cousins at 74 underfoot (which I also have, stashed back in Tahoe, which cut through the soft stuff like butter, with a surprising amount of float) They carve and charge hard, quite living up to the billing that they are what the Rossi athletes ski on their off-days. Or suitable for a beer league racer.Care to share some views on M5s and the Heros? I am very tempted by an offer from one of the local shops for M5-I can get them for next to nothing and the same goes for Heros.
In short, I would recommend both of them wholeheartedly. Especially if you can get them for a steal.
A cooler topsheet make my skis go faster so I'll go with thoseDemo in conditions your normally ski in. That's all you need to know.
Can multiple skis give you what you want? Absolutely. When it's a tie, pick the one that catches your eye and has a better reputation.
The "Best" ski IS the ski you are using on a powder day requiring a Snorkel!
They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time