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Originally Posted by riverc0il  These types of comments make me nervous. I look for powder tree skis to not be stable at speed and have great edge hold. More concerned about powder, float, and especially short, nimble, tight tree skiing type turns. Very delicate balance between good float and nimble enough to make the tight turns and cuts of New England wood and tree skiing. |
That's kind of my point...I can tell just by the dimensions that the surface area will make the ski float, for me, I want to know that a powder ski will still perform in the conditions its not ideally suited for..harder snow, dust on crust, etc...all the things you don't want to hit on a powder day, but are likely to encounter nonetheless. Its on the narrower end of "fat" skis...so its a little quicker than most...certainly quicker than the Gotama for example. You're definately talking about a delicate balance...wider, longer skis will float really well, but won't be as nimble...a shorter, slightly narrower fat ski will be more nimble, but with less surface area, won't float as well as even the same ski in a longer length. I wouldn't expect you to take some guy on an online forums word for it...but I literally ski on dozens of skis every winter...pretty much eveything new that's offered by
Volkl, K2, Atomic, Fischer, Salomon, Rossi, Head, Nordica, Elan, Armada...but you've got to put them to the test yourself to find out if they're right for you.