Note of appreciation

[uphillklimber]

I want to thank Rivercoil and Greg and others who directed me towards buying some Volkl AC-3's. I described what we were looking for, and Rivercoil questioned me a bit and I gave more detail and he suggested these skiis would work well, and related how they would work for what we wanted. We had opportunity to demo some different models last year, and check out a few things and read some reviews. They certainly seemed to fit our bill. Several others recommended them also. Then Greg made mention of how you gotta stay ontop of these skiis, or something along those lines. So, if I had these skiis, I'm thinking, I'd have to "give it to em". Sounded just like my kind of ski! And it was!/is!

I have only touched upon what I can do on these skiis, and intend to learn even more next year, and improve my ability. Which, of course, means I'll able to ski more conditions and more trails in more weather! More!!!!

Yeah baby!!!

[Greg]

Glad they're working out for you. I pulled out my older generation AC3s a few times this year. I forgot how much fun these skis were! Very lively.

[riverc0il]

Nice! Glad they worked out for you. What other skis did you demo? Sounds like you got the right pair. The right pair of skis just puts a smile on your face after you have tried a few and realized what you like. You just start making some turns and you and the ski just "click" when you get the right tool for your needs.

[uphillklimber]

You know, I can't remember which skiis I tried, seems we did some heads at the bush, some rossis, another one I can't even remember...... Didn't pay much attention. (You'd think I would). Pretty much, we were seeing how the newer skiis worked compared to our relatively skinny old K-2's. The wider skiis certainly worked for us in the deeper snow. We shortend our skiis by a few inches. We also noticed the stiffer skiis that we demoed worked way better on ice. After that, we really were clueless as to what characteristics or skiis would work for us. We pretty much took all the advice we were given and boiled it down a bit. Good reports on the skiis from others counted also.

Pretty much, any ski would be upgrade after our old well worn out skiis. An unintended characteristic in this ski is it's ability to go right thru crud and death cookies without getting thrown. They are stiff enough and heavy enough to go right thru. I love that feature. I'm a bit more fearless on the slopes due to that.

The one down side to these skiis, and this would go for pretty much any ski we got, is that they turn way different than our old ones. Once we got used to that, there really isn't any downside. My wife did lose it on a slow turn on a green and fell awkwardly on her shoulder. Still rehabbing it, but able to work with it. I fell a couple times also. Felt like a beginner. Had to get used to the turning characteristics at slow speed. They turn much quicker and easier.

[riverc0il]

If you have not done so already, you may want to consider a lesson to get some personal tips on how to adjust your turning style to the new skis. Seems that is one of the biggest hurdles most people face when they come over from straight skis.... the new skis do a lot of the work for you, you just need to roll the edge and bring them around... the turn will kind of "pop" itself with a little bit of edge pressure on a ski like those Volkls. And then just when you get that one dialed in.... be wary you may be looking for yet another pair soon enough! It is a difficult bug to shake!

[Skier75]

I have to say after a day like today, I am very happy with my new skis.