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[BeanoNYC]

Originally Posted by Greg

The AC3s sure able rock solid on the hard pack. I've had a few chances to try them there....

Glad you like them Beano! Definitely a ski that will make you ski them hard - or you'll get thrown around a bit....

True, but that's part of the reason I liked them. I found myself needing to turn a bit more aggressive. On my other skis I can get away with lazy GS turns.

[Greg]

Follow up after skiing some natural snow with them this weekend. These skis were a real confidence builder for me on terrain like this:



And this:



The never missed a beat. Of course, even gnarley looking glare ice like the above pic is still somewhat carveable when it's 40 degrees this time of year, but I still felt really confident on them. They were also perfect on good natural snow like this:



I haven't had a problem with them in the bumps at all. They flex a bit more than my K2s and being shorter and having a slightly turned up tail, they don't hook on the backsides of the bumps like my K2s wanted to do. They still don't like to be layed on edge for long though and will bounce you around a bit if you get lazy. At 170 cm, short radius turns are key which is fine by me... Great ski and I'll say it again that I think it's a good compromise for those looking for a single East-coast all mountain ski. The waist on the 06-07 is a bit wider at 76mm however, but I'm sure they're just as good, if not better.

[ALLSKIING]

I skied them in heavy crud and thought they did real well with that also. As did the AC4. My favorite was the K2 recon but one problem with the recons is that they don't do well on ice...Hardpack they are great though. This is also compared to the K2 axis that I think are great on ice.

[Greg]

The AC3s handle ice far better than my Axis's did.

[ALLSKIING]

Originally Posted by Greg

The AC3s handle ice far better than my Axis's did.

You had the pro's though...I had the Axis all mountain. I remember reading there was a difference in the two skis.