Skied some 2012 skis today so I'll put up a quick review. I don't have all the exact stats for widths and lengths. I lost my log sheet so I'm only going by memory.
Head Titan: Nice stiff groomer ski, did pretty good in the soft cord. Would like to try them again on solid snow.
Fischer Progressor 1000: These were a fun ski 78 mm waist. 178 I think. Meant to be a groomer ski, but has kind of a power switch system on the binding. It was very lively and quick a lot of fun in the crud and bumps.
Rossi S7: Totally the wrong skis for the conditions. And way too much rocker for my tastes. Once I got a hang of the center point it was ok, but there is no driving the tips on this thing. Would love to give them a try in a foot or so of powder.
Rossi Experience 98: 98 waist. This was a pretty burly ski and blasted through crud like I was skiing on some nicely groomed corduroy.
Nordica Fire Arrow 80 178: This is a stiff carvey ski. Really kind of sunk right down in the crud looking for something solid to grab. It did get hooked in a little on the crud so you had to be on your toes. Would love to rip it up on some hard pack, but WTF is up with Nordica and their graphics?
Volkl Gotama 178: Another powder ski, but this one is so much stiffer than the S7 that is skied pretty competently in this stuff and was pretty fun in the bumps.
Atomic Theory 186 95mm: This was my favorite ski of the day. It just had the right combo of rocker, stiffness and it was very light. It danced around in the crud and bumps and stayed stable in the big GS turns through the chop. If I had to buy any one of these skis this would be the one.
Head Peak 90 180ish: This is the successor to the Monsters and the 2011 model (88) was horrible in it's appearance and performance. They made some tweak to it this year and performed nicely in the conditions cruising through the crud with a lively feel.
Head Titan: Nice stiff groomer ski, did pretty good in the soft cord. Would like to try them again on solid snow.
Fischer Progressor 1000: These were a fun ski 78 mm waist. 178 I think. Meant to be a groomer ski, but has kind of a power switch system on the binding. It was very lively and quick a lot of fun in the crud and bumps.
Rossi S7: Totally the wrong skis for the conditions. And way too much rocker for my tastes. Once I got a hang of the center point it was ok, but there is no driving the tips on this thing. Would love to give them a try in a foot or so of powder.
Rossi Experience 98: 98 waist. This was a pretty burly ski and blasted through crud like I was skiing on some nicely groomed corduroy.
Nordica Fire Arrow 80 178: This is a stiff carvey ski. Really kind of sunk right down in the crud looking for something solid to grab. It did get hooked in a little on the crud so you had to be on your toes. Would love to rip it up on some hard pack, but WTF is up with Nordica and their graphics?
Volkl Gotama 178: Another powder ski, but this one is so much stiffer than the S7 that is skied pretty competently in this stuff and was pretty fun in the bumps.
Atomic Theory 186 95mm: This was my favorite ski of the day. It just had the right combo of rocker, stiffness and it was very light. It danced around in the crud and bumps and stayed stable in the big GS turns through the chop. If I had to buy any one of these skis this would be the one.
Head Peak 90 180ish: This is the successor to the Monsters and the 2011 model (88) was horrible in it's appearance and performance. They made some tweak to it this year and performed nicely in the conditions cruising through the crud with a lively feel.
