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Ski of choice
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I was going to post the same thing, you beat me too it.
Just looking at that. It hurts, but I have to wait. I'm in the midst of buying a house and with my trip to CO I need to keep an eye on my cash flow. I'll might be able to pull the trigger on something in August, hopefully there will still be some deals left.
prisnah
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Hmm....tough question.
I think it'd be a 179 ObSETHed. Although Lhasa Pows would be great, and I wouldn't mind 182 VCTs, or a pair of s6 Koopmans...
But gotta go with the ObSETHeds here. With Dukes on em.
I think it'd be a 179 ObSETHed. Although Lhasa Pows would be great, and I wouldn't mind 182 VCTs, or a pair of s6 Koopmans...
But gotta go with the ObSETHeds here. With Dukes on em.
eastcoastpowderhound
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its not a full twin like the Atua...just a slightly longer tail...and compared to the 0809 watea 94, the 09/10 has a squared off tail...so the edge length is effectively increased when the ski is laid over on hard snow...but it doesn't impact the way the ski skids or slides because the tail is turned up...check it out when you can, if you like the current 94 you'll probably find even more to like in next years...I have anyway.
Geoff
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I've demoed a lot of skis this winter. I've concluded that I prefer a beefy wood core mid-fat that's ~85mm underfoot and around a 20 meter natural turn radius. I ski on the Salomon Fury. I'm equally happy on a Volkl AC50 or a K2 Apache Xplorer. Anything wider than that is a burden in the bumps and doesn't have much grip. Anything narrower doesn't have the float. If I skied in Utah instead of Vermont, I'd have a different opinion.
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I just spent 3-days on 08-09 Watea 94's I picked up on Tramdock (1 @ Jay - hard and fast Friday; 2 @ Wildcat) and these ski's rock! Surprised at how easy they are to turn and hold on hardpack. They are a blast!
Rambo
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Demoed the Dynastar Sultan 85 in a 172 length. Totally awesome ski. Will go anywhere and do everything. 126-85-110 with a quick 16 m turning radius. Wide enough to float in the soft stuff and carves great on the ice. Soft flexing ski, even though it has metal in it. Will cruise very fast and stable and will finish off turns easily to ski slow also. Turns are almost effortless.
Dynastar hit a home run with this ski.
Actually couldn't be happier than my High Society Free Rides with Dukes. Really dig them.
As of right now, a 175 Fischer Progressor 9+ would be what I'd want. My quiver is pretty awesome as it right now. The only thing missing is a real rocket carving machine.
Alas, other priorities will probably keep me from adding such a ski for a couple of years.
billski
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Interesting. I was saving mine for pow. Now I'm gonna take them out tommorow and see what the day brings.
Do you have the 94's too? Seem to be becoming the AZ ski of choice.
billski
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Yes they are. Aftere a long discussion with Steve, I became convinced that was a good "east coast glades-powder ski. I just never thought about putting them on hardpacked. I'm going to take a backup pair with me tomorrow, in case the 94s don't work out!
Not a substitute for a carving ski, but definitely competent on the hardpack.
I think plenty skis nowadays in the 90-100 range are competent on packed powder. Hell, I skied my 110 Axiom every day the winter of 2000-2001 in Stowe. Granted that was a huge winter, but there were plenty of hardpack days as well that they worked for me. I dig my High Society's on groomers; very fast. On ice.......not so much
riverc0il
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Don't bother. They arc really nice big GS turns on packed powder. Truly an epic fail on hard pack conditions, though.
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Updated my decision...
Kastle MX88 in a 178
If I could go in they wayback machine...
K2 EIS (Extreme Ice Ski) from 1993
Kastle MX88 in a 178
If I could go in they wayback machine...
K2 EIS (Extreme Ice Ski) from 1993
What did you think?
billski
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Steve dissuaded me. I brought them but they stayed in the car.
I used carvers instead, good choice.
ps, I have the Atua, the predecessor to the Watea.
eastcoastpowderhound
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is there some reading between the lines required here...is someone at home
uke: in the mornings?
eastcoastpowderhound
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maybe on boilerplate, bullet proof, old school east coast ice...but this weekend's conditions at the river were firm but grippy...watea 94 would have ripped quite nicely.
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