For Rossignol Ski Owners

[thetrailboss]

400th post!! Man I am bored today!

Yep, I recall looking down at my Rossi 7SK's and seeing that familiar Logo! I know that Rossi is quite popular at Burke and Jay.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

Re: Chicken Skis

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I am also completely loyal to bourbon. Wild Turkey 101 rules......

I'll comprimise, how about I join you with a nice Anejo Tequilla, aged in a bourbon barrel?

 

[Greg]

Rossi skier: You can use this for an avatar. I find the "Chicken" rather stylish, myself. (But I'm a little retro.)

Ha! Hey Rossi - I gave a nice little avatar based on this pic. I hope you like it! :lol:

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

That is a Rockin' Avatar! I hope he keeps it. It is the essence of Rossi to me, anyways.

I do need to clean those SG's up and take them for a ride. Last time was 1989 at the original Crotch. I got on the lift and the lifty looked at me, looked at the skis, looked at me and said: "See you in a minute".,

 

[Slimbwoozha]

scratch baby i love em

ya i have a pair of used rossi scratch fs 174's i picked up this season.. although they were beat to sh*t , i brought them back from the grave.. after 6 heli screw replacements.. countless hours making the edges from a rail ridden rolled over edge back into a 90 degree.. and lots of p-tex.. and mega coatings of wax.. i'm in love with these skis...

they aren't made to go super fast like a race ski.. they're just made to have fun.. super light, super flexible... and can go through crud like you wouldn't believe.. and they're actually pretty floatatious into about a foot and a half of pow pow

and my favorite part is that they have naked chix on them.. which no one can figure out..

matt
scratch fs lover since 04

 

[SAB]

To get this post back on track - Rossi's I've owned:

Stratos (the old Maroon ones - one of the best skis ever made!)
Stratos - newer Blue ones. OK but not the same
4S - two tone grey. Skied them to death
4S - Teal Green. Classic ski but became spagetti too quickly
4S - Teal Green - second pair!
5S - One of the best all-mountain skis I ever had. I actually still have them, but they sit in the rafters since I made the switch to telemark skiing
Enery 9.9 with tele bindings - Great carving ski, at least with the tele set up.
Energy 10.1 with tele - after going to a pair of K2's and not liking them at all, I found a brand new pair of out-of-production Energy's in the attic of the local ski shop. Got a great deal. Actually thinking of going back for another pair to save for the future. Hey, when you find something that works, stay with it!

I also demo'd a pair of 7S's - never been on a pair of skis that held an edge on ice like those did. Just a little too stiff for the kind of skiing I like to do.

Plus, my son owns 2 pairs of Bandit X's - great eastern all mountain ski - bumps, glades, cruising.

That doesn't mean I haven't owned skis from other companies over the years - K2, Atomic Dynastar, but I seem to keep coming back to the 'chicken skis'

SAB

 

[RossiSkier]

New School Scratch

Good luck with those new Scratch's. Those twin tips look like fun. The New School skiers are a great thing. Rather the New Schoolers doing tricks on twin tips than getting squirrley on a snowbored. Rock on with your Sratch's baby!

 

[Jwp1534]

Hey this may seem a little off topic but I am in the market for skis (probably could have bought some by now after all the renting...oh well) but I was wondering what the main advantages to twin tips are. Also, any possible suggestions as to types of skis would be appreciated, I am 5'10" and 150 pounds and I would call myself an intermediate skier. Thanks

 

[BickMaster]

Chicken Scratch

First, I am not mister-try -em'all.

As far as I can remember Rossignol skis were never far from my ski life.
Got a pair of ST-650 in the 70's. Were great for slalom but not the sticks I needed. They eventually delaminated because of very bad treatment.

Got obcure K2, Kastle Freestyle, Kastle National Team, Dynastar Assault etc. over the years.

I just bought a pair of Scratch FS one month ago. These sticks rock. Quick turns, great all around skis that are very good in powder, glades, steep stuff.
They edge great. Allow for real quick jump turns in the steepest runs, fly with ease in the air.
Will try them at Kickinghorse in a few weeks... *<:OP

There was one single thing I did not buy them for: icy hardpack chalk and you know what ? They're pretty good at it too !

O.K. they are not the most stable skis at high speed but I prefer race snowboarding when it gets hard anyway.

My only concern is lenght: these twintips are 180 and I would have prefered 174. Not so bad for $ 350 CDN bindings include though ...

 

[rotorite86]

I am currently riding on and old pair or Rossis, probably 6 years old, not shaped/cut. If I had money I would definately get some new skis. I looked at those b1/b2/b3 Rossi's, I like them!

 

[RossiSkier]

Hey this may seem a little off topic but I am in the market for skis (probably could have bought some by now after all the renting...oh well) but I was wondering what the main advantages to twin tips are. Also, any possible suggestions as to types of skis would be appreciated, I am 5'10" and 150 pounds and I would call myself an intermediate skier. Thanks

Twin tips are for New School skiiers who like to ski forwards and backwards. That's right a$$ backwards. Some of the twin tips like the Rossi Scratch FS are fat and really nice boards. But they are for those crazy flying kids.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

RossiSkier: I'm disapointed you changed your avatar

 

[RossiSkier]

RossiSkier: I'm disapointed you changed your avatar

for a pair of 184cm B2's, I will go back to the Nightengale.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

<bump>

Went to a super secret location Thursday and gave the secret Ninja Sladhauler handshake and got to Ski the '05-'06 models. Oddly enough, I skied on Chicken Skis all day.

VS Ti Oversize was super responsive, but needed so be skied HARD. Get on it and it holds an edge like you're riding on rails.

B3 is definitely a great ski, but the conditions were all goomed packed powder/Loose granular/Hardpack. They skied nice, but a carver was more the stix for the day. THey feel like they'd be the berries in soft stuff.

Z9 was my favorite. Another patroller and I both had the experience to taking out a pair just a little longer than the perfect length. I went frist on a 170 and liked it a lot. I bumped up to a 176 and went over to the Kidderbrook side, because it was empty. I made big, wide, edge to edge turns, with no slipping at all. THe problem as, the arc were wide enough that I was going WAY to fast. I went back to the 170's for the rest of the day.

Nice skis, all of them. Next year will be boots and another pair of tele

 

[RossiSkier]

I am waiting for the Rossi truck to pull up to Willard Moutain. It is expected something in the next couple of weeks. "Hello sir, may I try a pair of your B2's? Thank you very much. Bye!" I'm practicing my lines. Wish I could catch a lift to Killington on that truck. Here is my Rossi truck demo wish list:

Bandit B2's - 182cm. MID-FAT 113/76/103

9S Oversize - 173cm. 118/66/104

Zenith Z5 TP - 178cm. 112/68/98

 

[deadheadskier]

I have a set of Bandit single x's from three seasons ago for all mountain skiing and a set of Rossi Axioms for skiing the woods.

On the wish list is a set of B2's

 

[Lostone]

B3 is definitely a great ski, but the conditions were all goomed packed powder/Loose granular/Hardpack. They skied nice, but a carver was more the stix for the day. THey feel like they'd be the berries in soft stuff.

I really don't know the B3. I have two pair of the XXs that I consider a utility, do it all ski.

But I also have a pair of Vokl G4s. They are a little wider, and I believe like the B3. I find that to make them carve you have to get them out to the side and on edge.

If you trus them to make them move... they move! :wink:

 

[swdbear26]

5S

I havent skied in 5 years, but still own my 5S's.... with the right boots, and setup.... nothing better!!!

Any bumps a jump, mash the moguls, and steer on the tips... jump into those turns, not work ur way... :->

Skis (5S) Boots (8.0 Xscream) poles (Scott of course), and Bindings (Marker.

Back on the slopes at 9am in the morning.... YEEEE- HAAAA

 

[RossiSkier]

Wow, 5C's! What a classic. We're talking Alberto Tomba! I have 9 X's and I consider those old.

Run 'em till they don't go no mo'!

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

Wow, 5C's! What a classic. We're talking Alberto Tomba! I have 9 X's and I consider those old.

Run 'em till they don't go no mo'!

Your Avatar is from a pair of 215cm Grey and Black SuperG's, circa 1984