Gear Guides.

[Highway Star]

I'd had the Skiing Gear Review sitting on my dining room table for a week or two. I finally got around to looking through it.

My first comment is that they seem to be reviewing equipment that only 5% to 10% of the market could ski on. Regardless of the category, it reviews skis that an intermediate would hate. No wonder they're in a world of financial hurt. They're not targeting the mass market that really needs the information and probably won't ever demo anything before buying.

I'm kind of surprised they don't cover a broader selection of traditional mid-fat skis. Very few resort skiers are going to want anything much wider than 80mm since they rarely leave the groomers.... particularly in the east. They only review 7 skis in that category compared to 13 in the 85mm 50/50 category. They seem to have created a myth that you can't ski powder on a 78mm mid-fat. Anybody who isn't a 6 footer is going to find an 85mm ski pretty sluggish edge-to-edge.

I'm still a little confused that there's enough of a market for those 120+mm rockered powder skis to stock all the ski shops with them. Most skiers don't have a quiver where they can justify having a $1000 powder-only ski that is frightening on the hardpack. It's interesting to read about them and I might grab a pair out of the bargain bin as a leftover for the quiver. I find it hard to believe shops will sell much of that kind of equipment at anywhere close to retail.

It doesn't matter what people can't ski. People who pay $1000+ at a ski shop for skis and bindings want the newest, latest, greatest ski that skiing reviews. This year and last year are a little different due to the economy, but there will always be at least a few advanced level skis that get sold to everyone.

Remember when everyone had volkl 6-stars, yet no one could carve them? Yikes.

 

[wa-loaf]

Not cool sending me a renewal letter before I've even received a magazine yet. :angry:

 

[severine]

Still no Ski or Skiing. I just want them now so I can complain along with everyone else!

Do they have your new address? I've had problems with getting magazines forwarded to new addresses before. Some aren't covered by forwarding orders for some reason (or some other time allowed for forwarding or some nonsense like that).

 

[RootDKJ]

Got Ski today. Planning to "work" from home tomorrow so hopefully I can read it during my "lunch" break

 

[bigbog]

....

So that explains the gear review in Skiing. Every teen is an expert. Just ask 'em.

..And to access their Expert Level websites....memberships average ~$900 to login...LOL..LOL
Boy oh boy.....everyone surely needs to consult with a 16yo pro....ROTFLMAO....

STeveD

 

[wa-loaf]

Got Ski today. Planning to "work" from home tomorrow so hopefully I can read it during my "lunch" break

Skiing finally got here. Just skimmed it so far, but the review looks like they made it harder to interpret.

 

[RootDKJ]

Skiing finally got here. Just skimmed it so far, but the review looks like they made it harder to interpret.

I'd concur with that.

 

[tjf67]

Skiing finally got here. Just skimmed it so far, but the review looks like they made it harder to interpret.

They were at first but after the four or fifth dump I mean read it becomes clear

 

[campgottagopee]

They were at first but after the four or fifth dump I mean read it becomes clear

that made me laugh

 

[thorski]

Freeskier buyers guide came in the mail today.

 

[Philpug]

Freeskier buyers guide came in the mail today.

Page 87 if you really want to talk .

 

[thorski]

Page 87 if you really want to talk .

Where i admire the skill to do that trick i think it's really gay looking.
I am partial to the 360 heli with a grab.
page 142 top left is what it's really all about.