new skis for me

[gmcunni]

Gary..I think you should try a pair of bump skiis......next time we are out I can bring my 1080s and your welcome to try em out


steveo

Thanks Steve!

 

[MR. evil]

The ripper chick from the comp, I think her name was Amanda was selling a new pair of K2 Cabrawlers that were too long for her. She saw that I had a pair and asked if I was looking for another pair or knew someone that wanted them. If your intrested maybe Mondeo could ask about them if he runs into her up at Killington. Or maybe Jarrod could get you her # from the registration form.

 

[Grassi21]

Or maybe Jarrod could get you her # from the registration form.

That might seem kinda stalkerish... :lol:

 

[lerops]

i'm just a little guy. i have them in 162. i wouldn't mind letting you take them for spin but they are probably too short for you to give them a serious demo. let me know..

I am also skiing them in 162. I am 5"7' and 145# and recently started thinking whether I got them too short. Probably not, but how do you feel about yours?

 

[Grassi21]

I am also skiing them in 162. I am 5"7' and 145# and recently started thinking whether I got them too short. Probably not, but how do you feel about yours?

i am 5'7" but tipping the scales at 205 lb these days. i would consider myself an upper level intermediate. i think the length is just right for me. i am more of a short radius turn kinda guy. but they feel really stable when i try to arc some big turns.

 

[mondeo]

Powbmps has some Rossi bump skis he's looking to unload, and the real bump skis, not their current soft flex all mountains that they call bump skis.

 

[bvibert]

Doesn't HPD have something to do with Noridica? He can probably hook you up with some demos at Whiteface.

Yes, HPD is the Nordica rep up at Whiteface. He might be able to help locate some demo's elsewhere too..

A few years back the Nordica guys showed up a Sundown on a Tuesday night (During CISC racing) to demo to the racers. As far as I knew it was totally unadvertised. I took a couple pairs out since it was free, I liked one pair, but the details escape me now.

 

[madskier6]

thanks for the tips. for some reason i'm drawn to the Nordica line. The afterburner intrigues me. I see that Sugarbush has Nordica in their paid demo pool. I can't seem to find a schedule for Noridca demo trucks in New England.

Gary, I demoed the Afterburners & really liked them. They carve well, float pretty well in the pow & crud and are reasonably good in the bumps too. At your ability level, you should try the Afterburners instead of the Nitrous. I'm not bad mouthing the Nitrous (or anyone that skis them) because I also liked them when I demoed those a couple of years ago.

The Afterburner is wider than the Nitrous, which would be good for you, but are not as stiff as the Jet Fuels. Jet Fuels have 2 sheets of metal whereas the Afterburner has carbon layers & no metal, which I prefer. Since you like to ski bumps, I wouldn't recommend the Jet Fuels as an eastern ski.

I actually recently ordered a new pair of last year's Afterburners (178 cm) & am expecting to get them in the next week or so. You should definitely check them out. If we ski together again soon after I get them, I'd be happy to let you try them out. Even before I read your post about being intrigued by the Afterburners, I was going to suggest them for you.

 

[gmcunni]

The Afterburner is wider than the Nitrous, which would be good for you, but are not as stiff as the Jet Fuels..

that is kind of what i was thinking.. The nitrous is about the same width under foot as my volks but with wider tips/tails. it would be fun to try those out as i do enjoy trying to carve. but the ABs looks fun too and i think wider is way i want to go.

i'm in no rush to go off and spend the $$ so i hope to try a few pairs before the end of the season.

 

[bigbog]

....

......but the ABs looks fun too and i think wider is way i want to go.........

There will always be days in a season, as in like right now, where some width makes the traveling more fun...8)

 

[gmcunni]

so the other day @ magic i got a chance, thanks to Brian and Greg, to try out some new to me skis. First i took a run on Dynastar Legend 8000s in a 172 length. Very lively, easy to turn and i felt much lighter on my feet. took a run down some powder bumps and they served me well. then tried some Volkl G4 in 178cm. probably too long for me but i was really interested to try something in a mid-80 waist and @ 84 these were perfect. At first i didn't like them, felt like i had logs on my feet but once i got going on some pitch they really surprised me. probably due to the conditions @ magic that day but they really handled the dense snow, much better than my volkl 724 pros. I didn't notice the extra length too much (but only had them on for 1 run). Once i got a feel for them i even got them turning pretty well on the groomed runout at the bottom of the run.

So i thought i could make it through the rest of this season on my old 724s but now i hate them and want something new NOW!

 

[WWF-VT]

thanks for the tips. for some reason i'm drawn to the Nordica line. The afterburner intrigues me. I see that Sugarbush has Nordica in their paid demo pool. I can't seem to find a schedule for Noridca demo trucks in New England.

If you are interested in a demo of the Nordica line and want to give them a day all over a mountain check out Alpine Options on the Access Road to Sugarbush

 

[gmcunni]

If you are interested in a demo of the Nordica line and want to give them a day all over a mountain check out Alpine Options on the Access Road to Sugarbush

thanks. Will do. my son has a free sugarbush pass and were planning a trip up that way in march.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

So i thought i could make it through the rest of this season on my old 724s but now i hate them and want something new NOW!

Definitely get the new skis now so you can ski them the rest of the season..it would be torture to buy them in the summer and stare at them till the start of the next season..I'm sure there are good deals online..

 

[o3jeff]

Here you go Gary
http://forums.alpinezone.com/48685-dynastar-legend-8000-fluid-all-mountain-ski-px12.html#post387501

 

[Greg]

Here you go Gary
http://forums.alpinezone.com/48685-dynastar-legend-8000-fluid-all-mountain-ski-px12.html#post387501

I saw that. Killer deal. The two 170 lengths were sold out by the time I saw it though.

 

[o3jeff]

If you want them, keep an eye on the site, I noticed recently they keep putting the the same items up throughout the day and replenishing the sizes

 

[MR. evil]

If I didn't need new boots I would pick up a pair of those

 

[gmcunni]

so very tempted . . .

 

[o3jeff]

so very tempted . . .

They are back up and they have 172 and 178 lengths:grin: