Cannonball
New member
Over the years I've had lots of friends demo skis, but I haven't done many myself. It seems like many times they have reported back "I didn't like them, they were 'too grabby'". I'll admit I kind of blew off those comment thinking that they just weren't used to skiing nice, new skis with a good tune on them.
Well, I take that all back. I demoed a pair of Icelantic Rangers on Saturday. Specs wise these skis should be everything I would love. But instead they scared the crap out of me. They were hooking up way too quickly and it was almost impossible to pull out of a turn. Just coming to a stop was a major effort in trying to avoid getting launched off the side of the trail. The outside edges were also hooking up in scary and dangerous ways. Honestly, they best way to describe them is that they were "too grabby". I almost feel stupid saying it, but it was crazy.
So my question is: are demo skis being sent out on the mountain with a poor tune? Specifically, should they be de-tuned to a more reasonable, skiable level? Or am I just a pus who isn't used to skiing nice, new skis with a good tune on them? (I probably already know the answer from most of you!!)
Well, I take that all back. I demoed a pair of Icelantic Rangers on Saturday. Specs wise these skis should be everything I would love. But instead they scared the crap out of me. They were hooking up way too quickly and it was almost impossible to pull out of a turn. Just coming to a stop was a major effort in trying to avoid getting launched off the side of the trail. The outside edges were also hooking up in scary and dangerous ways. Honestly, they best way to describe them is that they were "too grabby". I almost feel stupid saying it, but it was crazy.
So my question is: are demo skis being sent out on the mountain with a poor tune? Specifically, should they be de-tuned to a more reasonable, skiable level? Or am I just a pus who isn't used to skiing nice, new skis with a good tune on them? (I probably already know the answer from most of you!!)