surfsnowgirl
Banned
Beautiful. Such a versatile ski. You're going to LOVE them. Congrats.
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Hello and new skis!
- Thread starter dancingspark
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Beautiful. Such a versatile ski. You're going to LOVE them. Congrats.
dancingspark
Certified Ski Diva
Old post, but thought I'd give my two cents...these skis are just not for me. I gave them a lot of time to try and adjust, but I have never spent so much time fighting to stay out of the backseat. I think they're much too long for me, too--the tips don't even seem to be touching the snow when I'm skiing downhill. They sort of skitter over the top and wiggle back and forth, making me feel really unstable (also led to multiple ski tip crossings and subsequent wipe outs). I went through 2 pairs of boots thinking it was that, and to be fair, I'm rusty and need time to adjust to skiing daily in powder, but when I was at Winter Park on Sunday, I realized skiing was not as much fun when every run was about trying not to end up on my rear.
So it's back to the drawing board for me! I need something shorter, more forgiving, springier, and wider waisted. I just don't have the strength to drive the Kenjas like they ought to be driven.
So it's back to the drawing board for me! I need something shorter, more forgiving, springier, and wider waisted. I just don't have the strength to drive the Kenjas like they ought to be driven.
A lot of people seem to have an either love them or hate them relationship with Volkls, I've been told to avoid them because of my skiing stye so you are not alone.
Don't the tips not touch the ground because of rocker, I was of the understanding that that was to facilitate their float in powder, I may be confused as I don't ski rockered skis (Ice Coast).
Don't the tips not touch the ground because of rocker, I was of the understanding that that was to facilitate their float in powder, I may be confused as I don't ski rockered skis (Ice Coast).
dancingspark
Certified Ski Diva
Sorry, that was badly worded, it's basically the entire front part of the ski, not just the rockered portion, as though the front bit moves freely above the snow and the back end is firmly rooted. It's probably a symptom of me being in the backseat around 80% of the time.
Yeah, it doesn't sound like a ski I would like. I'll stick to my Elan frontside skis which treat me well even on my few A-Basin days.
nopoleskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
that's exactly how I feel on them and I have the weight to push a ski.. they feel like I'm riding on them and not 'skiing' them! And I always feel like they put me in the back seat too.. and I've been skiing a long time and am never in the back seat.. too much work!
