Funny ... I was thinking that small companies are going to refuse to sell Olesya their skis!Why are you killing them???
Funny ... I was thinking that small companies are going to refuse to sell Olesya their skis!Why are you killing them???
I bought those skis and hated them. But I'm glad you liked them!
Yeah, I had to learn the expensive way that I couldn't really flex the Kenjas all that well given my size.
Same boat on the Kenjas. I think not being able to flex them contributed to my injuring myself :( Although I picked up a pair of Aureena' s end of season much shorter than my usual length and was able to them ski them without issue. They were lighter and more forgiving. They don't get much love around here. Already looking for upgrades back to normal size once I get back to normal.
LOL to be fair Ramp were a close out sale. But yeah maybe I am sticking to big brand skis from now on, so I guess my next skis will be Volkl, if I win the lottery it will be Kastle. ;) Well my next powder skis will most likely be Volkl so there is that.Funny ... I was thinking that small companies are going to refuse to sell Olesya their skis!
LOL to be fair Ramp were a close out sale. But yeah maybe I am sticking to big brand skis from now on, so I guess my next skis will be Volkl, if I win the lottery it will be Kastle. ;) Well my next powder skis will most likely be Volkl so there is that.
Funny. Based I'm sure on proximity and ideal ski conditions, I don't think of DPS as niche. Not for the last few years. I'm guessing they're not common on the east coast?
Nah. Just join the used Kastle club.
To be fair, that was the women's version of the S7, which was a hugely hyped ski. Which in turn spawns another topic: what skis were hugely hyped on the men's side but not on the women's, and vice versa?
Similarly with the Bonafide and not the Samba.Well, there you go. Nordica Patron vs La Nina. Couldn't get away from Patron hype.
How big are you?Volkl Step - stiffer than the Pyra but same ski/ dimensions. Ride this as my front side ski and love it more than anything I demo'd in a narrower ski last year [Including some of those very popular skis ;)]. Purchased w/ out demo online new w/ bindings + free ship $250.
Also enjoyed Head Collective (same as Mya 10) and Wildfire.
I have not tried the Step, but I've sold a ton of them, and I've flexed it in a variety of lengths. The Step is a jr ski or tweener ski, so its meant to be nimble and soft, which isn't usually embraced by someone who likes the other skis you mentioned.Hmm a little smaller than you.
Samba is my ski 80%
Have you tried the Step? I like it in the half pipe better than the Samba
Wildfire not my favorite but it handles everything.
Collective felt like could drive it many ways. I've also skied Venturi on powder day.
Step is stiffer version of Pyra which is what my DD rides on free team. For $250 w bindings how could I pass up? really use early season and in pipe, but it's light and carves well.
Confirmed with Frank that Kicker is shutting down. They are still filling pre-season orders from the website. One of the factors was that they lost the Ski Center as a retail outlet when it closed for good last spring. Pretty hard to start a business when all the core people were still working day jobs.Oh man, that is sad Kicker didn't make it. I now have 2 pairs of skis from small companies that didn't make it.
I have not tried the Step, but I've sold a ton of them, and I've flexed it in a variety of lengths. The Step is a jr ski or tweener ski, so its meant to be nimble and soft, which isn't usually embraced by someone who likes the other skis you mentioned.
Oh, and the Step and Pyra are the same construction, just different graphics for boys and girls. Some shop guys think the boys version is stiffer so you may have been informed by someone who has that thought process.
You're on the Tweener ski. They have a Jr ski and a Tweener ski called the Step.Hmmm, we are not talking about the same ski. The LEDGE and PYRA are the same ski (Adult and Junior version) but different top sheet.
DD has both, but the Adult version - 147 and 155. I understand that the Ledge, Pyra, Step and other Volkl skis are available in junior sizes (Shiro, Gotama etc) as well as Adult. The JR skis top out at 148 and run in 10 cm increments. Adult skis start at 147 and run in 8cm increments (or similar i.e. Wall starts at 161).
The Step I have is 2014 version in 163 - The Wall and the Step have carbon, the Ledge and Pyra do not. Here is a blurb for the 2014 skis....."Like the Wall, the metal-free, carbon-reinforced Step is a center-mount design with a symmetrical sidecut that doesn't care which direction it's going, backward or forward. But while the Wall has camber, still the choice of competition park athletes, tip and tail rocker give the Step a looser, less edgy feel for those who prefer that. All are metal-free, wood-core constructions, denser underfoot for good binding retention, lighter at the extremities for whippy swing-weight. Some (Wall, Kink, Step) have carbon reinforcement.
Agreed I like a stiff ski that I can drive different ways.
Not sure how someone like Julia Krass can compete in the Olympics with the Ledge if its a soft flexing tweener ski.
And wasn't this a thread about Least Hyped Skis?
Julia Krass
Phil and I did a lot to promote them. They were trying hard to produce hard snow skis that weren't tied to a specific binding. Good people with good ideas. Tough business.Confirmed with Frank that Kicker is shutting down. They are still filling pre-season orders from the website. One of the factors was that they lost the Ski Center as a retail outlet when it closed for good last spring. Pretty hard to start a business when all the core people were still working day jobs.