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Of course, I am not THE Volklgirl - I don't aspire to that
That said, I had the pleasure of taking out the Volkl Yumi this morning.
Length: 154
Dimensions: 125/83/103
Sidecut radius: 15.3 m
Tip rocker only
Skier stats:
5'1" 97 lbs.
upper intermediate, comfortable on all blues, groomed blacks.
Small but athletic and fairly strong for my weight
This is my 4th season skiing
Pre-review caveat: I was also in new boots that, while fitting well size-wise, were far too narrow and progressively caused me more and more toe pain (my toe is now black- if you have advice on dealing with that, please see my other thread in the Health and Injuries subforum!).
Impressions: Gosh, these were fun! Light, lively, but super stable. I took these out in packed powder, chopped up pow, and some hard snow, and it pretty much ate everything up. It doesn't quite have the Kenja's crud busting capabilities, due to lacking that metal top sheet, but it handled it admirably. Edgewood solid - I felt absolutely secure on these skis at every single moment. Nice float too in soft snow, despite being only 83 underfoot. However, I was skiing these a little long and I'm light so those are factors to consider too.
AND I had fun on them, and they were incredibly responsive and forgiving, despite the fact that I was in pain all morning from the boots. I'm considering it forgiving since the skis didn't buck me off while I was fumbling the first run remembering how to ski and trying to figure out why my boots weren't working.
*This* is the ski for the lightweight skier who has avoided Volkl in the past due to stiffness. This is also the ski for the upper intermediate who is wanting to improve, or the advanced skier who wants something more frontside oriented, IMO. I would say that like many Volkls, the Yumi will reward you for speed. Being slow or tentative won't get you in trouble, but they are way more fun when you start going faster. I would get these, except there's too much overlap with my Temptation 82s and the 154 felt a tad long for me (and I think the 147 would feel too short).
I was planning on demoing the Wild Belle too and took it out for one run, but due to toe issues, had to quit, so I can't review it. The one run I has it on felt smooth but I'm hoping to try it again later.
That said, I had the pleasure of taking out the Volkl Yumi this morning.
Length: 154
Dimensions: 125/83/103
Sidecut radius: 15.3 m
Tip rocker only
Skier stats:
5'1" 97 lbs.
upper intermediate, comfortable on all blues, groomed blacks.
Small but athletic and fairly strong for my weight
This is my 4th season skiing
Pre-review caveat: I was also in new boots that, while fitting well size-wise, were far too narrow and progressively caused me more and more toe pain (my toe is now black- if you have advice on dealing with that, please see my other thread in the Health and Injuries subforum!).
Impressions: Gosh, these were fun! Light, lively, but super stable. I took these out in packed powder, chopped up pow, and some hard snow, and it pretty much ate everything up. It doesn't quite have the Kenja's crud busting capabilities, due to lacking that metal top sheet, but it handled it admirably. Edgewood solid - I felt absolutely secure on these skis at every single moment. Nice float too in soft snow, despite being only 83 underfoot. However, I was skiing these a little long and I'm light so those are factors to consider too.
AND I had fun on them, and they were incredibly responsive and forgiving, despite the fact that I was in pain all morning from the boots. I'm considering it forgiving since the skis didn't buck me off while I was fumbling the first run remembering how to ski and trying to figure out why my boots weren't working.
*This* is the ski for the lightweight skier who has avoided Volkl in the past due to stiffness. This is also the ski for the upper intermediate who is wanting to improve, or the advanced skier who wants something more frontside oriented, IMO. I would say that like many Volkls, the Yumi will reward you for speed. Being slow or tentative won't get you in trouble, but they are way more fun when you start going faster. I would get these, except there's too much overlap with my Temptation 82s and the 154 felt a tad long for me (and I think the 147 would feel too short).
I was planning on demoing the Wild Belle too and took it out for one run, but due to toe issues, had to quit, so I can't review it. The one run I has it on felt smooth but I'm hoping to try it again later.