vanhoskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I purchased a pair of Line Celebrities on sale with Rossignol Scratch freestyle bindings. These are twin-tip all-mountain skis. They are the women's equivalent to the men's Prophet 90. With 90mm underneath, they are very stable yet get up on edge easily and stay there, even on hard pack.
These skis are very energetic and have a lot of pop out of turns and on jumps. Landing jumps is confidence-inspiring. They are relatively stiff for a women's ski and require some skill - I wouldn't recommend them to a newbie - but for a strong intermediate and above skier they turn easily. They like speed....they are not a dawdle-down-the-hill ski.
In the park, they love to jump and despite their traditionally-mounted bindings, they swing easily into switch and back again with hardly any effort.
In bumps, they are great, despite being a little stiff. I skied through moguls more easily on these than any other skis I've had. The tips are relatively wide (125 mm) and narrower in the back (113), which I think makes them easier in the bumps.
I've been told these skis are good in powder, and with a 90mm waist, they should be.
One of the coolest things about this ski is the hot pink base - it reflects off the snow and leaves a red glow. My husband, who was skiing behind me, said the pink bases made the snow glow red and it looked like afterburners in a jet engine!
I own a pair of Salomon Mynx's, and in comparison the Mynx's are much, much softer and more forgiving. The Mynx seems more of a park ski to me, but the Celebrities were quite comfortable there, too.
If you need to do-anything ski that wants to go fast and periodically venture into the park, this is it.
These skis are very energetic and have a lot of pop out of turns and on jumps. Landing jumps is confidence-inspiring. They are relatively stiff for a women's ski and require some skill - I wouldn't recommend them to a newbie - but for a strong intermediate and above skier they turn easily. They like speed....they are not a dawdle-down-the-hill ski.
In the park, they love to jump and despite their traditionally-mounted bindings, they swing easily into switch and back again with hardly any effort.
In bumps, they are great, despite being a little stiff. I skied through moguls more easily on these than any other skis I've had. The tips are relatively wide (125 mm) and narrower in the back (113), which I think makes them easier in the bumps.
I've been told these skis are good in powder, and with a 90mm waist, they should be.
One of the coolest things about this ski is the hot pink base - it reflects off the snow and leaves a red glow. My husband, who was skiing behind me, said the pink bases made the snow glow red and it looked like afterburners in a jet engine!
I own a pair of Salomon Mynx's, and in comparison the Mynx's are much, much softer and more forgiving. The Mynx seems more of a park ski to me, but the Celebrities were quite comfortable there, too.
If you need to do-anything ski that wants to go fast and periodically venture into the park, this is it.
