Jersey Fresh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Hi ladies I haven't posted much this season but I hope everyone is surviving quarantine. Our ski season got cut dramatically short this year (I had a total of one 1/2 day this season) like many but there is always next year
Anyway, I'm looking for some advice for a new ski for next season. I've been looking for a ski that would be a good balance for our out west trips. Currently I ski the Blizzard Cheyenne (78) and Blizzard Samba (98) both of which I love. Lugging both to our home mountain in WV is easy but when we travel out west the weight of the two pairs plus my double ski bag is a bit much especially when we are all crammed in a rental car.
I'd love to have a single pair to take that would survive groomers with my hubby (and son next year) but be fun when we get some powder. I used to be fairly aggressive but I lost some nerve after having my son, and with our mixed group of friends and my husband being a fairly new skier, we tend to hang mostly on groomers now though I do like some bumps/trees/etc when I go off on my own. With our luck as well, our last 3 out of 4 trips out west had no new snowfall (but the one that did had a giant dump of snow the whole time) so there's that too.
I've been intrigued by the Black Crow Camox Birdie for a bit but could never seem to nail them down to demo during our trips to CO/MT in the 2019 season. I recently found them for a really good price online and was going to buy them but then I saw the Captis Birdie and now I'm wondering at 90 underfoot and a bit softer flex if they might be a better option. I would love to demo but we don't have demo days out here and for the price for both skis, I think its worth the gamble to buy one to try.
So my TL:DR Would the Captis or the Camox be the best option for mostly groomers but some trees/bumps/bowls thrown in?
Anyway, I'm looking for some advice for a new ski for next season. I've been looking for a ski that would be a good balance for our out west trips. Currently I ski the Blizzard Cheyenne (78) and Blizzard Samba (98) both of which I love. Lugging both to our home mountain in WV is easy but when we travel out west the weight of the two pairs plus my double ski bag is a bit much especially when we are all crammed in a rental car.
I'd love to have a single pair to take that would survive groomers with my hubby (and son next year) but be fun when we get some powder. I used to be fairly aggressive but I lost some nerve after having my son, and with our mixed group of friends and my husband being a fairly new skier, we tend to hang mostly on groomers now though I do like some bumps/trees/etc when I go off on my own. With our luck as well, our last 3 out of 4 trips out west had no new snowfall (but the one that did had a giant dump of snow the whole time) so there's that too.
I've been intrigued by the Black Crow Camox Birdie for a bit but could never seem to nail them down to demo during our trips to CO/MT in the 2019 season. I recently found them for a really good price online and was going to buy them but then I saw the Captis Birdie and now I'm wondering at 90 underfoot and a bit softer flex if they might be a better option. I would love to demo but we don't have demo days out here and for the price for both skis, I think its worth the gamble to buy one to try.
So my TL:DR Would the Captis or the Camox be the best option for mostly groomers but some trees/bumps/bowls thrown in?