marta
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Cant find K2 demos - what to do?
I am trying to find skis on my demo list and have found none of them available to try anywhere nearby. Shops near me either don't demo, or only have some lower models. Many mountains in the area had cancelled their demo days b/c of no snow early in the season. One demo center has skis I want, but they don't have the bindings for them yet and probably won't for the remainder of the year (!!!) so I can't test them. What would you do if you were me?
At the top of my list are the K2 Burnin Luv's, amongst a laundry list of others. Man-made hardpack and crud is 90% of my skiing, with the occasional fresh snow (NJ, east cost). My skiing: technically solid, no fears of hard, steep, or fast. Like to crank up on edge and rip, and the boys often can't keep up. Like short, medium and long turns. Currently I'm on 6 y/o Volant Vertex Epics which I love, it's just time to replace them. The K2's seem pretty close in dimension to my old skis, only with a slightly wider tip. I've heard others say in comparison that the feel of K2's are not far from Volants - does anyone know if this is true? I especially want a ski that won't chatter in the firm conditions.
Do you think I should just pull the trigger and buy? I'm looking at 146's (I'm 4'11, 110lbs) and worry that size is disappearing fast.
Does anyone have opinions of integrated bindings vs. a la carte? Can the integrated bindings move fore and aft? (My Volants are mounted 1.5 cm forward of factory mark.) Also are the Marker bindings heavy or light compared to other bindings sold separately? And thoughts on the Marker pistons in general?
I am trying to find skis on my demo list and have found none of them available to try anywhere nearby. Shops near me either don't demo, or only have some lower models. Many mountains in the area had cancelled their demo days b/c of no snow early in the season. One demo center has skis I want, but they don't have the bindings for them yet and probably won't for the remainder of the year (!!!) so I can't test them. What would you do if you were me?
At the top of my list are the K2 Burnin Luv's, amongst a laundry list of others. Man-made hardpack and crud is 90% of my skiing, with the occasional fresh snow (NJ, east cost). My skiing: technically solid, no fears of hard, steep, or fast. Like to crank up on edge and rip, and the boys often can't keep up. Like short, medium and long turns. Currently I'm on 6 y/o Volant Vertex Epics which I love, it's just time to replace them. The K2's seem pretty close in dimension to my old skis, only with a slightly wider tip. I've heard others say in comparison that the feel of K2's are not far from Volants - does anyone know if this is true? I especially want a ski that won't chatter in the firm conditions.
Do you think I should just pull the trigger and buy? I'm looking at 146's (I'm 4'11, 110lbs) and worry that size is disappearing fast.
Does anyone have opinions of integrated bindings vs. a la carte? Can the integrated bindings move fore and aft? (My Volants are mounted 1.5 cm forward of factory mark.) Also are the Marker bindings heavy or light compared to other bindings sold separately? And thoughts on the Marker pistons in general?
