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Differences between Santa Ana, Kenja, and Secret

scandium

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I think @Analisa has given you a more comprehensive run-down on the stats and skis than I could, but from a personal level:

Me: 5'2"ish, 120lb. Solidly intermediate with aspirations of being an advanced skiier.

The 2019 Yumis are, in a word, 'turny'. They turn whenever you think you want them to. They are also forgiving as anything. However, I was put off speed on crustier days by the amount of chatter.
The 2019 Kenjas are tanks. They turn when you TELL them to. They are chargers, like to be driven, they do NOT like you to be hesitant and hang back, but they make you feel like you can just GO because they are so stable (stop, on the other hand, is effort...as is "turn sharply in a hurry"...)
I falter on these in steeper off piste moments - they drive me and can be a little terrifying because I feel like I can't turn sometimes, particularly in that nasty combination of steep ungroomed moguls with a bunch of tussock and rock around. This is, however, a function of my skiing rather than my skis, and I probably would ski the same regardless of what I'm clipped into - this was supposed to be something I worked on this year, but Covid put paid to that.

I demo'd the 2020 Kenja 88s in 2019 - they also like to be driven, and I would say are also an absolute blast on groomers. I had the same struggles in soft, ungroomed moguls as I did with the 2019 version. I haven't been able to ski them back to back - and it is worth noting I was closer to 110lb and less confident (but fitter than this season) in 2019.
 

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