Fischer Vision Breeze FUN!

[skigirl]

The Fischer Vision Breeze is a FUN Ski!! I am in love with another Fischer ski!

My stats: I have been a ski instructor for 26 years. I am 5'2" and 120lbs. I like stiff slalom skis that are quick and stable from edge to edge. I demand a lot from my skis.

Fischer Vision Breeze: 145cm, 118- 74- 104, 12 meter radius. Stiff tip to tail and stiff torsionally. It is a light ski, not heavy at all.

This ski is a blast. It is so easy to turn no matter what the conditions are. It will make any size turn you ask of it at any speed. It holds a great edge on "Good Eastern Hardpack" and loves powder too!!

I have skied this ski in a lot of different conditions since I got it and it was happy in all of them. I ski in NY most of the time and as I already said it holds on ice. I also spent 11 days on it in Utah and it was just as great out there from laying perfect rails on green circles, to skiing the steepest black diamonds, to 15 inches of powder, it just kept turning with ease. I put this ski through it's paces in Utah and it never let me down. It is fast and stable when asked or you can slow it down and just cruise. We had one powder day with about 15 inches of snow and I had no trouble with this ski. It was so easy to turn and a very smooth and FUN ride in the powder. I had a blast! I would not consider this a bottomless deep powder ski.

The Breeze is happy making what ever size turn you ask of it at any speed. It will make very short slalom turns to long GS turns and everything in between. It loves to lay rails but is also happy being slid around. You can put this ski on a hard edge and it will stay there if asked but if you get into traffic you can break it out very easily and ski around anyone in your way. This ski is very quick edge to edge and tracks perfectly.

I love the Fischer Vision Breeze. It is a fun, fast, stable, smooth, easy to turn ski that is happy doing whatever you ask of it no matter what the conditions are or how steep the trail is.

 

[SueNJ]

I have to heartily agree with everything you said--I have last year's Breezes and absolutely love them!

 

[greekpeakskier]

How do they coompare to your Vision 73s? I ended up buying the Breeze and love them.

 

[skigirl]

How do they coompare to your Vision 73s? I ended up buying the Breeze and love them.

I have the Vision 70 not 73. The Breeze is stiffer tip to tail and stiffer torsionally.

 

[skigirl]

I skied my Fischer Vision Breeze in Spring conditions today. It was 50 degrees and sunny, the snow was the typical sloppy spring snow. I had a blast! The Breeze did everything I asked of it with a smile. Short turns to long turns it was so easy to turn in the slop. It was stable and smooth. It was so much fun laying perfect rails in the spring slush!! I love this ski.

I have also noticed that the price on this ski is coming down. The sales have started. Keep in mind that this ski is going to be gone after this year. Fischer is making the KOA Series for next year.

 

[SnowBall]

Does anybody know how it compares to Fischer Vision Vapor? I demo'd it this weekend and I liked it. I'm considering purchasing Exhale, Breeze or Vapor but the rental shop only carried Vapor so I didn't get to try the others....

 

[skigirl]

Does anybody know how it compares to Fischer Vision Vapor? I demo'd it this weekend and I liked it. I'm considering purchasing Exhale, Breeze or Vapor but the rental shop only carried Vapor so I didn't get to try the others....

All 3 skis are stiff. The Exhale is the softest of the 3. The Vapor and Breeze are stiff torsionally too. All 3 skis are great on ice. The main difference between the Vapor and the Breeze is that the Vapor is more of a GS ski and the Breeze is more of a slalom ski. The Exhale is a great intermediate ski and skis a lot like the Breeze just a bit softer. My review above really sums up how all 3 skis ski. As I already said just don't expect quick slalom turns from the Vapor it is more of a GS ski.

The Vapor is 76 under foot, very stiff tip to tail and very stiff torsionally
The Breeze is 74 under foot, very stiff tip to tail and very stiff torsionally
The Exhale is 72 under foot, stiff tip to tail and stiff torsionally

 

[SnowBall]

Thank you for the helpful info, Skigirl! I am about level 7, 5'7", 130lb. I've never paid attention to the stiffness of skis, could you explain what difference does it make by skiing with softer ones vs. stiffer ones? It seems like Breeze is the happy median though....

 

[skigirl]

Thank you for the helpful info, Skigirl! I am about level 7, 5'7", 130lb. I've never paid attention to the stiffness of skis, could you explain what difference does it make by skiing with softer ones vs. stiffer ones? It seems like Breeze is the happy median though....

The stiffness in a ski plays a big role in how it skis. Stiff vs soft also really depends on what you the skier likes and also what the ski is used for. Skis today are made for certian types of skiing on certain conditions. Skis are made for everything from ice to powder and everything in between, so it is hard to say if a ski is best when really stiff or soft. All conditions require something different. Ice requires a stiff ski, especially torsionally, and powder and moguls require a softer ski. How much energy the skier puts into a ski plays a role in how stiff a ski needs to be for them. I like skiff skis, I over power soft skis.

I saw in another post you made and again here that you think the Breeze might be more relaxed than the Vapor. I would not say that the Breeze is more relaxed than the Vapor. They are both equally stiff. Like I already said the Vapor has a GS feel and the Breeze has a slalom feel. The slalom feel makes it very quick edge to edge with a lot pop. It is a very snappy, quick and stable slalom ski. You need to keep up with it. The Vapor makes longer GS turns and is smooth, fast and stable. They are both easy to turn, smooth and stable in all conditions and hold on ice. The Exhale is the more forgiving ski of the 3. The Exhale is a really nice ski.

The best way to learn about skis is to get out and Demo as much as you can. Look around for Demo Days at ski areas near you.

I hope this helps.

 

[SnowBall]

That is very helpful, Skigirl, thank you so much!!

 

[jwwrma]

Skigirl; would you put a 15 year old, level 6.5, 5'1", 145#, on this ski at a 145cm?

thanks

 

[skigirl]

Skigirl; would you put a 15 year old, level 6.5, 5'1", 145#, on this ski at a 145cm?

thanks

More information please. Where do you ski? What kind of skiing as in trails and conditions etc...? Aggressive or not? Kind of skier, more than just level 6.5 please?

 

[jwwrma]

She is quiet strong, great balance (sprint kayaker), a little bottom heavy, she likes to ski fast GS turns, she is always in control, doesn't have the best carve but then again she is on older (5 yrs perhaps) SL race cut skis that are not made to carve.
She likes to ski fast and has the strength to do so. She is moderately aggressive but not kamikaze aggressive. She will attempt, and usually succeed, in following her father down the mountain (he is crazy fast). She is a little timid on blacks if they are icy, but fine if they have snow.
We ski around Ottawa 80% of the time on groomed (often hard) packed powder with trips to Tremblant and Jay peak. She would like to ski the glades at Jay, but has no experience in powder. We get heavy wet snow early and in the spring, so a little wider ski would work better in that. Her father keeps all of our skis very (cut my hand if I am not careful) sharp.
We are looking for a ski that will offer a little more versatility; will hang in on hardpack at speed, will bash through crud, and will handle quick turns in the glades (for our road trips).
The big question is length. From some “experts” I hear keep it short 146-148 is fine - 150 max. 150 would be at about her eyes. Others say 153-158, 158 is just at the top of her head.
Some of the skis I have been considering, other Divas have warned me off as being too heavy – many thanks girls.
I should mention that we are not adverse to the girls having 2 pairs of skis. Probably a GS cut ski for fast cruising on hardpack and something else for early and late season mush and glade skiing at Jay. Daughter 2 is just like Daughter 1 except not quite as strong not quite as aggressive, 2-3 inches taller and 115# vs. 135#.
Many thanks for the help.

 

[skigirl]

She is quiet strong, great balance (sprint kayaker), a little bottom heavy, she likes to ski fast GS turns, she is always in control, doesn't have the best carve but then again she is on older (5 yrs perhaps) SL race cut skis that are not made to carve.
She likes to ski fast and has the strength to do so. She is moderately aggressive but not kamikaze aggressive. She will attempt, and usually succeed, in following her father down the mountain (he is crazy fast). She is a little timid on blacks if they are icy, but fine if they have snow.
We ski around Ottawa 80% of the time on groomed (often hard) packed powder with trips to Tremblant and Jay peak. She would like to ski the glades at Jay, but has no experience in powder. We get heavy wet snow early and in the spring, so a little wider ski would work better in that. Her father keeps all of our skis very (cut my hand if I am not careful) sharp.
We are looking for a ski that will offer a little more versatility; will hang in on hardpack at speed, will bash through crud, and will handle quick turns in the glades (for our road trips).
The big question is length. From some “experts” I hear keep it short 146-148 is fine - 150 max. 150 would be at about her eyes. Others say 153-158, 158 is just at the top of her head.
Some of the skis I have been considering, other Divas have warned me off as being too heavy – many thanks girls.
I should mention that we are not adverse to the girls having 2 pairs of skis. Probably a GS cut ski for fast cruising on hardpack and something else for early and late season mush and glade skiing at Jay. Daughter 2 is just like Daughter 1 except not quite as strong not quite as aggressive, 2-3 inches taller and 115# vs. 135#.
Many thanks for the help.

Making the call on how long a ski someone should be on without seeing them ski is very hard so I can only give you an educated guess. I would say to stay in the 145cm to 150cm range at their size. As you can see I am on a 145cm. I like short skis because I ski on both skis not just one. My husband who is also a ski instructor and an excellent skier is 5'8" and 210lbs skis on a 160cm slalom race ski. If they really want to get better at carving don't go too long. The Breeze will give them the same edge hold and feeling as a race ski but is a bit wider under foot so it will handle less than perfect conditions as you can see in my review. The Breeze will also teach them how to ski in less than perfect conditions and still give them great edge hold on ice. The Breeze is a nice light ski too. If they can demo that would be great.

If you have any more questions let me know. I hopes this helps.

 

[jwwrma]

Thank you very much skigirl; that was a big help.