Sketchy wi fi here in Swiss alps. Compare to Great Joy?I demoed both the Super Joy and the Total Joy yesterday for several runs (2300 vert per run.) Both in a 163. I loved both of them! They skied very similarly to me. Super easy to ski. I want the Super Joy now, as a front side carving ski, I liked them that much.
I didn't ski the Great Joy yesterday. Conditions didn't warrant it. If they ski anything like the two I tried, then I owe it to myself to get out on some.Sketchy wi fi here in Swiss alps. Compare to Great Joy?
Skied over 20 miles on Friday on them!!!! FYI I mostly ski in Tahoe . Hope I'm not done for the season from yesterday...I ended up with 2018 Head Great Joy due to a binding mounting error. The shop said they're unchanged from 2017 version. They are 168 cm, and I'm 5'6", 140 lbs, advanced (?) skier in my 50s. My older skis are the Nordica Olympia Conquer in 163. The Great Joys are much lighter than the Conquers and are easier to manage on ungroomed terrain that requires more turning. I wanted an all mountain ski that I could use in fresh snow. The Great Joys have been great fun in Tahoe this winter! I am still learning how fast I can go on the Great Joys on groomers, the Conquers were super at speed!
Well, that stinks!Sadly just standing got tangled up with 2 other skiers yesterday and was snowmobiled out . Bindings did not release and fell forward in a snowplow not even skiing. Now that was scary other than 2 cute ski patrol guys who spoke only French took me for a wild card ride on the snowmobile. Dr thinks may have meniscus issue as xrays were fine.. Icing on deck enjoying sun...
Yes it does! Skied 5 days in Austria and was supposed to ski 6 in Switzerland but injured on 5th.. real bummer is $580 for dr to look at me, do X-rays, and give me huge knee brace.. also since I'm leaving on Tuesday , I have to give myself shot to avoid blood clot on night before flight (tomorrow) and when I get home .. I'll probably faint - not good at this and will be alone as friends leaving day early .Well, that stinks!
Hope your knee is ok and that your flight wasn't too painful. I saw from another thread that you ski at Northstar. I've been there often this winter. I have a Squaw/Alpine pass and they've had trouble opening their mountains with the amount of snow, but BF has pass at Northstar. At least I get a buddy discount!Skied over 20 miles on Friday on them!!!! FYI I mostly ski in Tahoe . Hope I'm not done for the season from yesterday...
Sadly just standing got tangled up with 2 other skiers yesterday and was snowmobiled out . Bindings did not release and fell forward in a snowplow not even skiing. Now that was scary other than 2 cute ski patrol guys who spoke only French took me for a wild card ride on the snowmobile. Dr thinks may have meniscus issue as xrays were fine.. Icing on deck enjoying sun...
Yes it does! Skied 5 days in Austria and was supposed to ski 6 in Switzerland but injured on 5th.. real bummer is $580 for dr to look at me, do X-rays, and give me huge knee brace.. also since I'm leaving on Tuesday , I have to give myself shot to avoid blood clot on night before flight (tomorrow) and when I get home .. I'll probably faint - not good at this and will be alone as friends leaving day early .
They were a blast in Switzerland this past week... I got the 153's but all reviews said to ski them a bit longer so I think 158 would have been fine as well. They were so turn-y, which I wasn't used to, but made so many tight turns was so very fun. And they plowed through all kinds of terrain. No problem with ungroomed steep soft bumps, slush, even hard pack. Think I like them better than the Santa Ana as a bit stiffer. Also demoed the Black Crow Camox Birdie in Austria and those were also a blast. Turning radius is 18 so quite different but very fun. I was ready to buy them!I have the first year of the Great joy 168, the second to fattest at 98 (I think) and the first 2 years they were purple. These are my west coast, one ski quivers. I'm 5"9" 170lbs and an advanced skier who loves groomers, steeps and is working on the bumps. The #1 reason I got them was the turning radius. They were the widest skis I could find that also were able to truly carve railroad tracks into corduroy.
Lucky me got 3 seats to myself so elevated knee on both flights (Geneva to London - 2 hrs) and (London to San Jose - 10 1/2 hrs)...Hope your knee is ok and that your flight wasn't too painful. I saw from another thread that you ski at Northstar. I've been there often this winter. I have a Squaw/Alpine pass and they've had trouble opening their mountains with the amount of snow, but BF has pass at Northstar. At least I get a buddy discount!