K.LoSki
Certified Ski Diva
Hi Ladies,
I'm always looking for and reading ski reviews. No one asked for this one, at least not lately, but i figured id post about this ski since i skied it all day yesterday and there isnt a ton of info on it. I skied this ski at kirkwood, on a true powder day. ~30 inches in the last 2 days since Friday night and it was not sierra cement, it was light and dry. I'm 5'7 and 195 lbs im not a super hard charger but i do like to drop into bowls, ski some steeper terrain, trees and go all over the place. The ski is a fully cambered ski, i was worried about this since i've never skied a ski like this. It was also the widest and longest ski i've ever skied, it's 105 under foot as the name implies and i skied it in a 169. I clicked in and honestly hardly gave it a thought after that. Im not sure if it was the hero powder or what but i never felt like this was too big or not manageable, although this ski wants to charge! I was getting knocked into the backseat quite a bit on the first few runs. Admittedly my powder technique is a work in progress, but i learned how to manage it by lunch. It's very surfy, stayed on top of the snow well even with my less than good technique. It felt thick and heavy underfoot when standing around, maybe that was the demo bindings or maybe its just because i've never skied anything wider than a 99. It was never chattery and never left me feeling like it wasn't stable. I even tried a chute off 6 with this ski and it felt more than capable, in fact i think this ski wants to do things like that. I didn't get to ski a lot of trees with it but when i did it was super loose and surfy and easy to slash and pivot and turn on a dime. For reference the two other skis i ski are santa ana 93s (older model with 2 sheets of metal) and when there is fresh snow i have a pair of QST Lumen 99s. What i didn't like, it was really heavy and hard to skate ski/traverse with. It could have been i was just tired but it definitely was tough to skate ski with, something i never have an issue with. Also because of the fully cambered tip and tails i found myself easily crossing the tails at times, which was weird. I'm sure i'd get used to that and maybe it was the width but i definitely crossed the tails a couple of times. It also performed well in the bumps which were mostly soft powder, but some of the firmer ones at the end of the day too, and managed to hold well on "groomed" runs. I'd be interested to see how this ski does on heavier snow, the sierra cement we get here in Tahoe. It's got a pretty extreme sidecut which i think helps on the groomers. From my limited experience, I would not daily driver this ski, or take it out on a non powder day. My daily is a 93 under foot, so maybe if you daily a wider ski already, you'd like this, but i think the shape of the ski really lends itself to powder despite being a 105. It seems like a truly unique ski and it's made in Denver which is cool. I may try and demo it again, i don't have anything to compare it to as far as powder skis go but i wanted to offer my thoughts. Oh also, the top sheet is really cool looking and i definitely got compliments on it.
I'm always looking for and reading ski reviews. No one asked for this one, at least not lately, but i figured id post about this ski since i skied it all day yesterday and there isnt a ton of info on it. I skied this ski at kirkwood, on a true powder day. ~30 inches in the last 2 days since Friday night and it was not sierra cement, it was light and dry. I'm 5'7 and 195 lbs im not a super hard charger but i do like to drop into bowls, ski some steeper terrain, trees and go all over the place. The ski is a fully cambered ski, i was worried about this since i've never skied a ski like this. It was also the widest and longest ski i've ever skied, it's 105 under foot as the name implies and i skied it in a 169. I clicked in and honestly hardly gave it a thought after that. Im not sure if it was the hero powder or what but i never felt like this was too big or not manageable, although this ski wants to charge! I was getting knocked into the backseat quite a bit on the first few runs. Admittedly my powder technique is a work in progress, but i learned how to manage it by lunch. It's very surfy, stayed on top of the snow well even with my less than good technique. It felt thick and heavy underfoot when standing around, maybe that was the demo bindings or maybe its just because i've never skied anything wider than a 99. It was never chattery and never left me feeling like it wasn't stable. I even tried a chute off 6 with this ski and it felt more than capable, in fact i think this ski wants to do things like that. I didn't get to ski a lot of trees with it but when i did it was super loose and surfy and easy to slash and pivot and turn on a dime. For reference the two other skis i ski are santa ana 93s (older model with 2 sheets of metal) and when there is fresh snow i have a pair of QST Lumen 99s. What i didn't like, it was really heavy and hard to skate ski/traverse with. It could have been i was just tired but it definitely was tough to skate ski with, something i never have an issue with. Also because of the fully cambered tip and tails i found myself easily crossing the tails at times, which was weird. I'm sure i'd get used to that and maybe it was the width but i definitely crossed the tails a couple of times. It also performed well in the bumps which were mostly soft powder, but some of the firmer ones at the end of the day too, and managed to hold well on "groomed" runs. I'd be interested to see how this ski does on heavier snow, the sierra cement we get here in Tahoe. It's got a pretty extreme sidecut which i think helps on the groomers. From my limited experience, I would not daily driver this ski, or take it out on a non powder day. My daily is a 93 under foot, so maybe if you daily a wider ski already, you'd like this, but i think the shape of the ski really lends itself to powder despite being a 105. It seems like a truly unique ski and it's made in Denver which is cool. I may try and demo it again, i don't have anything to compare it to as far as powder skis go but i wanted to offer my thoughts. Oh also, the top sheet is really cool looking and i definitely got compliments on it.
