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Sick Bird Rider
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Solid gift. I hope he appreciates that they are Volkls, there is serious cred to that brand.
Sick Bird Rider
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Speaking of skis, do you have snow tires on that Subie? If not, talk to Santa.
Sick Bird Rider
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Do it, takes the car to the next level for winter driving.
So, when I find everything for the right price, I’m getting ready to pull the trigger on a new setup. Keeping a focus on touring and powder capabilities, I want to downsize in waist width (currently skiing 106) and get a lower weight ski that will be more resort/carving friendly and still be stable at speed and in chop/crud. I like a neutral stance and prefer a surfy ski with a playful swing weight. Stiff under foot with camber, with softer rockered tips/tails. Only took 40 years of skiing to dial in my ideal setup!
Binding will be Salomon Shift 13, which will let me have free reign in bounds and tour efficiently. Love the low weight of Dynafit tech bindings, but the toe pieces just aren’t reliable enough in bounds.
In today’s age of 50/50 one quiver skis I’ve dialed in my preferred choices. Initially was leaning toward the K2 Reckoner 102. As MC knows, I love my K2 Marksman (still a great do it all ski, everyone should try and ski it once...you’ll fall in love!) and I may swap out the Dynafits for something more reliable in bounds (maybe even the Shift so I can tour with them on deeper days), but the Reckoner 102 would carve a little better, floats really well in powder, and is a couple hundred grams per ski lighter. The rub there is that the Shift is a couple hundred grams heavier than the Dynafit Radical FT, so I’d only gain a slightly narrower waist at the same overall weight as my current Marksman setup. Doesn’t quite hit the mark im looking for.
Next up is the Elan Ripstick 96 Black Edition. The use of Carbon cuts weight over the standard Ripstick 96. At about 1,600g per ski it’s 500g per ski lighter than the Marksman, so even with the Shifts the setup would be 300g per ski lighter. At 96 under foot it will carve a little better than the Reckoner. MC will love this, because he knows how much I love the asymmetrical side cut of the Marksman. The Ripstick has Elan’s Amphibio Asymmetrical Rocker profile. Not as drastic as the Marksman, but still helps it carve better. Tips are fatter than the Reckoner, which keeps it capable in powder. Think I’m really leaning here now, but I keep flip-flopping.
Another option would be to delve into Volkl’s Freeride line, looking at the Blaze 94. However, it comes in at the same weight as the Ripstick, with slightly narrower tips. Haven’t seen too many reviews. I like Blister Gear reviews, they do a great job.
So, thanks for listening. If anyone has experience/feedback on any of those let me know.
Anyone else obsess over dialing in the right choice? Anybody else thinking about any new setups?
Binding will be Salomon Shift 13, which will let me have free reign in bounds and tour efficiently. Love the low weight of Dynafit tech bindings, but the toe pieces just aren’t reliable enough in bounds.
In today’s age of 50/50 one quiver skis I’ve dialed in my preferred choices. Initially was leaning toward the K2 Reckoner 102. As MC knows, I love my K2 Marksman (still a great do it all ski, everyone should try and ski it once...you’ll fall in love!) and I may swap out the Dynafits for something more reliable in bounds (maybe even the Shift so I can tour with them on deeper days), but the Reckoner 102 would carve a little better, floats really well in powder, and is a couple hundred grams per ski lighter. The rub there is that the Shift is a couple hundred grams heavier than the Dynafit Radical FT, so I’d only gain a slightly narrower waist at the same overall weight as my current Marksman setup. Doesn’t quite hit the mark im looking for.
Next up is the Elan Ripstick 96 Black Edition. The use of Carbon cuts weight over the standard Ripstick 96. At about 1,600g per ski it’s 500g per ski lighter than the Marksman, so even with the Shifts the setup would be 300g per ski lighter. At 96 under foot it will carve a little better than the Reckoner. MC will love this, because he knows how much I love the asymmetrical side cut of the Marksman. The Ripstick has Elan’s Amphibio Asymmetrical Rocker profile. Not as drastic as the Marksman, but still helps it carve better. Tips are fatter than the Reckoner, which keeps it capable in powder. Think I’m really leaning here now, but I keep flip-flopping.
Another option would be to delve into Volkl’s Freeride line, looking at the Blaze 94. However, it comes in at the same weight as the Ripstick, with slightly narrower tips. Haven’t seen too many reviews. I like Blister Gear reviews, they do a great job.
So, thanks for listening. If anyone has experience/feedback on any of those let me know.
Anyone else obsess over dialing in the right choice? Anybody else thinking about any new setups?
gefiltephish
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I haven't skied the Elan or Volkl, but have similar ski preferences... Fischer Ranger FR 94, 102? and Head Kore 99 are worth a look. I'm really enjoying the Kore over the Salomon QST 99, which felt to planky. Either the lighter weight or construction (both?) on the Kore add some pop vs. the Blizzard Rustler 10 and especially Enforcer 100 (The Enforcer 104 would be sick out West...). Stability in shit snow / at speed with the Kore TDB for me...
