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jim-ratliff

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Re: New ski purchase
« on: December 29, 2010, 09:22:53 pm »
 
My paper analysis of the other skis for me follows, but that is really just my way of looking at them.? Others opinions will obviously vary, and I haven't skied them.

Sultan 94. 18m turn radius, no green skier icon,only big mountain icons - no bump icon?
Blizzard One.? 18m turn radius, does have green skier icon, terrain icons are all off-trail - no bump icon
UC.? 15m radius (even in your length, not just in the reference length), green skier icon, terrain icons for 1) deep powder 2) groomed/hard snow 3)big mountain freeride 4) hard snow/western "ice" 5) mild bumps/crud/uneven chop.

Obviously having or not having an icon doesn't say you can't ski a particular terrain, it's just a knowledgeable group of skiers saying how well/easily it will handle that terrain.?

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The following is from the RealSkiers Blizzard 8.1 which I just happened to look at as I was gathering information above, and would be comments that I would find attractive. 17m radius, green skier icon, big mountain and groomed icons (waist width too close to your Magnums, just an example of comments that I look for).
Another of our favorite Blizzards. Although we catagorize it as a big mountain carver, it is also very responsive and solid on the groomed or even hard snow and ice. Excellent 1-ski-quiver material; extremely versatile.
"Smooth ride, easy turning, good even for intermediate working on skills."
Along similar lines, another skier commented that, "This ski helped my high speed turn entry."

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By the way, when we were last at Steamboat there was a Yurt at the top of the Gondola that demoed skis, and they were associated with one of the stores at the bottom.? Lynn talked to the guys at the bottom and selected a ski she wanted to demo that they didn't have at the top, and they had it at the yurt the next day.? Very convenient location to ski by, swap skis, and then ski off again without having to ski all the way down the mountain to a shop at the base. I think she demoed three pair of skis the one day, including some they recommended that weren't on her list.


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