Message #13466

[midwif]

Good morning all!

Perry, I remember reading the review of the KOA 84 and being impressed. And interested in demo'ing.
Just for the fun of it. The Muanaga's are the foremother of the KOA's.

I am interested in picking out the next east coast ski. I want a fairly narrow waist.

I skied the Dynastar Exclusive Elite at Elk. Really liked it. Lively, gripped icey patches very well, very responsive.
Looking at their brochure that evening, I saw they have a 66 waist ski the Dynastar Fluid ? which is for 70% on piste , 30% off. The
shovel is the same as the Elite. I hope to find that to demo at some time. They did not have it ELk.

I also demo'ed the Elan Speed Magic. It had an even narrower waist than the Elite. However, it just went thru
piles of snow (pre mogul) like butter.Better than the Elite.  Edge grip on ice was very impressive as well!. They had a more damp feeling.

I want to demo them again, just to see if my initial sense of them is still strong.

For Gloria, I think the KOA is a very decent choice as her "western oriented " ski.

Let us know what you decide!

Lynn