realskiers

Svend,
This thread is all about when I actually get to ski them! Only mid-60's in Philly today. My local mountain needs 2 weeks of cold to open.....so, while they are waxed and sharpened, they and I sit.

They will go out on the first day I encounter soft snow. BTW, they are mint condition! Typically, it's pretty firm in the local area, so, the Supershapes are the most likely early season daily driver. I want the first few days on a narrow ski anyway, so, I'm guessing early January. Still thinking of joining you and G et al in late January in western NY. Too much is unresolved. Damn this warm weather!

I feel your pain Mike, old boy.  Here it's been rain, rain, rain....windy, cold, miserable.  One dry sunny day per week, if we're lucky, which usually falls on a day when I'm too busy working to actually enjoy it.  I hate November weather.....   

Let me know how you like the Sultans.  My first few days out on my Mythics after I bought them, I was kind of underwhelmed, having skied mainly performance carvers (Supershapes, etc.). But then as I got to know them better, I began to really appreciate how good they were.  Not necessarily stellar in one particular characteristic, but no glaring faults either -- just solid, competent performance all around...a ski that just quietly goes about doing everything well.  One aspect I particularly like, is how predictable they are -- no sudden surprises....kind of like what Josh or Liam said about mountain bike tires...same idea.  And an extremely valuable trait when you're talking about a ski that you will take into challenging terrain...steeps, off-piste, crud, deep snow.  Well, when I skied the Sultans for a day this spring, I felt I was on a longer, wider version of my Mythics.  And that's why I liked them so much.  They may not Wow! you, but they always score well in every review and impress all who own them, just because they are so good at so many things.  Have fun!