Message #20988

[HighAngles]

The only time I need more float than you'd get from a 90-100mm ski is when I'm dealing with deep snow on low angle slopes.  Let's face the fact that most skiers who gravitate toward really wide skis for deeper snow, clearly don't have a release that works for them in deep snow (or crud for that matter).  If you must twist your skis at the top of your turns then you need your skis to be "free" from the snow to be able to turn.  So the added float of really wide skis puts those skiers "above" the snow enough so that they feel in control.

I'm interested in what Bush is skiing as his daily driver these days (and why).  I've found that as my skills in PMTS have improved, my appreciation for narrower and narrower skis has increased.  I skied my 92mm underfoot Scott Crusades last week and had forgotten just how much slower they are edge-to-edge compared to my 78mm waist stuff.