Yes, I invested alot of time and a small amount of $ in well fitting Nordica Beast 10's with some custom fiting and custom footbeds.
I take a fair number of lessons per year, I consistantly score a level 6-7 (for what that is worth) when I take lessons. No blue trail in the above mentioned places are too tough for me. The easier blacks are okay too. I can carve parallel turns either direction, stop either side, but I still get a bit nervous on very steep stuff and/or when the speed gets up there. I am not really looking to breakl any speed records, i just need more ski than i have now. A ski that handles ice and hard pack is a must, but there are times when the softer snow gets skied off to the sides or where trails meet, where the snow is mounded up and not necessarily icy or hardpack, I would also like a bit more versatility and try to venture off piste where availible, which is why I am thinking of an all mountain carver.
I just do not know where the line is drawn between a carver (say a waist less than 70mm) and an all mountain carver (with a waist of say 70-75mm) in terms of what is gained and what is lost. I also do not what such a demanding ski that at the end of the day when I am tired, or when skiing with my children, that I cannot dial it down without getting dumped on my a$$.
I guess I am looking for a "fun" ski that is a few notches up from what I have and a little more versitile.
Suggestions?
-SCott
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