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Originally Posted by Claeren
I am looking at new skis and thought some people here may have some insight.
I am advanced-intermediate skier (6'4, 210lbs) who manages to ski quite a bit of resort powder and is looking for a playful ski for in the trees and such more than a hard charging all mountain ski.
I finally managed to test one of the newer fatter skis (Rossi S7s) and they were awesome!! A bit easy to fall into the back seat on them (soft tail flex plus rear rocker) but other than that they were so easy to turn, flew over every terrain, and were generally the type of fun easy ski I am looking for.
So I am left with a few problems, one is that S7's at 188cm are hard to come by now, and two - can I find a more practical ski at 100mm underfoot OR a similar ski to the S7 without the backseat problem.
Ideally I now want Armada JJ's at 185cm but they are apparently sold out around the world. Like the S7s but a bit less flex in the tail and more highly regarded in the ski community it seems.
So here is my short list:
Armada JJs (115 underfoot) (cant find them)
Rossi S7s (115 underfoot) (might find them)
Atomic Bent Chetler (123 underfoot) (cant find them, too much ski?)
Atomic Access (100 underfoot) ($499 is great price)
Armada TST (2012)(100 underfoot) ($800)
OR do I go another direction completely?
I can wait for next years Armada JJ I guess, but if i get one of the smaller options am I really going to use both skis?
I found the 115mm surprisingly nimble and to anyone out there not sure if they can handle it, go for it!! You are probably a better skier than I am and they are a lot of fun.
Skis like the Volkl Gotma also look fun but are heavier, stiffer and dont seem as playful to me?
Any thoughts?
Other general ski discussion? There has been a lot of great snow this year!
Claeren.
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I'm currently riding Line 100's they are frickin AWESOME!!!!! Another ski that I really liked was the Nordica Enforcer (Kicking Horse demos/rents these if you want to take them for a test run.
I have a pair of Rossignol Z9 that I now use as rock skis, they are only 72mm under foot so the line 100's are what I ski when we get snow. I bought them this year hoping el Nina would do her thing (which she's doing
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