Volkl power switch

Does anyone have any experience with this innovation
I'm looking at the Volkl Tigershark 12 Foot Power Switch ski for next season

Trencher

The only experience I have with it is lust!!!! I want some so bad, but I think I will have to wait two years. :( Let us know how they work out!

My concern is that if one switch stopped working you might end up with a pair of skis with a different flex in each ski.

I may just go for the unswiched version.

Trencher

Trencher,

I also fell in lust with the Powerswitch. I fancied the 10' version and tested it back in late December.

I have to say that I was not wildly impressed :( Now naturally that may be due my skiing but I found them to be rather heavy and ponderous. I started with the switch in the soft position and they felt adequate. Turning the switch it was clear I could feel a difference but was it a good one? I think to really test them I would need a closed GS course and then I could really let them go ... Trouble is how often am I likely to ski at that pace, energy and level of input during a days rec skiing? Not often I suspect.

Interestingly, and against all odds they were at their absolute best when I took them into the powder!

Now it's fair to say that if someone was to give me a pair I'd happily ski them! but I opted to stay with my 160 / SX-11's

One last point is that the tops of the skis are VERY sensitive to cosmetic damage as the rods that control the flex are housed in raised "tubes" the test guys did reccomend not using them in busy lift queues ...

Hope this helps and lets hear from anyone else who has tried these skis.

Jan

Thanks for the input Jan.

I'm was looking at the 12 in 161cm. The wide waist and 14m sidecut looked like a recipe for extreme carving. I'll be sure to test them now instead of taking a chance. They are available w/o power switch.

Trencher

Hi Trencher, Have a look at ski-review.com it will tell you all you need to know about the Tigersharks.


AJ Adele

trencher-"extreme carving"?

AJ wrote:Hi Trencher, Have a look at ski-review.com it will tell you all you need to know about the Tigersharks.
AJ Adele

Thanks, There were some interesting views there.

Rossfra8 wrote:trencher-"extreme carving"?

It's really a snowboarding term for carving very low to the snow. Some Austrian and Swiss skiers use the term as well.



Trencher