Hi all,
I am looking to buy a set of all-mountain skis that I can mainly use for carving but can also use to do the occasional tree powder run or hit a few jumps in the park (70% on-piste, 30% off).
I would say I am an intermediate skier and go abroad for 3 weeks a year (but do at least 3 hrs a week dry-slope racing) so I am looking for something towards the top end.
I have a short list (which isnt very short) of:
Atomic Nomad Blackeye
Atomic Nomad Highnoon
Salomon X Wing Tornado
Salomon X Wing 10
Head Xenon Xi 10.0
Volkl AC20
I dont feel confident enough or have the skill level to use my thin slalom skis on all terrain and feel I need something more stable.
I am also having problems deciding which length would be best. I am very used to skiing on racing skis of 155cm or 160cm so have been looking in the 165cm region. When I got my boots from Ellis Brigham (see other thread) the other week, the sales person recomended a 170cm for the sorts of things these skis are designed to do. Ellis Brigham have the Salomons and Head skis for testing so will go and try these out but I dont think I can test any of the others.
Also, is it worth buying skis in England or waiting until I get to Mayrhofen in December? I assume I would be able to find more skis to test but then I might waste potential good skiing time and they may not be any cheaper.
So....any thoughts or experiences on any of these skis/issues?
Cheers
Tom
All-mountain 70:30 ski
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You can ski powder on slalom skis, take a bit of getting used but huge, huge fun. However, I can see why you might not )
As for those skis, search me, all skis are about the same in the end. I'd recommend whatever Sport Conrad have cheap, I seem to recall some Atomic Nomad Crimsons pretty cheap on their site.
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Started by Smirnoff_skier in Ski Hardware 05-Nov-2008 - 4 Replies
Poll - Which 'all-mountain' ski
| Atomic Nomad Blackeye | 0% | 0 | |
| Atomic Nomad Highnoon | 0% | 0 | |
| Salomon X Wing Tornado | 50% | 1 | |
| Salomon X Wing 10 | 50% | 1 | |
| Head Xenon Xi 10.0 | 0% | 0 | |
| Volkl AC20 | 0% | 0 | |
| Other | 0% | 0 | |
| Stick to racing you lycra monkey! | 0% | 0 |
Total Votes : 2
Smirnoff_skier posted Nov-2008
Tom
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reply to 'All-mountain 70:30 ski' posted Nov-2008
smirnoff_skier wrote:Hi all,
I am looking to buy a set of all-mountain skis that I can mainly use for carving but can also use to do the occasional tree powder run or hit a few jumps in the park (70% on-piste, 30% off).
I would say I am an intermediate skier and go abroad for 3 weeks a year (but do at least 3 hrs a week dry-slope racing) so I am looking for something towards the top end.
I have a short list (which isnt very short) of:
Atomic Nomad Blackeye
Atomic Nomad Highnoon
Salomon X Wing Tornado
Salomon X Wing 10
Head Xenon Xi 10.0
Volkl AC20
I dont feel confident enough or have the skill level to use my thin slalom skis on all terrain and feel I need something more stable.
I am also having problems deciding which length would be best. I am very used to skiing on racing skis of 155cm or 160cm so have been looking in the 165cm region. When I got my boots from Ellis Brigham (see other thread) the other week, the sales person recomended a 170cm for the sorts of things these skis are designed to do. Ellis Brigham have the Salomons and Head skis for testing so will go and try these out but I dont think I can test any of the others.
Also, is it worth buying skis in England or waiting untill I get to Mayrhofen in December? I assume I would be able to find more skis to test but then I might waste potential good skiing time and they may not be any cheaoer.
So....any thoughts or experiences on any of these skis/issues?
Cheers
Tom
You can ski powder on slalom skis, take a bit of getting used but huge, huge fun. However, I can see why you might not )
As for those skis, search me, all skis are about the same in the end. I'd recommend whatever Sport Conrad have cheap, I seem to recall some Atomic Nomad Crimsons pretty cheap on their site.
RossF
reply to 'All-mountain 70:30 ski' posted Nov-2008
Atomic Nomad Blackeye. Forget about the park on any of those skis you mentioned.
Smirnoff_skier
reply to 'All-mountain 70:30 ski' posted Nov-2008
Hi RossF,
The Blackeyes were my top choice for a while because of the larger waist (78mm) and they have had some great reviews for edge-to-edge carving as well. I can pull a few good spins in the park but only really spend about 4 or 5 runs in there a day so not sure if it is worth getting a large waist like the blackeye. Have you riden this ski before?
The Blackeyes were my top choice for a while because of the larger waist (78mm) and they have had some great reviews for edge-to-edge carving as well. I can pull a few good spins in the park but only really spend about 4 or 5 runs in there a day so not sure if it is worth getting a large waist like the blackeye. Have you riden this ski before?
Tom
RossF
reply to 'All-mountain 70:30 ski' posted Nov-2008
No but a friend in Canada (Level 4 CSIA instructor) skis them as his every day ski and loves them. Quite soft length ways but very torsionally stiff. These are not park skis... wouldn't recommend them for anything but "all mountain" sorta stuff.
Topic last updated on 05-November-2008 at 18:20