J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by mfc

Salomon 2010 X-Wing 8 Skis + 711 Bindings @ £300, a crap option?

Ian Wickham wrote:

mfc wrote:Wheres that at Ian? Still to much though

That was on ebay ,,,,, majority of on line shops are £495

Still to much but very nice.

Do you follow football? If Morecambe beat Carlisle next week the winner is draw against Norwich!

Wheres that at Ian? Still to much though

Just got back from Chil F and tried the

Scott Wind which were very light under the foot, great for short turns but even when pushed didnt really excite me. They only had a 169 lenght but even if longer you just get the feeling they would start to chatter with a bit of speed.

K2 Apache Explorer was very heavy and i didnt mind that but maybe to heavy. Tried the 177s which i was happy with and was excellent on nice smooth long turns. Could push this for speed and they would love it probably more than me. A ski that i would have for a long time as my ability would have to keep catching up with it, which is what im looking for.

salamon x wing tornado Ti was the dogs conkers. I had a huge stupid smile on my face. Tried the 173s which i loved. Was responsive to the slightest tweak, did exactly what i told it to and I love control instead of speed. Excellent on short turns even made me look good. Could push this ski for years to come and I would never get bored. Weight wise it was just right. Tried some long turns (well as long as u can ) and it stuck to the snow/ice :P I loved it.

Now then Santa can you find me some cheap ones :mrgreen: Any ideas anyone?

its defo k2s and salomen but unsure about the Scotts as i think there not for me. most of the time i will be on piste, but want to do more off piste but thats dictated by my better half. some of what you have mentioned isnt on there web site

Trying K2 explorer,salomen x wing tor for definate. Think the last pair maybe scott missions? £15 so i can try the 3 pairs, so its chill f tomorrow.

So if i like 1 of these do i just get last years ski, if so whats last years ski which will hopefully be like the above ?

Going on tues to test 3 ski's at chill F

1/ scott mission
2/ K2s Recon
3/ You decide?

Been offered afew alternatives, the one which catches our eye is in Les Menuires however it is smaller than the apartment we had and we didnt ask to move. Would you try and get anything extra for the inconvenience, if so what or am i bein a tart?