Post by superbman on Nov 22, 2013 9:49:47 GMT -7
Dan,
I couldn't find your original post…is this ski for your friend for general use or does she want an additional off piste ski? The K2 Superbright is a 90mm waist. Is 100mm too much? No. Is it necessary? Don't know. I wouldn't put her on a Bonafide or some burlier metal laden monster. But a smooth flexing 100mm like the Icelantic oracle in the 150's length is made for lighter ladies who want to enjoy the big kid terrain a little more. The 100mm ski with a touch of front rocker, easy releasing tail and smooth, even flex is pretty magic for just about any skier in off-piste soft snow-from kids to grandpas.
I do have another comment…do all of your knees really 'hurt' or feel in some sort of jeopardy on wider skis?? I have never had that sensation. I admit I ski a wider ski a little more two-footed and a little more stacked than a narrower ski. But I like skiing that way and over the last season or so I have tried to eschew any unreasonable bias against various ways to stand on and turn skis. But after days in the glades and tooling around a hill my knees feel no different than on any other ski. Honestly, it's something I hear skinny ski advocates say all the time, but I have never experienced. From an anecdotal point of view, I haven't seen a rash of on hill knee injuries on the patrol due to wider skis. In fact, most knee issues are on mid 70 to mid 80 skis ('cause that's what most people ski around here) and slightly older guys on race oriented gear (which is due to trying to wail like you are 18 when you are 35). IN fact, I can't remember ever running a knee wreck on the hill with a patient who was on over 90mm skis. That's anecdotal, of course, but it adds to my thinking that the 'save her knees' worrying is somewhat misplaced.
Dan, what does your girl ski on now? What kind of skier is she? Where does she want to ski a wider ski, and what is her idea of a fun run on skis? Is it the same as you?
LP, You should give wider rides another chance…they've gotten better and more diverse. There is a reason that when you ride the Snowbird tram (or the Jackson Tram for that matter) on any given day standing with 120 skiers, many of whom rip at the highest level, you won't see a ski under 98mm, let alone 105. That Rev 105 seems to have universal appeal…there's a nice video floating around of Wade Holiday cruising at Squaw with them. I've never skied any of the rev's.
I couldn't find your original post…is this ski for your friend for general use or does she want an additional off piste ski? The K2 Superbright is a 90mm waist. Is 100mm too much? No. Is it necessary? Don't know. I wouldn't put her on a Bonafide or some burlier metal laden monster. But a smooth flexing 100mm like the Icelantic oracle in the 150's length is made for lighter ladies who want to enjoy the big kid terrain a little more. The 100mm ski with a touch of front rocker, easy releasing tail and smooth, even flex is pretty magic for just about any skier in off-piste soft snow-from kids to grandpas.
I do have another comment…do all of your knees really 'hurt' or feel in some sort of jeopardy on wider skis?? I have never had that sensation. I admit I ski a wider ski a little more two-footed and a little more stacked than a narrower ski. But I like skiing that way and over the last season or so I have tried to eschew any unreasonable bias against various ways to stand on and turn skis. But after days in the glades and tooling around a hill my knees feel no different than on any other ski. Honestly, it's something I hear skinny ski advocates say all the time, but I have never experienced. From an anecdotal point of view, I haven't seen a rash of on hill knee injuries on the patrol due to wider skis. In fact, most knee issues are on mid 70 to mid 80 skis ('cause that's what most people ski around here) and slightly older guys on race oriented gear (which is due to trying to wail like you are 18 when you are 35). IN fact, I can't remember ever running a knee wreck on the hill with a patient who was on over 90mm skis. That's anecdotal, of course, but it adds to my thinking that the 'save her knees' worrying is somewhat misplaced.
Dan, what does your girl ski on now? What kind of skier is she? Where does she want to ski a wider ski, and what is her idea of a fun run on skis? Is it the same as you?
LP, You should give wider rides another chance…they've gotten better and more diverse. There is a reason that when you ride the Snowbird tram (or the Jackson Tram for that matter) on any given day standing with 120 skiers, many of whom rip at the highest level, you won't see a ski under 98mm, let alone 105. That Rev 105 seems to have universal appeal…there's a nice video floating around of Wade Holiday cruising at Squaw with them. I've never skied any of the rev's.