Yes, the stuff actually works.
As advertised, the Renoun Z90s, which are reasonably light and amiable carving skis on groomers, seem to get stiffer at high speed.
After two days on them, I agree with Renoun’s claims about their special stuff— their Hyper Damping Technology. The Z90s feel easy and hold a good edge at moderate speeds, and then at speeds over 25mph or so, they feel stiffer and stabler than you’d expect. It’s a pretty nifty trick.
They have normal camber, a medium flex uniformly from tip to tail, and average rebound.
They carve medium radius turns really well at all speeds, and they should be a favorite groomer ski for a lot of skiers, as they are for me.
They have wide tips, no taper, only the tiniest bit of tip rocker, and their medium stiffness mid-ski is continued out to the tip, so the tips (and tails) do engage a lot. This is terrific for carving, but not so great for moguls nor crud, where they are hooky. In spite of being 90mm underfoot, they should be thought of as carvers, not all-mountain skis.
I’d call them 80% on-piste / 20% off-piste.
Most of the time they feel stable at speed, but they are fairly light and they don’t feel particularly well damped nor stable when skiing at slower speeds in steep, rough crud. It seems there isn’t yet a substitute for traditional heavy wood-and-metal skis for crud busting.
So I’m selling my Z90s in excellent condition: https://www.ebay.com/itm/233120345187
As advertised, the Renoun Z90s, which are reasonably light and amiable carving skis on groomers, seem to get stiffer at high speed.
After two days on them, I agree with Renoun’s claims about their special stuff— their Hyper Damping Technology. The Z90s feel easy and hold a good edge at moderate speeds, and then at speeds over 25mph or so, they feel stiffer and stabler than you’d expect. It’s a pretty nifty trick.
They have normal camber, a medium flex uniformly from tip to tail, and average rebound.
They carve medium radius turns really well at all speeds, and they should be a favorite groomer ski for a lot of skiers, as they are for me.
They have wide tips, no taper, only the tiniest bit of tip rocker, and their medium stiffness mid-ski is continued out to the tip, so the tips (and tails) do engage a lot. This is terrific for carving, but not so great for moguls nor crud, where they are hooky. In spite of being 90mm underfoot, they should be thought of as carvers, not all-mountain skis.
I’d call them 80% on-piste / 20% off-piste.
Most of the time they feel stable at speed, but they are fairly light and they don’t feel particularly well damped nor stable when skiing at slower speeds in steep, rough crud. It seems there isn’t yet a substitute for traditional heavy wood-and-metal skis for crud busting.
So I’m selling my Z90s in excellent condition: https://www.ebay.com/itm/233120345187
