No Rally's! Stop the madness with that bloated tip! That's a L2 ski, or less.
I much prefer the Rossi Hero Master,
That's a sweet ski. What drives me crazy is the square tip shape. It would be a lot more versatile with a round tip that tapers in a bit. More like some of the Heads that don't have the "we lost our minds 'Hammer Head Tip' "
Make the damn thing 2cm longer. Must skis be so specialized these days? Ridiculous. Plus that heinous binding that's hard to step in.
Still...a great ski. I was at Mad River a few years ago and watched someone blow through the bumps on that ski. Impressive. Got to the bottom and it was Terry Barbour.
Let me get this straight. Are some of you recommending a >20m ski for certification exams on hard snow, maybe on narrow trails, plus hard bumps, in the east, for a 160 lb guy who is going to have to do Pain-in-the-S turns at slowish speed in front of examiners (on a winched groomer that's most likely icy)?
Geez, not that big a deal. Somehow, everyone managed all that with 60m sidecut skis well over one's head. Even beginners and intermediates.
Is there
that big a difference between a 165cm/12.5m slalom ski and a 175cm/15-16m, even 18m, whatever ski? Most of it is in our heads. Things like flex and tip shape probably matter more. Where it does matter is demonstrating say uphill arcs, where high sidecut skis take a long time to come around.
Honestly, my 192cm/26m Stormrider 95, because of it's soft tip is very easy to make short turns on groomed. Could do it all day, but it's fun to put it in 5th gear and go past all those damn short turners.
At levels above L3, apparently they want to see you turn a high sidecut ski.
@Erik Timmerman ?