Would you ever think that at Alta? Just wondering....I had an inbounds day at JH last year where I desperately wished to be on a snowboard.
Would you ever think that at Alta? Just wondering....I had an inbounds day at JH last year where I desperately wished to be on a snowboard.
I'm with you.Turn can be so much more dynamic in 3d snow on fatter ski. It also part of the reason why I actually kind of hate lighter snow, not enough push back to get any thing out of the turn, also in 3d snow you can lateral G force while displace laterall and if you go with skill blending a world of turn shape not possible at speed on groomers is there for you to explore. Make that snow dense at the G forces are dynamics are so far beyond groomer skiing. My carving in dense snow on my Renegades is way harder than my carving my SL skis. SImple because an edge on hardpack versus an entire ski platform in semi solid mass is not really comparable.
Would you ever think that at Alta? Just wondering....
I'm just not accustomed to that kind of snow, and would have a ski in my quiver to deal with it if it was something I encountered often.
eta: I am just now remembering last season, lol -- I had a ton of great snow days, and pow days, but waaaay more heavy snow than ever before. That crazy early March stuff in CO was heavy af, too -- so excited to get out that one day that all the avalanches hit the roads, but nothing steep enough was open. It was a lot of poling on blues, through dense snow.
No doubt Susan a wide ski is useful on a day like that. But of all the days you skied last year, or even the last 5, how many were like that?
No doubt Susan a wide ski is useful on a day like that. But of all the days you skied last year, or even the last 5, how many were like that?
Wider skis are more versatile. Wider skis with tip and tail rocker are much more versatile. There's no arguing against that.Lol no duh Francois. Most of us used narrow skis for 20+ years and then found that wider skis are more versatile, even in the Northeast. Sadly my old Volkly P50s no longer hold and edge and in the last year I've bought new women's skis, new kids skis, used kids skis, new pricy kids boots, new mens boots, and a used ski condo. On Sunday my friend would beat me at the end of each run using SL skis, but he's better than me anyways.
@SBrown , what length 100-eights and what do you weigh? Inquiring minds want to know. I had lots of float with the 181 length at 150 lbs.
For “that kind of snow”, the best thing I’ve found is a Billy Goat, decent enough edge hold for a 116 wide ski, but what makes it so good for heavy snow is the tail, releases so easily, great for mashed potatoes and slush. Not bad in bumps either, very quick for the width. Frankly, for the conditions prevalent in the PNW, a ski like that can be very useful 30-50% of the time.
It was very very wet at JH, we were absolutely soaking wet at the end of the day. I have never been that wet after skiing.
If you have a rain slicker.....you might be a ski bum.We call that "normal" on Mt Hood.
FIFYIf you have a rain slicker.....you might be a ski bum in the PNW.
I'm more interested that that boot (I believe Hawx XTD w/ WTR sole) fits in that binding.
We call that "normal" on Mt Hood.
Huh. That’s a new one to me. And yet it makes so much sense.