Wade, Thank you for the information. If/when you have a minute can you tell me if/how the SR95 preformed on our previous roughed-up hard-pack -- speed limit perceptions appreciated. Also assume you will be on it during this storm cycle. Any insights on its performance in-the-snow, especially this deep snow. Have found a good year end value on the fx95hp; good option to try the premium at a more somewaht lower entry price but holding off for now. Also, going up to Mt. Bachelor in a couple of weeks so may demo the SR95 there if available. In the meantime enjoy these -- finally -- days and nights of snowfall!
Cheers
I am really bonding w/ the SR 95, after a lukewarm start. I'm going back to the contrast to my mx 74 as a main part of the reason I didn't bond early, and also the monster 88, which is also narrower and minimal rise. Also, all hard snow... back to back, I was underwhelmed on the scratchy stuff, but after a couple hours, I adjusted and the SR behaves quite well in hard snow. fun in steep bumps, narrow spots and edge hold is good.
I've mentioned that I had to make an adjustment, almost the opposite of the FX 95. with the fx, it liked me to ski it more arch to back of arch, while the stormrider needs to be driven more from the forefoot to get the tip to work well and the tail doesn't need any extra help, it has a solid feel and doesn't break away on me like some new school skis. i've mentioned the dual personality, I thought it was mainly the long early rise tip w/ the more abrupt tail, but I have discovered a big part of that personality is simply sidecut. It has a mellow tip in at 131 w/ the early rise (the monster 88 is 133 in comparison, so much more forebody shape), and it has a 120mm tail (while the monster is 114). So short radius type shape, but much of it in the tail...
Anyway, I love it. Deep snow the last couple days, sweet. I thought it might be too short for over a foot or so, but was perfect today in about 20 in plus.
That said, I am a ski psycho, and when I didn't love it initially, I decided to go to try something else as well... talk about premium... ! I have a ski i named the Holiday 93 coming in a couple weeks. Custom Wagner to my specifications, whew. (Part of that is still my thought that at 160lb, 49yr old who skis pretty slowly, most skis are designed to be much stiffer then I need, but that's another topic)
I will keep the SR and ski them back to back in the spring, and probably early next year, and if I love the holiday 93, I'll sell the SR then. It should hold value as it is a 2019 ski as well.
Winter in Tahoe! Whoo hoo!
Cheers!
W
