Thanks.
That's my one complaint with the Peaks in general, same reason, weight:
less tiring and easier on me overall if heavier, mostly.
Slowly, many folks here have decided that the less tiring way to ski the Peaks,
and minimize their light weight, is just to keep them mostly on groomers or relatively smooth slopes.
To me, the only two models that are maybe still an option for me elsewhere are the 88 and the 104/184.
I'm glad I got the longest of each model that was then available, just for dampening and stability,
especially in soft snow, to lessen the impact of the Peaks being so light. But I still find the light weight more work, relatively.
(Another way to go might have been to downsize to a shorter than normal length, so
that lesser speeds and more turns might mitigate the lightness in the other direction. Dunno.
One of the folks I know, a ski instructor, just got the 104 in a 168, when he's maybe 5'11" and 190 lbs,
to try the slower, turnier option.)
It seems to me that the Peak makers thought the keyhole would allow for lighter weight,
plus that's the latest thing, for younger folks who like having very active feet, I guess.
That's my one complaint with the Peaks in general, same reason, weight:
less tiring and easier on me overall if heavier, mostly.
Slowly, many folks here have decided that the less tiring way to ski the Peaks,
and minimize their light weight, is just to keep them mostly on groomers or relatively smooth slopes.
To me, the only two models that are maybe still an option for me elsewhere are the 88 and the 104/184.
I'm glad I got the longest of each model that was then available, just for dampening and stability,
especially in soft snow, to lessen the impact of the Peaks being so light. But I still find the light weight more work, relatively.
(Another way to go might have been to downsize to a shorter than normal length, so
that lesser speeds and more turns might mitigate the lightness in the other direction. Dunno.
One of the folks I know, a ski instructor, just got the 104 in a 168, when he's maybe 5'11" and 190 lbs,
to try the slower, turnier option.)
It seems to me that the Peak makers thought the keyhole would allow for lighter weight,
plus that's the latest thing, for younger folks who like having very active feet, I guess.