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Skied today and think I will change to 1 degree base and 2 degrees side. They were fine on gentle pitch but had difficulty engaging edge on steeper hard pack. That is what I usually do on all terrain skis whereas my groomer skis are 1 and 3.
Skied today with wife (3rd day since total hip replacement in April), Lookout Pass ski area, good snow, cold but sunny. Basically hard pack groomers with a little loose stuff on top, office piste was pretty well skied up and was not death coral but medium stiff and set up.
Loved the skis - Elan Ripstick 96, 174cm, 2019 model with demo Tyrolia Attack 13 bindings ($449.00 from Essentials, condition a 9 on a 10 scale.
I was amazing how centered I felt on these skis and the "being centered" was immediate and lasted all day. The 1st impression other than feeling centered was how quick these skis were, it was amazing how a 96mm ski (underfoot) could be that quick. "Twitchy, grabby, catchy would not describe their performance. Ran them thrsough short, medium and SG turns and found they performed well. One time I ran them out on a runout area and found them stable and predictable at speed. There was no powder so can't comment but I am sure they will perform. Liked the skis and the ride and was very impressed with what I could make them do and how they responded.
Overall/Summary. The skis outperformed my expectations. Usually ski around 180-185cm skis but ordered the 174cm ones mainly because of my age (76) and thought they would respond a little quicker shorter but was a little worried about going too short and them not performing at speed. Glad I got the 174's as they are really quick without being squirrely at any speed.
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