Alright. I tried 9 skis today and had a ton of fun. I won't talk about all of them but I'll talk about the notable ones.
168 (I think?) Rossignol Hero elite Plus ti-
Brand new for 2019, 78mm underfoot. Now I've never been on a race ski but I've been on some great Carver's like the Head Rally. These blew me away. It was difficult to smear turn and they were so locked in the carve. The energy in between turns felt like it wanted to throw me into next week. I almost fell a few times because the energy was just insane. Most fun ski of the day. Made the Head Rally's feel like a big soft park ski
184cm Armada ARV 96 Zero -
Super fun! This ski is identical to the normal ARV 96 (which i also demoed) just has some metal in it. It was Energetic and had a solid edge hold when carving, yet super balanced and playful in the air. It also handled the mangled up snow and the bumps better than most skis in this kind of class. I really enjoyed it.
180cm skis the metal-
J skis was not actually at the demo, but a buddy let me try his. I loved it. It was
solid when charging through the frozen chunder similar to the new mantra (which I demoed as well today). But it has a more forward mount and a big twin tip that made it suit my skiing style a little better. Curious about a longer length.
So yeah, I got on some fun skis and will list them all (in order that I skied them) here. If you have any questions about any of them, let me know and I can give you my thoughts on them.
165cm Rossignol hero elite plus ti 13m
184cm Armada arv 96
184cm Armada arv 96 zero
186cm Rossignol Blackops
188cm Volkl Mantra
170cm Head Super Shape Titan
188cm Armada arv 106
180cm j skis the metal
188 atomic bent chetler 100