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G3 Zenoxide Fat Ski - 2009 BCS
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The G3 Zenoxide Ski uses a lightweight core to ease uphill climbs and a fat footprint to float your descents. Plus this ski boasts the 2010 Powder Magazine Skier’s Choice and Backcountry Editors’ Choice awards, so you know it has some serious backbone.
- Paolownia and poplar wood combine for a snappy, lightweight core
- Semi-cap construction at tip and tail for torsional rigidity
- Sidewall construction underfoot for a smooth, solid ride and increased edge control
- Multi-axial fiberglass sandwich construction puts two layers of glass above the core and two layers below the core to boost longitudinal and lateral rigidity on gnarly descents
- Same footprint as G3’s stable, rockin’ El Hombre
Bottom Line: Light and fat.
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Zens @ peak
By: the3159491
February 6, 2010
touring makes you gas even with the Zens... but the reduced weight makes you love them
Agree with others
By:
Brian Miller
October 20, 2010
Its great for its design. Lightweight for touring, easy to manuever in tight chutes (have the 177's) and the design is simple and classic, not too flashy. This job gets the job done, period. Mount with Freerides and you have a nice setup, mount with Dynafits and it'll make touring a breeze.
If this ski is the same footprint as the el hombre and is one
If this ski is the same footprint as the el hombre and is one pound lighter why would someone buy the el hombre? I'm trying to choose between the two and want to make sure I'm not missing something.
By: Rawdog
October 24, 2009
Lighter is not always better. A lighter ski is more easily deflected by crud and uneven snow, and may feel less stable. The removal/substitution of material that gave the weight savings may make the ski less stiff (sometimes good, sometimes bad), or make the ski less well damped, so that it chatters more at high speed.
And even though one pound might sound like a substantial and useful weight saving, the fractional difference is not that great: let's say your uphill rig weighs 9lbs (skis), plus 4lbs (bindings), plus 8lbs (boots), plus 1.5lbs (skins), plus probably at least 0.5lbs of snow and ice. That's ~23lbs on your feet. If you shave 1 pound off your skis, you've saved about 4%.
I'm not saying the Zenoxide isn't a great ski. I've not had a chance to try it myself, but I've heard lots of good things about it. I'm just saying that the perfect weight vs. performance tradeoff is not obvious and needs to be thought about carefully.
By: Dominick Layfield
January 11, 2010
From the look of it, there really aren't any big differences except for the small one pound difference in weight. The lighter ski might be a better choice for spending time in the backcountry especially if you are doing some touring. Other than that, they are basically the same ski in terms of dimensions, but with different graphics. Hope this helps.
By: Jacob Frackman
October 25, 2009
Zen Oxide #2
By: the3159491
February 5, 2010
Great for touring and a good ski for 90% of conditions enocuntered unless you're a paid pro..
for what it's designed to do.. dead on
By:
the3159491
February 5, 2010
These are not perfect deep powder skis. These are not perfect groomed slope skis. These are not perfect skis to pull chicks at the after ski. But these skis will take you up the mountain and down again in a good way. I bought mine in October 09. Since then they've been put through a beating in a range of different conditions..: groomed slopes, deep heavy norwegan pow, light ultra-cold backcountry pow, uphill touring, downhill shredding... and they have performed excellently. Not saying they compare with superfat rocker powderplanks, but they're most def my ski of choice in 2009-2010!
1 Comment Last Comment: April 29, 2010 by: can2572680
By: can2572680
April 29, 2010
Went hiking and skiing in the northern Wasatch mountains today. Used the G3 Zenoxide 185's, and the G3 Onyx bindings for the first time. The skis were incredibly responsive over a wide variety of terrain. Ice, crud, powder, these skis seem to handle it all with very little effort. The way they float through powder was amazing. Great light weight for hiking. I'm very pleased with my purchase of these things, I just wish I had done it sooner.
Zens #1
By: the3159491
February 5, 2010
My 177cm zen oxides tearing up fresh pow @ Solitude, UT, feb 2010
Recommended for randonée, not for the slopes
By:
Mr Stene
February 17, 2010
A good combo of lightweight and a fun ride down the mountain. I'm not overwhelmed though, and for the slopes I choose an other ski, even my powderplanks.
But again, a ski recommended for randonée.
Change me.
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Agree with others
Its great for its design. Lightweight for touring, easy to manuever in tight chutes (have the 177's) and the design is simple and classic, not too more...
for what it's designed to do.. dead on
These are not perfect deep powder skis. These are not perfect groomed slope skis. These are not perfect skis to pull chicks at the after ski. But these more...
- Lengths:
- 170cm, 177cm, 185cm
- Dimensions:
- 136 / 105 / 124mm
- Construction:
- Cap, multi-axial fiberglass, & sidewall underfoot
- Core Material:
- Paolownia & poplar wood
- Binding System:
- No
- Binding Included:
- No
- Recommended Binding:
- No
- Weight:
- [Pair, 177cm] 7lb 14oz (3600g)
- Recommended Use:
- Touring, resort, freeride