Icelantic Keeper Ski - 2010 BCS

Two things drew me to this ski: the S7 like specs and the wicked graphics. Graphics don't make a ski trailworthy, but it does get you reading the specs. This ski is remarkable. It floats through powder and provides a solid base for landing big airs. I haven't had many days on this ski given my magical knack for missing the big dumps, but when I did take them out the impressed.
They're turny in the trees and floaty in the soft snow. You can brake check, charge or just cruise in the Keepers all day.

I also have an affinity for the boutique brands (as my most recent quiver additions seem to come exclusively from small Colorado manufacturers). There's an essence of skiing that one observes from these companies that makes you feel like your purchase is a bit symbiotic.

About me: 6'3" 225 (chub) skiing 189 cm and loving every cm of it. For a powder ski, the long length is kind of a no brainer and at 18m turn radius, the 189 with a slight tail skis like a much shorter ski.

Picked up a pair of Keepers in Feb 2011. I am 6′ and 195 advanced to expert depending on terrain. I bought the Keepers at 189 length. I made the right decision here as I prefer the extra length and edges. Decided to go with the least side cut as most snow is cut up and turned to mashed potatoes or Cascade concrete after the first hour. Keepers were on my short list and I picked up a pair from Skiershop in Vermont with Look PX 12 bindings. Skied them on groomed, hard pack, moderate moguls with 2-4 inches of new snow, 4″ of new snow and 14 inches of new snow. I normally ski Atomic MK2Tron for all mountain or an old pair of K2 Kahunas for crud and mashed potatoes. The Keeper skis are perfect when there is loose snow under foot. Reason being they need a platform to compact and turn on and enought snow to sink the ski for full edge control. They are skitterish on hardpack or ice as the tail will want to loose its grip. When skiing in all other conditions, these skis excelled. They crushed thru mashed potatoes and busted thru 14 inches of snow with very little effort. I was impressed. I would also agree with Icelandics assessment of the skis as wanting to go straight down the fall line, however, I like to turn and these skis responded with little effort. After 3 hours of skiing, I took my Atomic all mountain skis and skied the same terrain and realized how little effort it took to ski the Keepers (I reversed the sking order the next day and came to the same opinion), not to mention that I was sking more agressively with the Keepers than normal with the wide platform under foot. My all mountains Atomics are more fun to ski when new snow is scarce as they are shorter and quicker to turn in a variety of conditions, but I will be using the Keepers when the snow flakes have been flying. These should be on anybodies short list if they want to shred thru a new snow dump

These skis kill it. An absolute blast in pow and crud. The early rise tip really helps avoid the tele tip dives, and just keeps the ski ontop. I definitely love my pair. If you're skeptical get out on a free demo and you'll end up loving 'em.

I skied these last year at Snowbasin and LOVED them. they float with the best of them, they can lay an edge, and bust through crud like a champ! I am 5'9" and 150lbs and the 189 was the right size for me. this year i am getting some marker F12s and going to ROCK this ski.

misprint by backcountry.com - they come in Lengths: 167cm, 178cm, 189cm

Finally got to ski these babies for the first time this week after a huge dumping of snow in Utah. They are a dream in the powder. The huge shovel really lifts off and the 119 waist keeps them afloat with no problem. Love the profile and camber. They handle surprisingly well on groomed snow, but take a little more effort to control at high speeds; probably just need a little practice and adjustment though. They really stand out in chopped-up, skied-out, variable snow. I had no problem skiing the crud like it was fresh. Amazing. Great in the trees as they turn on a dime. Mounted them with Look Pivot 14 and love them. Can't wait to let them rip in really light Utah pow. Check out my full review with some pics at mischaplotnick.wordpress.com

Couldn't recommend these skis highly enough!