I got to ski the Lord a few times last year, and loved it. You can really feel the solidity of the wood core. nice turned up tail. this ski will dominate the east coast and is a GREAT all around ski.

This ski will take you everywhere on the mountain. Used them in Utah at both Alta and the Bird. Covered groomers to 1/2 feet of pow. Also ran the GS at Mammoth and could not believe how fast they tracked and how well they held edge. BUY EM!!!

Had these bad boys in Tahoe the week it dumped 8 feet of snow!!! These did amazing in the fresh powder and bumps. I did have some trouble the day it dropped 3.5 feet, but hell, a surf board wouldn't have been wide enough. I do not recommend these for East coast skiers that have to deal with the ice, but for you who are lucky enough to enjoy the powder and fresh corduroy, these are killer.

I'm 6"2' and 200 lbs bought the 177's and paired them with the Salomon STH 12 bindings (what a great fit and look).

I was lucky enough to buy the Lords when they were 50% off here at Backcountry (got them for around $385).

bought a pair of these thinking that they would suit my 50/50 on/off piste routine. it all started with a pair of ATOMIC NOMADS (blackeyes) i'd tested and which blew me away: on or off, they handles the powder and cut up ice with short, sharp turns... but the graphics, holyshit. they're shoot-me-the-head ugly. i'd like to think of myself as being above being vain about a pair of skis but a test day is one thing. Looking down at those things strapped to your feet for the next three years is another. after much contemplation, i just couldn't do it.

so in every review for mid-fats, the LORDS trumped the NOMADS, not to mention the spanky graphics, so i went for the LORDS (without testing) expecting a bit of the same...

... well it's not. not even close. don't let any one tell you they're good on an icy groomer coz they're not. full-stop. punkt. they're superb offroad but on road, you'll just needs something else. hence a $100 pair of rock-hoppers off ebay for days when there's no powder.

i love the LORDS but when i'm honest, the NOMADS would have done everything just as well even off-piste. i don't doubt that the LORDS float powder better but it's absolutely nothing that a bit of technique wouldn't fix. and if you know you'll have a two-ski quivver, then get something even more extreme for back country.

ps: somewhere in my reptilian-cortex, i still believe that while queuing for the lift, or standing in the car-park, i do look like a better skier (what an idiot...;)

tc

This is a great ALL-Mountain ski. So if you're one of those "stick to the groomers" then this is not the ski for you, try the Salomon X-Wing series. If you are just starting to hit the pow (and liking it) and doing your thing on the groomers then this is what you want. I would call this a 70/30 (Pow/Groom) ski.

Have had these for a couple months now, skiing in a variety of conditions. These ski rock in powder, and do a great job in the crud. It's very easy to do both tight and long turns, great response. The only area in which the ski lacks is on hard icy hills. This doesn't really bother me though because this is not what the ski was designed for, and i have another pair for those conditions. I spend the majority of my time in the bumps, bowls and glades, all of which are a blast with the Lords. I would recommend these to any advanced/expert skier

I've been on an original pair of 1080s (177's) for about 8 years now and its time for a new pair. I get about 20-30 days a year at Mount Snow VT. I go out west once every year or so. I'm an aggressive expert skiier. 6'1" 215 lbs.

I stay in the woods on the North face when it's good. I love bumps too. The more I think about it though, I spend the majority of the time bombing down the mountain on groomers because of the east coast conditions.

I stopped in a few shops around Mount Snow last week and one of the shops recommended these. I demoed these in 177 with the wide Marker bindings and had a blast. They ski short because of the rocker. They are super peppy and shoot you turn to turn. It almost made me fall a couple of times because of this. They were super fun to turn. You can do super tight turns and big ole' whole mountain arcs.
The top of the mountain was solid ice and the bottom was mush. I didn't have a problem holding an edge on the ice. My dad was surprised how well I held - he was on Sweet Daddies behind me. No bumps to try them out :( North face was closed so no trees either.

I went into the shop inquiring about the Volkl Bridge and the Atomic Snoop Daddy based on recommendations here and at a previous shop (Shop A). This shop (shop b) also highly recommended the Nordica Hot Rod Afterburner.

Shop A was saying nothing but good things about the Atomic Snoop Daddies (leaning towards last years since twin tips don't matter to me, I'm pretty much done with park. Last years model is a little lighter and I like the graphics better.) They really only had Atomic and some other hand made skis. They said the Snoop Daddies and the Bridges were very comparable. The S.D. was named the most versatile ski in recent tests. Also the graphics are better with the Atomic (I agree, but thats the least of it)

Shop B was downplaying the Snoop Daddies. He would barely even talk about them. He was barely talking about the Bridges as well. When he was talking about the Bridges, he was saying that they would be great for me. The Volkl AC50 would be even better for me for carving, but they won't do as well in the bumps. I borrowed my buddies Bridges the week before. He has last years model in 185. They felt more like the 1080's I'm used to. They held their edge and the turns were predictable - not nearly as lively as the Lords though. The bridge's liked longer turns too.

Shop B's recommendation was 1. Nordica Hot Rod, 2. Salomon Lord, 3. Volkl Bridge 4. Atomic Snoop Daddies. Shop B also had the K2 Extremes, (which I've heard good things on here) but again, they blew past them. I'll be demoing the Hot Rods soon.

I went to another shop that had the Libtech skiis there. The freeride ski look awesome and sounds awesome, but I'm a little worried. No one else is using that technology, and the salesman didn't know much about them. They were mroe expensive than the other skiis I was looking at too.

Any other recommendations?

I'll be posting more reviews when I try them out and I'll let you know which way I end up going.

Busted my Legend 8800s and was stuck demoing this weekend. Didn't know much about the Lords but tried out a pair of 177s. This was at Mad River Glen - all moguls and trees. Packed powder, nothing deep. Was truly impressed - they were quick, predictable and forgiving in the bumps and trees, but railed the groomers as well. Didn't really push the speed limit (MRG is limiting in this dept) but they felt like they had plenty reserve. The Lord would be my ski of choice for these bumpy packed pow days, but would probably need something wider for the deeper days. Give 'em a try!

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Got a pair of salomon lords, been skiing on them since late december on and off piste but now the tips are delaminating.....is this a manufacturing problem as I don't think I've hit a big enough rock to do this damage?!

What should I do?

Tried these out a couple of days ago up at whistler. In truth there was no powder, and the grooms where real hard to icy, with just a cm or two of fluff on top. So all in all not ideal conditions for them.

However with that caveat i have to say i found nothing interesting in this ski, it felt dull and unresponsive too the point of actually being unstable. Bottom line a fairly mediocre ski in those conditions.

Tried a Manta today, and the difference between the two was chalk and cheese.

eh i liked em but they just couldnt stand up to the obsethed. they have a nice feel but when it comes to just control the obsethed wins. if u liked these try the obsethed