Salomon Lord Ski

well their was all different 1080's, so i don't know what you rode, but this is a fairly stiff ski that does well on groomers and ice and will ski some pow and trees. it is NOT a twintip, just a slight raised tail. If your coming off the old 1080 i would recomend last years salomon foil in a 174 or the new 1080 model that came out this year , they will have more of that feel your looking for. also look at last years salomon thruster, I know its a park ski , but it is an excellent all mountain ski.

This is not a backcountry or jib ski at all, it is a on-piste groomer ripper that can handle a little pow and some trees.it has just a slight raised tail not a twin tip at all. If your looking for a backcountry/jibbing ski you need to change direction and take a look at some different skis.I would recomend the line prophet 100, the line blend, volkl bridge or gotama,momment tahoe or ruby ,4frnt vct or msp, or rossignal S5 or last years brigade, all would work well for your needs. As for size at your ht. and weight you sould be riding a ski around 178 to 182.

That's the perfect size for you.

Two totally different skis, the lord is an all mountain ski thats fairly stiff and will do well on piste but not fat enough to be considerd a serious off-piste ski. The czar is a backcountry powder ski. So it depends on where you like to ski and what. either way if your an expert go 185mm.

i would agree that the lords are would be quick, but I also found them to be very versatile. stable and damp at speed but still lively in the bumps.

No-- the tails are just slightly raised kind of like the old rossi bandits, they sould ski well on groomers because there really stiff, also for your size i would 177cm the 169cm would be to short. 168 would be to the top of your nose im 5 11 and skied a 168 now a 174 but for someone 5 8 go with a 168 177 is too long for you unless you like longer skis. (adding) Im 5-7" and ski a 182cm , their is big advantages to ski a longer ski such as stability at speed, busting crud, float in powder not to mention carving ability not just slidding your skis around. The allmountain ski models of the past few years are ment to be skied a little longer then say 5 years ago, also salomon skis run short, example their 174 gun is only 171, so most twin tip or partial twintip skis are shorter then there size indicates except for K2, they are about 4cm longer then there size

I have not used them for touring, but If you like the dimensions, I'm willing to bet you'll love them. of course you could find something that is all feather light, but whats to use skinning up if the ride down is lame. the lords will eat up all bc conditions, and since they are still under 90 mm in the waist, they are still a lighter weight touring option.

I skied these in Stratton VT after an ice storm that coated the mountain. I found that the construction of the ski makes them very torsional stiff & stable at high speed. the lord also has a nice side cut so you'll be carving it up with the best of 'em.