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Volkl Gotama Alpine Ski
Trying hard to make a decision on skis, but struggling. Looking...
By Benjamin.F2065214
Ranked #1128 - Alpine Fat Skis
December 26, 2008
Trying hard to make a decision on skis, but struggling. Looking for input from all the gearheads and powder whores on this website. I'm about 5'7", 140 lbs. I ski in CO, mostly in bounds and slack country. I go on 1 or 2 hut trips a year and do some hiking around monarch. I'm always in search of pow, when I can't find it I ski trees, steeps, chutes, and rip groomers at high speeds. I hit the park occasionally, but mostly like hitting the jumps and cliffs I find on the rest of the mountain. I'm a student so this will be my only ski.I have been skiing on salomon pocket rockets, which I like a lot. Looking for something playful that I can do the things mentioned above and pop around on in the resort. I've been looking at line prophet 100s, salmon guns and czars, volkl gotamas, and black diamond verdict. I'm open to your opinions on these and any other suggestions. Also looking for AT set up, recommended bindings...?
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By ESTtoMST
Ranked #359 - Alpine Fat Skis
December 26, 2008
I would look at the gotamas, prophet 100s, czars, and also to Scott P4s. They are all similar and would work just as well. Decision is going to have to be personal and based on ski feel feel. Rockered tip Czars might be better if you want to be slightly more biased towards a powder ski. Verdict will probably feel a little stiffer than the others and be a better crud/groomer ski. These are also directional; not sure if you want a twin tip since all the others mentioned are.As for bindings, the Marker Baron sounds like it would be perfect, especially at your size. If weight of the binding is a concern, check out the Diamir Freeride as it is slightly lighter but still geared towards the ride down.
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Tech Specs:
- Lengths:
- 168cm, 176cm, 183cm, 190cm
- Dimensions:
- 133 / 105 / 124mm
- Turn Radius:
- [168cm] 21.1m; [176cm] 23.5m; [183cm] 29.5m [190cm] 28.5m
- Construction:
- Power, tough box
- Core Material:
- Multi-layer wood
- Tail:
- Twintip
- Binding System:
- No
- Binding Included:
- No
- Recommended Binding:
- No
- Recommended Use:
- Expert, powder-oriented big-mountain freeride
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 Year
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