All mountain Bangers

By lwtroxler2077441 Ranked #686 - Alpine Fat Skis March 9, 2009

So I skied these skis for 6 days in every condition there is....i love them. if i could throw money down on a new ski this would be it no questions asked. the mantra is at home any where on the mountain. i am in idaho and blasted through freshies, crud, groomers, and left-overs in these bad boys and ripped every second. It is not a ski for someone who does not want to put in work but if once you get them dialed, you will slay the mountain...i promise. They are phat under foot but still can catch and hold edge. So sick, i love them.
Negatives (lets face it thats why we read reviews) - you do have to push this ski to catch and turn. you feel the tail alot, i got crossed up a few times. It has a wide radius, more like a gs turn than anything else, if you want short tight turns get something else or get ready to put in work.
Overall - they bust through crud like no ones business. i was making my own turns on top of a steep cruddy chopped up black with no worries. this f*in ski rips if you can get dial it in. I would be happy with this ski for any condition but it does chatter on fast hard pack.so stay in the pow and backwoods. cheers

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