Icelantic Shaman is Ridiculously Fun!!!

By Adam Berk Ranked #148 - Telemark Skis and Alpine Touring Skis January 10, 2010

I skied the Icelantic Shaman (184 cm) on an average non-powder day at Alta and wow... These were so much fun. I'm 5'11" and weigh 210 lbs. I am an expert skier who skis the WHOLE mountain, even groomers. These were the most fun fat ski I've ever skied not in powder. They absolutely rail on the groomers leaving deep slalom/GS like arcs in the snow. Super fast and smooth. Also, these "carved" great turns in crud and heavy powder left about 5 days since the last storm skiing around Vail Ridge. Haven't skied them on an epic powder day yet, but how can a 160 shovel and 110 underfoot not be good in the powder? I also enjoyed the traditional camber of these skis. To sum up; I think these skis are a great one ski quiver EXCEPT for in the park.

So I rode these in some good pow this last week and loved them. I still skied the 184 and found that they soak up the crud and let me carve/fly like nothin'. Also, they rip through the deep powder and leave beautiful tracks. Sweet!!!

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