Love 'em

By Howard Worton Ranked #168 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis January 17, 2010

I am from the UK and ski in the USA/Canada every season(lucky me). I like to take my own skis with me, that means only 1 pair, sadly. So, away I go....the trouble is I have 3 pairs of skis in my collection:09 Rossi S7s, 07 K2 Seths and 09 Line Motherships(185cm). Utah my destination. What would you take ? The S7s would be the obvious choice - but it had not snowed for awhile.... The Seths are my go-to all round ski... So I took the Motherships - I am a big, heavy, strong guy and the conditions looked like they would not include much powder.

I'd read all the write-ups. These are hard-charging, expert skis, that do not like to turn. After 2 weeks of hoping for fresh snow, but charging everything but, I found these skis to be pretty versatile. They turn exactly how you'd expect them too - solidly but not fast. Huge, wide turns I found very easy to carve - a surprise ? I thought they'd be a nightmare on ice and crud but no. Not at all. What is true is that they are superb at speed, only once or twice did they chatter in 2 weeks, and I was actively trying to push and provoke them as much as I could. The real shame for me is that I did not get to try them out in the pow. Hopefully that will happen later in the season. Overall: I love these skis and they have a lot more to offer than I've seen so far.

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