One Ski to Do It All

By Scott Pendleton Ranked #532 - Alpine Fat Skis April 16, 2010

I was looking for a powder ski so I demo'd these at Wolf Creek, CO along with every other fat ski they could supply me. This one won, hands down. It's just so fun and nimble in the powder, especially in CO pine forests. Back then this was a "fat" ski; these days it's on the narrow end of "mid-fat", but it still rips in the powder.

What I didn't know before I bought it was how well it would handle everything else. I was very pleasantly surprised. This has been my one-ski quiver for four seasons now and I don't want to replace it. Fun in the bumps, on the corduroy, in the chop, and especially in the pow. Not terrific on ice, but I'm from the west; who wants to ski that crap anyway? You have to be careful on ice and boilerplate to make sure to carve and not skid; they'll do it, but you have to make them do it.

Another great thing about this ski: it is LIGHT. It is on par with Black Diamond's ski offerings, weighing the same as equivalent length Havocs-with 2mm more across the entire cut. Why is that great? Because these are a fantastic BC weapon. I mounted them up with Naxo NX01s and used them in and out of bounds and loved them on the up and down. When the Naxos broke this year, I remounted them with Fritschis and still love them. Great, great BC ski. Wish I had a second pair to replace them when these eventually wear out.

I'm 6'2", 150lbs., and I found the 175cm to be the best for me. I mounted them on the standard boot center line, not the forward "free" line, and like it. Bigger and more aggressive skiers may want a longer ski, but I like the way I can whip them around on command.

View Details: Salomon Teneighty Gun Alpine Ski

Helpful Votes: 0 Yes