Initial Thoughts on Iggy FFG

[BradyCU]

For all the people who have more money than me now....

Disclaimer: I am the worst speller ever....ever

Ski: 185cm Igneous FFG 240RA ( Softer than a explosive...stiffer than most everything that is softer than an explosive...if that makes sence.

Tune: Adam's special freeride tune....aka detuned tips and tails...you don't need a race tune on powder skis!

Body: 19yrs male 190lbs(not including lezbostrap 9000) 5'11"

Terrian: Beaver Creek "Aledged 7" poder day"

Ok, first off I have not yet got these bad boys into anything good yet, so I'll update this thread when I feel it's safe for my bases to take them out again. By far these are the best skis I have ever ridden. In the powder I did get to ski they seemed to float as well as you would imagine a 132-104-118 ski to float. Since they are softer than explosive they don't dive like my explosives did, just enough flex to float and plenty left to bust crud. The best thing I noticed about them in powder was that for once no technique change was needed, you can still drive and feel no fear of divage...Sweet!

In the trees is where I fell in love...Since the base is so wide, and the tips and tails are not sharp, you can butter or paste turns in all snow conditions, no edging need. They turn faster than pocket rockets! These skis empower you in the trees to ski beyond the safe speed limit. Crusty snow is now match for the float and tight spots are no match for pasteability. Best tree skis ever.

At speed and on groomers. On groomers they actually hold a edge well...not great but good enough. The shape of the ski has a good amount of taper from front to back, meaning they don't like to finish a carved turn, they initiate well but don't have much finishing hook, which is great for steeps and trees...etc. They are very stable at speed but not as stable and some 260RA' FGS' Adam let me ski in Jackson. But definatly on the same level as an explosive for stability. The 185cm is probably as long as a 190 explosive. As you all know Volkls have short running lenghths, the Iggy's have zero...read zero tail turn up( which I found even on very smooth groomers do not go switch!!! ) and the tips are quite short and blunt. The only thing noticable is taht the large surface area gets knocked around more by chuncks than regular skis, as all owners of century plus skis know. I have zero rise on my 916's and they seem to turn fine on hardpack and I didn't notice the edge to edge delay until back on my midfats.

Misc. Category Riding the chairlift is constantly filled with "did you make those in your garage?" "Are those from 1930?" "You make those yourself?" and since it was beaver creek "where can I buy a pair? at the base? You mean you have to wait months!!!? ME: Yes they are custom" Lifties look at you weird, bus people look at you weird, other people that know what they are look at you in envy Basically if you don't want attention brought to yourself buy something else. I've started telling people that I did make them in my garage and they ski like shit so there is no need to steal them! Adam is a sweet guy and he helped me out tons, he offered me his quiver to try out to find out exactly what I wanted, his operation is super low key and definatly worth supporting vs. huge cooperation selling blue noodles. He's not getting rich, just another skier that's making kick ass skis. Shameless plug for Adam...he deserves it.

The most noticable thing about these skis is quite weird, and I don't know if I can explain it..... Ok with every pair of skis there seems to be some weekness, when you are on them you think "I wish they would do _____ just a little better" or somthing that you notice that reminds you that you are on skis that you have limitations. You struggle with some aspect of the mountain being speed, powder, trees, etc... But when I was on these skis I completly did not notice them. Most of the time I forgot I was on them, it was almost anticlimatic at first until I realized that that was exactly what a ski should be like. They excel at everything so well that you forget you on them and just enjoy skiing. I've never felt this with any other skis and I'm still not used to it and can't quite describe it. But when you can go from groomers to crud to virgin blower and not have to adjust, it's amazing. If I can think of a better way to describe it I will, if anybody else has experienced it chime in and try to describe what it's like.

Overall I would say they are easilly the best skis I've ever owned, and for me at least, they are the best skis in the world. Ya there are lots of sweet production skis out there, but if you own a pair so do 500-5000 other people. As of now I'm the only person on earth with this model ski. And since each pair has a custom flex it may be a while before another pair is produced just like mine. But if you slapped elan graphics on them and did not tell me what I was riding I would still say they were the best skis I've ever ridden. Don't expect them in the gear swap forum anytime soon...or ever.

[glademaster]

Sweet review man. Sounds like killer skis, now the next question is how many years will it take me to save enough for my own pair, and how much longer will my PR's last before they fall apart and I really need new skis. Hope the dates coincide.

-Ben

[CUBUCK]

Sounds like they really blow

This review has me already thinking where I can pull a grand from for new custom sticks.

Great Review enjoy the rest of the season on them

[Particle]

I'm *really* sick of the question: oh, so did ya cut down a tree to make those skis?

all I say is, yes.

then there are the idiots that are like DUDE THAT IS SO RAD YOU USED SHELVING LAMINATE ON YOUR SKIS!!! WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!

F Off. Ugh.

Nice write-up on the FFGs...now if only I had an extra $1200 layin around.