~95mm light skis... maybe patterned bases? Thoughts?
I'm looking for a 95ish ski that is 1200-1400g per ski in the 173-185cm range, but I'm also not looking to break the bank. I'm going to put light tech bindings and drive them with my old TLT5P for exercise at the ski hill, solo distance tours, and maybe for the rare occasion I actually have to go fast. Here's a couple I've looked at:
BC Light:
Blizzard ZeroG 94 178
Fischer Hannibal 94 177 (especially cheap)
BD Helio 95 173
Atomic Backland 95 177
La Sportiva Super Maximo 177
BC Waxless:
Voile UltraVector BC 177
G3 Findr 94 XCD 177 (especially cheap)
XC:
Fischer Sbound 125 185
Rossi BC125 185 (especially cheap)
Am I being dumb to go 95ish as a compromise between weight/drag while still having some ability to float/break? Should I just pick fat or skinny instead of mid-fat?
How are waxless bases on the downhill?
I'm open to ideas, comments, or if you have a setup you want to sell me (or trade for Lotus 138s)
~95mm light skis... maybe patterned bases? Thoughts?
I have BC125s that I use for climbing cat roads and meadow skipping and love them. Even use them on groomed x-country when with the (slower) fam or carting the kids in the Burley ski setup. They’re doable on the downhill but not that fun, but that’s not really what I use them for. Got them cheap and worth every dollar.