This spring I started doing corn skiing trips and single overnights off Tioga, Shasta, Rock Creek/Morgan Pass area. Fun times. Hoping to get out 10-15 days each spring from here on out.
Me:
- 32, 195lbs, 6', pretty fit, though I sit at a desk to pay the bills - relatively aggressive skier blah blah blah, but for corn it don't really matter.
Current touring setup:
- 181 Coomba + Dynafits + Factors.
Love the Coombas for day tours during the winter season, but for the spring stuff they are too wide. Length is right though.
Looking for a ski that is:
- 85ish under foot
- flat tail
- not "noodle". Similar to Coombas, Gotamas, or slightly stiffer like a Mantra would be fine.
- Don't really want something with much tip rocker given the intended use.
- Slightly shorter in running length vs the 181 Coomba would be great (Coombas ski long imo) since these will get used in tighter spots.
Boots:
- Getting a pair of used ZZero4s handed down to me when my brother upgrades. Will use those with this setup for all but the shortest approaches.
Also, need something sufficiently different from the Coombas to justify the purchase for a 10-day/year rig (and to justify said skis to Mrs. Riggs)
Will be mounting up dynafits on these.
Would rather pick up something used, so definitely not only looking for advice on current models - though by spring new stuff obviously gets pretty cheap too. As awesome as I'm sure the DPS Cassiar is, there's no way I can afford that.
Sorry this is a bit long, but the more specific the questions the better the advice around here, it seems.
Ran the google site specific search and didn't really find much, but if I missed a similar thread, jong me and I'll delete this one.
Suggestions from the collective?
Edit: further search brought up this thread http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...=147388&page=1
Should have mentioned at the beginning - Not a fan of the Atomic R:EX the other similar skis Atomic made. Soft 179 Bros out of range price-wise unless very used I would think
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