This is for Hakuba.
I'm 43. Used to be strong. One year post-ACL reconstruction. Ironically, I still go fast. Will be working in the industry next season with a career change. I expect to be on the hill more than the current 20-30 days/yr. I want this quiver to last about 5 years.
Keeping:
New Snow/Fresh lines/Forest Ski:
- '13 4FRNT Renegade 186. 122mm underfoot and reverse camber. STH16.
Need & Considering:
New Snow Resort/Crud/Variable/Side-Country Ski:
- ON3P Billy Goat + P18/CAST.
Old Snow Resort/Variable/Side-Country Ski:
- Mantra M5 + P18CAST (?) ... debate being the high alpine melt/freeze April/May touring season. If my crud ski (Billy Goat) can pull rank on melt/freeze, maybe this M5 class will be designated to groomers... in which case it won't get CAST.
- I'm also interested in blending the two above skis into one category with an ON3P Wren 108ti, or a K2 Mindbender 108ti. Can they pull old snow/groomer duty during high pressures? I demoed the 108ti Mindbender on firm groomers and was legitimately surprised at its edge hold... just weary of its crud performance the day after the storm. I fear the tip folds. And the day after the storm is when my Renegade is lacking the suspension of traditional camber.
As such, it makes sense to buy two skis for both old and new/crud snow resort days. Either way, My Renegade is still designated to fresh forest lines.
Looks like I'll be driving these with Lange RS130s and Full Tilt Ascendants.
Maybe a trip to NZ this year.
I don't care about price, I just want it right.
Thoughts?
Discarding:
2006 Nordica Jet Fuel: 126-84-112 r20 186. These skis absolutely ripped but are just too much now. Too stiff, too much camber. Only turn at mach looney. (But man they were fun on the firm in March when I was super strong.)
2004 Volkl Gotama. Need I say more? At this point it's just a family ski with the kids, but I'll be damned if that wasn't the most legit, cadillac, legend-of-a-ski I have ever owned. The ski is fine, but the binding is bullshit.
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