Couldn’t find a thread for the R99 comp so starting this one. If there is one Marshal, I’ll delete and add this there. Others, please put your feelings/reviews in here. Lets keep the R99 Comp talk in here.
Me:5’10” 198 nekkid. Strong athletic build. Green eyes. Likes poetry, walks on the beach and sunsets.
Quick review:
Detuned the tips to the start of the side cut, started with the tails detuned from 4” then hit them again at 6”. Much better but may need a little more.
This ski fixes the floppy tip of the AM that I really dislike. The Comp is noticeably stiffer in the tip, they are very planted and allow you to drive them through any type of debris without deflection or other ill effects.
Underfoot they are the same flex, the tail feels slightly stiffer from the AM which I am absolutely fine with.
I have not weighed them, maybe Marshal can add that but they are heavy, esp with all metal 916’s. You don’t really notice it on the snow, mainly hanging from the chair.
Groomers:
Oh man, just send it. They crave speed and make insane speeds feel sane. Lay trenches as well. They will get loose with some input and allow you to shut them down without doing anything weird. They prefer that 24m TR and larger but can be bent into smaller ones with some direct input, best be ready for the rebound tho.
Soft corn:
Just haul ass through it and smile the entire time.
Mashed potatoes:
Pressure the tips and plow through with confidence. The tails wanted to hang up a little but I think I need to tweek the detune and that will go away. It wasn’t bad per se, they just wanted to stay in the turn a little longer. They just don’t care about potatoes.
Bumps:
Didn’t take them into any so no idea. They feel like they will be more of a slip the bumps then carve them.
All in all this ski rips and feels like the race ski it is. They are damp but no overly done. Strong technical skiers or bigger heavier guys, still with proper form will love this ski, I know I do with just one day on them. Guys who aren’t so or like to heal push their turns will have a learning curve on this ski. For fun I tried to ski it with a more heel push style and it slapped me upside the face and back into the front of the boot where I belong.
This ski reminds me on the Monster 98 but not so locked into one turn shape and maybe a bit softer in the tip and tail, been a while since being on that ski. It is stiffer than say an LP 105.
In summary, it’s exactly what I was hoping for and more so than the AM build, which is still a really great ski as I skied them back to back.
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