The return of Kästle skis

[cj001f]

P.S. we all know why there are so many jokes about bavaria et. al. don't we ?

I love Bavarian jokes!

[edg]

I love Bavarian jokes!

Did you hear the one about the Bavarian guy with the thing at the place? I just couldn't stop laughing!

edg

[flatNshallow]

Holy shite! 215cm SLALOM skis!? .

heh. In '78 my parents surprised* me with a pair of 190 FreeStyle's w/ 444's I tried to race on them... things did not go well. Foretuneately a fellow Penguin lent me some Strato 105's w/ Looks and my times improved a lot.


* and when I say surprised I mean bummed me out big time

[YoEddy]

heh. In '78 my parents surprised* me with a pair of 190 FreeStyle's w/ 444's...

Yeah, but even in '78 the "average" Slalom ski for a hard core racer was a 205cm unless you were short, or a girl (no dis meant there). Some he-man-woman-hater types slid on 207cm SL skis, but 215cm SL skis? Well, again that's way before my time ... The only SL skis I've seen that long were mounted on a fireplace mantle.

[cj001f]

Did you hear the one about the Bavarian guy with the thing at the place? I just couldn't stop laughing!

edg

was the punchline wales?

[edg]

was the punchline wales?

Actually it was 50% of the American voting public.

edg

[cj001f]

Actually it was 50% of the American voting public.

I like jokes that are funny

[Tri-Ungulate]

I like jokes that are funny

Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer?


Ja!... Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

[DaveTV]

Isn't "Der Pooperhausen" Austrian..?

[edg]

Isn't "Der Pooperhausen" Austrian..?

That really depends who you're doing it with.

edg

[subtle plague]

Nah - it's actually full on "F" sound, at least to a Rhinelander and a Bavarian.

Subtle - Bönnsch is clearly of the same niveau as Kölsch.... as long as we both agree that the folks who live on the "Schäl Sick" are Neanderthals.

hehe. I was born on the schäl sick... But that's ok because i ski like a Texan

[DaveTV]

The lineup.. - looks like they are down with Marker

[InspectorGadget]

I still have my 218 DH boards that were speed tested for the Lake Placid Olympics. They are one of the fastest straight-line skis I've ever been on.

[dookeyXXX]

is it just me or does it seem like all these "resurrected" brands (kastle, hart, etc) have a "powder" ski that's under 100mm. Kastle's powder specific ride is a mere 98mm that's billed as "a powder specialist"

maybe i've been brainwashed by the dingleswingers around here but i thought 90-100mm was a basic all mountain skinny ski these days and that a "powder" plank needed to be in excess of 100mm.

brings into question how wide is wide and how narrow is skinny?

or something like that.

also, is it me or are the Kastle skis hella expensive? $1600!!!! ouch.

[Core Shot]

The lineup.. - looks like they are down with Marker

Re-launched by a small group of passionate Austrian skiers, designers and entrepreneurs, the storied Kästle ski brand returns to the US market after almost 10 years of dormancy. With support from strategic partners and investors Cross Industries Inc., owners of KTM motorcycles, Kästle will manufacture a limited line of high performance skis for 2008 from Wels, Austria in the heart of the Alps.
Kästle’s 2008-09 line-up includes a men’s and women’s version of the RX, the MX78, the MX88 and the MX98. Every Kästle ski features sandwich sidewall construction, an ash wood core, two layers of titanium and Kästle’s patented Hollowtech technology. Hollowtech reduces the mass of the ski’s tip to dampens vibration and allow faster edge transition and provides better tracking.

With a 118 mm tip, a 70 mm waist and a 100 mm tail, the RX is a frontside ski that features Kästle’s proprietary KTI binding interface that allows the ski to bend in a natural arc and distributes edge pressure along the entire length of the ski for grip. The RX will come mounted with either the Kästle K14 (DIN 5-14) or Kästle K12 (DIN 3-12) binding. MSRP is $1,400 USD.

The MX series is Kästle’s all-mountain, high performance ski line, available in three different dimensions. The MX78 (121-78-105) is built for versatility on-piste and off, with an MSRP of $1,550 USD mounted with the Marker Duke binding and $1,450 USD with the Marker Jester.

The MX88 (128-88-113) is Kästle’s freeride ski with the Marker Duke binding is $1,550 USD and with the Marker Jester binding MSRP is $1,450 USD.

The MX98 (132-98-117) is a powder specialist, with enough torsional rigidity to handle mach speeds on the groomers. MSRP for the MX98 is $1,600 USD with the Marker Duke and $1,500 with the Marker Jester.

[Damian Sanders]

Huh....I still ski on a pair of those bindings....957 competitions....

[DaveTV]

is it just me or does it seem like all these "resurrected" brands (kastle, hart, etc) have a "powder" ski that's under 100mm. Kastle's powder specific ride is a mere 98mm that's billed as "a powder specialist"

maybe i've been brainwashed by the dingleswingers around here but i thought 90-100mm was a basic all mountain skinny ski these days and that a "powder" plank needed to be in excess of 100mm.

brings into question how wide is wide and how narrow is skinny?

or something like that.

also, is it me or are the Kastle skis hella expensive? $1600!!!! ouch.

Do you really NEED more than 100mm underfoot? Sure it makes it easier, but how wide do ya need? Guess I'm old school, learned to porpoise pow with 205 skinny sticks.



Old: MAKE LOTS OF TURNS IN POWDER
STU: To make good powder turns on regular shaped skis, or even mid-fats, you need to set up a steady rhythm. Turns have a short to medium radius. Push your feet down into the snow to compress it beneath the ski bases (1), then let the skis rebound and "porpoise" toward the next turn (2). Keep your feet together (so both skis work as one) and avoid putting more weight on your outside ski (3). It's not necessary to carve. Make patient, round turns, staying in the fall line. Ready hands and a good pole plant keep you facing downhill (4). Start a new turn right away (5). Trying to cross a powder slope too much gets you into trouble.


New: MAKE BIG TURNS IN POWDER
MIKE: Fat powder skis, which float nearer the snow's surface, make powder comfortable for many more skiers. The added width allows turns to be skied more like groomed runs. Take advantage of this, and be patient throughout the turn. You have to stay balanced of course, but you can make bigger, rounder turns (A) and control speed by completing each turn out of the fall line (B-D). Judges at the World Powder 8 Championships in British Columbia have noticed changes among the world's best powder skiers. Where several years ago they might have made 100 turns in a given run, they now make 25-at much greater speeds.

[Vets]

Do you really NEED more than 100mm underfoot? Sure it makes it easier, but how wide do ya need? Guess I'm old school, learned to porpoise pow with 205 skinny sticks.



Old: MAKE LOTS OF TURNS IN POWDER
STU: To make good powder turns on regular shaped skis, or even mid-fats, you need to set up a steady rhythm. Turns have a short to medium radius. Push your feet down into the snow to compress it beneath the ski bases (1), then let the skis rebound and "porpoise" toward the next turn (2). Keep your feet together (so both skis work as one) and avoid putting more weight on your outside ski (3). It's not necessary to carve. Make patient, round turns, staying in the fall line. Ready hands and a good pole plant keep you facing downhill (4). Start a new turn right away (5). Trying to cross a powder slope too much gets you into trouble.


New: MAKE BIG TURNS IN POWDER
MIKE: Fat powder skis, which float nearer the snow's surface, make powder comfortable for many more skiers. The added width allows turns to be skied more like groomed runs. Take advantage of this, and be patient throughout the turn. You have to stay balanced of course, but you can make bigger, rounder turns (A) and control speed by completing each turn out of the fall line (B-D). Judges at the World Powder 8 Championships in British Columbia have noticed changes among the world's best powder skiers. Where several years ago they might have made 100 turns in a given run, they now make 25-at much greater speeds.

Hmmm. To add a bit more to this, I know that Mike used to be spancered by Kastle.

[nesta]

Huh....I still ski on a pair of those bindings....957 competitions....

Geez now that you mentioned it, I've got a couple pairs of those mounted on various skinnies I should pull off and start skiing on rather than buy new ones. Anyone know if the hole pattern for Sollys has changed much?
As for Kastles, haven't skiied any for years obviously, but in the late '80s I used to love 'em.

[Smooth Johnson]

(3). It's not necessary to carve.

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[verbier61]

now the team:
http://www.kaestle-ski.com/Athletes.30.1.html

[Roo]

I'd buy Kästle skis if I knew how to pronounce it.