Harald, you state:
"Nordica is the coming ski in the future, we will be testing it for the next season.". Could this mean a move from Head to Nordica? You have commented on the boots before, and now the skis.
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Quiksilver Corp. of southern California bought Rossingol Group last March, makers of Rossi & Dynastar skis (different products), Rossi & Lange boots (different products), and Look & Rossi bindings (identical products).sold Nordica a few years ago to Tecnica. We do not like Tecnica boots, but we like Nodica boots, they are completely different, go figure.
but not if Head already has the same or better product.If Nordica has such a ski, we may carry it in the future,
The models we find that work are the XRC 800, the best value in any store. The Super Shapes of course, the iSl, M88 for the real powder experience, and the M72 for the introduction to all mountain skiing. The M72 can make a 14m radius turn in a 163cm, so we still like its characteristics for the more aggressive skier, who has carving skills.Head skis are still the ski of choice.
Harald wrote:I checked the site and the skis, it is the Doberman SC
http://www.nordica.com/ski/scheda.php?s=1&target=190
JohnMoore wrote:Harald wrote:I checked the site and the skis, it is the Doberman SC
http://www.nordica.com/ski/scheda.php?s=1&target=190
Great, thanks. Looking at the sidecut (116-64-104), it's not hugely different from the Supershape (120-65-105). Do you reckon it would have similar characteristics, or does that extra 4mm at the shovel totally transform the behaviour?
You can?t compare an Atomic 920 or 922 to a Super Shape or iSL. The Super Shape is twice the all around ski than any Atomic. I don?t like the way Atomic?s bend. They hold great, but they do not go into the turn without some extra cozying. The Super Shape is 66mm under foot, wider than a slalom, but with the same radius. This means the whole ski is wider. Atomics are now too wide even though they are carving skis. The Metron is 72mm yet something about its stiffness makes it jumpy and unstable and hard to manage, especially if you are not an expert tuner. A Super Shape you can ski right out of the wrapper. I compare our clients skiing on all these products. I select the skis that work best for our skiers when I endorse a product. I can see when people are struggling and I think skiers on Atomic have more difficulty balancing and learning with ease.
tommy wrote:Just a general question: wouldn't a narrower ski be more easy to tip than a wider one, i.e. requiring less effort to get on edge ? Reason for asking is that when I demoed a Head (can't remember model, but some 70+ at waist) that was considerably wider than my "std" Atomic SL 9 (115,65,100), I noticed that it clearly took more effort to get the Heads on edge.
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