by Mac » Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:57 pm
Could have been the ski, but more likely the tune. Your description does not sound anything like the ones I've been on. There are very few shops that I will bring my skis to be tuned, and for good reason. One of the ones I've had good luck with in your neck of the woods is Precision Ski in Frisco. I have been on about three different Rally's, and they were all ridiculously easy to ski, and would make just about any turn radius you wanted. The 2016 ones I'm going to try tomorrow are straight from the factory, no one has had a chance to screw them up yet. I'll let you know what I think of them.
I've told this story before, but it's worth telling again. I remember the first time I ever tried a pair of Head skis, going back about 12 years ago. A pair of the iC180's. Tried them from an on mountain demo at Stowe. On the first run,they were so bad I couldn't wait to get down to the demo tent so I could get them off my feet. Couldn't understand why anyone would buy a pair. As I gave them back, I mentioned that there might be a tune issue with them, and the guy told me that they had just been freshly tuned, so I figured it was just me. A few weeks later, I saw another pair of the same ski at Killington. For curiosity's it sake, I decided to give them another try, my reasoning being that no ski could have been that bad. I ended up liking them so much that I bought a pair that same day, and ended up keeping them longer than any ski I have ever owned.
So don't give up on the Rally just yet. I'll try them again tomorrow and let you know what I think.
Mac