I skied it in the 180 and was happy with that, @markojp sized up. It depends how aggressive you are and how you are setting up your quiver.Is the Kore 93 a ski you buy to size or size up?
By more pregressive, do you mean is it correct?I would say yes.Is the factory recommended mounting point more progressive (forward) on the Kore 93 than on the Monster 88?
After reading everything on the Kore 93 I have successfully convinced myself this might be the right ski for me.... no chance to try it though, as it is sold out in almost all of Europe. Do you guys think the ski and size 180 would be a good fit for me (166 pounds, 5'11'') as a former skier who after ten years is just making the jump back from snowboarding? I want to use it as a one ski quiver for pretty much anything, from groomers to tracked snow, powder, and hopefully in the long term for some touring. I'm slightly worried that it might be too much of a ski for me with a length of 180cm, as I've only used short and narrow skis since returning to skiing, or that I might have issues on colder and icier days. On the other hand, the Kore sounds like a ski I could definitely progress with.
It really depends more on the snow and the temp...I have had this happen with every type of ski...and snow.I've got the Kore 93 and like it, but it seems to accumulate a lot of snow on the top of it (perhaps because it is missing the top sheet). Has anyone else had this experience, and is there anything (like wax) that could be applied to the top of the skis to make them a little more snow resistant?
True, but it seems like I have it a lot more with these skis than other skis I've owned, and I always seem to have more snow on the tops of these skis than others I'm skiing with have on their skis.It really depends more on the snow and the temp...I have had this happen with every type of ski...and snow.
From my Cage Match last year of the Monster 88 vs Kore 93....I would say that you could have both the 88 and 93 in the same quiver as the 93 probably has more soft snow bias and isn't as burly as the 88 (although that is toned down a bit now).
Jeff,
Not a bad answer, the two really could coexist in the same quiver. But as @markojp said, for a 2 ski Quiver it would be hard to argue against the Monster 88 and the Kore 93's big brother, the Kore 105.
I found the 93 flex pattern to be fairly soft which was a surprise since the 105 isn't.
I found the flex of the Kore 93 to be fairly stiff, stiffer than a Nordica Enforcer 93 which is not generally considered a soft ski.
I found flexing Kore skis, be it 93, 99, 105 to be close enough that I couldn't detect much difference. So I asked the western Canada Head rep at a recent PK session at the shop where I work pt and he confirmed my findings.
Anyone else got some Kore flex input?
I found the flex of the Kore 93 to be fairly stiff, stiffer than a Nordica Enforcer 93 which is not generally considered a soft ski.
I found flexing Kore skis, be it 93, 99, 105 to be close enough that I couldn't detect much difference. So I asked the western Canada Head rep at a recent PK session at the shop where I work pt and he confirmed my findings.
Anyone else got some Kore flex input?
Several people have reported here that this ski feels very stiff when hand flexed next to its peers, notably including the Enforcer. I was one of them. When I got a chance to demo it last weekend I found, as others before me have, that it doesn't "ski" particularly stiff. Just another data point on the "why demo" graph.
Several people have reported here that this ski feels very stiff when hand flexed next to its peers, notably including the Enforcer. I was one of them. When I got a chance to demo it last weekend I found, as others before me have, that it doesn't "ski" particularly stiff. Just another data point on the "why demo" graph.