Upon further reflection,
my two most recently tried ultra chargers (both on and some off piste) that I've liked a lot have been
the Rossignol Sender Squad 112 at rec. line, and the old K2 Pettitor 120 at rec. line up to +2.
(Any farther forward, and the Pettitor is no longer an ultra charger - it becomes too easy to ski,
and less speed exclusive - it's good for more than ultra speed.) By "ultra" I mean a ski that masquerades
as a recreational ski, in that it actually is roughly the equivalent of a Super G race ski, in terms of
how it does going fast. It's just on a different level from normal skis.
I'm an old guy, and for safety's sake, and sheer common sense, I don't want to any longer tempt myself
in this way - too much. I keep telling myself, just make those rounded GS turns, one then another in creative,
varied ways, and go slower that way.
So the only long and heavy charger skis I want to actually own anymore are the ones that can do what the Pro
(and ultra) Pettitor can do, and that is, be more versatile, maybe make GS turns or make lots of silly easy turns
at more normal speeds also: mostly, only fast enough to be passed now and then most runs,
rather than only once or twice most days.
For myself, same would go for the Heritage Lab skis.
my two most recently tried ultra chargers (both on and some off piste) that I've liked a lot have been
the Rossignol Sender Squad 112 at rec. line, and the old K2 Pettitor 120 at rec. line up to +2.
(Any farther forward, and the Pettitor is no longer an ultra charger - it becomes too easy to ski,
and less speed exclusive - it's good for more than ultra speed.) By "ultra" I mean a ski that masquerades
as a recreational ski, in that it actually is roughly the equivalent of a Super G race ski, in terms of
how it does going fast. It's just on a different level from normal skis.
I'm an old guy, and for safety's sake, and sheer common sense, I don't want to any longer tempt myself
in this way - too much. I keep telling myself, just make those rounded GS turns, one then another in creative,
varied ways, and go slower that way.
So the only long and heavy charger skis I want to actually own anymore are the ones that can do what the Pro
(and ultra) Pettitor can do, and that is, be more versatile, maybe make GS turns or make lots of silly easy turns
at more normal speeds also: mostly, only fast enough to be passed now and then most runs,
rather than only once or twice most days.
For myself, same would go for the Heritage Lab skis.
