kastle fx85

Ski is a 17/18(?) Kastle FX85 (mounted with Attack2 13 demos) of unknown provenance purchased from a large-ish retailer of used ex-demo skis last year. I had them checked over by a shop when I got them and they checked out fine. I've got about 7 days of gentle soft groomers and bumps on it, but...

I will be spending my first year as a Deer Valley pashokder this year and am looking for a ski to both fill out the narrower end of my quiver and for daily use at DV. My existing quiver is composed of an Enforcer 93 (I love this ski) and Backland 108. Knowing the conditions at DV I’d like this...

Kästle LX73 Dimensions: 115-73-99 Radius: 15m@164cm Sizes: 140, 148, 156, 164, 172 Size tested: 164 Design: Carryover Tricia: (from last season) Kästle has changed its LX lineup; it added a sidewall construction, making this ski completely different from past versions other than the LX in the...

It couldn’t get more black vs white than comparing these two skis. This is really a Gen 2.0 comparison that goes back to the original FX and LX, but the times have changed. The new FX85 is much more off-piste-oriented than the original FX84, which felt more like a lightweight MX; where the old...

Bought these new last fall (2015). Only skied six or seven days. Mounted once for bsl 283mm. Typical Kastle topsheet scratching, but no chips. Tops 8.5 / 10; bases 9.5 / 10. See pics. Will need a light scrape and brush due to storage wax. Fischer branded Tyrolia Attack 13 bindings are slightly...

This year gave us a new opportunity at SIA, a "not exactly sure what we will be testing” opportunity. In 2014, we knew we would be on hard-snow skis. In 2015, we knew we would be on soft-snow skis. For 2016, conditions ended up putting us on every kind of ski, from 68 to 112 mm underfoot (I...

After testing the new Kästle FX85 last SIA, I told Mr. Davenport, “It’s like cheating!” — so quick and easy to ski, super fun in bumps yet handled both groomed and light crud with ease. I already own an MX83, so I felt the want but not the need for a similar ski. Except that they aren’t that...