kastle mx84

Since I seem committed to owning more skis than days I ski in a year, I own or am very interested in the skis below. My interests range from Northeastern hardpack to Utah powder and a variety of terrain. If hardpack—>powder defines the extremes (if it’s all ice, I’ll stay home), I’m happy to...

So, I've just spent three days at Whistler/Blackcomb skiing the steeps with Extremely Canadian. Day 1 was storm skiing with some nice soft snow where it was deposited by the wind and some firmer stuff where it was scoured. Day 2 was leftovers, and then it got cold, the snow set up (mainly)...

In an un-hasty way, I'm in the market for a 90-something do-most-things-well-enough western one-ski travel quiver. If it looks like there's a good chance of snow I'd bring my 108s instead or in addition. So I don't want to go too wide on this ski. For that reason as well as personal preference...

Ran a lot of searches and I know who a lot of the heavy hitters are out there, but sometimes, the frame of reference for these recommendations is western packed powder and off-piste, versus my own frame of reference, which is Mid-Atlantic Ice Coast, and one to two weeks out west (for packed...

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...

The more I research skis, the more options get added to my list to fill in the mid-70s to mid-80s gap. This is dangerous. :eek: So curious to hear any thoughts on the Head Super Joy vs. the Supershape iRally vs the Supershape iTitan. I'm 5'1", 112 lbs, advanced, and ski in Tahoe, and I demo'ed...

Many of us have champagne tastes and beer budgets. It is nothing to be ashamed of; sometimes there are limitations in the budget, and trust me, we don’t judge. Don’t fret, hold your head high, because we are going to show you some great options to some of the popular premium models from each...

Kästle BMX105 Dimensions: 134-105-123 Radius: 21m@181cm Sizes: 165, 173, 181, 189 Size tested: 181 Design: Carryover Philpug: I am not sure how I can be so blah on the FX95 and so enamored of the BMX105. The FX/BMX shape is indeed polarizing, with many really liking the FX; the BMX, although...

Review: 2016 Kastle MX83 vs 2017 Kastle MX84 an interesting opportunity recently presented itself: one of my good customers traded in a 2016, mint-condition MX83 in 173cm toward a 2017 MX84 in 176cm. The 83's were mounted up with an Attack 13 binding: the 2017's are my personal pair with a...

Ski shootout: frontside all-mountain rides! Finally getting some groomer days, I was able to take up 3 of my favorite frontside rides to the mountain for some testing, back to back the other day. Conditions: epic grippy cold snow, soft bumps forming in well-skied areas, beat-up crud from a...