Skis for carving in powder

[karlo]

, you must be a great theoretician, Dr. @KingGrump. They are 186. From what has been written here, the thought did cross my mind that these may be too stiff if the longitudinal flex is critical for float. But, I concluded that if I attack, in 3D mode, or as in moguls, bending the ski in powder shouldn't be a problem.

 

[KingGrump]

, you must be a great theoretician, Dr. @KingGrump. They are 186. From what has been written here, the thought did cross my mind that these may be too stiff if the longitudinal flex is critical for float. But, I concluded that if I attack, in 3D mode, or as in moguls, bending the ski in powder shouldn't be a problem.

What you really meant is I am a good BS artist. To tell you the truth, I don't even ski. Can't stand the cold and snow.
You are definitely on the right track.

 

[karlo]

To tell you the truth, I don't even ski.

That thought crossed my mind too.

 

[markojp]

My dependable deep powder skiing is in Japan. I'm at the mercy of what is available there as demo's. Clearly though, I need to check out a much wider ski than the 109's, like a 120-something, though sounds like the 109's will be fine if I attack.

Mine was for 12 seasons. If you're in Niseko, run over to Toryu and pick up a pair of Vector Glides for fun. Great local ski. FWIW, you don't 'need' anything wider than a 109'ish ski. You don't need to 'attack' to make a 109 work. You just need to ski centered, breathe, and clear your head. As George Clinton says, "free your mind, and your a$$ will follow."

 

[tromano]

That thought crossed my mind too.

Everyone needs a hobby.

 

[karlo]

Mine was for 12 seasons. If you're in Niseko,

12 seasons, nice! Would love to ski Niseko and Hokkaido. Haven't been able to work that out. I am also in Japan on business and, for scheduling flexibility, it's easier to be on the main island. So, I've been skiing in Hakuba, going on fifth year. I picked up touring two seasons ago to get even more dependably into the powder. I can't wait, particularly after all that I've learned here. I'm an expert powder skier now, I've read all that there is to know!

 

[markojp]

Love touring there! The terrain above the areas puts the inbounds stuff to shame. Your 109 would be a superb touring ski for Hakuba.

 

[Tom K.]

Killing time on the interwebz on this topic -- mostly looking at fat ski shapes -- and the Fischer Ranger 115 looks like a carvy pow ski.

Any experiences?

Paging @epic?

 

[karlo]

Killing time on the interwebz

And I have a Compuserve mail account and a Windows phone

 

[karlo]

It worked. Skiing in deeper powder a couple weeks ago, I skied it like I was skiing moguls. I kept my core tight, and I skied like I was skiing in moguls, absorbing a bump at the finish of the turn. That got rid of the submarining and the subsequent porpoising that pushed me onto my backseat. I felt like I was carving a turn in moguls. No need to change any gear. I used exactly the same equipment I did last year.