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Salomon Lord or Scott Punisher

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10/23/09 at 5:41am
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Hi all, previously posted on Salomon Lord only but now I'm torn...

6'5, 200lbs, 65/35 on piste/ off piste skier, level 8, strong.  Planning on more off piste this winter (50/50). Quite aggressive, though enjoy groomers and chill once in a while. And I NEED to go fast most of the time (finally bought a helmet too, so I'm gonna be pushing it more this year)

I'm torn between these skis. Not a park skier, but love everything else from groomers to crud to pow

Salomon Lord 185, or Scott Punisher 191 (or 182s...???) as 1 ski quiver... any tips???

thanks in advance,
alex
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11/8/09 at 11:59pm
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Hi Alex,
I have not been on the Salomon but I ride the Punisher (182) and its a fantastic ski. But its not a ski for fast skiing. There is no titanal reinforcement. Pure wood and fibre. Looking at your size and weight I possibly would have a look at the Voelkl Mantra 184. Its a fater and stronger ski. The Punisher could be too soft for high speed carving even the ski is a very good carver (short radius).
Cheers
Christoph
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11/9/09 at 12:00am
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Hi Alex,
I have not been on the Salomon but I ride the Punisher (182) and its a fantastic ski. But its not a ski for fast skiing. There is no titanal reinforcement. Pure wood and fibre. Looking at your size and weight I possibly would have a look at the Voelkl Mantra 184. Its a fater and stronger ski. The Punisher could be too soft for high speed carving even the ski is a very good carver (short radius).
Cheers
Christoph
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11/9/09 at 5:19am
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Where do you ski?  Something beefier for the East Coast would be appropriate.
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11/9/09 at 5:54am
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The lord is an interesting ski.  It says rocker 220 on it, but its really more the tip design.  If your looking for a beefy ski and don't need a full twin definitely check out the Rossi Phantom, seems like the tougher ski to me.   If your looking to go really fast and want a little extra width the K2 Explorer is a good ski.
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11/9/09 at 6:11pm
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If you decide on the Punisher, go long...it skis short.  I'm 6'0", 175 and ski a similar profile to you.  I'm on the 191 cms and am glad I went with that length.  As noted, not a groomer zoomer.  I used to ski on Fischer RC4 WC RC's and loved the stability, but can't really ski that fast except midweek.  I don't really miss the Fischers now that I spend so much time in the woods.  I also have Nordica Afterburners and have found the top end of the Scotts to be similar...40mph or so and they start to get a little twitchy.
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