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Which Metron for me??

post #1 of 10
10/15/04 at 2:05pm
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Firstly my apologies if this Q has been answered in these forums elsewhere, I have looked!

Can someone help me with the following please, because the answers seem lacking here in Australia?

I am heading to Vail and Tahoe for the best part of Jan 05, and have the opportunity to demo (from here) either the Metron B5 or the M:EX. Im paying for the priveledge so I want to get it right.
Im concerned that the m:ex will be too fat and gnarly for me, the B:5 too similar to the Volkl 6*'s that I ski on now.

Ultimately the decision is to end up owning a pair that I can use in Japan and Oz on powder days.

Im also concerned that my metron index at 1258, puts me on the 155's in the m:ex. This just seems so incredibly short??
For the record I am 173cm (5'6") and weigh 75kgs (168lbs), advanced skiier, but mellowing with age (37). My Volkl's are 168.
Thanks
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post #2 of 10
10/16/04 at 2:24pm
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I promise I won't bite anyone who replies????????: : :
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post #3 of 10
10/16/04 at 5:26pm
I think Metrons are supposed to be used shorter than what you would call the "correct" length for weight/height these days due to their overall wider profile. I don't know quite what the difference is supposed to be---is 13cm about right in decreased length? I don't know for sure.

If they are demos, why not opt for longer and see for yourself. I might also suggest you look into local demo's---would be much easier---probably much more costly tho.
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post #4 of 10
10/17/04 at 11:02am
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Originally Posted by stumpy
Ultimately the decision is to end up owning a pair that I can use in Japan and Oz on powder days.

Im also concerned that my metron index at 1258, puts me on the 155's in the m:ex. This just seems so incredibly short??
For the record I am 173cm (5'6") and weigh 75kgs (168lbs), advanced skiier, but mellowing with age (37). My Volkl's are 168.
Thanks
Here's my 2 cents. I have been skiing Volkl 5 and 6 stars for hard snow skiing and they are great. This year I am looking at getting a pair of Metrons and have also posted to get other opinions.

The EX is going to be a good ski for powder and crud. The B5 is more versatile in that it will ski both soft and hard snow conditions well. Buy a ski for where you will be skiing most of the time....sounds like hard snow if you ski the 6 stars now. The conditions at Vail and around Tahoe are quite different....rocky mountain snow tends to be lighter and Tahoe snow wetter. If you ski Mt Rose or Kirkwood (south of Tahoe) the snow is lighter but still not Rocky Mtn or Wasatch powder.

I personally would chose the B5s as I spend far more days on hard snow and only ski a week or two out west in softer snow. If I lived in Colorado I would reverse my logic and have the EXs as my primary ski and the B5 as my hard snow (Colorado doesn't really have hard snow like the midwest and east) day skis.

As for length, I am 6'1', 195lbs and will be skiing lengths around 170-5cm depending on the ski. I am also an expert skier although age has dimished my skiing in bumps, trees and steeps. Takes too long to heal if I get dinged.
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post #5 of 10
10/19/04 at 9:09am
Demo, demo, DEMO.
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post #6 of 10
10/19/04 at 1:59pm
Last year, I skiied the 6* in 168. Great hard pack ski. I also skiied the 724 Pro in softer snow. Very nice. However, I realized that my 2003 R:11 is a better hard pack ski than the 6* and just as good as a boot high pow ski as the 724 Pro. This year, I will ski 2004 R:11 on the groomers, 2005 M:EX (175) in the shin high pow, and my BIG DADDYs on the day of the 30" dumps. I recently spoke to an Atomic rep. I told him that dealers are trying to sell the M:EX "short." For god's sake, in order to ski the M:EX 185cm according to the Metron index, one would have to weigh 250lbs. This is hog wash. I was told that I (a very aggressive skier, who weighs 190lbs and skis Utah powder) should easily consider the M:EX in 185. The Metron test seems more for the M:11/B5 skis with the radical radius/sidecut. There is nothing radical about the sidecut/radius of the M:EX. If you like speed, long turns and pow, go a bit longer. Although, I am sure the M:B5 is a very nice ski, I think that Atomic is miffed that they got skunked by all of the ski publications, and they should be second guessing their decision to shelf the R:11!
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post #7 of 10
10/19/04 at 8:23pm
I skied the B5 last Feb. in everything from bumps to powder (at least 18 inchs) and it was awsome. FWIW I am 6.0' 195lbs and am a level 9 skier with a backgorund in racing and instruction, and I use the B5 in a 172 cm. I would think you would be happy on the 162 cm.
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post #8 of 10
10/20/04 at 12:53pm
Can you say a bit more about the metron B5?

i am looking at that ski or else the fischer RX8/RX9.

i suspect the metron b5 is very versatile?
thanks
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post #9 of 10
10/21/04 at 6:18am
docbrad66 - here are a few threads that deal with the Metron B5:
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread...ghlight=metron
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread...ghlight=metron
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread...ghlight=metron
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread...ghlight=metron
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread...ghlight=metron

I imagine you'll find all the info you need there, it's been a pretty popular topic of discussion. If you don't find the info you need, post SPECIFICALLY what you want to know. There are some VERY knowledgable folks here who have first hand experience with this ski.
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post #10 of 10
10/21/04 at 7:02am
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Originally Posted by docbrad66
Can you say a bit more about the metron B5?

i am looking at that ski or else the fischer RX8/RX9.

i suspect the metron b5 is very versatile?
thanks
It is one the most versatile skis I have ever been on, it's one down side would be zipper line bumps, with a tip that wide it needs to be skied a little different in the bumps, but other that that I really like the ski.
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