Now that I have my boot issues sorted out, it's probably time to look at replacing my 7-year-old Rossignol Cut Pro 10.5 170s.
Prior to last year I had used them twice since buying them in 2001 with the intention of taking up skiing. Last year I got out close to 20 times and most of my buddies now consider me to be a decent intermediate.
I'm 50 years old, 5'11", 200 lbs, fairly muscular and pretty fit. Really only interested in skiing groomers with my wife and friends at medium speeds, although I do occassionally like to do some jumps etc. in the sno park. I can occasionally pic up the pace if I want to keep my faster skiing friends in sight. 90% of my time though is just spent carving down blue and single black diamond runs and just enjoying the day. I broke enough bones racing motorcycles for 20 years so I'd like to keep my skiing recreational and wax-side-down only LOL!
BTW, I ski in West Quebec, mostly the Laurentian mountains like Tremblant, Mont Blanc, Saint-Sauveur and the like, so it is mostly hard pack groomers and can get quite icy on some of the busier hills (Sauveur can be like a moguled skating rink on a Saturday afternoon). The Rossis, while a bit flexy to grip really well on ice, do have a 105-65-95 sidecut and are pretty easy to carve on the grooomers for me.
Stores have recommended everything from RaceTigers to Rossie Z9s. Of the skis owned by my friends, I particularly like one pal's Dynastar Contact Limiteds. He carves like a demon on them and I have read nothing but good reviews about the Contacts in most conditions. I also was taking a look at Volkl AC3s, TigerTwenty and most recently Volkl 5 stars.
Pretty much though I am open to anything that will add to my skiing enjoyment. Given the above info which skis do you think I should demo first?
Prior to last year I had used them twice since buying them in 2001 with the intention of taking up skiing. Last year I got out close to 20 times and most of my buddies now consider me to be a decent intermediate.
I'm 50 years old, 5'11", 200 lbs, fairly muscular and pretty fit. Really only interested in skiing groomers with my wife and friends at medium speeds, although I do occassionally like to do some jumps etc. in the sno park. I can occasionally pic up the pace if I want to keep my faster skiing friends in sight. 90% of my time though is just spent carving down blue and single black diamond runs and just enjoying the day. I broke enough bones racing motorcycles for 20 years so I'd like to keep my skiing recreational and wax-side-down only LOL!
BTW, I ski in West Quebec, mostly the Laurentian mountains like Tremblant, Mont Blanc, Saint-Sauveur and the like, so it is mostly hard pack groomers and can get quite icy on some of the busier hills (Sauveur can be like a moguled skating rink on a Saturday afternoon). The Rossis, while a bit flexy to grip really well on ice, do have a 105-65-95 sidecut and are pretty easy to carve on the grooomers for me.
Stores have recommended everything from RaceTigers to Rossie Z9s. Of the skis owned by my friends, I particularly like one pal's Dynastar Contact Limiteds. He carves like a demon on them and I have read nothing but good reviews about the Contacts in most conditions. I also was taking a look at Volkl AC3s, TigerTwenty and most recently Volkl 5 stars.
Pretty much though I am open to anything that will add to my skiing enjoyment. Given the above info which skis do you think I should demo first?
