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Adventurous Intermediate Groomer Recommendations: 2006 / 2007
Atomic SX:9m Puls | Dynastar Omecarve 8
Dynastar Omecarve 9 / Exclusive Carve | Dynastar Skicross 9
Elan Fusion S8 | Fischer RX4 / Vision 30 | Head Cool Thang
K2 T:Nine True Luv IBC | Rossignal Zenith Z5 | Salomon Rush No 7
Volkl Attiva S2
2006 Atomic SX:9m Puls: Extremely stable, very turny, bumps, trees, good energy, excellent edge grip, medium to high stiffness, great in all size radius turns, both men and women like it, occasional off piste skiing, women should also consider Atomic Balanze 9.6 Diva (rave reviews from Ski Press)
Price: $900 with Atomic W/ Binding
Radius: 15 m at 170 cm
Lengths: 150, 160, 170, 180 cm
More Info: Atomicsnow.com
2005 Dynastar Omecarve 8: Highly stable, extremely easy to turn, bumps, trees, excellent edge grip, medium stiffness, great in all size radius turns, men only, extremely high marks by recreational testers on green and blue runs from Ski Press
Lengths: 152, 158, 165, 172 cm
More Info: My-dynastar.com
2005 Dynastar Omecarve 9 / Exclusive Carve : Stable, extremely easy to turn, high marks in bumps, trees, decent edge grip, medium stiffness, best in short to medium radius turns but can handle long radius turns, men - Omecarve 9 and women - Exclusive Carve
Radius: 13 m at 172 cm
Lengths: 152, 158, 165, 172 cm
More Info: My-dynastar.com
2005 Dynastar Skicross 9: Stable, bumps, trees, strong edge grip, medium stiffness, great in all size radius turns, men only, occasional off piste skiing but Ski Magazine reports it is not easy to control in deep powder and slop
Radius: 16 m at 170 cm
Lengths: 154, 162, 170, 178, 182 cm
More Info: My-dynastar.com
2006 Elan S8: Highly stable, extremely easy to turn, bumps, trees, very forgiving, good edge grip, medium stiffness, great in all size radius turns, men only, extremely high marks by recreational testers on green and blue runs from Ski Press
Price: $700 with integrated Fusion Binding System
Radius: 14.3 m at 168 cm
Lengths: 152, 160, 168, 176 cm
More Info: Snowbizusa.com/elanUSA/
2006 Fischer RX4 / Vision 30: Extremely stable, very turny, bumps, trees, good energy, excellent edge grip, light to medium stiffness, better in long radius turns but also good in short radius turns, RX4 for men and Vision 30 for women, men should also consider RX6 and Fischer AMC 70
Price: $525 with Binding
Radius: 13 m at 160 cm
Lengths: 140, 150, 160, 165, 170, 175 cm
More Info: Fischerskis.com
2006 Head Cool Thang: Extremely stable, great energy, excellent edge grip, medium stiffness, better in long radius turns but also performs in short radius turns, women only
Price: $500 with Binding
Radius: 15.3 m at 170 cm
Lengths: 142, 149, 156, 163, 170 cm
More Info: Head.com
2006 K2 T:Nine True Luv: Stable, easy to turn, bumps, trees, decent edge grip, light to medium stiffness, great in all size radius turns, women only, extremely high marks by recreational testers on green and blue trails from Ski Press but stronger skiers should consider T:Nine Burnin' Luv
Price: $550 with Marker IBC 10 Binding System
Lengths: 146, 153, 160, 167 cm
More Info: K2skis.com
2006 Rossignal Zenith Z5: Highly stable, easy to turn, bumps, trees, excellent edge grip, medium stiffness, notably good in powder and crud, best in short to medium radius turns, women only, extremely high marks by recreational and pro testers from Ski Press but several sources report it is not the best at really high speeds
Price: $750 with binding
Radius: 14.2 m at 154 cm
Lengths: 146, 154, 162 cm
More Info: Rossignol.com
2006 Salomon Rush No 7: Highly stable, easy to turn, bumps, trees, excellent edge grip, light to medium stiffness, handles all radius turns equally well, women only, extremely high marks by recreational and pro testers from Ski Press but several sources report it is not the best at really high speeds
Price: $600 with binding
Radius: 11.7 m at 159 cm
Lengths: 144, 149, 154, 159, 164, 169 cm
More Info: Salomonski.com
2006 Volkl Attiva S2: Highly stable, easy to turn, bumps, trees, excellent edge grip, light to medium stiffness, handles all radius turns equally well, women only, extremely high marks by Ski Magazine
Price: $550 with binding
Radius: 13 m at 156 cm
Lengths: 149, 156, 163, 170 cm
More Info: Volkl.com
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