Denis Bogan <[log in to unmask]> writes:
[about the Salomon Alaska Rocket]
> I saw a pair in a shop in Fernie last March for $500 Cdn. I
> had no idea the MSRP was $800 US. Still, after flexing them
> I wouldn't have bought them. They were the softest ski I've
> ever flexed, almost comically so, and the tail was just as soft
> as the tip.
I think you're confusing models. The non-shaped mid-fat noodle
they'd been selling for a few years was the X-Mountain. I own
a pair and love 'em on the soft stuff. I don't ski very fast so
the softness doesn't cause me any problems. They're totally
useless on ice or groomed, though. Salomon also have/had a weird
looking double-ended ski that's ridiculously soft like the old
ballet skis of years gone by. Maybe that's what you were looking
at? I have no idea who would use such gear. Skiing in half-pipes
maybe?
Their new rocket ship is called the Super Mountain. It flexes
a lot like the X-Scream Series but it's 5 cm longer, a little
wider tip and tail, and a *LOT* wider in the waist. There are
3 pairs sitting at The Basin Ski Shop at Killington if anybody's
curious. Serious ski toys but not something you'd use often in
Vermont. They list for "only" $695. Does anybody really pay
retail for this stuff?
-Geoff
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