• 916 by Salomon
      • Ratings:
      • Terrain
        Park
        Pow
      • Design
        Clean
        Busy
      • Durability
        Fragile
        Durable
      • Weight
        Light
        Heavy
      • Style
        Uncool
        Cool
      • Reliability
        Sketchy
        Trustworthy
      Reviewed on Nov 23, 2010 @ 1:32 AM Bindings 2005
      Comments:

      Overall Probably the best binding I've ever used, I also like the Look P18 (lighter), but its sucks with trekkers and doesn't feel this well made. Just had an old pic though it havent changed so much over the last years Performance With a DIN range from 9 to 16 it is exactly what I need for allround skiing (off piste and maybe som piste). Design Great. Some might fnd it heavy, but it isnt ment to be used in the park. It is'nt so sensitive for snow/ice under boot. No problems with trekkers! Value Paid like 150 bucks for it, brand new. Salomons HQ for sweden is in my hometown ;) Characteristics Realeses when you want it too, or not at all if thats your choice. Good flex so it soesnt realese from hits and bad landings after drops etc. Durability No problems at all. Well I broke one brake, but hey it was in an avalanche.

    • Karma by Völkl
      • Ratings:
      • Terrain
        Park
        Pow
      • Design
        Clean
        Busy
      • Durability
        Fragile
        Durable
      • Weight
        Light
        Heavy
      • Style
        Uncool
        Cool
      • Flex
        Soft
        Stiff
      • Camber
        Cambered
        Rockered
      • Pop
        No Pop
        Poppy
      • Stability
        Jittery
        Stable
      Reviewed on Nov 11, 2010 @ 8:17 PM Skis 2005
      Comments:

      Overall Great allmtn ski (allmtn. piste, park and hardlayer) Performance Very good on everything besides pow where they cant stand up against bigger skis, but still performes well Design Who cares? Plus for the top layer, easy to carry when the skis are snowy. Value If you have the right contacts you always have a nice price ;) Characteristics Perfect allroundski for nordic mountains. Hard flex and excellent grip. It's a shame that they've soften it up. Durability So far, so good.

    • Night Train by Moment Skis
      • Ratings:
      • Terrain
        Park
        Pow
      • Design
        Clean
        Busy
      • Durability
        Fragile
        Durable
      • Weight
        Light
        Heavy
      • Style
        Uncool
        Cool
      • Flex
        Soft
        Stiff
      • Camber
        Cambered
        Rockered
      • Pop
        No Pop
        Poppy
      • Stability
        Jittery
        Stable
      Reviewed on Nov 16, 2010 @ 11:00 PM Skis 2009
      Comments:

      Overall read above Performance read above Design Kinda sucky finish on the topsheets but neonwolves with 3dglasses are cool Value fair pricing Fit Purrrrrfect Characteristics Me: 66 kg (145 pounds), 170 cm (5.6 feet), ski some comps, ski centered, like to try jibby stuff sometimes, live in Revelstoke this season, blah blah blah blah... somewhat similar skis I've tried: Salomon Czar 182, Head Jimi 181 (last year, before removed metal), Fat-ypus I-rock 186, Fat-ypus Alotta 180, Hendryx Funkalistic 172, Hendryx Purple Haze 172 (with similar, I mean playfull soft snow/allround skis) Ze skis [IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/images/1/00/00/48/94/4894.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/images/1/00/00/48/95/4895.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/images/1/00/00/48/96/4896.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/images/1/00/00/48/97/4897.jpeg[/IMG] 181cm: 140-123-135, 24.9m turn radius, mounted on the line First Impressions: Bases were super-dry, as in all white and I was very suspicious about how the tip and tail would hold up. Skis are a lot stiffer than I expected, tapered sections flex medium with the tail flexing a little softer than the tip and most of the ski is actually pretty stiff. Much stiffer than bc-jibbsticks usually are. Review: Woke up to a HUGE dump the morning after I got them and didn't know what to expect. They skied like a dream, felt like home on them right away, just clicked in and the next thing i knew I was throwing 3's/hand-drags of pillows and stomping drops like I had skied them for a couple of weeks. Good float riding both forward and switch. Felt comfortable with skiing fast trough trees and without hesitation taking of cliffs with the same speed since it's really easy to dump speed on them or just point them elsewhere. Ok, so for the conditions and the usage they are designed for it's really good but Moment says it will kill it more or less anywhere, anytime... Since that supermegaawesome day in (early) january we haven't really had any real snowfalls so they have been tested properly. In bounds supertrackedoutbulletproofmanhighmoguls: Ok, there are few skis that makes this kind of skiing fun, this isn't one of them, but they perform ok. There is some chatter but due to the low-profile rocker they ski a lot better in these conditions then most other fullrockerhightechfatskis. I grab my NT's without hesitation even in these conditions. Mixed shitsnow: Now try a pair and tell me this isn't cheating, set an edge and smile. I'm pretty amazed how such a light ski can be this damp and stable even though it's super playfull and makes me spin in all directions and making hand-drags all over the place. Mixed soft snow, aka good snow: Holy cow, they slay it! Go fast, go jibby, go huge blah blah blah. Think it, do it. Groomers: Some of this goes for in bounds supertrackedoutbulletproofmanhighmoguls aswell. They do this really good, but beware! Ski them centered or you will get your ass kicked, if you attack your tips too hard you will engage the tapered section and the skis goes the other way you are. Ski them centered and they hold an edge like crazy and thanks to the width you don't have to worry about booting out like on your skinny hardpackskis. Making turns ldeep enough to get both handss and elbows in the snow isn't any problems Jibbystuff: Really good in the air but they are too stiff for me to really do anything buttery. All in all: They deliver, stay centered with a good technique and you will be rewarded with a great allround ski. My only real concern is that the camber (flat part under foot) is kind of starting to give up on me and both the tip and tail-rocker is starting to get under my bindings. If this was my work of art I would change a couple of things: #1 I would make the flex more even from tip/tail to under foot with at little softer tip to make them a tad jibbier (I'm not a jibber but I think this would make a great ski a little better). #2 The tip/tail is really upturned and I think it will get a little more floatation with an EHP-ish tip/tail. #3 With a different shaped tip/tail they would probably need another shape on the ends (not the "cut off" one). #4 Make them with a little camber, as some of you others have, to prevent the rocker from going under foot. These are just a couple of things I've been thinking of, maybe it would make them better, maybe it would make them worse, I'm no ski-builder but I do like to compare and think about designs. Sorry for any bad spelling or grammar Durability great