Will resorts be running demos this year? (Colorado)

I got no clue but man I hope so

swagmasterflexI got no clue but man I hope so

Me too lol, I was trying to reason out if it could happen with Covid and I was unable to get anywhere with that. Really seems like it could go either way

At Deer Valley, once Empire opens, the Rossignol High Performance Test Center plans to operate. You gotta call ahead and reserve though. It's a complimentary service.

I'm half tempted to fuck around on the Black Ops Sender Ti in a 194 just to see what it's like to drive a ski that mongo

larilinesignAt Deer Valley, once Empire opens, the Rossignol High Performance Test Center plans to operate. You gotta call ahead and reserve though. It's a complimentary service.

I'm half tempted to fuck around on the Black Ops Sender Ti in a 194 just to see what it's like to drive a ski that mongo

You should definitely do this, also be interested to here how that goes lol

LazylightningYou should definitely do this, also be interested to here how that goes lol

I tested the "fuck around on a big macho man ski" theory once with the CT3.0 in 190 on that riggity-raggity bump run under the Black Mountain Express at A Basin that I've skied a million times. It's like apples and oranges though cuz the ct's are comparatively ultra playful to the Black Ops.

What I found was that with my typical fit of 170-something-length and 90-something-width, I kinda techy-toothpick my way through the weird shaped obstacles on that run.

On the 190-something length, 110-something CT3s, I just kinda bombed straight spending like 50% of the time hovering in the air and putting a little 15° edge pivot in each time I brushedly bounced off the slope. Just like, blinked and I was at the bottom of the run overshooting the side hit lol. I'd say I was still skiing in control, but it was a bit sendy, probably at the edge of my control zone. If I wasn't familiar with the run and already had a line picked out, it might have been out of control.

I think the Black Ops will be different cuz they are so heavy and stiff and damp. I'll still be mothafuckin railing the same trajectory and motions, but I expect to have way less air time and way more impact when I put my edges in, resulting in better control cuz my turns will actually hit like a cleaver and not smear like a butterknife.

I think the speed and aggression will be similar, but different - like the ct3s would be sprinting hyena, and the Black Ops would be charging warthog.

But I'll post an update once I do the demo cuz now I'm all hyped up on this.

Edit: also, there's a ski I'm eyeing that's similar to the Black Ops Ti, so it'll give me chance to check out something in that class.

**This post was edited on Dec 22nd 2020 at 11:31:11am

Bump, anyone know?

Are you talking demos of this season's gear or 2022 models? Not out of a resort, but our Denver shop is starting to send their ski demos out & gradually adding more models to the lineup.

evo.comAre you talking demos of this season's gear or 2022 models? Not out of a resort, but our Denver shop is starting to send their ski demos out & gradually adding more models to the lineup.

This might actually be perfect, thank you!