These skis were super stiff with lots of energy in the turns. I was able to bob short swingers and get good edging but it took a lot of work to get them to bite in quick turns. They were superb at high speed on hard pack and felt bomb proof with zero chatter. Peppy is a word I want to use. I would definitely ski these again for straight running days and spring blue bombing, but not for the park at all.
Winter Park didn't come through like Copper - Had to pay the gaper price for the "high end" gear. After deliberating a bit and inquiring about the Volkl Mantras, I went with the recommendation from the BROder at the desk to try out a pair of Rossignol Phantom 87s.
These are "only" 80something under foot and were extremely fun to roll over onto edges. I could really get a quick pendulum turn flowing and the ski held a solid edge. But this ski should stay on the shelf for high energy skiers. There was no spring back and the ski felt dead on the snow. Any action with these skis is self generated. And the tip speed on this ski is bogus. Not sure if the bulbous tip shovel has anything to do with it, but talk about a slug! No thank you.
Ski on! Back home and back to the Prophets until the next OP to experiment.
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