Hi,
I'm an average skier based in Switzerland looking for advice on a pair of new skis. I mostly spend my time skiing in Engelberg or Chamonix. Up until now I have been mostly skiing open fairly steep terrain. Since 2011 I have had a love story with a pair of K2 Hellbents 189. I find this ski to be easy to ski in most ski conditions I encounter, and also very manoeuvrable the times I have to negotiate my way down a forrest patch or a couloir. I know some people who say that it is not avery stable ski, but for me that has never been a problem. I guess I just don't ski fast enough. I have got the knees of an old man, and to be fair I'm not that young anymore :)
My only problem with these skis is that they are pretty darn heavy when touring. And due to the double rocker, the grip I get while touring on hard snow is not that great.
This coming season I plan on doing a bit more with skins underneath my skis and some more skiing in couloirs. I'm not looking for a speciality ski just for this though. I'm looking for something which will be fun and easy to ski, but versatile enough for some tighter turns and light enough for a few hours of ski touring.
I have been looking at "Dynastar Cham 2.0 107" or the 117 model. From the reviews I have read I think this could be something for me. Prior to the hellbents I had a pair of "Dynastar Legend Pro XXL (2008)" which I never really got to good terms with. To much ski I guess.
Looking forward to your comments
/Rikard
Retiring my 2010 Hellbents
I'm an average skier based in Switzerland looking for advice on a pair of new skis. I mostly spend my time skiing in Engelberg or Chamonix. Up until now I have been mostly skiing open fairly steep terrain. Since 2011 I have had a love story with a pair of K2 Hellbents 189. I find this ski to be easy to ski in most ski conditions I encounter, and also very manoeuvrable the times I have to negotiate my way down a forrest patch or a couloir. I know some people who say that it is not avery stable ski, but for me that has never been a problem. I guess I just don't ski fast enough. I have got the knees of an old man, and to be fair I'm not that young anymore :)
My only problem with these skis is that they are pretty darn heavy when touring. And due to the double rocker, the grip I get while touring on hard snow is not that great.
This coming season I plan on doing a bit more with skins underneath my skis and some more skiing in couloirs. I'm not looking for a speciality ski just for this though. I'm looking for something which will be fun and easy to ski, but versatile enough for some tighter turns and light enough for a few hours of ski touring.
I have been looking at "Dynastar Cham 2.0 107" or the 117 model. From the reviews I have read I think this could be something for me. Prior to the hellbents I had a pair of "Dynastar Legend Pro XXL (2008)" which I never really got to good terms with. To much ski I guess.
Looking forward to your comments
/Rikard
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