Replying to 4frnt VCT vs. Seth Vicious
I am thinking about getting some VCT's in a 182 or some vicious in 189. I have skied green pistols in 189 everyday for awhile, and before that skied explosives in 190. I'm not that much of a park guy, pretty much just ski the steeps all day, go in the park occasionally, although a bit more this year since Mammoth has so little snow. I've skied the vicious in 189 and love them, much better than the pistol, but I am still thinking about a VCT or Gotama in 183. I'm not that much of a quiver guy, I usually just ski one ski all the time. My question on the VCT is how stable it is in 182 when pointing it. For you squaw guys, think extra or tube chute when the snow is a little hacked up. I know the VCT's will kill in powder, and at 182 they will probably be fun to swing around in steeps, but I don't know about holding a good straightline with them. I've only pointed stuff on explosives or pistols in the 190 range, so I don't have expierience with testing the stability of something 183 and around 105 under foot. I've always imagined that if the skis are stiff enough it should be fine, just never done it. How much of an upturn is their to the tail of the VCT? Is it enough that it significantly decreases the running length and makes the ski unstable when pointing it? If they made it in 185 or 186 that would be perfect. I don't know about a 190, it might be just a bit much to swing around at 105 underfoot. The vicious are fine in tight steeps in 189, I just don't know if a 190 VCT/Gotama would be too much work as something to ski everyday and ski tight stuff with. Any of you guys that ski VCT's or Gotama's in 182 or 190, would love to hear what you guys think, particularly if you've also skied vicious/pistols. Whatever I get I will probably ski everyday, mostly at Mammoth, with the pistols being rock skis.
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