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Volkl katanas

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*WonderBread*
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hey im lookin into som big mountain/pow skis if your own(ed) them tell me what you thought of them
thanks
Mar 28 2008 7:04PM
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jeremy.g
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i skied some at big sky mt a couple days ago(8 inches fresh and drifts wind chop over a foot) and heres what i thought of them.
floated very well, i could charge very fast on them and im big 6'2 185, no tip dive.
stiff as fuck.
blew through everything, chop, wind crust, pow , crud.
very good on groomers for being 111 underfoot.
Mar 30 2008 12:47AM
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MrPantyDropper
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they arent that stiff..really come on now.
they had some construction problems, so Id wait for next years..

otherwise they have a tiny bit of rocker.
cut through chop pretty well.
the mounting point is extremely far back on the ski, so if your not always on top of your shit mount 1-2cm forward of the X
they float well(obviously),but not as well as other skis in its class
they carve very well of groomers for their size
theyre damp.

personally I would look elsewhere.
Mar 30 2008 11:24AM
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Aenigma
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Serious question:

What would you consider a soft ski?
Mar 30 2008 3:47PM
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CFSGabe
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great ski for not being too fat, no camber, fat, stiff,
everyone who had them loved them but you have to watch out for the powder channel
breaking apart. I have seen several of the katanas this year where the powder channel
is either coming apart or has spilt and need to be cut out
Mar 30 2008 6:34PM
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jeremy.g
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they are the stiffest ive ridden, compared to my jjs. i thought they were really stiff, but i haven't rid anything else to compare to. what would you say is a stiff ski?
Mar 30 2008 10:27PM
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MrPantyDropper
Posts: 5016 - Karma: 65
your jjs are noodles

sitff compared to jjs-yes

stiff compared to bsquad-no
Mar 30 2008 10:31PM
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jeremy.g
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^oh okay
Mar 31 2008 9:10AM
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Corben
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Bump for me....

Can anyone compare the Katanas with the Gotomas?
Dec 9 2008 6:06PM
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