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Nordica Zero ???

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SnowJumperAK
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So, I did a search, read some stuff, and i like the idea of this ski. Seems like everyone stoked to ski on it this year, and i ski everything from weekdays in the deep deep deep pow then taking my skis to the resort with the kids on the weekend. I like having multiple pairs of skis, but its nice to have a fav i like a lot, so my question is,

Do you guys think this ski will shred groomers and hardpack okay? Im weary of the "no camber" cause my bents aint that great on groomers and i need something i can hit Northface up or other pow stash's while the kids take a break in the lodge or are off doing their own thing. Anyone??

Thanks

Oct 22 2008 3:40AM
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the-big-lepowski
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The zero looks like a really cool ski.  It was a little bit narrower than my other options, and I also wondered about the no camber because I still ski all-mountain when theres no light and fluffy to bem had.  The symetrical sidecut is really cool too.  I think i'll probably go with the bacons instead

Oct 22 2008 11:40AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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What other skis do you have. Since you already have some skis it helps to know which ones.

Oct 22 2008 2:26PM
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SnowJumperAK
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Oh, sorry, i have a pair of 179 Hell Bents and a pair of 181 MSP's right now, I have thought about getting the Kung Fujas but here its pretty shakey at speed so i have kind of drifted away from it, the other ski i was looking at was the S5 or Brigade from Rossignol in 185. I Skied on VCT's a little last year and thought they were so so. Im jsut interested in that Zero because of the the flat camber and symetrical design.
Oct 22 2008 4:56PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Seems like a dope ski.
I can't find anything saying that it has no camber though.
Oct 22 2008 5:04PM
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EClay46
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if it doesnt have to be a symmetrical ski you might want to look into the obsethed, i have them and they are a great all around do everything ski. they have camber for most of the ski and carve great and they have some rocker in the tip in tail so they are great in powder. They have a medium-stiff flex so they are great at speed, it is probably the most versatile ski ive ever rode. i ski at mammoth and they are perfect, ill ski the top some, charging pretty hard including cliffs, steep technical riding, huge turns that dont deflect much speed, and pointing down the fall line. after this i head down into the park and hit a few jumps then head back up top to ski some more pow. then i will ride park, mostly just jumps after it gets tracked out
Oct 22 2008 5:47PM
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Lemuel
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bumping this to see if anyone else has ridden it/has pics of it. i just watched the videos of it on nordica's website and it looks sick. no action shots, just of the ski. and nordica seems to have dropped marker bindings and is using the vist bindings.
Nov 11 2008 7:42PM
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rudager
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The ski rips, I rode it last year. great ski, can take anything, cliffs, switch, groomers etc.
Nordica designed it so it is an all mountain ski.

Have fun
Nov 11 2008 8:28PM
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grams.
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I might be going out on a limb here, but the ski is called ZERO for a reason. Hence, no camber...completely flat. I'm pretty sure that's whole selling point of the ski.
Nov 11 2008 9:30PM
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SkierX
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Saw a pair in the shop, and was fairly impressed by the light weight of the ski.

Seems to have been well recieved and last years Nordicas were killers too.
Nov 11 2008 9:46PM
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