I'm hoping for feedback from anyone who has skied BOTH the Sir Francis Bacon and Kung Fujas (and/or Shreditor 102) who can offer some side-by-side insights as to which is better as an everyday all mountain ski for my trips out west. I'm curious which works best in each of the following... powder, hardpack, bumps (real ones) and trees... and why.
I purchased both the Bacon (172cm) and Kung Fujas (169cm) brand new online at a good price and am trying to decide which to keep and which to sell. I'm a an older advanced/expert skier, 5'8" and 145 pounds, who skis all terrain but prefers slalom turns in bumps and trees at slower speeds rather than hard charging the bowls.
These will be my only skis on trips out west, so they have to be fairly versatile in all conditions, including hardpack and deep icy bumps if that's what the week brings. I prefer lively skis, especially the trampoline effect I get off the tails in quick slalom turns. My other skis are the 164cm Salomon X-Wing Fury which are perfectly fine but show their limitations in deeper powder, slush and crud, so they'll stay back east.
Thanks for your reply.