Volk Gotama

Really great ski, unlike anything on the market. Too bad Volkl stopped making them.

I'm normally not a huge fan of Volkl putting full rocker on everything they make, but it works with the Gotama. The long turning radius is stable at speed, but not hard at all to break into a turn. They carve surprisingly well on hardback, and do a good job of floating through soft snow. This is a great ski that works in almost every situation.

MartianManReally great ski, unlike anything on the market. Too bad Volkl stopped making them.

I'm normally not a huge fan of Volkl putting full rocker on everything they make, but it works with the Gotama. The long turning radius is stable at speed, but not hard at all to break into a turn. They carve surprisingly well on hardback, and do a good job of floating through soft snow. This is a great ski that works in almost every situation.

Thanks for the response! Hows the flex on the Gotama?

Sean.Thanks for the response! Hows the flex on the Gotama?

Pretty stiff, but not crazy stiff.

Awesome. How do you recommend I get my bindings mounted?

I rode my buddies goats a few times last year. Ive been on 4frnt HOJIs for two years so I love the full rocker on skis esp in the 105-110mm range. The goats are a little softer flexing and seem more multi purpose as the beefier hojis do. A got a little tip chatter when flying through chunder and chop. They are super versitle, the carve well, float decently, and are a lightish ski. That said they have a very damp/dead feel to me. They arent the poppiest/livly ski out there. So if youre looking for a playful, poppy, pillow hopping ski, I would look elsewhere.

I love the Gotama so much I own two pairs. One is now a rock ski set, and the other is a pristine demo ski that I bought on a really good sale at the end of last year. I'm really bummed that they stopped making it.

They are easily the most versatile ski I've ever ridden, the lack of camber means they don't drag, overhook, or buck when you ride through choppy bullshit. The rocker is subtle enough and the ski is stiff enough that you still have excellent edge contact even on boilerplate ice. The long sidecut means they love to charge, and don't ever feel hooky when straight-lining. All of these attributes makes it really good at riding out those sketchy early season landings in non prime conditions.

They aren't the best in the park, but I've still taken them off medium sized kickers with no problems. If you are looking for a crud buster, and versatile freeride ski that is more than capable in moderate amounts of powder, you can go wrong with the gotama.