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Candide 4.0 or Icelantic Gypsy
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Anyone have any comparisons between these two?
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I haven't skied the gypsy or any icelantic for that matter, I have skied the candide 3 and 4.
the 4 was a great ski that handled deep like tinting else but could also performed decently on the hardback. however I was a little concerned that I would break it due to its ultra-lightweight build, it just felt a bit sketchy. It'd be a great deep powder touring backcountry ski. however the candide is ludicrously expensive. and I would recommend the Volkl Two. it slashes in the pow and charges through crud, you can even get it to rail on groomers. for the price and style of ski your looking at, i would say Volkl Two!
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Both super soft skis but the warranty on faction is really good.
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Gypsys are hella fun. They are a softer pow ski so you can do all the fancy shit on them and they are pretty fun on the groomers. You can go from edge to edge on groomers fairly well but the radius is larger becasue of the 125mm waist. in pow tho, they can duck in and out of trees as well any other ski. If you have any specific questions about them, just ask me. I havent riden them as much as i wanted to (maybe 12 times this season) but i have a general understanding on how they preform in pow, groomers, ice and slush.
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Hola!
I am 185 cm, 75 kg and a pretty agressive skier but dont do many tricks though.
I got gypsys last year in 190 as my first pure powski and couldnt realy get into them. I had them mounted at recommended with griffons and always felt like they hat way too much tail to throw arround. I felt like the mounting point was the issue.
This year i got them in 180 and i am realy curious about where to mount them! Any ideas? Do you mount them at recommended?
Thanks for your help ;)
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Pow:
Great float, but huge tail! Was scary as f*** and i threw myself sideways in the snow to slow down.
Groomer:
Nice carvability and a realy long edge. Of cause getting them there was hell of an effort and they definitely arent made for groomers but handle the way down to the lift well :)
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