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Ski weight for going fast
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If I'm looking for a pair of skis to go fast on hard packed snow, is it heavier the better or lighter the better. For example the Volkl racetiger SC or the racetiger carbon SC
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With performance piste skis, there will be a point where too light is not good, just has too heavy is sluggish. I don't recall the weight being that drastically different between those two that you mentioned...
Our Redster G9 is over a kg lighter than our previous Double Deck GS, but it's still one of the heaviest skis in the Atomic catalog. Basically, as long as you are in the sweet spot of a weight range (in the appropriate category of ski of course), it will be fun ski on hard snow.
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What kind of turns will you be making? Short slalom or long sweeping giant kind?
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Ye if you take long turns and get some big heavy skis and slap some fks 180's in them you won't be able to slow down.
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