alex73Hi everyone, has anyone tested the whitewalker 116 (sammy's pro model) ? i want to buy new skis and WW116 seems good for what i'm looknig for. I'm leaving in the french alps so i don't have tons of powder all the year, so how the WW116 react on slightly hard snow? and how is itgoing for tree runs?
If you have any recommendations of skis feel free to share.
WW116s are great if you ski like Sammy. They want to plane up atop the snow (plane as in boat hull) and for you to slarve and slash your way from one jump to the next. I've only skied them at factory rec and would suggest going with the sammy mount / forward of rec for a better balance in the ski. They did not ski difficult / crusty snow great at fac rec, they had a very noticable balance point. They do not float as much as plane, so they need a bit of speed to come alive. They are good on hard pack for what they are, but are too stiff/light to be good in dense variable imho. Pretty much any 115+ ski is going to be great in light / dry snow, so that they ski that kinda snow well should come as no surprise nor is it much of a pro, more of a par for the course.
Honestly, you MF108s will do most things just as well for where you ski, but also be better on piste and a lot better in variable. I would consider something like BlackOps118 (mounted at -2 from rec) instead - heavier and so better in variable, but also more balanced feel. DPS Koala 118 (mounted on rec) is a similarly loose ski, just a tad more dry/soft snow specific than BO118s. Hell, Dynastar M Free 118s can prob be found dirt cheap now too in euroland, and is also a very good ski - especially mounted at +1.5 from rec. I prefer all of the three aforementioned skis to WW116s. Revolt121s are great too if you want something even more progressive / more soft snow specific.