Tuesday, March 23, 2010

My Review of Volkl Unlimited AC50 Skis / Motion iPT Wide Ride 12.0 Bindings - '09/'10

Originally submitted at REI

Advanced skiers who like to lay fast tracks on any slope in any type of snow will love the nimble Völkl Unlimited AC50 skis with Motion iPT Wide Ride 12.0 Bindings.


Love These Gorrilla Sticks!

By OutdoorsTara from Kamloops, BC, Canada on 3/23/2010

 

4out of 5

Gift: No

Pros: Crud busters, Good Carving Ability, Smooth Ride, Good Grip

Cons: Heavy

Best Uses: Moguls, Icy Conditions

Describe Yourself: Advanced

I am a pretty aggressive gal on the snow. I am 5'6", 150 lbs, and very muscular and strong.
I demo'ed these skis at Snowbird, UT, in Feb '10, after working my way through the ladies boards. The ski tech's comment was, "I think you'll really love these...if you can handle them."
omg, these skis were amazing!!!
I dubbed them 'The Gorrilla Sticks' as they truly did not care if I rode icy moguls, carved icy groomers, tight trees, blasted heavy crud or even 6" of lovely soft powder.
downsides: these skis are sooooo heavy, I could barely pick them up with 1 hand. I hiked with them, and it was gruelling. And in knee-deep powder, I wished for more floatation
Overall: if they were a bit less heavy, I would never want any other ski....ever.

(legalese)

1 comment:

tara said...

hmmm. REI gave me the option of posting this.....not sure it's at all relevant. But I did LOVE these skis. They rocked!