[Chamonix]

[geo]

No thread drift there. That's an awesome ski.

I demoed the same ski twice with NTN on it from the Neptune shop in Boulder -and skied it at Breckenridge. It's "early rise tip" has indeed a very subtle rocker.

I thought it an excellent ski, but the shop only had the short ones (1-embarrassing-70 something....). That was my only complaint.

I actually decided to switch to NTN after that (but I'm still "in transition").

Teledance was arcing his 194 Volkls yesterday. "We need the speed."

[teledance]

Those were 184 and 94 underfoot, a fun ski 98% of the time. Still need to add a fatty like the S7 .
Have a great time with those in AK.

[Carpe Canem]

Think you made the right call w the Super 7s, over the plain S anyway. Demoed the S7s several times by now and it was always good. Last week took a pair of S7 for a couple runs on Spring pre-corn-ice. Was like turning a battleship. Swing em around & wait. And I got up ok the edges determinedly too. Could not wait to get off em.
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[James]

Geo, this may be more confusing then help but this is what i found out.

Ross S7 tele at plus 1
Scotty S7 tele at 0
Charlie Super 7 tele at 0 and alpine at 0
Tom S7 tele at-4 and alpine at -2

Tom mentioned that he and the other inst at Big Sky ski them back because other wise the tails catch in the bumps. I am not sure I would ski these a lot in the bumps.

Given what I know about each of them if it were me I would mount the Super 7 somewhere between 0 and -2 so I guess that would be -1. Since I have never seen you ski or ever been to Western Idaho or Eastern Washington my opinion may have little value.

Sorry I could not be more help.

[geo]

Carpe Canum - I can totally imagine that on that type of snow. I wouldn't even have put them on (of course you may have been hoping it was going to corn up for gloppy real)

That's great info James and fits my gut sense at mounting center boot at -2cm. THANKS! Not confusing at all - it fits.
You mentioned bumps earlier. I used to ski bumps hard in leathers and straight 200-215 kazamas, evos, telesavage, kharus, hexels, whatever!

Guess what - I don't hunt bumps much any more, and I bought these skis for real pow and PNW/Cascade wet pow and mank.

BTW - I finally went to TGR and posted my first tender post there on a very long S7 tech thread.... and was duly ignored! Ha!

Teledance - could have sworn yer volkls were over 190. My so yesterday verdicts are 185 - and still super in steeps and trees. One the big wide open GS they can also do formidably; I often wish they were 195 there though.

[mn_teleswede]

Geo-

I am fairly certain that you will like the shape of the ski. As to the actual ski itself- that will be fairly individualized for me to guess.

From first hand experience, I absolutely love my Icelantic Keepers (189 length)- which share the same proprietary shape as the S7~ albeit, they are stiffer throughout.

Some people are not fans of the sub 20m sidecut, but I have experienced zero hookiness and enjoyed the ability to rip 2 footed slalom turns on long runouts. With NTN, they are heavy, but the mass allows you to punish snow piles/ chop/ leftovers that get in your way.

These:

http://skipass.fr/photos/matos/50853/76870.jpg
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[geo]

Icelandic keepers look the balls.

I finally got my Super 7s mounted. I went with cheaper and lighter G3s (technology from 1997). So my HH will have to go on something else.... Mounted them at -2cm.

The ski is a wicked ski that is versatile and still fun in highly variable conditions.

Fer sure a "cheater;" I'll accept the break it gives me. I also got to ski the same ski alpine mounted at +4cm, when I switched gear with a friend at Alyeska. That was a blast.

Stoked for the new ride.