It's a bluebird day, the venue is Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the demo ski is Salomon's BBR all-rounder ski.
North America might be holding its collective breath to see some national snowfall, but it seems the right time to demo this ski, brought out mid 2010-2011 ski season, its distinctive bright blue fat ski is manufactured to fill a niche in the market. The beginner to intermediate skier who would like to access and experience the 'fat ski' phenomenon. An all-round fat ski that goes from groomer to off-piste. My husband and I check it out-
Our usual ski is a Icelantic Nomad fat ski, so it's not coming from regular parabolic to surprisingly fat (just to set the scene). The conditions are not great at hte moment. In sunshine-filled groomed area we encountered anything from slight corduroy to icy slippery slopes with everything in between. Tufts of grass was a regular feature, as was the occasional rock. Our speed had to change from minute to minute to match the conditions.
We found the BBR to be a good general standard, particularly for people who have experienced the parabolic and have done some skiing but have never experienced a 'fat ski'. The slim rear of the BBR made for easy exits out of the turns. The BBR handled all conditions.
We wish we could also include off-piste conditions in this analysis, but alas, alack, it was not to be. And sorry for all the scratches on the base of the ski upon their return.
May the Goddess of powder snow rain down any day now. Amen. And try out the BBR.
North America might be holding its collective breath to see some national snowfall, but it seems the right time to demo this ski, brought out mid 2010-2011 ski season, its distinctive bright blue fat ski is manufactured to fill a niche in the market. The beginner to intermediate skier who would like to access and experience the 'fat ski' phenomenon. An all-round fat ski that goes from groomer to off-piste. My husband and I check it out-
Our usual ski is a Icelantic Nomad fat ski, so it's not coming from regular parabolic to surprisingly fat (just to set the scene). The conditions are not great at hte moment. In sunshine-filled groomed area we encountered anything from slight corduroy to icy slippery slopes with everything in between. Tufts of grass was a regular feature, as was the occasional rock. Our speed had to change from minute to minute to match the conditions.
We found the BBR to be a good general standard, particularly for people who have experienced the parabolic and have done some skiing but have never experienced a 'fat ski'. The slim rear of the BBR made for easy exits out of the turns. The BBR handled all conditions.
We wish we could also include off-piste conditions in this analysis, but alas, alack, it was not to be. And sorry for all the scratches on the base of the ski upon their return.
May the Goddess of powder snow rain down any day now. Amen. And try out the BBR.
