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Five days in Hakuba early in
January provided a variety of conditions to check
just how well the manufacturer's claims for the
versatility of these skis stood up - thin powder on
an icy base (top of Happo), loose powder, groomed
piste, rocky slush and some pockets of (just)
off-piste lift line powder.
The skis themselves look great - I'll admit that was
an initial attraction - with a set-forward binding
position, semi-fat proportions and rounded raised
tails giving them the appearance of a hybrid cross
between conventional piste skis and twin tips.
So... how did they perform? Pretty well, is the
answer. Good speed and easy accurate turning on
groomers, control and float in the softer stuff. I
need to spend more time off-piste to fully assess
how good they are, but that's something that they
have made me look forward to doing... |
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The Apache Recons have, at least initially, proven
to be a good choice. The only real negative is their
weight - compared to other skis with similar
dimensions, they are certainly hefty to lug around
after all the fun that you're bound to have using
them. |
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