Comments on: Surface Live Life Skis Review

By: This Season’s Backcountry Ski Touring Setup - FeedTheHabit.com

This Season’s Backcountry Ski Touring Setup - FeedTheHabit.com — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:46:06 +0000

[...] and an early-rise tip, the 176cm Surface Walk Free’s are shorter and narrower than the Live Life’s I’ve been touring on for the past two seasons, but I’m anxious to have a little more [...]

By: Rossignol Intros AutoTurn Rocker for All-mountain Skis - FeedTheHabit.com

Rossignol Intros AutoTurn Rocker for All-mountain Skis - FeedTheHabit.com — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:58:34 +0000

[...] stay on top of powder and bust through variable crud. Those characteristics are very apparent in my Surface Live Life skis that I still ride almost exclusively in the backcountry and even at the resorts. While they are [...]

By: seth dromgoole

seth dromgoole — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:59:38 +0000

Sebba – I agree with you on the tail of the ski doesn’t support big air…I wish they made a model that had the early rise and a traditional tail. I don’t ski switch so the tail really doesn’t do anything for me but make the ski shorter.

By: seth dromgoole

seth dromgoole — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:57:26 +0000

At The Canyons. -5 seems better to me, but since we only recorded 24″ of snow in January at The Canyons, I haven’t been skiing them too much since they are my pow-day skiing the resort ski. If they pan out I think I might get a second set and mount with Dynafits for touring post big-dump days. Thanks for all the help!

By: sebba

sebba — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:14:37 +0000

i have mounted a pair of Marker Schizo on my Live Life. I have them mounted so i can go -6cm. But i have always ended up (-3)-(-4)cm back. Atlest when im hucking. I feel the back ski is to soft to go anymore back and still have som “landing platform”.

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:08:31 +0000

I didn’t realize you were local. Where do you patrol? Yeah, last night’s storm did kind of fizzle out. We’re going to hit the Uintas for some untracked turns. Most lines elsewhere are well tracked at this point. Let me know how that mount goes.

By: seth dromgoole

seth dromgoole — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:26:54 +0000

Thanks for all the help. Too bad we didn’t get more snow last night, should freshen things up a little but not quite what I was hoping for. Cheers!

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:01:21 +0000

The skis feel very balanced to me at -5cm. On groomers, I can carve them, but more importantly, they just feel balanced, snappy and responsive in the powder and crud. For an all-mountain and touring setup, I’m digging what I’ve got. Heading out for some backcountry pow tomorrow morning!

By: seth dromgoole

seth dromgoole — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:36:27 +0000

Oh, and in case it matters, I have these mounted with alpine bindings and this ski is my days-off from patrolling resort ski, which only gets used if it is a powder day because otherwise I go touring.

By: seth dromgoole

seth dromgoole — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:15:34 +0000

Jason…I ended up mounting mine – 3 cm. I’ve skied them about 5 times, and although I do like the skis I think I need to go further back, maybe to -5 cm like you did. I just feel like there is not enough tip and too much tail I asked one of the guys at Surface and they said don’t go to -5 cm because I would be skiing the low-rise tail and feel like I’m popping a wheelie all day, do you ever get this sensation at -5 cm on your setup? Curious about your input before I have them re-mounted.