Comments on: Surface Skis for 2009/2010: Rockers, Twins and Fatties

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:27:26 +0000

Thanks Dusty… you are indeed correct, but their US headquarters are all here in Utah and the product development that drives the US product mix is driven out of here in Utah.

So while they are rightly European-based companies, their respective US headquarters serve as the homebase for much of what you see coming out of their factories that’s relevant to the North American market. Fat, rockered skis were the byproducts of North American skiers and North American product managers.

If we were all still leaning on the French or Austrians, we’d likely still be skiing on 62mm-waisted race stock. Thank goodness for US, and specifically Utah-based, headquarters.

Do that pass muster now?

By: Dusty

Dusty — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:20:35 +0000

hey Jason,

you may want to do a little research….

Atomic and Rossi DO NOT call Utah home. Try France and Austria… good try though.

Dusty

By: Don1138

Don1138 — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:46:15 +0000

One Lifes are on the way!

By: Don1138

Don1138 — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:53:36 +0000

Gotcha. I’m torn between wanting to try something new and not fixing what isn’t broken, I suppose. Hard to tell how I’d endure the groomer days since I’ve never been on a rocker. Thanks for the $0.02!!!

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:47:31 +0000

Don… so hard to say for sure. If you’re going to ski a rockered ski every day on the groomed, you’ll endure it with a smile, but it won’t be the most fun or elegant solution. I ski rockered skis in the backcountry. I ski them on deep and crud-filled days. But, on groomer days, I go with a traditional ski.

If you think you can endure the groomer ‘tweener days with a rockered ski, then by all means… you’ll love it every time it piles up high and deep. Don’t get me wrong… my Live Life’s can carve turns on the groomed, but they aren’t my favorite groomer skis. Make sense?

By: Don1138

Don1138 — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:39:31 +0000

Jas:

I busted a pair of the Old Watch Lifes and I’m looking to replace with the new ones, or be brave and try the rockered One Lifes (never been on a rocker). I’m in So Cal so there is a lot of groomer/park days, but when it dumps or I head to Mammoth and Tahoe, I want to be able to rip the deeps too. I’m 6’4″ 205lbs for what it’s worth.

One or Watch? What say you?

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:53:42 +0000

I'm sure you could scrape together a few hundy to jump on the Bluehouse Ski sale right now. $262 for some MR's is a steal.

By: Slaag Master

Slaag Master — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:42:11 +0000

thanks 4 the great article. i usually buy ski stuff used n as cheap as possible. ski bumming is a tough gig so i gotta make my meager funds go twice around the track! anyway, im always way behind the tech curve with skiis. your article helped me 2 catch up. n wow, i didnt realize all those ski companies were here in UT. wonder if they will sell me some scraps? live 2 ride 2 live!