lyndon
Active member
ok, my first one wasnt long enough, and i want to help out here, so here it is.
I demoed all of these skis over a 2 day period, and was allowed to take them into the park. here is how i found them.
1. Salomon foils. the salomon foils are a great ski. they are a but wider in the tip, and preformed well in the park, and on rails and jumps. the foam core allowed the ski to be light, and very predictable when jumping. they werent too stiff, and not to soft, right in a happy medium. i am a fairly lightweight skier (125lbs), and i found little if any difficulty handeling these skis. after a while in the park, i took them on some of our longer groomed runs, and just did fakie carves. fakie carves were super easy on the foils, and i spent about 20 minutes doing just that. later, i took them off the groomers and into some deeper powder and they did great. they floated nicely. my only complaint was i found them to be a little bit bulkier than my scratches, however, i have never ridden a ski this wide. if you want a ski that can go all over the mountain, the foil is an excellent choice.
Salomon Thrusters- The salomon thrusters are the same basis as the original 1080's. when i rode this ski, i was surprised with how light it was. first run with the thrusters, i went down our main hill, just buttering and what not. i like the flex pattern, softer nose, and stiffer tail, with a ridgid midsection. you can really load up the tails on these, and ollie extremely high- higher than i thought i ever could. next stop was the park. the edges were still very sharp, so rails werent as enjoyable as with the foils, but still fun. after the rails, i did some jumping. this was the best part of the thrusters. the pop i mentioned with the ollieing came in handy- extremely floaty 180 were made easy. just popping of the lip was fun on these. i only did one powder run on the thrusters, and they did as well as i expected. they did fine, but not as well as the foils. i think the thrusters are a great, light, and snappy ski for those who want a reliable park ski, and something to play around with on the groomers and the ocasional powder.
Line invader- okay, this was the most anticipated ski i demoed. now there has been talk on NS that "the invaders rock" and "the invaders suck". well, i dont have invaders, so my opinion is not buyest in any way. asides from having a wicked cool topsheet, the invaders are a great ski. now, it is known the invaders have some problems with delaminations and edges comming out, but the pair i tested were fine. these skis are quite easy to manuver. i spent most of the day with them in the park, only 2 groomer runs, and 1 powder run, which i somewhat regret. they were stable on rails, and boxes as well. jumping was moderate, they just felt a little floppy, but not to a point where it bad, if thats a good way of putting it. i was buttering onto out box like i was asleep. the butter zone made butters easy, and barely comprimized the over all flex. speaking of flex, the invaders are soft.....really soft! so if you are really heavy, i dont think they will prefor well. yet at my weight and height (5'1", 125 lbs), they were perfect. the one powder run i took was fun, but they did not float, and it was a struggle to kepp the tips up. if you are lighter witght, and want a park ski that can go on groomers, and powder if you want to push it, the invaders are a good choice.
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I demoed all of these skis over a 2 day period, and was allowed to take them into the park. here is how i found them.
1. Salomon foils. the salomon foils are a great ski. they are a but wider in the tip, and preformed well in the park, and on rails and jumps. the foam core allowed the ski to be light, and very predictable when jumping. they werent too stiff, and not to soft, right in a happy medium. i am a fairly lightweight skier (125lbs), and i found little if any difficulty handeling these skis. after a while in the park, i took them on some of our longer groomed runs, and just did fakie carves. fakie carves were super easy on the foils, and i spent about 20 minutes doing just that. later, i took them off the groomers and into some deeper powder and they did great. they floated nicely. my only complaint was i found them to be a little bit bulkier than my scratches, however, i have never ridden a ski this wide. if you want a ski that can go all over the mountain, the foil is an excellent choice.
Salomon Thrusters- The salomon thrusters are the same basis as the original 1080's. when i rode this ski, i was surprised with how light it was. first run with the thrusters, i went down our main hill, just buttering and what not. i like the flex pattern, softer nose, and stiffer tail, with a ridgid midsection. you can really load up the tails on these, and ollie extremely high- higher than i thought i ever could. next stop was the park. the edges were still very sharp, so rails werent as enjoyable as with the foils, but still fun. after the rails, i did some jumping. this was the best part of the thrusters. the pop i mentioned with the ollieing came in handy- extremely floaty 180 were made easy. just popping of the lip was fun on these. i only did one powder run on the thrusters, and they did as well as i expected. they did fine, but not as well as the foils. i think the thrusters are a great, light, and snappy ski for those who want a reliable park ski, and something to play around with on the groomers and the ocasional powder.
Line invader- okay, this was the most anticipated ski i demoed. now there has been talk on NS that "the invaders rock" and "the invaders suck". well, i dont have invaders, so my opinion is not buyest in any way. asides from having a wicked cool topsheet, the invaders are a great ski. now, it is known the invaders have some problems with delaminations and edges comming out, but the pair i tested were fine. these skis are quite easy to manuver. i spent most of the day with them in the park, only 2 groomer runs, and 1 powder run, which i somewhat regret. they were stable on rails, and boxes as well. jumping was moderate, they just felt a little floppy, but not to a point where it bad, if thats a good way of putting it. i was buttering onto out box like i was asleep. the butter zone made butters easy, and barely comprimized the over all flex. speaking of flex, the invaders are soft.....really soft! so if you are really heavy, i dont think they will prefor well. yet at my weight and height (5'1", 125 lbs), they were perfect. the one powder run i took was fun, but they did not float, and it was a struggle to kepp the tips up. if you are lighter witght, and want a park ski that can go on groomers, and powder if you want to push it, the invaders are a good choice.
is this sticky worthy?
