Live Lifes vs. Czars?

PKalow

PKalow

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Anyone who has a bit of detail or experience with these two skis want to give me a quick comparison? I demoed the Czars for two days last year and thought they were really fun skis, they didn't have any that were long enough (just 164's left) but still skied well. Anyway, I'm looking to buy some pow/all mountain skis this season and theres alot of good deals on last years LLs, so I'm wondering how they stack up.
 
i got some time on the live lifes last year..i liked them alot.. I only got to ride them for a few park laps..but they are light, and playfull..i know nothing about the czars.
 
same kinda experience.. had the czars last year only got about 7 days on them tho, but 6 were deep. skis are super playful in the 182 length, but have enough backbone to mach chop if u want and be stable.
 
I have ridden the Czars for one day. I thought they were pretty good, but fairly heavy, they float pretty good forwards, but the lack of tail rocker kind of spoilt them for me.. you could still slash turns but it wasn't an effortless feeling, landing switch was again, possible but not as easy as a tip/tail rocker ski. I haven't ridden the Live Life itself, but it has tail rocker, stiff flex, and is definitely lighter than the Czar. To be honest i think they are quite similar but i think at least in theory the Live life has the czar beaten in every way.. Easier on groomed (Czars have like 40m radius), slightly more rockered, tail rocker for effortless slashes and switch skiing, lighter and Surface have unbeatable customer service..
 
What??? they are like one of the lightest skis ive felt.

My dad has them in 174 with griffons and they are sooo light. One ski mounted weighed just about half a pound more than my 189 bents UNmounted.

I have skied the czars. Pretty fun ski IMO.
 
He's talking about the Surface Live Life which only has tip rocker. The Surface Live Life 2 is the ski with the 3 stage rocker. Confusing I know.

I'd say go Surface. Better Skis IMO.
 
wrong. I have Live Life 1's and they have tip and tail 3 stage rocker...its just only a 4mm rise instead of the 8mm rise in the LL2's.
 
actually if we are being pedantic, Surface measures the 3 stage rocker by the angle of the slope. Live Lifes have a 4 degree sloped rocker and LL2s have 8 degrees I believe. But yes the 08/09 Live Life definitely has both tip/tail rocker. The new Live Life only has early rise tips and regular tails.
 
check out a quick new product video from surface, Live Lifes are featured, shows them having just a small amount of gradual tip rocker, and very small tail rocker. No matter, Id ride Live Lifes over Czars any day. Cheaper, fatter, lighter, better. In my opinion.
 
Czars are kinda weird. Not alot of people on NS have them and the people that have rode them dont really like them.

But alot of pros ride them so there must be something alright with them. But i guess there is just alot of salomon riders.
 
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