Review: Scratch BC

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Ski: 2006 Rossignol Scratch BC

Length: 178

Mounted at: The back line, I forget what Rossi calls it.

Binding: Salomon 912 Ti

Skier: 5'6", 135 lbs.

Previous Skis: Prior Original, '05 K2 Public Enemy, '05 K2 Fujative, '05 K2 Seth Pistol, '04 Salomon 1080s, '04 LINE Motherships.

Flex: I wouldn't call them soft but I wouldn't call them stiff, they are a happy medium for me. If I had to chose then overall, they are on the stiffer side. Stiffer in the tail and underfoot, softer in the tip.

Groomers: They perform way better than I expected on hard pack, of course they are fat so they aren't as smooth as a GS ski but they do the job. Going from edge to edge is also a lot easy than expected.

Powder: They are great in powder, fat though, so I don't get as many face shots as I did on my PE's. They are hard on the legs when I'm charging but they obviously are great in powder. The softer tip is great, lots of fun.

Crud: Makes choppy shit it's bitch. This ski destroys everything in site. Better in crud than the Pistols.

Tight Trees: Hard on the legs but I can whip them around pretty damn good. I can go so fast in the trees and be in control and know where both my skis are. On my Enemies I would NEVER be able to go that fast and be alert like that. I wouldn't say that it's so much the ski, I'd say it's the length (another reason long skis are better).

Bumps: Bumps are gay.

High Speeds: No chatter what so ever. These things fly. As said before, I can rip on these skis and be in control. If I feel myself getting tippy I can just lean back and gather myself, don't even need a speed check. Great for ripping down groomers too.

Big Mtn: It's all about speed for big mtn shiz, and these mofo's can handle it. Off cliffs they feel stable as hell. They are a tad heavy for me so it helps alot for staying in control. The softer tip isn't a bad thing either, I was worried about that but to my delight it adds a little extra something. I do not know what that something is, though.

Park: I didn't hit any rails or terrain park jumps but off natural hits I can spin relatively easy. They are really solid landing switch too. I have Fujas for park so I don't use these in there but if they wonder in there one day, I won't be worried.

Durability: These skis are bomber. The topsheets don't chip but the bases are most impressive. I couldn't wait to get these babys on snow so I took them out opening day. Must have hit at least 57 rocks. No scratches deeper than a millimetre. The bases are TOUGH.

Overall: Would be a great one quiver ski. For all the Vicious fans, check this out. Very underrated. You won't be disappointed if you buy these. Buy them long though, even if you are a short ski fan.
 
Yeah, every time I hear somebody say that bumps are "gay," as you put it, I watch them try to ski them and they just have no clue what they're doing. But thanks for doing the review, I was thinking about maybe getting a pair of those next year.
 
Guys, bumps are gay.

Have you ever been intimidated when you see a guy skiing moguls. I bet you're never like "oh shit I would never want to see that guy in a dark alley.
 
Nobis, Hugo, Seth, etc. and anyone else ripping a fat line. Skiing moguls looks gay, therefore it is gay. Ripping fat lines looks sweet, therefore it is sweet.
 
I just skied my BCs for the first time yesterday...

They are awesome going fast, they stay stable, and they arent bad at all edge to edge carving. I had them mounted +1 cm from modern, so kind of close to center, and they were really solid switch. Also, they have the same base as the FS, so they are meant to be used on rails and can stand up to hitting rocks, branches, whatever.

i like em.
 
you are intimidated by anyone who skis? There are probably three guys on this site I don't think I would own, but I am pretty sure I could break just about any pro skiers face :)
 
how can you say bumps are gay! bumps look just as cool as rippin a big mtn line, if you can ski them! Bushfield watch him rip the bumps, tanner H watch him rip the bumps all of the pros can rip the bumps like its no ones business
 
Bumps are fun once in a great while, but for the most part they are gay, I can ski them i grew up skiing them, and now that I acctually ski the rest of the mountain a bump run look's like a race course, I hate it when a nice steep face is covered in bumps, or when you want to drop a clif and the run below is bumped out, or a strait line ends in bumps, that just suck's, if i'm going to be doing turns down a steep face i'd rather be turning around rocks than bumps.

Tanner, and Pep, and Candide, etc, all rip the bumps but i bet you won't find them on a bump run very often, when was the last time somone had a bump section in a video (fun once in a great while/ or if theres some pize money).

But this is just my opinion, i'm sure there are those people out there who love the bumps, and love stick chasing, but i'm not one of those people therefore bumps are gay.
 
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