Volkl 2016/17 Skis?

Only pros get them this season, if you aren't on the pro team/know somebody thats on it, you have to wait until next fall to get your hands on them, its the same with almost every company

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13643289:murphyboiiii said:
Only pros get them this season, if you aren't on the pro team/know somebody thats on it, you have to wait until next fall to get your hands on them, its the same with almost every company

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Think he wants the catalog for graphics. Otherwise you're right.
 
why'd they get rid of the gotamas? :( (i know that happened last year)

also, will someone buy me the carbon katanas please?
 
13643336:Titsandwich11 said:
why'd they get rid of the gotamas? :( (i know that happened last year)

also, will someone buy me the carbon katanas please?
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I don't know, but I'd love to hear the story as to why. One of my all time favorite skis is the Gotama. I can't believe they scrapped it :(
 
13643320:murphyboiiii said:
http://www.powder7.com/ski-blog/sneak-peek-201ura-rtm-86-uvo/
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Thanks but where the park skis at? all i see is powder and all mountain skis. Maybe they just havent released them to public yet, or im dumb and blind
 
13643814:East_the_Ski said:
Thanks but where the park skis at? all i see is powder and all mountain skis. Maybe they just havent released them to public yet, or im dumb and blind
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volkl walls are on there thats the ski goepper uses
 
13643659:Cyanicenine said:
I don't know, but I'd love to hear the story as to why. One of my all time favorite skis is the Gotama. I can't believe they scrapped it :(
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yeah, that and getting rid of the regular katana pissed me off
 
13643336:Titsandwich11 said:
why'd they get rid of the gotamas? :( (i know that happened last year)

also, will someone buy me the carbon katanas please?
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sadly, the market for 100mm twin tips is very small. they replaced them with volkl 100Eight.

Salomon also dropped their fat twins in favor of the new QST line, which have twin rocker, but not a true twin tip. Rossi did this a few years ago too
 
13643659:Cyanicenine said:
I don't know, but I'd love to hear the story as to why. One of my all time favorite skis is the Gotama. I can't believe they scrapped it :(
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Volk wanted to go after the rossi soul 7/ dynastar cham 107/ blizzard bonafide market, so to appeal to the masses as well as the prosumers, they came out with the volkl 100Eight which is great for every one except those who want 108mm waisted twin tip. it looks like that product market is drying up :(
 
13644099:skidemon22 said:
sadly, the market for 100mm twin tips is very small. they replaced them with volkl 100Eight.

Salomon also dropped their fat twins in favor of the new QST line, which have twin rocker, but not a true twin tip. Rossi did this a few years ago too
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Yeah, I overheard a salesman in a shop trying to convince some guy that the 100eight is exactly the same ski as the old Gotama only with a flat tail. Completely untrue however, because the 100eight has entirely different tip waist tail dimensions and it no longer has the super huge turn radius that was the trademark of the Gotama/Katana style skis.

Not a proper replacement at all even ignoring the loss of twin tips, even though it's being marketed that way. Pretty disappointing, but you're probably right about just following the trends.
 
13644099:skidemon22 said:
sadly, the market for 100mm twin tips is very small. they replaced them with volkl 100Eight.

Salomon also dropped their fat twins in favor of the new QST line, which have twin rocker, but not a true twin tip. Rossi did this a few years ago too
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13644105:skidemon22 said:
Volk wanted to go after the rossi soul 7/ dynastar cham 107/ blizzard bonafide market, so to appeal to the masses as well as the prosumers, they came out with the volkl 100Eight which is great for every one except those who want 108mm waisted twin tip. it looks like that product market is drying up :(
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13644153:Cyanicenine said:
Yeah, I overheard a salesman in a shop trying to convince some guy that the 100eight is exactly the same ski as the old Gotama only with a flat tail. Completely untrue however, because the 100eight has entirely different tip waist tail dimensions and it no longer has the super huge turn radius that was the trademark of the Gotama/Katana style skis.

Not a proper replacement at all even ignoring the loss of twin tips, even though it's being marketed that way. Pretty disappointing, but you're probably right about just following the trends.
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yeah it's super disappointing. im just gonna need to find a pair somewhere left over

haha yeah, a salesman tried to tell me the 100eight was the perfect replacement, i was like fuck you dude, it's a totally different ski...
 
13644153:Cyanicenine said:
Yeah, I overheard a salesman in a shop trying to convince some guy that the 100eight is exactly the same ski as the old Gotama only with a flat tail. Completely untrue however, because the 100eight has entirely different tip waist tail dimensions and it no longer has the super huge turn radius that was the trademark of the Gotama/Katana style skis.

Not a proper replacement at all even ignoring the loss of twin tips, even though it's being marketed that way. Pretty disappointing, but you're probably right about just following the trends.
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Interesting, I skied the 100Eight last year when I went to the Industry demo at Loon. They were def more of long radius turn ski... I also bought the latest version of the Gotama (last years) at the beggining of last year, and would say that it is a pretty medium turn radius ski... but i would agree that the Katana is speed boat of a ski, much like the new 100Eight, though it has no metal

And to further the gulf between the 100Eight and gotama, the 100Eight is much lighter, with no fiberglass and the 3DRidge construction
 
13644242:skidemon22 said:
Interesting, I skied the 100Eight last year when I went to the Industry demo at Loon. They were def more of long radius turn ski... I also bought the latest version of the Gotama (last years) at the beggining of last year, and would say that it is a pretty medium turn radius ski... but i would agree that the Katana is speed boat of a ski, much like the new 100Eight, though it has no metal

And to further the gulf between the 100Eight and gotama, the 100Eight is much lighter, with no fiberglass and the 3DRidge construction
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Not sure what could account for the disconnect in feel, maybe you demoed a larger size in the 100eight? Or maybe they tweaked the rocker profile? I haven't ridden the 100eight, but that does seem odd. The Gotama has a 30 meter turn radius at the largest size, while the 100eight has a tighter 24.5 meter turn radius in the largest size. Kind of curious to demo myself now.

Does anyone know how the 4frnt Devastators compare? They have pretty similar specs to the old Gotamas, although with an added dampening layer. I've heard they are heavier, but they seem like they'd ski pretty comparably, or at least like an old metal Katana + Gotama cross.
 
13644263:Cyanicenine said:
Not sure what could account for the disconnect in feel, maybe you demoed a larger size in the 100eight? Or maybe they tweaked the rocker profile? I haven't ridden the 100eight, but that does seem odd. The Gotama has a 30 meter turn radius at the largest size, while the 100eight has a tighter 24.5 meter turn radius in the largest size. Kind of curious to demo myself now.

Does anyone know how the 4frnt Devastators compare? They have pretty similar specs to the old Gotamas, although with an added dampening layer. I've heard they are heavier, but they seem like they'd ski pretty comparably, or at least like an old metal Katana + Gotama cross.
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I may have been on the 184s... can't remember. I usually ski a 177-180. My 178 gotamas are quite nimble, but that may their mid-flex and full rocker and my skill as a skier. but even on groomers they can link turns together quite well...

I did demo next years volkl 90Eight, and that had a nice medium radius. that is a seriously sweet ski for any east coaster that wants a light ski and doesn't need a twin tip
 
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