I finally have a chance to try out the 2008 RVL8 KTP with Zero bindings. My first impression was “wow these boards are wide”, I even email Greco about their exchange policy. But good thing I didn’t exchange for another board.
Today condition was machine groom but with 15cm of fresh snow and ice patches here and there on the slope.
I went down a black diamond and the KTP reacts very well and its very responsive. But when I was going down a black diamond very fast, the KTP did chatter a bit as I was craving really quickly side to side but even going through an ice patches, it grips the ice very well. Skating with the ktp were very easy and not tiring at all even with the added width. I did went off a jump today and man it made the landing seems so easy with the extra width of the KTP.
Overall I would definitely recommend this board to anyone that wants a staple and responsive board. Don’t be scare of the extra width of the KTP, the weird feeling of the extra width will be gone after going down your first run with it!
Rider – Tony Wu – Intermediate Skiboarder
