So last night after school I went up to jiminy peak and i was able to try out the new skiboards.
All i can say is wow.
Id been using fsx 90s by matrix, which are really thin and have almost no flex, 8 hole bindings and foam cores.
The first run i took, i really noticed the extra length behind me, and as i was carving, i could really get into the carving more, and it was so much more responsive then on the old ones. I could get a lot more out of it, and spent my first few runs just carving like crazy. Then i went to a diamond, whitetail. This was a completely different experience than any other diamonds i went on with the matrix boards. I was able to go at least twice as fast, but more importantly, there were no violent vibration and making deals with god as i had when i would go down even groomed diamonds on the other boards. I didn’t feel any chatter at all, and was able to effortlessly make small turns and go down at great speed. The next time i went down the same run, i looked a little bit more closely at the trail, and realized, the terrain wasn’t groomed well, and the snow wasn’t even. On my old boards, this would be untouchable terrain at any speeds at all. On these, i didn’t even realize how choppy the terrain was.
This then made me daring enough to confront, once again, my nemesis at jiminy, Jericho. For those of you that don’t know, it’s a double black diamond and supposedly the hardest trail at the mountain. The last time i attempted it, in December, on my old boards, I fell hard when i was trying to carve and my edge gave out. With thoughts of this previous experience on this devil of a trail, i slowly turned into the trail. It was the best moment i think of my entire season. I was able to carve back and forth quickly, while making small turns and keeping a good amount of speed, despite the somewhat icy conditions. It was at this moment that completely and totally confirmed my already high regards for these amazing boards. I can’t say enough for the quality of these skiboards.
Oh and…
Don’t be afraid of the length. I was a little worried before i went that the transition from 90s to 105s would be hard, but it took maybe 2 or 3 runs to me to be completely natural on these boards.
Rider – Rob Kraebel – Intermediate Skiboarder (Trees Model)
