Fischer Watea 101 Skis 2011

Comments about Fischer Watea 101 Skis 2011:

I bought these mid-season 20111-2012. I ski in the East, primarily Sugarloaf. The conditions I ski in are usually icy with a nice layer of snow over the ice. This year has been crazy (in a not so good way). I've loved every turn in these anyway. They turn beautifully, the edges get into what little snow exists and they were great at plowing through the heavy crud this past weekend. I like groomers but not much was groomed this past weekend (March). I took them down some moguls, which I usually hate, but didn't mind. The skis were great through them. A number of trails were in a pre-mogul state, ungroomed with little mounds everywhere but you can't get normal turns. I hate these but with these skis I just lean back and coast over all the crud. It was actually enjoyable! I love to go fast and these are surprisingly fast. They were great on the few trails that were groomed. I really can't say enough about them. Oh yeah, I love the faux wood grain!

Comments about Fischer Watea 101 Skis 2011:

These babies fly and are super stable at high speed. The float is not as much as I thought they would be but they plow through crud really well. They carve well too! All mountain ski and really excel at top speed with an aggressive skier pushing them to the limit. Pretty light and responsive in tight spaces.

Comments about Fischer Watea 101 Skis 2011:

Awesome. Rip GS turns or blow through powder and trees. Does well in bumps, too.

Comments about Fischer Watea 101 Skis 2011:

Great skis!

Comments about Fischer Watea 101 Skis 2011:

Ride great, turn great, responsive, and look amazing

Comments about Fischer Watea 101 Skis 2011:

I bought the Watea 101 for alpine touring but have not had much snow in the east yet. Brought them to Jackson Hole and skied deep pow, tracked pow, trees and high speed groomers and these boards rocked it all. You give up some floatation compared to a full on powder ski but make it all up the trees, bumps and high speed GS turns. It could get on edge and hold with way more stability than I expected. I'm 5'9" 170lbs and got the 172cm for the east, but woud go longer for out west

Comments about Fischer Watea 101 Skis 2011:

I bought these skis for the diverse terrain in the Pacific Northwest - but now I take them everywhere!

On the groomers:

Very responsive ski, keeping in mind that they are 101mm waists, it is surpising how well they handle. At speed they're incredibly stable, noting that the Carbon Fiber i-beams actually work incredibly well. Not to mention there is enough of a twin tip to ride backwards.

Choppy Conditions:

This is where I noticed the "powder hull" design the most. I'll be honest, at first I didn't think it was going to make a difference, but this is where it paid off. Instead of your tips lifting when hitting choppy snow, the "hull" cuts the chop better, and keeps you in control. You can call it marketing nonsense, but it does work, and well. When the powder becomes tracked out on the ski hill, not to fear, these skis are like rockets on the choppy terrain.

Powder:

They float. I don't know what else one might expect from a pair of skis with a 101mm waist. Enough floatation to land off big cliffs and keep on skiing without getting stuck in the bomb hole.
Does the "powder hull" increase the floatation in the powder? I am not sure, but who cares about something like that when you're skiing powder. Am I right?

You can spend more on other skis, but why? These skis are a blast.