Lib Tech POW NAS ReCurve Skis 2013

Comments about Lib Tech POW NAS ReCurve Skis 2013:

totally disagree with previous poster about performance on hardpack....these skis love to be driven hard and agressively and do not disappoint on the groomers, they love going fast and carving, you just need to be pushing them. The short turning raidius for these skis means they also change direction super fast.

That being said they also perform extremely well in the trees and in the pow, the reCURVE works so well and just delivers performance in all conditions.

Comments about Lib Tech POW NAS ReCurve Skis 2013:

Rider: Male Rider Skillz: Advance/Expert Test Length: 191cm / Marker Griffon Demo Binding Snow Conditions: Groomers, Chunder, and Ice Location: Mission Ridge on a blue bird day I was totally stoked to finally get to ride this ski. I know that this ski is going to preform really well in the deep snow, but I was really curious to see how it would handle the groomers/ice and the chunder. Now the big claim to fame with these skis is the Magne-Traction that is supposes add edge hold and focuses the control and power under your feet where your balance is centered. I was NOT sold on the Magne-Traction; I felt this was a rather gimmicky technology. As I started to drive the ski hard into the turn, the ski would start to slide and then the "Magne-Traction" would grab and pull the ski through the turn. The edge control was pretty much non-existent and I felt like I really had to work the ski to get it to turn. The ski is super heavy and damp; I thought this helped the ski eat through the mashed potatoes like a fat kid on Thanksgiving. It is a stiff ski as well, which really helped it give me some pop as I made some hard turns. Over all, it's a heavy, stiff, and will run over anything. Good in the pow, and just okay on the groomers.

Comments about Lib Tech POW NAS ReCurve Skis 2013:

I took them to Korea for a week - 100% hardpack, mostly manmade -and they gripped and trucked, even though i'm not a fan of groomers usually we had a ball - then we hit Hokkaido for 14 days and it being Hokkaido had pow every day across 7 different areas and guess what - they killed it. I'm 6' / 183cm and had been thinking the 184 might be too short but get in japan trees and they were awesome. Then last southern winter I skied them for 2 months at Cerro Catedral Bariloche where it was a generally light snow year so lot more hardpack than usual but did get in the best backcountry day ever (in 9 seasons) so yep, I love them. Only downside is they are a bit heavy for lugging into the sidecountry and I wouldnt think about skinning on them.