Volkl Mantra Skis 2013

Comments about Volkl Mantra Skis 2013:

Skier Height: 6'0"
Skier Weight: 200 lbs
Skier Ability: advanced - expert
Ski length Tested: 177cm

This is an excellent all mountain ski. I tend towards high speed carving on groomers and powder when available. Moguls on occasion. I have read some reviews of this ski that indicate it might be a little bit on the stiff side to be really comfortable in moguls. That wasn't the case for me, although part of that has to do with the fact I am sufficiently heavy to get good flex out of them without a great deal of effort.

I am blown away by how stable these things are at speed. Zero chatter. Fantastic grip even on hard pack approaching icy conditions. The tip rocker, which I believe was added in last year's model, is a bonus. No problem plowing straight through rough crud.

The only type of terrain I have not had a chance to test them in is powder. They are plenty wide for that purpose so I can't imagine their performance would decrease in that type of snow.

Excellent skis. I love them.

Comments about Volkl Mantra Skis 2013:

Look, I am not going to get technical about this ski. There is already enough technical stuff said about them. For me skiing is just about fun, being on the mountain and not taking everything so serious like some of the reviews I read about skis. I have tried these skis in all conditions. They rock. I have never felt motivated to review a ski before but simply these skis in one word are "awesome". I love them. Demo them, buy them, whatever? You wont regret it (I do not work for Volkl). Just try them out and I guarantee you will have a blast and unless you are super fussy and have forgotten what skiing is about ....... you wont regret it!

Comments about Volkl Mantra Skis 2013:

This my second pair of Mantras. After 6 seasons on my first I wanted/needed new skis. When looking around I found that these skis are still what I'm after. The tip rocker is about the coolest thing since sliced cheese.

Comments about Volkl Mantra Skis 2013:

i had two different years of
mantra's and at first i liked em i got into the deep and soft pow. they are great on hard pack but they seem to have a speed limit, they kinda top out when charging the groomers. Junk in pow pow unless you are a beginner. o and they break. i had one bend and stay bent. (like a 90 degree bend). Volkl was good to me though and replaced em after i shipped em to them. if you stay on groomers then......? if you like to have fun and ride back country and play in the pow pow then do not buy these (you will sink), instead buy the Shiro from Volkl. awesome ski can do anything.

Comments about Volkl Mantra Skis 2013:

I am 6'0 and weigh about 180 lbs and I have the 2013 184cm length of the Mantra. Wow what an amazing ski, very smooth and powerful ride. I think the common theme I've seen in reviews is that this ski skis like a fat race ski. In some respects it does, especially on hard pack, but if you have some leg muscles and you can move it around properly this ski can cruse at lower speeds as well. Before I got this ski it was between the Mantra, Gotama, and the Blizzard Bonafide. I skied all three on two different occasions all on hard pack and in a little over a foot of fresh powder, and in the glades. All of them were fantastic skis, really awesome. But for me the Mantra had the best performance on the hard pack and it had a lot of pop in the trees. The Gotama had slightly more float but was lacking in the trees and on groomers. The Bonafide just seemed like an imitation of the Mantra that was slightly less stable at higher speed. Bottom line, the Volkl Mantra is a very well rounded, versatile, and fun ski that will pretty much handle anything you can throw at it. Maybe with the exception of heli skiing in BC, but you don't buy this kind of ski for that anyway. Great ski! Pick it up or demo it asap!

Comments about Volkl Mantra Skis 2013:

Volkl Mantras rock if you can ski....Can you?
If you depend on both tip and tail rocker to be able to understand the concept of skiing, you'd better move away from this one.

Comments about Volkl Mantra Skis 2013:

I Demoed these the end of 2012 on a powder day. Great Powder skis. Great in the corn at the bottom too. I really like how these skis perform and how they look. The shimmering metalic look is just mesmerizing.