RC ONE 78 GT

Great all mountain ski for mid-west and out west and

First time out with these skis was a Wisconsin blizzard and about 4" of snow on top of ice. They carved and sliced through the built-up crud and ice beneath the new fallen snow. A month later was at WP for 3 days of skiing with temps in low teens to low 30's at base and fresh snow every evening. Hammered some nice long groomers on the front side of WP and after finding the 'sweet spot' of the skis then hit some steeps sprinkled with moguls on MJ. Very responsive ski in the bumps for the length (173cm) I had and was able to smear the top of the moguls and not get trapped in the downhill side/trench of the moguls. The BAFATEX at the shovel allowed me to engage the turn easily and was able to release the turn and not fight it because of the BAFETEX in the tail. Got into some nice technical skiing in Wildwood Glade as well as some tighter trees on Calypso. Was in nearly 12" of powder at times and did not feel the ski was sluggish partly due to the underfoot width. In Parseen Bowl did some drop-ins to Fireberry Glade and Lupin and though a kick turn was not mandatory, was glad for the BAFATEX tail as it came around nicely and didn't force me to do a run out. Am 5' 10" and weigh about 185 pounds. Have skied for over 60 years on just about every length from 210cm down to 158cm and in college raced on Head 360's 190cm and Atomic Supremes 193cm. My ideal ski length, according to the 'charts' is about 165cm but have found the 173cm has worked for me skiing the mid-west and 'Out West'.