i own a newer version of the I-rally and i love it too, looks like they made some changes compared to Zach's model. No other ski (that i can handle) slingshoots me out of a turn like the I-Rally; it is so addictive. i've even used it as an all mountain ski in spring conditions, it can carve (medium turns) on ungroomed wide open terrain with firm snow really well and no speed limit either.
Very cool collection! Love getting to see the old skis of various kinds. I don’t have nearly as many, but I have the old rental Salomon Verse skis my dad bought me when I was in middle school, and which I skied and loved for years until the blades were worn down when I was in college. The bindings were also so old that no repair shop would service the skis and adjust them to my new boots. I now keep them as a piece of nostalgia, not really as part of my quiver, and am loving my new “one ski quiver,” the Moment Sierras in 162 length, which are incredibly lively and perfectly stiff yet springy, with Raw Look Pivot 15 bindings.
Oh man that's so cool! I have several skis I wish I still had for nostalgia! But then again, every time I clean out my storage I'm grateful I don't lol. Thanks for sharing!
Good video, appreciate the input and it’s fun to see the progression of ski history. I stumbled on the E-rally last spring on a end of season sale and skied them 2 fulls days and loved them. Basically a newer version of the I-rally. I just picked up a head kore 93 for this season to try the more playful side(jumps, bit of trees, and if it’s snowing hard) can’t imagine anything else for a Midwest quiver. I may try a trip out west with the kore but if I ever moved that way I’d get a powder ski and can’t really see needing much more. These new skis are really so versatile and you can get just what you want for feel. Agree with the golden age of ski. I’ve watched so many ski reviews as I’ve bough into the sport now, it surprises me how many different ones there are and they change alot even from year to year.
@@RicketySkiReviews I found a “good” curated review for the Kore 105, haven’t skied that one but their conclusions at the end seemed solid and skiing was good.
@@RicketySkiReviews I think I'm a huge fan of the current """do everything""" ski trend because they came up with the idea for skis that have a really solid flex around the bindings and the tips and tail and much looser. This leads to solid carving performance, float and stability on skis and keeps powder skis under 120mm. Now, that doesn't mean I don't agree with your assessment of the Bent 100's... Ski designers need to pick and choose their shapes for their sizes. the Salomon QST series is a good example. all the way up to the blank they perform well. Turning a 120mm powder only backcountry ski into a 100mm resort ski is not the move haha.
This is just comparing the powderskis of 15 years ago to the ones of today. You should maybe make some videos about what you *think* makes good ski design and every year or so you can update your assessment.
I wish I had been able to keep my first pair of skis (Head Standard) and my first ski boots (leather). Marker Simplex bindings. There's no place in anyone's quiver for that old stuff but it would be fun to take a run to see if I could do it.
Agreed, There are alot of skis from the past I wish I could still look at or ski on. I got a ton of nostalgia seeing Zach's Volkl Race Tigers. I can remember being a kid and seeing Ted Ligety win the Olympic Gold on the first version of the Race Tigers.
Zach did have a section where he talked about bindings actually! But unfortunately his neighbor was doing construction and it was almost completely impossible to understand. Will try and put a section in future videos.
Yes, this is why, rather than getting the Mantra 96 to go with my Kore105s...I got the Kendo 88s. A better "spread" that will cover more conditions and give me specific performance options. And the Mantras and Kendos both ski very similar anyway....but the process of getting to that decision was brutal as I'd rather have both...but I have to travel to ski and only want to carry two pairs.
How do you like your Kore 105? I looked at those last spring pretty hard for %50 off. But I didn’t have any trips for west planned and I live in Midwest.
@@Rittik I love them. They're fantastic. Not perfect, don't do well in the crud as they're so light, but for 105s they can hold an edge on hard snow and I can get them going real fast....and they come in handy when there's powder.
It's True, I learned that the hard way with my Stormriders. Also it's hard to have a perfect crystal ball for snow conditions when you travel. Just packing jackets and soft goods for France last winter was super challenging for me.
Maybe it’s because I many ski in Europe, but I feel like your main ski should never be over 80mm under foot. If you want to learn and get better that wider ski is going to be a limiter. Zack here has clearly the ability to ski whatever. I’m a level 3 ski instructor and in my opinion if you want to learn, ski a narrow ski always in all terrain. Even as I did a season in Japan I never find that I ski more then a 105. It is hard but that is good skiing.
Yeah and I think even Zach would agree with you, his main ski from last season was the Head iRally which I believe is like a 77 under foot. I think he wanted a ski to add some variety, because we get pretty big powder days out in Idaho. Thanks for commenting, I think you're spot on!
i own a newer version of the I-rally and i love it too, looks like they made some changes compared to Zach's model. No other ski (that i can handle) slingshoots me out of a turn like the I-Rally; it is so addictive. i've even used it as an all mountain ski in spring conditions, it can carve (medium turns) on ungroomed wide open terrain with firm snow really well and no speed limit either.
That's a theme I've experienced from Head Skis with race DNA, they really like to give you energy at the end of the turn in a fun sporty kind of way.
@@RicketySkiReviews yup unlike a true FIS ski that kicks me in the backseat when i'm not 100% on top of my game. ;)
@@urbanrunoff OMG same, I heard someone describe them as "hang on for dear life, but you also might win that run". lol.
Very cool collection! Love getting to see the old skis of various kinds. I don’t have nearly as many, but I have the old rental Salomon Verse skis my dad bought me when I was in middle school, and which I skied and loved for years until the blades were worn down when I was in college. The bindings were also so old that no repair shop would service the skis and adjust them to my new boots. I now keep them as a piece of nostalgia, not really as part of my quiver, and am loving my new “one ski quiver,” the Moment Sierras in 162 length, which are incredibly lively and perfectly stiff yet springy, with Raw Look Pivot 15 bindings.
Oh man that's so cool! I have several skis I wish I still had for nostalgia! But then again, every time I clean out my storage I'm grateful I don't lol. Thanks for sharing!
Good video, appreciate the input and it’s fun to see the progression of ski history.
I stumbled on the E-rally last spring on a end of season sale and skied them 2 fulls days and loved them. Basically a newer version of the I-rally. I just picked up a head kore 93 for this season to try the more playful side(jumps, bit of trees, and if it’s snowing hard) can’t imagine anything else for a Midwest quiver. I may try a trip out west with the kore but if I ever moved that way I’d get a powder ski and can’t really see needing much more.
These new skis are really so versatile and you can get just what you want for feel. Agree with the golden age of ski. I’ve watched so many ski reviews as I’ve bough into the sport now, it surprises me how many different ones there are and they change alot even from year to year.
I agree, there is so much variety! I see so many comments about the Head Kore series and am eager to test them this winter.
@@RicketySkiReviews I found a “good” curated review for the Kore 105, haven’t skied that one but their conclusions at the end seemed solid and skiing was good.
No ski hoarder is complete without some absurdly wide powder ski over 125mm.
Lol true, His Rossi's were fairly wide, but I think because they were so old they were also extremely heavy by today's standards.
@@RicketySkiReviews I think I'm a huge fan of the current """do everything""" ski trend because they came up with the idea for skis that have a really solid flex around the bindings and the tips and tail and much looser. This leads to solid carving performance, float and stability on skis and keeps powder skis under 120mm.
Now, that doesn't mean I don't agree with your assessment of the Bent 100's... Ski designers need to pick and choose their shapes for their sizes. the Salomon QST series is a good example. all the way up to the blank they perform well. Turning a 120mm powder only backcountry ski into a 100mm resort ski is not the move haha.
This is just comparing the powderskis of 15 years ago to the ones of today. You should maybe make some videos about what you *think* makes good ski design and every year or so you can update your assessment.
I wish I had been able to keep my first pair of skis (Head Standard) and my first ski boots (leather). Marker Simplex bindings. There's no place in anyone's quiver for that old stuff but it would be fun to take a run to see if I could do it.
Agreed, There are alot of skis from the past I wish I could still look at or ski on.
I got a ton of nostalgia seeing Zach's Volkl Race Tigers. I can remember being a kid and seeing Ted Ligety win the Olympic Gold on the first version of the Race Tigers.
Great and helpful!. Maybe include some minor binding comment. I just discovered pivots and a little binding opinion might be nice
Zach did have a section where he talked about bindings actually! But unfortunately his neighbor was doing construction and it was almost completely impossible to understand. Will try and put a section in future videos.
He should try the Ripstick 106... way lighter and could be a better pick than the QST Blank to replace that powder ski but both are great
I'll pass along the recommendation! I'm planning on reviewing the Elan Ripstick this winter, so maybe I'll see if I can get Zach up with me that day.
Yes, this is why, rather than getting the Mantra 96 to go with my Kore105s...I got the Kendo 88s. A better "spread" that will cover more conditions and give me specific performance options. And the Mantras and Kendos both ski very similar anyway....but the process of getting to that decision was brutal as I'd rather have both...but I have to travel to ski and only want to carry two pairs.
How do you like your Kore 105? I looked at those last spring pretty hard for %50 off. But I didn’t have any trips for west planned and I live in Midwest.
@@Rittik I love them. They're fantastic. Not perfect, don't do well in the crud as they're so light, but for 105s they can hold an edge on hard snow and I can get them going real fast....and they come in handy when there's powder.
It's True, I learned that the hard way with my Stormriders. Also it's hard to have a perfect crystal ball for snow conditions when you travel. Just packing jackets and soft goods for France last winter was super challenging for me.
Still Rock my Dumonts!!!!
Zach get rid of thing? Impossible!
Lmao
Maybe it’s because I many ski in Europe, but I feel like your main ski should never be over 80mm under foot. If you want to learn and get better that wider ski is going to be a limiter. Zack here has clearly the ability to ski whatever. I’m a level 3 ski instructor and in my opinion if you want to learn, ski a narrow ski always in all terrain. Even as I did a season in Japan I never find that I ski more then a 105. It is hard but that is good skiing.
Yeah and I think even Zach would agree with you, his main ski from last season was the Head iRally which I believe is like a 77 under foot. I think he wanted a ski to add some variety, because we get pretty big powder days out in Idaho. Thanks for commenting, I think you're spot on!
How come everyone wears snowboards on both feet now ?
Haha, tbf Zach's on the West Coast, and coaches big mountain, but yes the skis have certainly gotten fatter!
Ya , I am just kidding , I am old school and use to ski all-mountain on Atomic 223 D.H.'s . , that was then this is now . @@RicketySkiReviews