Epinions Recent Reviews for jimidigriz

Never again!

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:35:06 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - I purchased my Presario 700 just under a year ago. The first six months provided relatively trouble-free use. Since then, I have sent it in for warranty service twice, and am preparing to send it in a third time. The following problems have cropped up(I...

The ski that started it all

Sat, 6 Sep 2003 20:08:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - It's quite letting that the X-Scream has been in production longer than anything else in Salomon's lineup. I've had the chance to sample high-end freeride offerings from 6 different companies (used to work in a rental shop), and the X-Scream was the fi...

Who needs a quiver?

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 16:13:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - I'm updating this review - more days on these skis have yielded a better bead on what they can do. I have to preface this by saying that I set the bar pretty high for all-mountain ski performance. Having worked in a number of retail and rental shops,...

Cyborgs R Us

Tue, 21 May 2002 20:07:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - I spent a full day on these skis last year, and found them to be a good blend of performance and user-friendliness.

The wide shovel and moderate tip flex gave them solid performance in softer snow (although not as good as a high-end mid-fat...

My Michelin Man Jacket

Mon, 20 May 2002 22:20:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - I found the Nuptse jacket to be ideal for early spring and late fall evenings spent at or above the treeline. It's light weight, tiny packed size, and furnace-like warmth mean that it normally has a place in my pack if the weather is likely to get below...

Way too soft.

Sat, 12 Jan 2002 03:07:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - I'm trying hard to be objective here, but I have to say that I did NOT enjoy my one day out on these boards.

I'm a large, athletic, agressive skier, and I found the X-Free's seriously lacking every time I pushed them. They were squirrely at...

These Vipers have some bite.

Sat, 12 Jan 2002 02:58:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - I had the chance to spend a dozen days on these boards last season. From day one, I was impressed in a big way!

These are big, stiff boards. If you stay on top of them, and ski them fast, though they deliver incredible edgehold, rock-solid...

All mountain yes, but vanilla.

Sat, 12 Jan 2002 01:59:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - The Bandit X is the slimmest of the Rossi's top-end freeride offerings. Rossi states that it's designed for someone that spends 70% of their time on-piste and 30% off-piste.

After having ridden them in a variety of conditions for a number of...

Slices, dices, and chops.

Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:00:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - I've had the chance to ski my 9.26's in a variety of conditions, ranging from corduroy "hero" snow, to fresh pow, to blue ice. They reward solid technique, but don't punish small mistakes anywhere near as harshly as other similar skis (Salomon Crossmax,...

An X-Scream killer?

Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:59:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - I have to preface this by saying that I've had the chance to ski most of the high-end line from Head, Salomon and Rossi, as well as a few select offerings from K2, Dynastar, and Volkl. Until I got on these boards, I was in love with the X-Scream. The...

Solid performer

Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:51:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jimidigriz - On the snow, I found these boards to be almost as good as the Head Super Cross Ti's that became my favorites. They provided stability for long-radius turns in pow and shopped-up crud, and did a reasonable job of carving arcs on the groomers. Beware,...