![]() This results in a ski that is quite light, and about a 7/10 on a scale of soft to firmĪs much as it pained me to do so I sought out a few groomers to test these out. Fibreglass and carbon fibre are used to strengthen the ski. The Deathwish like all Moment skis is handmade, it's wood core consists of Aspen and Pine, with vertical sidewall construction. Moment are a small but rapidly growing ski company based in Reno NV, the Deathwish with its Dirty Moustache Camber profile was new to their line up in 2013 and remains unchanged (top sheet excluded) in their 2014 range. Not to mention they were called the 'Deathwish' After explaining what I liked in a ski, I'll admit I was sceptical when he handed me these square tipped skis with an experimental camber profile from a manufacturer I'd never heard of. On a recent trip to Canada/USA I embarked on a mission to buy my first dedicated powder skis after demo'ing upward of a dozen skis I'd decided I wanted something that excelled in deep snow but was at a bare minimum serviceable on the hard pack, and still fun when conditions were less than ideal.Īfter chasing a storm to Mt Baker WA I saw the rental technician about demoing some skis. Other skis demoed: Dynastar Cham 97/107, Line Sir Francis Bacon, Line influence 115, DPS Wailer Hybrid 112, Rosignol S7, Moment Bibby Pro, Salomon Rocker 2 108 Preferred Terrain: Off Piste / Steeps / Moguls Snow Report From Demo Day: 2 feet of fresh heavy-ish snow in the past 24 hours.ĭemo or Own: Demo (have since purchased and will post an update with any info pertaining to Australian conditions) Camber: 'Dirty Moustache Rocker' Tip and Tail rocker, triple camber (underfoot camber plus an additional camber point in front and behind each binding)īinding: Demo'ed with marker bindings.
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