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Test / Review Ski Blizzard G-Power FS IQ

Nov. 01 Blizzard Skis no comments

Blizzard classifies the Blizzard G-Power FS IQ as a high performance all rounder. And this concept seems to fit well in this model. It shows good manners in all terrains and all circumstances. But, as with almost every ski in this category, its virtue is also its flaw. Qualifying ok at everything often results in not being noticeably good at anything. And in the Blizzard G-Power FS IQ this is a very obvious fact.

For this next 2014-2015 season, it features the same technologies from last year, such as the sandwich construction, triple titanal layer, the full suspension system, the tip and tail rocker, the IQ system, the space frame, and so on and so forth.

Blizzard G-Power FS IQ + Power 14 TCX (2014-2015)
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Test/Review Dynastar Speed Omeglass Fluid

Nov. 01 Dynastar Skis no comments

The Dynastar Speed Omeglass Fluid is the second step and also the access point into the Dynastar SL offer. With an identical sidecut to his elder brother, the Dynastar Speed Omeglass Pro R20 Racing (119 – 67 – 102 mm), the Dynastar Speed Omeglass Fluid has a wider client scope in mind. The size offering is wider and it goes from the shortest size at 155cm. to the longest one at 172cm., through the 160 and 165cm. sizes.

Dynastar Speed Omeglass Fluid
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Test Blizzard SRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX

Nov. 01 Blizzard Skis 3 comments

The Blizzard SRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX ski is the top SL ski offer from Blizzard, aside from the dedicated FIS model. Don’t be fooled by how it looks nor by the idiotic piston in the middle of the plate. This is a very nice SL ski. As any other Slalom ski, it just wants to turn and turn, and turn once again.

The wide shovel will guide us inside every twirl easily, while the somewhat wider waist (70mm under the foot) will make things a bit easier for most users. Those experienced Slalom maniacs will enjoy this ski, although a narrower profile would have been more pleasant for them.

Blizzard SRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX © Blizzard – Tecnica Group S.p.A.

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Test Blizzard WRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX

Nov. 01 Blizzard Skis 1 comment

The Blizzard WRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX (flat with plate, as said in the brand’s brochure to give it an even longer name) is the second GS-like ski in the Blizzard’s Race range. It is quite similar to its brother, the Blizzard WRC Racing WC Piston. It is a more comfortable ski in an everyday use condition, although one should keep in mind this is still a demanding ski with a quite noticeable racing touch.

The size offer comes in four lenghts, going from 167cm for the shortest to 182cm for the longest, through 172cm and 176cm lengths as the intermediates. If we compare the Blizzard WRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX to its “older” brother, we’ll see the 167cm and the 172cm lengths are the new additions here, and the 186cm is the missing one.

Blizzard WRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX © Blizzard – Tecnica Group S.p.A.

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Test Blizzard SCS Racing S + Power 12 TCX

Nov. 01 Blizzard Skis no comments

Similarly to the Blizzard RCS Racing S, the Blizzard SCS Racing S + Power 12 TCX is the secondary model in the Slalom category. And yet again, the similarities are many between all Slalom models as it happened in the Giant Slalom ones. Of course, the reactions are smoother. The physical and technical demands are lower here. These models are focused on pure enjoyment without lowering the performance too much.

Blizzard SCS Racing S + Power 12 TCX
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Test/Review Blizzard WRC Racing WC Piston

Nov. 01 Blizzard Skis no comments

The Blizzard WRC Racing WC Piston is one of the few good GS cheater skis available in the market today. Why cheater? Let me explain. The proper GS skis are the ones following the FIS rules. However, those rules are specific for competition and they are never intended for the general public. Because of that, all major brands split up their race ranges in two: one following the FIS standards and the other for the masses not following FIS rules. This way everyone is happy, specially those who really support this industry, the tourists.

Blizzard WRC Racing WC Piston
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Test/Review Dynastar Speed Course Fluid

Nov. 01 Dynastar Skis no comments

The Dynastar Speed Course Fluid is the second in the GS-like line of skis at Dynastar. It is a very similar ski to its brother the Speed Course Pro R20 Racing. With just a 40gr. difference on the weight, it is very easy to think we are talking about pretty much the same ski. The manufacturer fails to explain the difference between them. They both use the same technologies, sandwich construction, dual core, fibre-metal reinforcements, etc. So… the difference could be minimal as some lesser use of fibre-glass, a thinner metal layer or it could be none.

Dynastar Speed Course Fluid
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Test Dynastar Speed Omeglass Pro R20 Racing

Nov. 01 Dynastar Skis no comments

The Dynastar Speed Omeglass Pro R20 Racing is the high-end Slalom offering from Dynastar. The Omeglass brand is very well known in the market. It has defined the SL skis line at Dynastar for the past ten years. Anyone who hears it immediately knows what´s all about. Infinite, precise and powerful turns.

Its profile is the typical from an SL ski with a deep sidecut, a generous shovel and in this particular model a very sharp shaped tail. You won´t see a narrower end, sharper and more “extreme” tail in the Slalom market than in the Dynastar Speed Omeglass Pro R20 Racing. In fact, it is so “long” that the effective edge length is a bit shorter than in other skis. With a 119mm. wide tip, we will turn easily while keeping the accuracy at the entrance of every turn. A waist of 67mm. falls in between the thinnest ones at 63-64mm. and the widest ones at 71-72mm. wide. This profile leaves the theorical turn radius in just 12 meters, which is obviously good for a Slalom ski.

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Test Dynastar Speed Course Pro R20 Racing

Nov. 01 Dynastar Skis no comments

The Dynastar Speed Course Pro R20 Racing is Dynastar’s doorway into the GS range. A ski with an odd sidecut profile and a strange radius for a GS-like ski. Yes, the general public needs and deserves a softened version of the real FIS model, but this time Dynastar could have gone too far.

A more than generous 125mm. shovel, a big 106mm. tail and an astonishingly wide waist of 76mm. conform the Dynastar Speed Course Pro R20 sidecut profile. The result is a 16-meter radius for a GS-like ski, which isn´t the expected nor the required.

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Test Blizzard RCS Racing S + Power 12 TCX

Nov. 01 Blizzard Skis no comments

The Blizzard RCS Racing S + Power 12 TCX is the secondary Giant Slalom model in the Blizzard Race range. Although it closes the line, this is a very capable ski that will satisfy the needs of those well skilled skiers who demand a powerful but comfortable ski. Its shape is tremendously similar to the other two Giant Slalom models in the range. But it’s in its reactions when we’ll notice the difference. Smoother and more forgiving in general are the main characteristics.

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Test / Review Ski Blizzard G-Power FS IQ

Test/Review Dynastar Speed Omeglass Fluid

Test Blizzard SRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX

Test Blizzard WRC Racing S + Power 14 TCX

Test Blizzard SCS Racing S + Power 12 TCX

Test/Review Blizzard WRC Racing WC Piston

Test/Review Dynastar Speed Course Fluid

Test Dynastar Speed Omeglass Pro R20 Racing

Test Dynastar Speed Course Pro R20 Racing

Test Blizzard RCS Racing S + Power 12 TCX

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