RE: “At -3.7 cm from center, the CT 4.0’s recommended mount point is firmly in progressive / freestyle category. We’re not aware of many (any?) skis with 27 meter sidecut radii that also have mount points that are this forward.”
The Volkl Chopstick 185cm comes to mind, with Radius=32m, but the manufacturer printed 2 markings on the ski: one at +0.0cm labelled “True Center”, and one at -5.0cm labelled “Boot Center”, implying they recommend you mount anywhere within that zone. I have skied the Chopstick at multiple positions, and my favorite is -1.5cm from true center—after all, the ski is 100% perfectly symmetrical tip-to-tail 148-128-148, so mounting near center makes more sense than Volkl’s traditional rear-most boundary of the recommended zone.
Nice to see somebody is willing to keep making skis with little to no camber, minimal taper and a stiff shape. Personal faves are old (40m sidecut) EHP’s and Volkl Nunataqs.
The EHP’s had a really forward mount, and the Nunataqs didn’t ski the way I wanted until I went 25mm forward of recommended.
This isn’t a shape/flex profile for everyone, but rewards fast aggressive skiing in a way no tapered, soft shovel ski can. Looking forward to your feedback after putting these through their paces.
Blister Crew,
Any comparisons to this years CT 4.0? I was looking to pick a pair on the cheap this summer, but wondering what changed besides the new poplar stringers in the 2019 version.
Any guess if the 2017-2018 measures about 2.5 cm short of stated length on straight pull too?
Thanks!
Dan
Hey bud. I own the ski your asking about. 2016/17 and 2017/18 is the same. They added stringers for 2018/19 but it’s the same ski in terms of dimensions and core (balsa/flax) w titanal plates.
They all run short. My 4.0 188s measure 185.5. They are shorter than my 186 kartels, which are true 186
Thanks Taylor!
How much softer are these than the Dictator 4.0? I know both have a very different purpose in the lineup but given that Candide charges as hard as he does on these but Johnny Collinson chose the Dictator for his La Grave edit with Sam A., I figured I’d inquire.
RE: “At -3.7 cm from center, the CT 4.0’s recommended mount point is firmly in progressive / freestyle category. We’re not aware of many (any?) skis with 27 meter sidecut radii that also have mount points that are this forward.”
The Volkl Chopstick 185cm comes to mind, with Radius=32m, but the manufacturer printed 2 markings on the ski: one at +0.0cm labelled “True Center”, and one at -5.0cm labelled “Boot Center”, implying they recommend you mount anywhere within that zone. I have skied the Chopstick at multiple positions, and my favorite is -1.5cm from true center—after all, the ski is 100% perfectly symmetrical tip-to-tail 148-128-148, so mounting near center makes more sense than Volkl’s traditional rear-most boundary of the recommended zone.
Nice to see somebody is willing to keep making skis with little to no camber, minimal taper and a stiff shape. Personal faves are old (40m sidecut) EHP’s and Volkl Nunataqs.
The EHP’s had a really forward mount, and the Nunataqs didn’t ski the way I wanted until I went 25mm forward of recommended.
This isn’t a shape/flex profile for everyone, but rewards fast aggressive skiing in a way no tapered, soft shovel ski can. Looking forward to your feedback after putting these through their paces.
Blister Crew,
Any comparisons to this years CT 4.0? I was looking to pick a pair on the cheap this summer, but wondering what changed besides the new poplar stringers in the 2019 version.
Any guess if the 2017-2018 measures about 2.5 cm short of stated length on straight pull too?
Thanks!
Dan
Hey bud. I own the ski your asking about. 2016/17 and 2017/18 is the same. They added stringers for 2018/19 but it’s the same ski in terms of dimensions and core (balsa/flax) w titanal plates.
They all run short. My 4.0 188s measure 185.5. They are shorter than my 186 kartels, which are true 186
Thanks Taylor!
How much softer are these than the Dictator 4.0? I know both have a very different purpose in the lineup but given that Candide charges as hard as he does on these but Johnny Collinson chose the Dictator for his La Grave edit with Sam A., I figured I’d inquire.