On Ski Reviews and Your Reviewer:
This is the first ski review that I have written.
Therefore, I will tell you what I know based on my skiing of this ski.
By no means is this a review that was bought and paid for.
I just like skiing, and writing about skis.
I dont spin much, but I prefer to go big and do daffies or cossacks.
Not terribly playful, but had some pop before I decambered it through heavy use.
This has been my main ski for the past few years.
Mounted at +1 cm from recommended, or about 6 cm back from true center.
Yes Blister, this is a shot at that exact measurement section you guys have.
I was very excited to hear that Jskis was finally making a long boi version for us taller folk.
When I heard that Ryan Schmies would be working on this topsheet, I was extremely excited.
As soon as I saw it, I pulled out my credit card.
Nice work Ryan, I have gotten quite a few compliments from people about the topsheet already.
Previously, I had been on a 112 underfoot 30+meter turn radius ski.
Once I learned to trust the skis, I exuded pure dad carve energy with every turn.
Women twice my age took me to be 40 years old, and were extremely interested.
The camber underfoot gives it some explosive pop out of each turn as well.
I have never had this much fun carving a ski.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/987158/VID-23010213-033705-855-mp4
Equally impressive was the skis ability to release and maneuver instantly.
As a weekend warrior, this is invaluable.
I forgive the kid, but still one of the scarier things I’ve seen in front of me.
Switch skiing:
Disclaimer: I am not the best switch skier around.
That said, the hotshot goes backwards quite nicely.
Ive landed too far forwards, to the sides, and backseat.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/987159/VID-23010109-011425-179-mp4
Now, one thing you may have noticed about the hotshot is its weight.
This is not a light jib stick that will be perfectly happy to levitate at will.
Of course, if youre doing that, Id recommend some ski blades.
Despite its weight, Ive found the hotshot to be pretty maneuverable.
The skis handle rough stuff very nicely, and I feel extremely secure on them.
All of the above with flat light?
Freestyle:
In the air, the swing weight seems to be fairly low.
They felt very similar coming around to the 180 vacations I skied last spring in this regard.
I dont have the skill, nor the experience to be able to judge swing weight in the air.
What I do know is Ive had no trouble doing daffies, cossacks, and spread eagles.
We need more snow.
Get out here, its great, trust me.
The skis did float rather nicely in about 6 inches of powder over 8 inches of denser powder.
I wasn’t going that quickly, and the ski felt like it naturally wanted to plane.
Thus far, I am pretty impressed by how little wear and tear theyve had.
Sidenote: I wrote this review yesterday and I will provide an update that was bound to happen.
I hit a rock pretty solidly and got a little ding in the ski today.
Since Im finally writing a review, I have to set the record straight.
I am not a big mountain skier.
Theres no shame in it.
As they say, the perfect amount of skis is N+1
TTFN
-BigPurpleSkiSuit
