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Prologue:
Last year I wrote a ski review.
Given that information, I have no plans to depart from brutal honesty.
In case you dont want that, heres a 4 sentence review for you:
WOWIE!
ON THIS SKI YOU WILL BEAT TED LIGETY IN A SLALOM RACE!
BUY THEM NOW!!!!
I go pretty fast and take some chances.
They have put out some very interesting shapes over the past few years including the Comp 110.
Sego is doing things the right way from what I can tell.
Upon receiving the skis, my first thought while hand flexing them was, Really?
I mean, this is the Comp, right?
A tool made only for the burliest and brawniest of skiers!
A competition ski should be longer than any other!
Stiffer than a sip of Lagavulin 16 whiskey!
Mere mortals on rental skis will tremble with fear in the presence of my goliath, gargantuan timbers!
They will know they are nothing standing over their puny, fragile, pathetic little twigs in the liftline!
I AM THE BEST SKIER ON THE MOUNTAIN AND ALL SHALL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME!!!!
Deep breath…exhale Whoops!
Anyway, the Comp 110 is much more flexible than I expected.
I keep catching myself on the tails and I keep getting kicked into the backseat.
I chalked up my problems to needing to get used to the ski.
At this point, I was genuinely stricken.
I wasnt enjoying the ski, and I didnt know why.
As Thoreau once said, Simplify, Simplify.
Brain Cell:Okay smart guy, why does it feel too long in the front?
Because the mount point is too far back, and Im used to a more forward mount point?
LIGHTBULB APPEARS ON TOP OF HEAD*
Brain Cell: Thats right!
Go remount them further forward, and see how they feel!
As soon as I skied them the next day, all of my issues had been solved.
Now, on to the real review.
A big part of that is clearly the factory tune.
Ron and Elliot at the Sego shop in Idaho, you guys are killing it!
The edges are pristine and incredibly sharp, while the bases are smooth and fast!
I can grip almost anything that I want to.
The support leaning into each carve is better than anything I have ever experienced.
To my delight, it stayed composed and firm, with very little tip chatter.
Clearly Segos design works when it comes to dampening the ride.
Equally important as being comfortable at these speeds is stopping after attaining them.
In January, we had a dry spell in Utah.
These ranged from pretty icy hardpack to 3 inches of fresh over coral reef hardpack.
Ive had other friends who have ridden Segos, and they also mentioned this about the brand.
Could you ski these like Johnny Moseley through the bumps?
Sure, but it would be a lot of effort.
The combination of flexibility in the tips and stability underfoot makes this ski unique.
Want to go straight?
Want to make a turn quickly, or throw it sideways when you have too much speed?
Freestyle and Going Backwards:
As many of you may know, Im not a huge freestyle skier.
I feel very comfortable flipping my hips around and skiing away switch after a 180 off of a roller.
Not only does the Comp have early rise coupled with a tall rocker profile, it is supportive underfoot.
When I stomp something to bolts, I don’t feel the noses folding up on me.
https://segoskis.com/blogs/news/make-the-whole-mountain-your-playground
Powder:
For this section Im trying something new.
I will be making a powder performance prediction about the Comp 110.
The edges are thick as well at 2.2 mm.
I have been very impressed with the toughness of these parts of the ski thus far.
The topsheet is a bit of a different case.
Its definitely a newer, textured topsheet, but the texture isnt the issue.
Maybe I am overreacting, but we’re going in-depth here.
I really, really love this ski.
Dont be afraid of the name!
If you have a chance to ski the Comp 110, do it!
It really is that amazing.
This is my only real critique of the ski.
Now onto my personal opinions!
The mount point Sego recommends is far too directional.
I didnt grow up skiing park, and I dont ski center mounted skis.
-7 still felt too far back for me, and -4 felt just right.
This new breed of ski is exactly what the Comp 110 is.
With the Comp 110, its name is a misnomer.
The ski is smooth, maneuverable, powerful, stable, and FAST.
The topsheet on this ski has an airplane, so I thought of airplanes.
Sego has a Condor in their lineup, how about a Blackbird?
It rendered every other spy plane in the world completely obsolete by comparison, and it was awesome.
Make the whole mountain your flight path: Sego SR 71-The Blackbird
TTFN
-BigPurpleSkiSuit
