Fans of Volkl Skis

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Comment by Andrew Lawson on April 21, 2008 at 5:02pm

Maybe I am being too generous here, but apart from one slight flaw, The Volkl Supersport Six Star are perfect. They will drop into pretty much any size turns from the fall line and give strong positive feedback about the snow beneath you.

This is a ski that will introduce you, in more than a subtle way, to the G-Force that can be achieved skiing…even without getting your lower body parallel to the snow on turns.

The Six Star encourages an ability curve increase, purely because you have to be leaning forward putting pressure on the fronts of the skis when ‘hooning’ or the ride can seem like skiing over lots of little rocks. That’s not a bad thing however, and encourages an aggressive style while still allowing an elegant technique.

You may think the ski is hugging its manufacturer specified radius like a train on rails, but then you tighten up a little more and boom, you are instantly proved wrong. A ‘wide’ 68mm in the waist means powder is more than skiable, even in the 168. But if you want even more of an all mountain experience go for the longer 175.

The fronts of the Six Stars do not agree with the backs slipping round, so if you are going reasonably fast and want to pull a couple of these turns, then be careful and pay attention to balance, as they may not react as you may expect. The steeper reds and black runs however benefit from this aspect. Jump into a turn and the ski grips very early springing you up and the opposite way with less effort than you might imagine! It’s a lot of fun and very much a confidence building exercise.
Conclusion?

If you can, buy/hire/beg/steal a pair of these and take them round the whole valley. Ear to ear smiles are ensured all around the mountain and they will open up new terrain for those wishing to improve.

Comment by Andrew Lawson on April 14, 2008 at 9:09pm

I first became a fan of Volkl ski equipment two years ago when I borrowed a friends pair of Volkl Race Tiger skis, he wanted to try my Salomon Crossmax 10ss (so it was a fair trade). I was so impressed at the edge grip of the Volkls compared to my Crossmax 10s and thought to myself I'll get myself a pair of Volkls next time around. Little did I realise how soon that 'next time' would be. I was nosing around in a local ski shop a month or so later, and as I spend a fair amount of money there, I've got to know the owner. We got to chatting, and I happen to mention my experience with the Volkls and would love a pair but they are such an expensive ski in the UK. He said he had a pair of Supersport Six Stars (two seasons old at that point) with top range marker bindings and he'd throw the hydraulic extender bar in for nowt all for £300. Shortly afterwards I was walking out the shop with the skis wondering to myself where my self control had gone! But haven't looked back with these skis; they are not ones to relax on, and need to be pushed to get the best out of them, but they've never let me down and I've had some smiley experiences with them.