One of the things I realized this ski season is that my knees cannot take the beatings and remain in control the way they once did. Even with braces on both knees they feel like wet noodles after half a day.
I figure end of ski season is a good time to look for new skis, and this is some of my criteria:
Gemini seems to think the Volkl M7 Mantas are the ticket, but I just wanted to see if anyone else had an opinion.
I was going to suggest a fat, light and flexible ski to dampen the shock, but if you're mostly on groomed/packed granular in the Mid-A, but occasionally do powder and then also the ice and crud that inevitably surfaces... I would actually go with something that's light but performs more like a solid and heavy ski, like the Elan Ripstick.
I am still skiing K2 Rictors, which is kind of an all-mountain ski, and I also get noodly in the middle of a long day of skiing.
Contrast -My son skis Line Honey Badgers, which are admittedly really light and playful (think park), but maybe you'd do better with something slightly stiffer (not too stiff), and less fat for mid-A skiing.
In mid atlantic skiing, we typically ski with the boots tighter then maybe "normal" whatever that is, in order to be able to transfer that pressure into the ski in mid-a conditions. But I'm rethinking that now. I think with the right ski and perhaps just a tiny bit of slop in the boot, that might be better for anyone whose knees are barking.
