Head skis

Hi All

Can anyone identify some skis for me please?

I hired a pair of top of the range Head skis in Italy in 2010. I don't know what type of ski they were, all I know is that I got on particularly well with them.

I keep trying to find these skis on the internet: head sites and images but have had no luck.

They were quite a heavy bouncy ski, and the only feature I remember was that at the tip of the ski it was Gold (just as the Head Magnum tip is silver). The gold bit was just a orangey rubbery bit which looked gold with the light shinning through it.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Is it this one http://www.head.com/ski/products/skis/all-mountain-freeride/ipeak-90/2743/?region=uk

Hi

Thanks for trying, but no, not the one.

If you look at this link for the Head Magnum skis, at the tip, where with the Magnum it's silver, the skis I'm looking for it is gold/orange. As I said, I used them in 2010.

http://www.snowtraxstore.co.uk/head-isupershape-magnum-skis-head-free-flex-14-bindings-2011

~Cheers

Olla

Either supershape slalom or I Speed

Might have been the Head CHIP XRC SW RFB from 07/08

Thanks SwingBeep

But again no, it's the silver bit that should be gold. Thankyou so much for looking.

I'm a bit slow though! I have tried finding the place on line in Clavier, where I hired them from, with no luck. But a private message prompeted me to realise that as I'm off to Sestrier in the New Year, I'll be able to pop in and ask. They also suggested I offer 50 euros for them!

Olla

Olla,

Ski companies make "special" rental ( for hire) skis for many ski resorts!

They also make special cosmetics for large chain retail stores that have many ski stores. These are called "deck skis" !

It is possible that the Heads you had were one of these !

I tested all the Heads several months ago and never saw such a ski. I have Head Supershapes and Head WC SL as my personal skis and they do not have an "orange" tip !

May I suggest to all who "hire" or demo skis to note the small figures ( numbers) at the tail end of the ski ! This gives you; the "parabolic", curve of the ski that is the width in mm. of the tip , waist and tails ! You will also get a R= , or just R 13 ! That is the radius the ski will take if it is put on edge and allowed to turn on this edge ( with no influence from the skier) ! That is the theoretical radius of the ski due to its side cut !
Amazing all the jargon you can learn just to select a ski!

I have seen a model from a given ski company ( that is with same side cut ) yet with different names and logos in different countries ! All about marketing ! Image !!!

I have also seen from the same ski company, the exact ski in all aspects ( core, edges, side cut etc,,) but with different graphics and different names !

The reason for this ?

The "free style" skiers are younger, more adventuresome and tend to like; skulls, blood, slurs, vulgar words, etc,,,, Same ski for older crowd,,,,,,no wild graphics, no nudes, no blood, skulls, etc,,,

Oh,,,,the first ski is 200$ US more expensive ! Wonder why ?

Hope you find your ski, if not try the WORLD CUP SL ski ! It will make you heart soar!
Just my opinion !

Not that I would recommend it for everyone, but the Head WC SL was the most fun ski I tried last year. I did not want to take it back to the demo tent.