Salomon Lord skis..?

Hey peeps, been looking into some depth on getting myself another pair of skis (I got myself a pair last year, twintip freestyle skis - Dynastar Nothin' but Troubles) however, I feel I could do with a pair of more stiff skis so they don't flex and flap around so much at high speeds going down some nice piste runs.

Only problem is, I wish to keep twintips as I quite enjoy the scene of skiing backwards :)

So I was wondering, anyone ever owned/hired/tested the Salomon Lord's?
I can go on a test run in the Xscape at Braehead but the only problem is it isn't really any real-life testing because you're limited to going down the same slope of same decent and can't even go very fast, so it's pretty useless I guess.
I've read a lot of reviews of it being a good ski for anyone from intermediate to advanced, I do consider myself a progressing intermediate.

Just wanna know what anyone on here thinks :)

Thanks!

So, you want twin tips that ski well on piste as well as around the park, eh?

Rossi Scratch Sprayer (and the various similar models they do), Scott Mission/Punisher (stiffer for piste skiing), Head Mojo might be worth a look too.
All a little different but check em out and see what you think.
Salomon Thruster also.

if you want something stiff dont get the sprayer-i own them and didnt like them as they flap about something shocking!!
the punisher is a soft ski too so id steer clear of that

really depends on your weight and ability-im a heavy SOB so i need a stiffer ski hence why i now have the MSP-try looking at the armada ARV, was a great ski when i demoed it last year

The K2 kung FUJAS comes in a 189cm which would be great-I demoed the one below that length indoor and it was brilliant


but in answer to your question, yes the lords are a stiff ski so maybe would be perfect. K2 Extreme is a "parkier" version of the FUJAS and is nice and stiff too

Thanks for the replies guys, just been having a look around and there are thousands of skis with thousands of differences between them and they all use words I don't really understand! haha, it's okay though..
Hmm, Tony.. I want to keep the twintip so I can do the odd jump here and there and ski backwards mainly.. I wouldn't go near rails with them, wouldn't want them scratched.. The current pair I have are for that :D

I have noticed the Mission/Punishers from Scott and their prices aren't too bad either - but at the end of the day we get what we pay for - Hence the Lord's being almost 500 quid.

One more small question - If I were to get the Lord's, what size would I be looking for? I'm 6'1, 15 stone in weight, progressing intermediate.. anyone know? :) My current skis are 176 i'm sure, they feel ok - perhaps a little bit too short sometimes, hard to judge as I haven't really had many different pairs of skis under my feet!

There have been a lot of stories with de-lamination on the Lords. Have a search for reviews elsewhere and you'll come across them.

Pablo Escobar wrote:There have been a lot of stories with de-lamination on the Lords. Have a search for reviews elsewhere and you'll come across them.

Thats not unusual for LOADS of skis to be fair.

Tony_H wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:There have been a lot of stories with de-lamination on the Lords. Have a search for reviews elsewhere and you'll come across them.

Thats not unusual for LOADS of skis to be fair.

Yeh you are right. The Lords seemed to me to be a particularly common one last year though. Or maybe Lord owners are just more likely to post on the internet about their issues :lol:

baillie353 wrote:Thanks for the replies guys, just been having a look around and there are thousands of skis with thousands of differences between them and they all use words I don't really understand! haha, it's okay though..
Hmm, Tony.. I want to keep the twintip so I can do the odd jump here and there and ski backwards mainly.. I wouldn't go near rails with them, wouldn't want them scratched.. The current pair I have are for that :D

I have noticed the Mission/Punishers from Scott and their prices aren't too bad either - but at the end of the day we get what we pay for - Hence the Lord's being almost 500 quid.

One more small question - If I were to get the Lord's, what size would I be looking for? I'm 6'1, 15 stone in weight, progressing intermediate.. anyone know? :) My current skis are 176 i'm sure, they feel ok - perhaps a little bit too short sometimes, hard to judge as I haven't really had many different pairs of skis under my feet!

depends what you want to do with them-if it is big long turns through crud, powder or on piste then maybe 181-185cm but if it is mainly for park then a bit shorter? see if you can try out a few different models and lengths and see for yourself-shorter and softer will feel "easier" and more fun but longer and stiffer will seem less fun but way more stable