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Saturday night Cipri and I each bought a pair of brand new Head Peak SG skis. Hervis has a big sale now retailing this particular model complete with bindings at 500 lei (roughly 120 EUR).
I took the new skis out for a bit of snow testing on Monday and Tuesday. My expectations weren't too high, probably very influenced by the price, but I can now declare myself quite impressed.
Their performance both when carving on ice and floating through deep powder snow was exceptional. Turning at high speeds is very easy thanks mostly to the shapes of the tails and their wide surface helps a lot when you need to stay afloat in deep snow. They didn't do too well on the few jumps I tried. Although they're very light I guess they're a little too flexible.
Tuesday also gave me the chance to do a first GPS speed measurement, setting a personal best. I skied down the 775m of the main Valea Dorului ski slope in 1 minute and 14 seconds.
Average speed: 37.7 km/h
Top speed: 64 km/h
Distance: 775 m
Altitude difference: 253.6 m (from 2051 m to 1798 m)
Maximum slope: 26.4 °
In fact, this descent was fast enough for the ski lift at the base of the slope to deny me access due to attempted "double use".
Tuesday was also a spectacular skiing day weather-wise. Pictures to tell the story in the Head Peak 13 Picasa album.
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