GALERA DA NEVE!Este post é importante...
Seguinte: você é esquiador, ou snowboarder, e chegou a hora de comprar o seu equipamento. Ou de trocar o antigo companheiro, que ficou velho e cansado.
> O que comprar?Normalmente... as pessoas compram aquilo que o vendedor da loja diz que é bom; compram muito, também, por "cosmética" (impressão que o design e as cores dão de bom, chque, ou radical, etc); ou por preço. Barato, para gastar pouco, ou caro, porque deve ser bom, sabe lá ...
Qual seja, sem levar em conta os muitos e muitos testes feitos por experts nos esportes, em reportagens nas revistas especializadas dos Usa, Canadá e Europa, principalmente.
Bueno, a idéia foi, então, a de preparar um "Melhores Compras em Set '2010"
by Point da Neve, para equipamentos de ski (botas & skis) e snowboard (prancha & botas), utilizando o critério de comparar o resultado dos testes de diversas revistas - de diversos países, elegendo para a nossa lista aqueles que tivessem:
- a maior coincidência de pontos elevados em todos os testes, qual seja, equilíbrio de desempenho
- características marcantes de "all mountain", qual seja, bom em todo o tipo de terreno
- nível: estamos focando o esquiador & snowboarder de nível... intermediário superior a expert (7 a 10)
A LISTAAquí estão eles, os "tops" a serem desejados - e comprados, assim que possível!
Imprima a lista, que traz junto o comentário que parece descrever com mais precisão o equipamento, guarde com carinho, e... comece a juntar as doletas para que, com estes equipamentos, sua próxima skiweek seja supimpa.
Suerte!
OS MAIS-MAIS EM SETEMBRO '2010.
SKIS MASCULINOSNordica Hot Rod Nitrous CA (2010)Category: Men's Cruiser;
Category ranking: No. 1;
Best For: All-day comfort with exacting performance
The
tester favorite earnspraise for its balance of performance attributes. Carbon-reinforced laminates give it outstanding quickness, and it’s eminently calm at high speeds. In fact, testers preferred the CA to the metal-reinforced and more expensive Nitrous TI ($1,249), which medaled here two years ago. With a wide, stable platform and a broad tip that dives obediently into arcs, it’s a natural carver with excellent soft-snow skills. “Makes you feel like a better skier,” said Hogen.
SKIS FEMININOSBlizzard Viva 7.6 IQ (2010)Category: Women's Cruiser;
Category ranking: No. 1
Best for: Cranking tight turns on hardpack;
The Viva is extraordinary. With top scores in every criterion, Blizzard sweeps the Cruiser category this year. This ski zings with personality without ever being overbearing. It’s extremely easy to ski, but holds a line so unfailingly that you can’t help but go a little faster, a little deeper, a little steeper. And while it will energetically do your bidding—carve trenches or ease through bumps—on one account it won’t budge: This ski will make you have fun. Period. “You will ski well on these,” said Lewis.
BOTAS DE SKI MASCULINASAtomic Hawx 120 (2010)
Atomic continues to build flex into the forefoot of the boot with
interesting results. The Hawx line, of which the 120 is flagship,
features shell cutaways designed to allow the foot to flex naturally and the ski to flex roundly. The feel is highly tactile; the skier is one with the ski’s sidecut. Heel hold is excellent, and the toe box is roomy. “Skis extremely well,” said Garrett.
BOTAS DE SKI FEMININASHead Dream 12.5 (2010)
Bootfiitters praise Head’s Dream series for solving knotty fit problems, especially for women with narrow heels and forefeet and larger, more muscular calves. The “fur” liner is well-built and warm, the adjustments all work and have a demonstrable effect, and the performance is 100 percent category-appropriate. “A dynamic skiing boot with a snug fit,” said Gleason.
PRANCHAS DE SNOWBOARD MASCULINAS
Ride Machete
Lengths: 152, 155, 157W, 158, 160, 161W, 162, 164W
Waist Widths: 245, 247, 249, 250, 252, 261, 262, 263 (mm)
Base Material: Fusion 4000 Base
Core: Performance Tuned Core
Shape: Twin with LowRize Rocker
Flex (from 1-10): 6
MSRP: $429.00
PRANCHAS DE SNOWBOARD FEMININAS
K2 Eco-PopLengths: 145, 148, 152, 155
Waist Widths: 23.80” (on the 148)
Base Material: 4000 Sintered
Core: Rhythm WH4 Core
Shape: Setback Twin (3/4” Back)
Flex (from 1-10): 5
MSRP: $499.00
BOTAS DE SNOWBOARD MASCULINAS
Burton SLX
- Shrinkage™ Footprint Reduction Technology
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Support: 7
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Lacing: Speed Zone™ System
[Featuring Molded Handle Design]
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Liner: Therm-ic Heat Pre-Wired Imprint™ 5 Liner
$569.95
SLX could stand for so many things, maybe even something likely X-treme. This boot has Shrinkage™ footprint reduction technology, a 7 grade in stiffness and ankle support, speed zone™ lacing system with molded handle design and Therm-ic heat pre-wired imprint™ liner.
BOTAS DE SNOWBOARD FEMININAS
Burton Axel Women’s
Features:
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Support: 4
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Lacing: Speed Zone™ System
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Liner: Flex™ 2 Liner with True Fit™ Design
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Cushioning: EST Optimized Midsole with B3 Gel Cushioning
$279.95
A top level freestyle boot that gives girls a high performing foot piece both in and out of the park comes with mid grade support, speed zone™ lacing system, Flex™ 2 liner with True Fit™ Design and EST Optimized Midsole with B3 Gel cushioning to soak up that extra shock.
