Hello everyone,
This is my first post hope I get it right. I am 49 years old, 6'2" and 203 lbs. I think I'm a intermediate moving to advance skier. Comfortable on any blue and able to do some blacks. Mostly on trail skiing, but looking to try off trail. We ski both east coast and west coast. Hope to go to Utah next season. When we go west we go for 10 days, and get in 6 or 7 days on the mountain. Our east coast trips have been shorter, 1 to 3 days of skiing. We have been skiing 15 years, and for the most part it has been one trip a year. I have my own boots that I love and they have help my skiing allot. Last year did some demos on the east coast. K2 rictor and Blizzard 7.6. I liked the Rictors the most. Wanted to demo more but the weather turned. This year I went to buy the Rictor in a 174, but I know I need to go with the 181. Anyway I order a pair of used demos in great shape on line for a good price. Long story short they sold a ski they didn't have. To make up for the mistake they have offered me my choice of new Nordicas, the Fire Arrow 80 Ti or Hot Rod Tempest. The Fire Arrow seems to be on the same skill level as the Rictor so if I take the offer that is the one I am leaning to. Here is the dilemma should I; (1) Take the offer, ski the ski, hope I like it and if not sell it, or demo one and then decide ( that way it is still a new unused ski ). (2) Take the offer and just sell the ski and put the money towards the Rictor. (3) Get my money back and keep looking for the Rictor. Tomorrow I am going to a ski shop to look at the Fire Arrow. One thing that I can't seem to find out is Nordicas camrock the same thing as K2 all terrain rocker? The rocker is part of what I liked about the Rictor. Anyone have any ideas on my dilemma?