Comments on: BackCountry Magazine Ski Test

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:05:57 +0000

Hi JW – As a Scarpa guy, I thought the Viruses fit just about the same as a Spirit 3 type of boot, and I have a narrow(ish) foot. It is a bit of an unfair comparison as my scarpas have been perfected fitted by Dennis Maw at Black Diamond and the Viruses were a half size too big and totally unfitted for my foot, but I felt like they held me in well and I could wiggle my toes while having my heel held securely.

By: JW

JW — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:49:40 +0000

What about the fit and flex of the viruses? Hopefully low volume like the Kryptons they are modeled after.. Thanks

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:27:09 +0000

I don’t aspire to getting invited anymore. The skis are all so fat they have no relevance in the usual skiing I do (my fats are now considered mid fats at best…). Even the skinny skis are borderline too fat. Good thing race skis still exist or I would be in real trouble.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:50:01 +0000

Hi Mark – maybe next year we can go together, as long as you let me cheat off of your homework/score card. :)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:48:58 +0000

The Virii (plural of Viruses?) were there and I did get a chance to ski on them. Overall they had some cool features, but personally I felt like they needed a lot more forward lean as I felt like I was standing flat on my heels. Could have been the bindings, or perhaps the pair I tested didn’t have the fwd lean adjusted properly, but they virtually felt straight up.

By: JW

JW — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:35:52 +0000

Did you do any boot testing? Were the Dalbello Viruses there? If so…whats the word on them?

By: mark

mark — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:08:33 +0000

So the problem I have with really fat skis is waxing. Or rather scraping. I can’t bring myself to buy a snowboard scraper even if it would be a more appropriate tool for Dug’s megawatts.

I aspire to one day be invited to a ski test.