Denali at 32mph

[LoopSki]

I’m hoping to heal in time fir next season and treat myself to a brand new ski. I haven’t had a current year ski in a long time as I buy used. Even though 34 is my top speed, I rather ski at 32 now. Don’t ski tournaments anymore so who cares. I liked what I read on the other thread how the c85 is forgiving and less effort. On their site , only two choices for speed. Anyone ski one at 32?

[ALPJr]

My friend is on one at 30mph, mens 9. He loves it.

[keithh2oskier]

What's interesting is on their website, they only have a LFF option for 34 mph

[dbutcher]

@ALPJr What size C85 is your friend on, what does he weigh, and what line lengths does he ski? Thanks.

[ALPJr]

~170 ish on a medium. I thought he may do better with a large but he’s happy and gets deep into -35.

[lpskier]

I ski 32 on a large C85. Men 7, 185. I’ve turned four ball at -38 twice in a week and I find it hard to miss a -35. I think the ski is fantastic at 32 mph.

[rfa]

@lpskier, hey John, have been curious as to how you like and are skiing at 32mph...that is awesome my friend. Now that you are M7, I will have to find tournaments you don't participate...

[chris55]

@lpskier just a question, what about the Lapoint ski vs C85 ?

[lpskier]

@chris55 As silly as it sounds considering where I ski, I have not skied on a LaPoint. I ski on 68’s (obviously excepting Denali) and KLP didn’t have 68’s available until this spring, after I had settled on a ski for the season (Radar Vapor Pro). I planned to try the LaPoint, the new Vapor and the LaPoint after Nationals, but @adamhcaldwell got me on a Denali and I immediately loved it. I still would like to ride the LaPoint but I’m sticking with the Denali.

[RichardDoane]

I tore a hip muscle in late August, and had to take about 3 weeks off, when I started skiing again I could still feel it so decided to just stay at 30 and 32 mph and channel my inner M7/M8. My c85 is a Medium and I'm 175#. At a tournament in late September I stayed at 30 mph just for fun, and ran 5 at -38. My final event at 32 was 3 at -38 at Imperial. I think with some more practice I could adapt to 32 mph as it's a little different than 34. The ski does well at all speeds/length is the bottom line.

[Beezer]

I’m 155# and on a small. I ski to 34 and spend a lot of time at 32 and 33 sometimes down to 30 and 31 if i need to slow down a lot. My c85 is the easiest to adapt to speed of the skis i have.

[RichardDoane]

on a dare, one of my opening passes at Imperial was 28-15, which the c85 handled nicely, then it was a bunch of "opt up" to continue at 32-28

[Adam Caldwell]

I have been blown away by this skis performance all the way down to 26mph/15off with some older 60+ skiers.

 

I honestly had no clue it would be any good down at slower speeds, but we're continuing to be enlightened every day.

[Lolocharp]

I see on the Denali website that you can now choose the speed when placing the order, are there different nuances of the c85 for different speeds now?