Stevie Boy

Sounds odd, have you checked all of your settings, fin, boot placement, including tightness of screws that hold your fin block to the ski, slipping is not a term that I have heard before, lack of grip maybe ? This is a shot in the dark, have you washed the underside of your ski with detergent, just in case there is some sort of residue on it. Cole will definitely sort you out, but difficult without any sort of video.

A lot of Time and Money, went into that site, maybe the Permit, was issued on the basis of irrigation for agricultural use, who knows, but I feel for the People that built it. I should imagine that they are not best pleased

Looking around on the internet, it does not appear to be any sort of website, is it possible to ski on the site where the K1000 took place, is it a Club, Private or Other ? Does anybody have information ?

Nice One Joel 1

Ski Buddy of mine 36mph into 38off coming off a EVO struggled a bit with ION 3 ended up on his EVO numbers but with 7 degrees wing instead of 8 degrees, this was the changed that transformed the ski for him. He looks so good on the ION 3, his opinion, the ski turns well, but did not have the speed across course, until he reduced wing angle.

Generally it is a good idea to start at stock and adjust from there, we all ski different there are no magic numbers, move one at a time and then back if it doesn't work, so that you get to work out what each movement does for you. Possibly add Length, More Tip or Binding Placement, it is possible that the tip is not engaged enough to maintain cross course direction, if that doesn't work out add depth. You are going to have use a few sets to work it out, we all ski differently and like the ski to feel the way we like individually. A Ski Buddy of mine, changed from his EVO to the ION 3, had some issues, after trying binding and fin tweaks he couldn't work it out until went back on his EVO, as it turned out he thought the EVO gave him a bit more speed across course. Went back on his ION 3 with 7 Degrees wing instead of 8 Degrees, He is Happy and looking very good on it.

Get the New Boat, treat like your new baby and you will always get a good resale value on it.

Sometimes you have just gotta move on, let it go for a few dollars, life is too short, projects always cost too much and leave you out of pocket most of the time, been there done that, not going there again. As you get older you get to realise how valuable time is, use it wisely.

@C5Quest 67" Short / Deep, I use Tfactor Front Boot, Go with @ColeGiacopuzzi may take a few sets, but he will get you there.

Many Thanks to @ColeGiacopuzzi for helping me to dial my ski in, what I will say before you loading up numbers that various people have given you Start @ Factory stock settings, @Horton was correct when he said the the ski was sensitive to Boot Placement or DFT, .005 less DFT transformed the ski, into something wonderful for me.

Boiling hot water to remove the pad, I have a customized plate, where I drilled and counter sunk a new set of holes, gave me another 1/2 to 5/8. re-apply sticky back craft felt and trim to suit.

Thankyou Guy's Appreciated,

@Ethan New bindings can be a much bigger change , than getting a new ski, go with what you have, maybe towards the end of the season change your bindings work with them, so that you are ready to go next season, concentrate on who is riding the ski, work on technique. Upgraded Bindings will not bring instant success, success is defined by the person standing on the ski.

I would also like to say THANK YOU!! to Connelly and TWBC for their audience prize give away, I was fortunate enough to win a Connelly Ski as well, I chose the C1, looking forward to giving it a go, @jayski, I cannot find fin settings on the Connelly website, could I ask where you got your settings. Thankyou

I Agree with Rossi & Cole, the Alpine looks a Lot, Lot, Better in your Hand than in the Photos, somewhat Retro with Class, Meant for Gentlemen, with taste, you can keep your Racing Stripes and Brash Colors.