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Ideal Target Skier: All Mountain Park Rider: Skiers that go anywhere on the mountain, and still make trips through the terrain park enough to require twin tips, describe these skiers. They are not afraid to skip park sessions to ski deep powder, but are torn sometimes for their love of hitting rails and jumps in the park. Skier Ability: Advanced to Expert: Skipping the blue runs to get to the black runs, but sometimes a little cautious when it gets very steep, or some hesitation when your buddy says, ''You just have to clear those rocks or else you're toast.'' Speed: Very Fast: Skiing at this speed means keeping up with the best skiers on the mountain, while still maintaining control. Features:
Sandwich construction and Wood Core- giving the ski long life and light in weight
Fully symmetrical shape helps you ski switch, or backwards, with supreme stability
Optimized edge reinforcement: A Titanal insert in the binding area prevents the edge from being compressed when landing on a rail or snowboarders
25-degree angled sidewalls that stand up to the abuse of rails and pressing boxes day after day, while still delivering power to the edges under normal skiing conditions The Fischer Addict and Addict Pro are true park skis, with full twin tips and symmetrical sidecut. The tip and tail are exactly the same dimensions and the mounting point is directly in the center of the ski, so they will perform equally well going backwards (switch) as they do going forward. You could even mount the skis backwards, and wouldn't even notice. I guess people would be confused because the graphics would be backwards though.
Although these are dedicated park skis, they handle mixed conditions and groomed snow very well. The long turn radius makes you work a little harder for the tighter turns, but at higher speeds, these are quite stable. One of the park features, that is really a good thing for any skier, is the reinforced insert just above the base in the binding area. This is an extra layer of metal that adds extra durability to the skis when things other than snow come in contact with the bases and edges. You can even see it while looking through the translucent neon bases. This ski is matched best to an advanced skier that needs one ski to do everything, but needs top performance in the park. Sure it will handle a bit of powder, crud, moguls, etc., but it is really home in the park, hitting rails, buttering, and doing switch tricks. If buttering and rails are your specialty, pick the Addict because it is slightly softer. If giant tabletops, step-ups, and half pipe are more your thing, then the Addict Pro will hold up to those demands better, because of the extra layer of fiberglass. |
