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  Skis » 19549

Salomon 2012 El Dictator Powder Skis

Sale: $499.00
Retail: $935.00

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Salomon's El Dictator, which in English translates roughly 'the Dictator' are big, stiff, and long. And raunchy. Wait, lets get this back on track. Sorry for that. These skis are 114mm underfoot, rockered to the max, very stiff flex and they don't have a lot of sidecut to 'em. Bottom line is these were made for top skiers, skiing at top speeds, in really any kind of terrain, but these are especially good in powder and powering through crud and choppy chop stuff. That said though, they'll also go about 100mph (160km/h for our metric friends!) on hardpack as long as you're not trying to carve figure 8s (your quads would have to be extremely strong to carve around in these all day).
Appropriate ability levels. The L9 Listers say: Big Mountain Charger Rich (L9 Owner) says: Big Mountain Charger The L9 team says: Big Mountain Charger Products Video

Free Binding Mounting. Please choose your binding from the dropdown list on this page, other bindings may not be compatible.

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Size/Color:
194cm - $499.00
Ski Bindings:

Free Ski Poles:
194cm
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Sidecut: 139-114-124mm
Turn Radius: 43.4m
Product Weight: 11.30lb
Product ID: 19550
Price was reduced on: Apr 20th from $599.00


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Discounted Ski Bindings: Lowest price and now discounteds bindings for these skis. Click the dropdown above but we have some awesome older binding models for 2012 skis only for a limited time. We aren't kidding.. check the first few binding options and don't dawdle supplies are limited.


Free L9 Poles: A little love from L9 to you in the form of a free composite Levelninesports.com ski pole. A comparable pole retails for $60 and we sell these for $24 normally. This free pole is for a few select skis as a little sweetener on the already lowest price.

Ideal Target Skier: Big Mountain Charger: Top speed, all the time, regardless of terrain, obstacles or children in the way, these skiers need stability on par with professional downhill racers. They are usually looking for long skis that are wide and heavy.

Rocker 300: One of Salomon's patented rocker profiles, the 300 references the 300mm (or 30cm if you prefer to simplify) of rockered length--all of which in the tip. So there are 30cms of bent ski to float over powder and pound through crud. Meanwhile these skis lay flat in the tail and underfoot, so you can ski fast and enjoy a firm edge hold on harder surfaces.


Wood Core: The standard core which has throughout time provided the best performance and durability. Each model may have it's own density level to help define flex and maximum speed but every wood core ski will be solid.


Tip Rocker: This refers to the early rising of the tip to get the ski on top of the soft snow, rather than pushing through it. When the skis are held with the bases together, it will look like the tips are bent, and spread away from eachother. Tip rocker also helps skiers pivot the skis, making tight trees remarkably easy, and gives the ski a surf-like feel.

Extra Wide Edges: This ski employs thicker-than-average edges to hold up to the beating that you'll put them through.

Square Tail: These skis have a square shaped tail, which adds stability to turns on hardpack as well as very steep terrain. Probably not a park ski, though :)

Salomon Pulse Pad: A layer of rubber along the edges and in certain zones of the ski for a smoother ride and and improved snow contact.

Edge Armor: Fiber reinforcements in the edges that add durability and edge hold on hard pack.