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Frank’s ReviewĪs with all of my reviews from the SIA on-snow demo, it’s important to note that this is only a “first take” review, based only on a few thousand feet of skiing at Copper Mountain, hardly a mountain to put a ski through the paces. In my opinion, Blizzard has entered the backcountry ski scene with a bang. I’m going to chock it up to the fact that I must currently ride skis that have softer tails than this. However, this feeling is something I could get used to. In all cases, it caused me to use more of my foot to drive the turns in the ski. Again, it’s not awful, but it is noticeable. That being said, the one funky factor I have with the Zero G 108 is the same “hookiness” in the tail that I felt on the 85 & 95. I have to say that this Zero G 108 is one of the best backcountry-dedicated skis I have ever skied. While being smooth, the ski also had a fair amount of energy. Further more, it was absolutely as solid as can be on ice, outperforming the 85 and 95 in this arena largely due to differences in sidewall construction. This was not at all the case with the 108.
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Most carbon skis are stiff enough to hold and edge, but simply bounce around, or deflect in chop. Usually when I think of “carbon” I think of “deflecty”. When I first took it for a spin, I was skeptical. While the 85 & 95 are quite good skis, the 108 is simply top-notch. I am a firm believer in skis over 100 mm in width, and this 108 mm ski proves why. I tested this twice, both first and last in the line-up, in a size 178 cm. But, the 95 was a bit more solid at faster speeds, especially through chop – probably just due to the fact that it was wider.īut, the real treasure is the 108 width. The ski performed fairly similar to the 85. I did find myself working a bit to stay as forward as I like to be, but not necessarily fighting the ski.Īfter testing the 85, I bumped up to the Zero G 95, also in a length 171 cm. While I could get the tail to release when I wanted to, it did cause me to use the entire fore and aft of my foot to make every turn. The tail is definitely stiffer than other skis I am used to skiing. However, I noticed that this ski had a slight “hookiness” to the tail. This Zero G was up for carving or powering through chop. However, I was impressed with the performance. I’m not a huge fan of “skinny” skis – and to be honest, this is the skinniest ski I’ve been on in a LONG time. The women’s ski has the same construction as the men’s ski of the same width. I tested the Zero G 85 Women’s ski in a 171 cm length. I was pleasantly surprised with the results.
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I had the opportunity to test all three widths of the Blizzard Zero G series. The Zero G is being targeted toward backcountry skiers.
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But, most skiers will say that this ski has early-rise and not full rocker. Blizzard lists the Zero G as having a rockered construction. The Carbon Frame, along with sidewall construction, increases the torsional rigidity of the ski. Here’s the marketing spiel: The Blizzard Zero G operates with Carbon Drive technology, which integrates ultra-light paulownia woodcore with 3D unidirectional carbon fiber frame. Frank and I both agree that Blizzard has found this balance. It was designed to ski well first and foremost, with reasonable weight savings over their alpine lineup. The Zero G was not developed to be the lightest ski on the market. Blizzard is taking a bigger plunge into the realm of backcountry skiing with the release of the Zero G for the 2015/16 ski season.