Scott Santiago Mission (2006)
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Written by Duncan Mills
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Saturday, 16 April 2005 |
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The Scott Santiago Mission turned up in a black bag full of other
skis, but these stood out from the rest because of the monolithic
width. Fine - you can be near the front of the queue.
Model: Santiago Mission
Size(cm) / Radius(m): 168/? 178/? 183/?
Length Tested: 178
Manufacturer's Description:
"If
you’re in search of a ripping everyday ski, look for the Santiago
Mission, a fat ski that will give you confidence in all snow
conditions. The Santiago Mission also features sandwich sidewall
construction with a cap laminate while adding considerably more sidecut
than the Pure. The outcome is a very forgiving and friendly ski that
loves to be opened up. The Santiago Mission is available in 168cm/86mm
underfoot, 178cm/89mm underfoot and 183cm/90mm underfoot."
Ski-Review's verdict: The
fat ski revolution is happening and it is skis like the Scott Santiago
Mission which are popularizing it. It seems all colleagues,
friends and acquaintances are consistently keen to get on the fatter
freeride skis rather than the latest carving machine. I
took the Santiago Mission out a day after the Aztec, and this ski
quickly grew on me as the hard pack slowly disappeared in our late
season freeze thaw cycle. I ventured higher to find some less
uniform snow. The Santiago is not a fan of the hard stuff, but in soft
snow and slush these are highly amusing and lively at speed thought the
slush, jumping from mound to mound. I was not afraid to get
lateral to the ground either, the weighty tips smashing through the
slush as I clocked some surprisingly stable speed lines in the hot sun. Unfortunately,
these were sent back to UK just as I got to go and play in the recent
snow fall, but definitely a good buy for someone who likes differing
terrain, crud and slush skiing on the pistes. I would be
interested to hear about its deep powder performance too.
Although a wide ski this packs some weight!
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Bring the powder
Written by Ski Review Guest on 2006-03-27 02:29:03
Just returned from Sun Valley. got a powder dump and was recommended these skis by the mountain sport shop. Wow!!.. Unbelievable flotation and turning in powder. Smooth as silk. Skied the rest of the day on crud and they were equally good. Bashed through everything. Very maneuvable on bumps. Need to stay on edge on flats and at speed. Can't have everything. Great ski. |
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