TEST: Salomon X-Kart

on Thursday 19 January 2012
by Federico Casnati
photo by Federico Casnati

With the Salomon X-Kart also comes in the French ski market constructed with a rocker with this new racecarver dedicated to the tight curves: amazing fun that fails to deliver in all conditions on the track. Here's how it goes.

Salomon, compared to other houses, did nothing to hide its intention to diversify the range race carver than a race to the store, like the ubiquitous 2V and 3V. Graphically, the skis are in fact far from 2V and 3V models and then not follow that tendency to "copy" graphics inside the same house, and therefore does not resemble at all aesthetically product level competition. Even as this setting

graphics (among other things, the graphics are different between left and right ski) you will understand that the product of a different feel than what you expect from the normal race carver. In this case are different for the better.

What impresses from the first track with the Salomon X-Kart is how "bubbly" or sparkling. It gives an answer in a way almost immediately to stimulation of the foot, curving in a few meters and more manageable, resulting in each situation. The corner entry is the most obvious of which the work of French engineers, have endeavored to make the skis extremely manageable in all situations, and it shows. Much of the ease in edging is given by the rocker and the structure heavy enough trouble providing enviable stability, even for 164cm.
Run is almost perfect, there are no other words to define it: put on the edges, with the speed and immediacy described before, is conducted without hesitation the arc of the curve.
The only precisely is the radius of the curve, in 164 cm under test is very short and fast in the skiing rhythm and the impression is too early to conclude the curve too fast.
This sensation accompanies us even in the turning radius longer than the RC giant. What is appreciated, however, is always high stability even at these rays and the possibility to vary the radius at any speed and any of a slope. Due to the fact
profile rocker adaptability to the different rhythms of skiing very fast, as early as the next corner you are completely in rhythm.

The skier has helped in every situation, the tool makes it very easy to ski, but you must have a modern setting, with a run ruled by the ankles and knees and legs apart. The traditional classic skiing, with moments of sliding and legs together is pernicious: the brushes do not work as designed for fun and then decreases.
In conclusion skiing is promoted to vote nearly full, in the test lasted two mornings no defects were detected. He manages to embrace a large park skiers who already have the basics of running, giving satisfactions to those who want to go slow and do a lot of tight corners, both those who pushes more: the stability and accuracy is Always.

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