Photo/ Ayako Niki
Let's talk about the impressions of the favorite gear that riders used this winter.
This time, it is the gear that Ayano Suzuki, who is active mainly in Asahikawa, uses regularly.
Ayano Suzuki
Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1980.
She has made a name for herself in alpine skiing since junior high school, sweeping junior titles such as winning the Junior Olympics and World Junior Championships. win. She joined the All Japan National Team, and she competed all over the world, including FIS races and European Cups. After that, she worked as an office worker at a general company, but regained her passion for skiing, and she began to walk the path of a professional skier again as an adventure skier and basic skier. Instagram: @ayanosuzuki.hokkaido
Ayano Suzuki's setup
Skis: Vector glide GENIUS Narrow 185cm (140-115-130) '21-22 model
Boots: OMNIS PRO 120 '22-23 model
Bindings: Marker F12 TOUR EPF Release value set at 10 '21-22 model
Ratings and reviews for each gear
ski reviews
Vector glide GENIUS Narrow
5 levels of impression of hardness (★1=soft←→★5=hard)
Nose: ★★★☆☆
Center: ★★★★☆
Tail: ★★★☆☆
●Five levels of suitable scenes
Powder: ★★★★★
Grooming: ★★★★☆
Hard pack: ★★☆☆☆
Park: ★☆☆☆☆
Moguls: ★★☆☆☆
Touring: ★★★★ ★
●Frequently used situation
Season: From November to April.
Slope, sidecountry, backcountry. Almost all used in snow quality other than ice burn. Gentle slopes to steep slopes, anywhere slopes, off-piste courses, ski resorts, BC mountain range, etc.
●Review
The waist width is 115mm, but unlike its appearance, it gives you a sense of security that comes from its stability.
The turn taste is supple as if to guide you, and from the top rocker shape, the turn starts smoothly, and you can enjoy a moderate sense of stability until the latter half of the turn, leading you to a blissful turn. It is characterized by smooth movement that is more straightforward than it looks.It is characterized by the fact that you can feel the floating feeling under your feet, so you can connect to the next turn on the entire sliding surface.
When the first snow of the season is right in front of you, do you ever feel uneasy about whether you can ski?
The Genius Narrow does not have stability or anxiety such as whether it will slip or fall when it starts to slide. Not too light, just the right weight for slipping. It has good running performance when sliding, and you don't have to worry about the weight when climbing.
boot reviews
OMNIS PRO
●Five levels of impression of hardness (★1=soft←→★5=hard)
Lower shell:★★★★☆
Upper:★★★☆☆
5 levels of suitable scenes
Powder: ★★★★★
Grooming: ★★★★☆
Hard pack: ★★★
★★★☆☆
Moguls: ★★★☆☆
Touring: ★★★★ ☆
●Frequently used situations (time, place, conditions, etc.)
Season: All snow seasons.
all the time of slipping. Conditions: All situations.
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Because there is no review walk mode, the forward and backward movable range is not fixed and you can freely find your turn position.
As a result, the quality of the turn arc can also be changed according to the situation and the snow, so you can clearly feel the stickiness and instantly capture the reaction to the board, so you can feel the snow surface directly. So the action is fluid and smooth. I feel like I can't produce my performance in powder without these boots. Of course it is heavier than tour boots, but it leads to the best performance in sliding.
It moves a little more flexibly backwards than normal boots, so it's easy to walk without walk mode. However, since the walk mode has a wider range of motion, I think that dual-use shoes are more comfortable when considering climbing, but it is easy to freely control the quality of turns in powder, and the one and only reaction, Considering the uninterrupted smoothness, this boot is a must-have.
binding review
MARKER F12 TOUR EPF
● 5 levels of impression
Power transmission feeling: ★★★★☆
Reliability: ★★★★★
use: ★★★★★
Lightweight feeling: ★★★☆☆
Operation feeling of climbing mode change: ★★★★ ☆
Heel lifter operation feeling:★★★☆☆
5 levels of suitable scenes
Powder: ★★★★★
Grooming: ★★★★☆
Hard pack: ★★★★☆
: ★★★☆☆
Moguls: ★★★☆☆
Touring: ★★★★ ☆
●Comfortable use of the walk mode function
Operability: ★★★★ ☆
Ease of walking (range of motion): ★★★★☆
Easy to put on even if you don't wear dual-use shoes, and you can easily switch between walk mode and ski mode and easy to handle.
●Frequently used situations (time, location, conditions, etc.)
Season: From the beginning of the season in November to around May.
Location: All situations.
Conditions: All situations.
The process from removing the
review It is easy to understand because it is simple to switch between climbing & sliding or vice versa. It's heavier than the tech binding, but it's also immeasurably more secure when skiing. The power transmission to the ski is good, and it will lead you to your own safe turn. In addition, the firm hold feeling is safe. Since the normal binding has a hike mode, the binding itself is solid and there is no image that it will come off. It's a stable binding for me.