Got a chance to ski some Klint Krypto skis last week. They are a small company just starting out with a lineup for 2011/12 season. The highlight of their lineup is the Krypto, which is about 189cm in length, and about 120mm underfoot, with a good amount of tip and tail rocker. The graphic below is a demo graphic, the production will be a lot brighter.
Anyway, conditions were probably about perfect for this ski- 12" on top of sun crust, and even deeper in some spots that get wind deposited snow. Only a few areas could you feel the crust underneath. The Kryptos floated with ease, and extremely maneuverable, despite the length and me being only 5'7" and 150lbs. I hiked Baldy a couple times, North first, then West, and the skis were solid in both areas. North Baldy was a little shallower and more windblown and punchy. West Baldy was deep, but sluffed off to expose some of that sun crust. Tight spots were even easier because they pivot without much effort, so when I needed to dump speed, or weasel through some trees, I felt like I was in full control. When it got a little choppy and even on the semi-groomed the tails washed out a bit more than I am used to. That might be the skis, might be me being used to non-rockered tails. At higher speeds I could feel a little instability generating, and couldn't push the envelope to the max. I'll be using these tomorrow, which will be a lot firmer snow, more groomed and Utah hardpack (packed powder), and some windblown dense powder. At least, that's what I'm hoping for. I'll report back tomorrow.
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