CUSTOMER COMMENTS
3/20/06
Dear Paul,
I've now been able to test my Ogre skis in many different conditions.
I must admit that I'm amazed by the fact that their exceptional width does
not pose any problem while skiing downhill, one does not notice their width
(though they are a bit wide for going uphill with touring bindings !). Their
flex is great, with the front part very easy to bend, allowing for short
turns when one puts weight on the front. And they are incredibly stable at
high speed, I've never been so fast in powder snow, just as fast as some
top class snowboarders! They are also nice on a soft piste but as with any
other fat ski they are hard to hold on ice.
You really made absolutely awesome skis for powder snow. It seems impossible
to do better.
Robin MARCHANT
I am going from a 188cm K2 Axis X to
a 177cm Odyssey flex 2.
I have always loved the playfulness of my K2's but thought they were
downright squeamish at speeds over 15mph. The O's are not only rock solid
at ANY speed, but have taken the word playful to a new level. I pushed these
puppies through 8" of Sierra mashed potatoes, hard packed bumps, and 4"
of corn and they just made me giggle. EFFORTLESS turning, super quick edge
to edge, stability at speed, smooth carver, floater in the crud. Light and
agile. FUN,FUN,FUN!!! I skied HARD all day and wasn't tired when it was
over, maybe it was the giggle factor. I'm in love. Vince Goecoechea
WOW..... The Odyssey e-MAX03's
are incredible skis.
We love them! Took them up to Mammoth Mountain, California on Jan 18th,
2004 for 7 days of heaven. Had them mounted with some Marker 1200
Glide bindings, at the Main lodge ski shop--- highly recommended!
I now understand the terms of endearment these skis have garnered:
I love my O's!!
The conditions were 10 feet of hard packed powder, well groomed. We
skied 5 straight days. Starting on day one, the skis were an instant
success. My wife's ability went from intermediate to strong intermediate
instantly, and after a few lessons, she is now approaching expert.
I have never seen her ski so fast, with so much control and confidence.
She left her year old Volants (which she loves (loved?)) in the locker
for the entire week!
As for me, I've been skiing for 25 years and I just fell in love with
the eMAX's! I'm a solid expert skier. I skied them 4 days straight,
and then had to pull out my year old Volkl P40's for comparison.
The Volkls held there own, almost!
I took them up to the top and skied down Cornice Bowl, I had some great
runs, but, I had skied Cornice the day before in my new O's and found them
to be more stable and easier to turn. By the third run, I was missing my
O's! The eMax's were incredibly nice at high speed, straight and on
edge, with no chatter!
Thanks for making the Best Skis in the world!
Mark & Myrla Baumann MARK BAUMANN
La Mirada California
My husband, Bobby, and I went
skiing on our Odyssey skis at the local hill this weekend. He was kind of
skeptical about the short length, and after the first run he was saying how
squirrelly they were. I had brought his 200cm Volants that weigh a ton, but
he didn’t go and get them. After the second run, I started noticing a little
smile on his face. On the third run I learned to do hop-turns in the powder
with my O’s. I think Bobby started realizing that what he thought was “squirrelly”
was indeed responsiveness! For the rest of the day we played like children
in the deep powder and hardly got tired. He never went back to the car for
his old skis, and I never went back for my snowboard. At least six people
asked us about our skis when they saw us tearing up the mountain. One was
a 19 year-old boy who is an excellent skier with $800 narrow waisted long
shaped skis with outrageous lifters under the bindings. He thought there were
the coolest things he’d ever seen.I gave him your web address. Just wanted
to let you know that we love our skis so much. Thanks. Michelle and Bobby Ray Alturus, CA
Yesterday was the first day on the skis, It was
so wonderful it is hard to explain. Old men like me are very emotional and
when I got home from skiing and told my wife about the skiing I got all choked
up.
A year ago I ordered a set of Odyssey E-Max skis,
and even though I live in Alabama I still ski about 25 days a year. I have
skied on my Odyssey skis at Big Sky Montana, Bridger Bowl Montana, Monarch
Colorado, Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone, and Ski Cooper Colorado.. I have
skied in all kinds of conditions, groomed, deep powder, crud, and ice. My
skis always perform beautifully. The only time I don’t ski on them is when
I go overseas because of the hassle of carrying them between planes and busses.
I have yet to find ANY rental skis even close to the Odyssey’s.I always ski
very carefully overseas because I don’t trust anything but my Odysseys. A
friend of mine recently ordered a pair based on my recommendation and my
referring him to your website. I know he will be as happy with his and I
am with mine. Thank you Odyssey. Jim Hall Madison, Alabama
" Sweet skis, Your skis turn
surprisingly easy. Even on the hardpack, the skis grip and arc like
a ski of much smaller widths. The soft tip would be great for a light
weight skier in the powder or crud snow. What are the dimensions of the
ski I tested? I'll put up a review and a link to your site in the next few
days. All the pros at the mountain were excited about the idea of
a new ski on the market. If you want, I'll get you the names of people who
can rep for you." John Mukavitz
- Mukavitz/Fontecchi,
West Coast Men's Powder 8 Champs!
"I had the opportunity to ski on the e~Max this past weekend at Mt. Snow. The skis were perfect. They were very stable at high speeds and carving was simply a blast. Truly all terrain skis! Thank you for your help with all the questions I had and thanks for making great skis." James Liu ~ Stanton Island, New York
"You are so right about the shaped ski bringing
old skiers back and making it so much easier for beginners to learn.
Personally I think you deserve a national holiday in your name for what
you have done. My 14 year old son was skiing better after 4 lessons than
I was the first no second year I skied. In 1970 I severely tore the ligaments
in my left knee, it had to be tied together with a relatively new operation
called a slocom (1968), I continued to ski back then because I loved the
sport. Eventually I wore down and basically stopped skiing in 1986. Late
in the 2000 season I bought a pair that would work for the conclusion
of that year and be good for the next and a pair of shaped skis, the knee
is still loose and can get rattled if I am not too careful or get too tired
but I am skiing again every chance I get and I want to thank you for what
you have done." John
McLeod
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I'm the happiest person ever! I got what I wanted for Christmas...even if I did have to give it to myself! (that way I always get what I want!) It all started in 1994 when I was wrongfully injured in a car accident. At that time I was a volunteer at Crystal Mtn. I demo'd a pair of Odysseys and fell in love! I bought the demos at the end of the season and I know each and everyone that did. We all love them...I have huge respect from those who had previously left me behind. Not many females have the desire or the strength to hike for 45 minutes straight up the hill to the steepest shoot in Washington just to risk life and limb to ski down. Although I am quite proud of my achievements, I owe the glory to my "O's".. My skis were close to death when I found your website and now I have life again. My new "O's". I have tried other skis trying to replace my "O's" . No way!!! Happy Holidays and Thank you again.!!" Louii Ljubich ~ Seattle, Wash.
" When I put on a pair of Odysseys last December in
Telluride, after having
been off skiing for three or four years, I skied as if I hadn't
missed a
day. I had never used the new shorter, shaplier skies until
that day, and I
expected some kind of transition adjustment. But, no, although
they were
easier to turn and seemed indifferent to whether the surface
was groomed,
crud or untracked, they allowed me to ski the same way I have
since
childhood! I now see why the learning curve for skiing is so
much quicker
than "in my day..." Another unmistakable feature of the Odyssey
was how much
attention it got from other skiers. The understated "cosmetics"
truly set it
apart!".
Kathy Gyurkey- Director of Sales and Marketing
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