D3 Helix 2 first impressions

[Horton]

I am now have 5 rides on the H2. It me takes 20+ rides to really understand a ski and I am not anywhere near in season fitness. That said I think the D3 guys might have some lightning in a bottle with the H2.

 

I am mostly running 32 off with the occasional the 35 so I have no idea what will happen at 38 or 39 but so far the Off Side turns are now magic. My technical is pretty messy but so far the ski is lovely.

 

Video Tracking by Wakeye

 

 

Current Settings

29 3/4

7 degrees

.771 slot

.7535 flat

2.494

6.935 Tips

[Stevie Boy]

Nice !

[bogboy]

Smooth!

[Steven_Haines]

Just wondering, are these settings from Crawford? Or is this a setting that you have found that works reasonably well as a starting point for you on D3 skis? That .771 seems pretty far forward, but it looks really good for you!

[6balls]

Horton your offside is your on-side on that ski.

[Horton]

@"Steven Haines" that is a H2 specific starting point I got from Crawford. That fin is pretty forward & long. It works so I am not questioning it. When I start skiing a lot I may try for a less radical settings.

[Steven_Haines]

Thanks, looks like it works!

[ozski]

@Horton So far it sounds like your describing the first version of the Helix. A slick ski with cracking off side turns, its a pity you don't have time on the first version as a basis for comparison. The argument for me to switch from version one would have to be pretty compelling, we should have some H2's here this week so I might be tempted to try one.

[Sledgehammer]

Wait till you try it with the new rocker block. R45 makes your turns smooth as butter!

[skidawg]

Why does everything look so hard and fast when @Horton skis???????

[Horton]

@skidawg that is @dirt's joke & you of all skiers have no room to talk

[skidawg]

Yes @Horton, but my ball count is bigger than yours so the harassment must continue!

[skidawg]

It is finally warming up, but now rain everyday, a ski ride would help my mood

[thager]

@skidawg Sure helped mine today!

[Horton]

You guys laugh all you want. Is going to be about 80 here today. I am riding the H2 after work tomorrow.

[thager]

@Horton 74F in Pensacola today. May I Laugh anyway?

[MattP]

75 Cloudy and Rainy in ATL today. Hopefully this is the end of the winter madness. I really need to get back on the water.

[6balls]

@thager you hitting skiwatch?

[The_MS]

@6balls He was skiing with Steve yesterday and a few more sets this week. I plan on getting a special delivery of Sweetwater IPA as soon as he is back.

@Thager Maybe bring some Yuenglings back also.

[thager]

@6balls Maybe.........?

@MS If I can find them.

[kstateskier]

Since I just bought a Helix last season and I love it, I'll assume Horton doesn't realize the original Helix is a great ski and in fact better than the H2 :/ Or something like that.

[Horton]

@kstateskier what ever you need to tell yourself to sleep at night.

[Jdubs]

I may have missed it, but I was curious if you had any time on a original Helix last year and how the two compared.

[Horton]

I never rode the H1.

[E_T]

@ms I will ship you all the sweetwater if you give up skiing

[The_MS]

@E_T Aint gonna happen. I will settle for Ballast Point and keep skiing.

[bogboy]

@ob, keep flying them in.

[Stevie Boy]

How about a new thread, second impressions of the H2 ?

[Horton]

@Stevie Boy I ride review skis for about 25 rides. I need to do all that skiing when I am more dialed in. So I am going to set the H2 aside for a few weeks and then start the formal review.

[schroed]

I just rode the H2 for the first time yesterday and I was very impressed. It took me a couple passes to get used to the extra speed (especially at the gates) versus the Quest, but once I did it felt really good. My first impressions were that it carried more speed and turned with less effort than the Quest. The end result for me was that I was skiing at a more constant speed through the course and I had less upper body movement. I only took the one ride, but I'm thinking this ski will help my consistency and ultimately lead to higher scores. I'll update this thread once I've skied on it a bit more.

[Horton]

Pretty sure my official review starts this week. Lets crush some balls.

[DaveD]

John,

Is you ankle still injured? Any idea when your review will be wrapped up?