Black Diamond Machine
Level: Medium
Brand: Black Diamond
Model year: 2009
Measure (Tip/Waist/Tail): 117/79/104 mm Turning radius: 16.00 m Weight: 3000 gram (158 cm)
Lengths: 158,166,174,182 cm
Recommended price: 499 $
Manufacturers description
The classic all-arounder for touring and performance. The best pure carving ski in the BD line. The Machine rips the piste, the steeps and tight terrain. This ski arcs like a carving ski, and is light enough for traditional touring.
What do you think about Black Diamond Machine?
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Strengths:
Great carving ski if you use it. Grabs on eastern hardpack (aka:ICE)Pleasure at speed,no tipwash,quick to follow directions.
Weaknesses:
Alot of work in deep powder. Don't fall asleep while driving, you WILL regret it.(unforgiving)
Summary:
If you can deliver for the ski the ski will deliver back.
Length on the ski: 174 cm
Riders weight: 90 kg
Riders length: 218 cm
Great carving ski if you use it. Grabs on eastern hardpack (aka:ICE)Pleasure at speed,no tipwash,quick to follow directions.
Weaknesses:
Alot of work in deep powder. Don't fall asleep while driving, you WILL regret it.(unforgiving)
Summary:
If you can deliver for the ski the ski will deliver back.
Length on the ski: 174 cm
Riders weight: 90 kg
Riders length: 218 cm
Strengths:
This ski rips on hard pack. Holds an edge on ice better than anything I have skied recently.
Weaknesses:
Heavy and non forgiving
Summary:
Power not Powder
Model year: 2008
Riding style: Tele
Riders weight: 85 kg
Riders length: 174 cm
This ski rips on hard pack. Holds an edge on ice better than anything I have skied recently.
Weaknesses:
Heavy and non forgiving
Summary:
Power not Powder
Model year: 2008
Riding style: Tele
Riders weight: 85 kg
Riders length: 174 cm
Strengths:
Excellent on hard pack, adequate in powder but requires a lot of work. Very stable at speed. Overall, a pleasure to ski.
Weaknesses:
It's not forgiving in the bumps: if you screw up, it's going to bury itself because it's a very stiff ski.
Summary:
I love my pair though I use Atomic Racords if I'm going to do a lot of bumps.
Model year: 2008
Riding style: telemark-piste
Excellent on hard pack, adequate in powder but requires a lot of work. Very stable at speed. Overall, a pleasure to ski.
Weaknesses:
It's not forgiving in the bumps: if you screw up, it's going to bury itself because it's a very stiff ski.
Summary:
I love my pair though I use Atomic Racords if I'm going to do a lot of bumps.
Model year: 2008
Riding style: telemark-piste
Strengths:
Skied the Machine with Telemark binding. Nice carving, gut edge control, also with heigh speed turns the Machine is stabil. Skied verry well on every snow condition. (on-Piste)
Weaknesses:
Off-piste you have too work harder, the ski is a bit narrow. (less floatation). In springsnow he is very nice. For Touring he is pritty heavy.
Summary:
A verry good All-round ski, for begiiner til advandge skier. For piste, Touring he is ok, but too narrow for the big Pow.
Model year: 2008
Riding style: Telemark, Piste,Powder
Length on the ski: 182 cm
Riders weight: 70 kg
Riders length: 190 cm
Skied the Machine with Telemark binding. Nice carving, gut edge control, also with heigh speed turns the Machine is stabil. Skied verry well on every snow condition. (on-Piste)
Weaknesses:
Off-piste you have too work harder, the ski is a bit narrow. (less floatation). In springsnow he is very nice. For Touring he is pritty heavy.
Summary:
A verry good All-round ski, for begiiner til advandge skier. For piste, Touring he is ok, but too narrow for the big Pow.
Model year: 2008
Riding style: Telemark, Piste,Powder
Length on the ski: 182 cm
Riders weight: 70 kg
Riders length: 190 cm