prior husume 2010?

[huckster989]

So after flipping through the powder buyers guide I was stoked to see some new designs from prior which I felt like had been doing the same thing for a long time. I was really stoked to see the husume 181cm (125-104-112) which would make a killer BC rig...but it cost $899 USD! WTF!? why are these skis so damn much? I thought at first ok they are hand made and not in china but moment does the same thing for much less and you see a lot of smaller ski companies today that are loosing the boutique prices so why not prior?

http://www.priorskis.com/skis_husume.php

I will give them credit the graphic line up looks awesome

[D(C)]

It looks like a pretty sweet ski. The fact that they're local is a plus, but the price definitely could come down a bit.

The Overlords look like they'd be a sweet big day ski without being overly fat.

[hway2]

They have two pairs of proto husumes in 181 length for demo prices if you call the their customer service line. they say the skis weigh 3700gms and are about as stiff as the overlord (but, ask them about the protos, they tweaked the stiffness in the tip where the production skis are stiffer). Sounds like a great pow touring board. I am not sold on rocker in a touring ski, and 181 is too short for me, but its damn tempting.

[huckster989]

well they offer it in sizes 169, 175, 181, and 188 so pretty much something for all the kids

[hway2]

I meant the 2 protos they have in the factory and are selling at end of season demo prices are limited to 181s. btw, if that length works for you, you should call them. this is a score.

[alive]

No rocker on a touring ski? For a spring/summer ski, rocker is not an issue, but I can't see ever going back to a non-rocker ski for normal touring.

[emr]

The ski looks interesting with cool graphics options. The price is a little to high for me and the website throws me for a loop. What the hell is a "dialed flex". That doesn't help, are we talking stiff, soft, different in the tip compared to the mid-body vs. the tail? Also, not a fan of the effective edge, tip length and tail length being classified. What are we dealing with here, a cure for cancer or a pair of fucking skis.

[hway2]

Alive - i like a touring ski to be as short as possible and still ski well on the down. rocker just adds a bunch of ski that doesnt work for you unless you are in soft/deep enough snow to get the entire ski into it. if you are always in pow then it might be worth it but even after a new snow the terrain might involve harder surfaces. the trade off might be worth it wrt tip rocker, but tail rocker i am not sure about. the other drawback I can think of is I like a ski with a solid tail since when I get in trouble I often get in the back seat. tail rocker sounds a little annoying when skiing something difficult to get to the apron where the ski will really shine. that said, it could just be too temptingly fun to not have something like that in the quiver. also - i have never skied tail rocker before - so take this with a huge grain of salt.

the "classified" thing is a little funny. I think they did it since the actual running length is probably like 130cm and might scare some folks off. most ski mfgs dont tout the effective edge of their rocker skis, they show off how many cms of rocker it has (not the opposite). they should have either done that as well or just deleted the effective edge part.

[Black]

Is it me or does the turning radius not seem to jive with the sidecut specs.. I know its a little more complicated than simple dimensions but to me the Husume looks like a pretty straight ski that would have a 40m or more turning radius.. Not that that's a bad thing.

Otherwise, yes pricey..

[Wetdog]

I was just reading this rather old post, but thought I would throw my 2 cents worth in having demoed the Overlord and Husume this year. The Husume is definitely a fun ski. I did not tour with it, but a friend had some on a six day trip to Durand Glacier and he loved them for a touring ski with Dynafits. We did 30,000 ft in six days and he had the 188's.

I have only skied them at the resort on a powder day and liked them a lot. Due to a bad tune, I didn't get to really fairly assess them on the groomed, but I would think they would perform much like a previous generation Gotama as the dimensions are similar as is the flex. The tail rocker is really more like a kick tail than a true rocker. The tails of both the Overlord and Husume are quite firm making them powerful skis, but forgiving as the slightly turned up tail allows them to be released from a turn to slide if necessary.

As to the price, it is high and it was stated that Movement makes good skis for lower prices, but it does so at a factory in Tunisia in much higher volume, taking advantage of much lower labor and mass production costs, much the same as do the ski factories in China. Priors are high quality, hand made skis produced in a small, low volume factory in Whistler and built to customer order and are available in a variety of nice custom top sheets and base colors. They only have a small quantity of skis built ready to sell off the shelf. They are definitely worthy of consideration, but they are not a bargain basement ski, though they discount their demos at the end of the season. If you live in the Sea to Sky Corridor they offer a fairly substantial locals' discount as well. I would have bought a pair this winter if it weren't for shoulder surgery in Feb. It's killing me to look out my window at the epic snowfall on the mountains around here!

[SeatownSlackey]

Here's a few pics of the Husume that a Prior CS rep sent me via email. Tip rocker appears rather subtle, with just slightly more depth and splay then say a Coomback/Antipiste. Going to have to head up there next season and demo them in a 188 as despite my best efforts, i just cant rationalize spending nearly $1k with minimal first hand info on them.

[SeatownSlackey]

For the sake of consolidation, here is Wetdog's reveiw:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ghlight=husume

[Beyond]

FWIW, if you buy Priors currently in stock, and go for this season's models, Husume's are $832 U.S. right now, not 1K. They'll drift down a bit by August, stay roughly comparable to several other well regarded indies. Only diff is that Prior never seems to have big 40% off sales.

Have owned the Doughboys and Overlords, find Priors to have very solid feel (maple core?) but maneuverable because of moderate sidecut. They like speed. Great build quality. Topsheets seem to get cut up little more than some others, but edges and bases are bomber.