Kastle Skis Make The Best Rental Skis For Performance, Variety, and Durability

More and more skiers are choosing to rent ski on their ski vacation, even when they own a perfectly good pair of even two at home. Why, first it is expensive to travel with skis, and second skis have become very condition specific, where you would even want a different pair of skis if it snowed 4 to 6 inches than you would if it snowed 6 to 10. Let alone the difference between skiing a big powder at an extreme area such as Aspen Highlands Bowl versus carving groomers at Snowmass mountain. When you rent skis from a ski shop you get the option to trade out the skis for a different pair every day. So you can choose the exact right skis for not only the exact conditions of the day, for everything from a powder day, to sunny soft bumps to hard and fast groomers. As well as in a place like Aspen that has four mountains you can choose to rent a big mountain ski for Aspen Highlands, a Mid Fat for Aspen, an All Mountain ski for an area with the variety of terrain that Snowmass has or a Freeride Park & Pipe ski for Buttermilk.

So you understand why it is such a good idea to rent, now which skis are the right ones for you. True there are a lot of good skis out there today but one brand has set itself apart from the rest in terms of performance, and that is Kastle Skis, and if you can rent any skis you want why not rent the best.

Here is what some industry experts had to say:

From Blister Gear Review: "The BMX108 absolutely dominates in chop and crud. Their stiffness and early rise profile allow me to power through variable conditions. Ultimately, this ski is a big-mountain charger designed to crush variable conditions. Where more powder-specific skis like the Megawatt often deflect and get knocked around, the BMX108 is not fazed and is capable of blowing through chop even when the snow be

comes heavier and more set up. In this respect, the BMX108 is comparable to skis like the 193 Blizzard Cochise, as they are designed for busting through variable conditions and do so with ease so long as you stay on top of and drive the ski."

From Epic Ski: The Kastle MX series is a serious skis, they have the most horsepower in the All Mountain line, ski best with good technique, a very rewarding ski experience. Many reviewers favorites, including mine.

From Freeskier Magazine: Kästle's FX series was built for precision and adventure, and the FX 94 lives up to the billing. Developed with help from Chris Davenport, the FX 94 wields an ample sidecut and a lightweight construction that will have you, as one tester put it, "slicing and dicing like a Hell's Kitchen contestant." You'll be just as agile on your climbs since the FX was built for mountaineering ascents as much as on piste descents. You might not leave a mark like Davenport on the world, but with the FX 94 you can make him proud by conquering any terrain on or off the resort.

This is just a short list of great gear reviews for Kastle skis, check out any of the major ski magazines next year and look at the annual gear issues, guaranteed that Kastle will be winning categories again like it does every year.

So which skis do you want, well lets stick with the Aspen analogy, most people mix it up and ski all the mountains in Aspen's "Power of Four".  When you head to Aspen Highlands you will want to rent the BMX so you can handle the big mountain terrain of Highlands Bowl. When you stick to Aspen rent the MX, it's versatile, big enough to handle the steeps but nimble enough to make fast turns in the bumps. If your doing a side country day off Aspen rent the FX for its lightweight. Heading to Buttermilk take out the XX90 James, after all the Park and Pipe is home to the Winter X Games. Going to Snowmass for the day take out the RX RS, A giant slalom ski designed for long turns, offering stability at speed, making them perfect for the miles of high speed open runs on the Big Burn.

If you are heading to Aspen this winter, check in with one of the longest running and multiple times voted "Best Ski Shop" by The Aspen Times readers, Hamilton Sports. They even offer a discount for Aspen ski rentals online.