Ski Gear 2019

Welcome to the home of 2018-2019 skis on Newschoolers. We're gathering what we think is the most comprehensive guide to skis for jib skiers you can find anywhere. We already have in-depth [url=http://www.newschoolers.com/news/74/Roofbox-Reviews]Roofbox Reviews[/url] of some the best skis out there, and over the course of the season, we've got plenty more coming. Our reviews are completely independent of our advertisers and contain the honest opinions of our team and our members. If you guys want to add your own comments on the products featured, please comment on the articles in here and we will incorporate your words. Oh and if you show promise as a reviewer, you could even find yourself on our review team for the coming season. [Please note: This page is a work in progress and whole guide will be continually updated over the coming months.]

Categories

  1. Ski Gear 2025 350
    1. 1000 Skis 3
    2. 4FRNT 7
    3. Armada 23
    4. Armada Outerwear 36
    5. Atomic 8
    6. Black Crows 10
    7. Blizzard 4
    8. Dalbello 29
    9. Dynastar 8
    10. Elan 9
    11. Faction 21
    12. Icelantic 10
    13. J Skis 8
    14. K2 Boots 26
    15. K2 Skis 24
    16. Line Skis 26
    17. Look 0
    18. Marker 15
    19. Nordica 4
    20. ON3P 3
    21. Phaenom Footwear 8
    22. Rab 2
    23. Rossignol 10
    24. Salomon 13
    25. Scott 5
    26. Season Eqpt 5
    27. Surface 11
    28. Vishnu 9
    29. Volkl 13
  2. Ski Gear 2024 286
    1. 100% Eyewear 3
    2. 1000 Skis 3
    3. 4FRNT 10
    4. 686 0
    5. Airblaster 0
    6. Armada 20
    7. Armada Outerwear 6
    8. Atomic 5
    9. Auclair Gloves 5
    10. Augment 0
    11. Black Crows 12
    12. Coalition Snow 0
    13. Commencal 3
    14. Dakine 0
    15. Dalbello 0
    16. Daymaker Touring 2
    17. Dissent Labs 3
    18. Dragon 0
    19. Dynastar 14
    20. Elan 5
    21. Faction Skis 16
    22. Fischer 5
    23. Gilson Skis 1
    24. Gravity Grabber 0
    25. Head 3
    26. Icelantic 9
    27. Intuition Liners 0
    28. J Skis 9
    29. K2 Boots 26
    30. K2 Skis 17
    31. Lib Tech 4
    32. Liberty 13
    33. Line Skis 25
    34. Majesty Skis 0
    35. MGG 0
    36. Moment 13
    37. Movement Skis 7
    38. Nordica 8
    39. ON3P 7
    40. OOSC Clothing 0
    41. Pulse Boot Lab 1
    42. Rossignol 10
    43. Roxy 0
    44. Salomon 6
    45. Scott Sports 0
    46. Season Eqpt 5
    47. Stoko 0
    48. Surface 0
    49. Sweet Protection 0
    50. Tyrolia 2
    51. Vishnu 0
    52. Volkl 8
  3. Ski Gear 2023 275
    1. 100% Eyewear 3
    2. 1000 Skis 3
    3. 4FRNT 11
    4. 686 6
    5. Airblaster 0
    6. Armada 19
    7. Atomic 5
    8. Augment 1
    9. Black Crows 11
    10. Coalition Snow 3
    11. Commencal 6
    12. Dakine 0
    13. Dalbello 2
    14. Dragon 2
    15. Dynastar 13
    16. Faction Skis 14
    17. Gilson Skis 2
    18. Gravity Grabber 1
    19. Icelantic 9
    20. Intuition Liners 3
    21. J Skis 7
    22. K2 Boots 26
    23. K2 Skis 14
    24. Lib Tech 2
    25. Liberty 13
    26. Line Skis 18
    27. Majesty Skis 2
    28. MGG 3
    29. Nordica 7
    30. ON3P 10
    31. OOSC Clothing 3
    32. Rossignol 10
    33. Roxy 6
    34. Salomon 10
    35. Scott Sports 3
    36. Season Eqpt 4
    37. Stoko 2
    38. Surface 7
    39. Sweet Protection 3
    40. Vishnu 4
    41. Völkl 7
  4. Ski Gear 2022 382
    1. 1000 Skis 3
    2. 4FRNT 14
    3. 686 8
    4. AfterJam Collective 2
    5. ANON 0
    6. Armada 17
    7. Armada Outerwear 6
    8. Artilect 0
    9. Atomic 13
    10. Augment 1
    11. Black Crows 9
    12. BN3TH 0
    13. Bollé 3
    14. Buff 5
    15. Dakine 0
    16. Dalbello 16
    17. Dissent Labs 0
    18. Dragon Goggles 4
    19. Dynastar 12
    20. Facet 1
    21. Faction Skis 15
    22. Fieldsheer 0
    23. FUBUKI 0
    24. Full Tilt Boots 19
    25. Gilson 2
    26. Head 2
    27. Icelantic 9
    28. Insta360 0
    29. Intuition 4
    30. J Skis 8
    31. K2 Skis 10
    32. Lead Fabrics 6
    33. Lib Tech 9
    34. Liberty 13
    35. Line Skis 18
    36. Look 8
    37. Marker 10
    38. Moment 22
    39. Mont Gele Gear® 2
    40. Mountain Hardwear 1
    41. Mystery Ranch 3
    42. Nocs Provisions 0
    43. Ombraz Sunglasses 2
    44. ON3P 18
    45. Out of Optics 0
    46. OutdoorMaster 6
    47. POMOCA 0
    48. Quiksilver 2
    49. RMU 7
    50. Rossignol 13
    51. Roxy 6
    52. Salomon 2
    53. Scott Sports 1
    54. Season Eqpt 3
    55. Sego 16
    56. Spyder 0
    57. SunGod 0
    58. Surface 7
    59. Sweet Protection 8
    60. Tyrolia 5
    61. Vishnu 4
    62. Volkl 7
  5. Ski Gear 2021 465
    1. 4FRNT 12
    2. 686 27
    3. Armada 23
    4. Armada Outerwear 10
    5. Atomic 8
    6. Coalition Snow 4
    7. Dakine 15
    8. Dalbello 5
    9. Deviation 5
    10. Dragon 10
    11. Dynastar 3
    12. Faction Skis 14
    13. Full Tilt Boots 19
    14. FW Apparel 18
    15. Giro 6
    16. Harlaut Apparel Co. 19
    17. Head 6
    18. J Skis 7
    19. K2 Skis 15
    20. Kästle 9
    21. Kulkea 0
    22. Lib Tech 11
    23. Line Skis 19
    24. Look 7
    25. Marker 8
    26. Montec 17
    27. Nordica 9
    28. Oakley 29
    29. ON3P 19
    30. Planks Clothing 16
    31. Pret Helmets 0
    32. RMU 7
    33. Rossignol 7
    34. Roxa Boots 1
    35. Saga Outerwear 22
    36. Salomon 9
    37. Scott Sports 1
    38. Season Eqpt 3
    39. Smith Optics 0
    40. SPY 9
    41. SunGod 2
    42. Surface 9
    43. The North Face 4
    44. Tyrolia 5
    45. Virtika 6
    46. Vishnu 3
    47. Volkl 7
    48. Wells Lamont 0
  6. Ski Gear 2020 374
    1. 4FRNT 10
    2. 686 3
    3. Armada 17
    4. Atomic 28
    5. Black Crows 6
    6. Blizzard 6
    7. Coalition Snow 4
    8. Crosson Ski 4
    9. Dakine 0
    10. Dalbello 17
    11. Daymaker Touring 0
    12. Deviation 3
    13. Dragon Alliance 0
    14. Faction 14
    15. Fauna Skis 1
    16. Full Tilt Boots 17
    17. FW 0
    18. GIRO 3
    19. Harlaut Apparel 0
    20. Head 7
    21. Icelantic 8
    22. Intuition Liners 1
    23. J skis 6
    24. K2 Skis 14
    25. KULKEA 10
    26. Lib Tech 10
    27. Liberty 10
    28. Line 15
    29. LOOK 5
    30. Marker 15
    31. Moment Skis 13
    32. Mons Royale 0
    33. Muted Ltd. 0
    34. Nordica 18
    35. Oakley 1
    36. ON3P 17
    37. Planks Clothing 0
    38. Pret Helmets 0
    39. Quiksilver 0
    40. Ridge Merino 0
    41. RMU (Rocky Mountain Underground) 8
    42. Rossignol 8
    43. Saga Outerwear 0
    44. Salomon 36
    45. Scott Sports 5
    46. Spyder 0
    47. SunGod 1
    48. Surface Skis 9
    49. Switch Designs 1
    50. Truck Gloves 0
    51. Tyrolia Bindings 9
    52. Virtika Outerwear 5
    53. Vishnu 2
    54. Volkl 7
    55. Wells Lamont 0
  7. Ski Gear 2019 338
    1. 4FRNT 10
    2. 686 0
    3. Armada 12
    4. Atomic 29
    5. Bern 1
    6. Black Crows 6
    7. Blizzard 6
    8. Bollé 0
    9. Coalition Snow 6
    10. Dalbello 13
    11. Deviation 6
    12. Dragon 0
    13. Faction 11
    14. Feiyu Tech Gimbal 0
    15. Fischer 6
    16. Full Tilt Boots 13
    17. Head 6
    18. Icelantic 10
    19. J Skis 6
    20. K2 7
    21. KULKEA 8
    22. Lib Tech 6
    23. Liberty 12
    24. Line 13
    25. Look Bindings 3
    26. Marker Bindings 14
    27. Moment 13
    28. Nordica 10
    29. Oakley 0
    30. ON3P 12
    31. Outdoor Master 0
    32. Pret 6
    33. RMU (Rocky Mountain Underground) 9
    34. Rossignol 8
    35. Salomon 24
    36. Scott 4
    37. Sego 9
    38. Spy Optic 5
    39. Switch Designs 1
    40. TOBE Outerwear 1
    41. Tyrolia Bindings 11
    42. Vishnu Skis 2
    43. Volkl 8
    44. WhiSki Poles 4
    45. Zipline 7
  8. Ski Gear 2018 130
    1. 686 0
    2. Armada 9
    3. Atomic 4
    4. Black Crows 3
    5. Coalition 5
    6. Dakine 0
    7. Dalbello 0
    8. Faction 12
    9. Full Tilt 0
    10. Head 3
    11. Icelantic 7
    12. J 6
    13. K2 7
    14. Liberty 8
    15. Line 10
    16. Moment 10
    17. Nordica 3
    18. Oakley 0
    19. ON3P 14
    20. Patagonia 0
    21. Planks 0
    22. RMU (Rocky Mountain Underground) 1
    23. Rossignol Skis & Look Bindings 2017 - 2018 3
    24. Salomon 4
    25. Scott 3
    26. Sego 8
    27. Smith Optics 0
    28. Volkl 10
Twig
Armada
AR8
Twig
Newschoolers' Quick Review: [i]Armada's last traditional pipe/slopestyle ski, the AR8 is a pretty solid offering with full camber and a fairly stiff tail. I only got to spend a couple of runs on these but they felt almost ident
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Rossignol
Scratch
alexclaure
Characteristics: Poppy, Fun, playful. (Note: We've seen a fair few delams underfoot on these.) Manufacturer's Description: [i]The legendary, competition-level twin, the SCRATCH features a
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Rossignol
Scratch Pro
alexclaure
Characteristics: Flexy, Low Swing Weight, Cheap Manufacturer's Description: The SCRATCH PRO is an all-mountain twin for young, aspiring freeskiers. Featuring the same Mini Cap wood core construction as the athlete-app
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Nordica
Soul Rider 87
alexclaure
Manufacturer's Description: [i]A twin tip that's as comfortable in the park as it is tearing up groomers or trees, the new SOUL RIDER 87 is all about versatility. Camber underfoot for power and edge grip with early rise rocker in
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Nordica
Soul Rider 84
alexclaure
Manufacturer's Description:[i] A twin tip that’s as comfortable in the park as it is tearing up groomers or trees, the new SOUL RIDER 84 is all about versatility. Camber underfoot for power and edge grip with early rise rocker in
Twig
Faction
Candide 1.0
Twig
Newschoolers' Quick Reviews: [i]The Candide 1.0 was a fun ski to rip around on the bluebird groomer I tested them at. From what I had heard I was expecting a stiff ski, and while it was solid under
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Sego
Big Horn 106
alexclaure
Characteristics: Maneuverable, Stable, Low Swing Weight Manufacturer's Description: [i]A big horn sheep scrambling across a craggy Teton face is mountain athletics as designed by nature. Sego’s Big Horn was
Twig
Faction
Candide 2.0
Twig
Newschoolers' Review: [i]The ski of choice for most of the Faction Squad and with good reason, these things are loads of fun. The Candide 2.0 has evolved over recent years, what was a fairly stiff ski, is now
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Sego
Big Horn 90
alexclaure
Manufacturer's Description: [i]The skinniest member of the Big Horn family is built for low swing weight and stability in the terrain park. Stout camber underfoot provides serious pop and great absorption for stomping landi
Twig
Faction
Candide 3.0
Twig
Questions
1
Newschoolers' Quick Review: [i]The 3.0 is a ski I've always thoroughly enjoyed testing. It's definitely improved over its gradual evolution and now carves excellently. The balsa/flax core provides enough
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Sego
Tait'R Tot 108
alexclaure
Manufacturer's Description: [i]The Tater Tot is our one-ski quiver for those who want to make the whole mountain a playground. Designed by our very own “Professional Amateur Athlete,” and 100% professional ski builder,
Twig
Faction
Candide 4.0
Twig
Newschoolers' Quick Review: [i]Although they are marketed as stiffer, to me, the generous rocker makes the 4.0 feel softer and more playful than the 3.0. They do a good job of being surfy and still
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Sego
Tait'r Tot 118
alexclaure
Manufacturer's Description: [i]We asked ski builder and athlete Tait Trautman to design a second ski. This is what he gave us: A carbon copy of the 108, beefed up underfoot to handle the deepest days and biggest lines. Full
Twig
Faction
Prodigy 1.0
Twig
Newschoolers' Quick Review: [i]I spent a whole summer in Zermatt on the Prodigy and, while it's a stiffer ski than I generally like, I was stoked on it for the most part. With a short radius and generous ro
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Sego
Condor Ti
alexclaure
Manufacturer's Description: [i]The Condor-Ti is a hard charging ski with a long camber zone and targeted lightweight in the tip and tail thanks to an hourglass balsa-flax insert. The long turning radius and stout camber mak
Twig
Faction
Candide 5.0
Twig
Newschoolers' Quick Review: [i]Essentially they are designed for Candide, so they’d best suit someone who skis like him. Ok, so nobody skis quite like him but they’d suit someone who charges hard and still wa
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Sego
UP AK
alexclaure
Manufacturer's Description: [i]The magic of these zero camber unicorns is that they balance wonderfully smooth soft snow performance with the ability to finish a turn. This has been Lynsey's standby for trips to Argentina a
Prodigy 3.0
Faction
Prodigy 3.0
Twig
Newschoolers' Quick Review: [i]I was really impressed with the Prodigy 3, it's a great ski with both park and all-mountain capability. The Prodigy 3.0 is essentially the little brother of the more burly, chargi
Twig
Faction
Prodigy 4.0
Twig
Newschoolers' Quick Review: Powder is where these skis really shine in my opinion. They are lightweight and decently wide. Combine that with the ~40cm of rocker in the tip and tail, and the surfy design, an
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Sego
UP 108
alexclaure
Manufacturer's Description: [i]This updated take on the UP 110 is a favorite both at the resort and as a reliable backcountry ski. We've re-worked the tip and tail for smoother edge to edge transitions and lowered swing wei
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