Best ice/stiff/carving twin tip

Skithedeep

Skithedeep

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I am looking for a stiff ski that can handle ice and firm snow like a GS ski but is also twin tip. I currently ski on the Volkl Bridge any day that hasnt seen snow for a few days, and they just arent stiff enough or have enough sidecut to rail turns to my liking. I'm a big dude, 6'2 240, and most if not all small waist park skis are just too damn soft for me to feel safe goin fast on firm snow. I have looked into the Stokli Rotor 72 cuz they are supposed to be stiff and like a GS ski, and i have also looked at Lib Tech's because they are made close to home and the magne-traction seems cool.
any other suggestions or experience with some of these skis?
 
Dynastar Spin (if they've changed their names again, it's the 87mm waist one). These come in a 185, no rocker and the tip and tail are pretty low so for sure one of the longest effective edges out there for a park ski (besides the original Kung Fujas but those are super soft). Mid-firm flex. I'm 6'4/185lbs and I liked mine, they ripped hardpack the first few days I skied them before rounding the edges.
 
And his qualification for saying that is based on what?

The dynastar superpipe/trouble maker has been the best carving twin tip for years, I have yet to see anything replace it.
 
not even fucking close to gs ski stiff, i used to ski 191 race gs skis and i cant take my s4s out of the park cause they are so damn noodly.
the armada triumph is gonna be pimp, i got to flex them and they like a rossi gs ski stiff not like atomic or something. the Faction Wednesday in 183 is my current park ski and they are about as stiff as a womans fis gs ski.
 
dynastar distorters they are exactly what your looking for well at least i think so i had a pair but they where to stiff for me so they got retired in my garage haha
 
if you sharpen the edges on moment tahoes they carve like a motherfucker

same with volkl mantras, although they're not a full twin
 
Ya I saw a pair of triumphs earlier this year. Awesome looking ski but be warned it is not a true twin tail. As in it is not as turned up as most twins.
 
I would second the Armada Triumph. The Triumph utilizes a tip to tail sheet of metal to bolster a full wood core. It is snappy and stiff in addition to being incredibly light and still maintains durability.

I am also 6'4" and weigh about 250 and found the 185cm with it's 17m turn radius to hold an incredible edge at speed on hardpack and ice. It uses the same speed-based material on the base as the Pipe Cleaner (thanks Atomic) so it is sneaky fast.
 
i'm tempted to try some triumphs now. i love nothing more than railing huge turns on a ski that can hold on ice but that is more fun and less limiting than my gs skis

i've used moment tahoes for a while but they struggle on ice sometimes, especially since the pair i have has pretty beat up edges
 
My go to ski on hardpack and ice are my 2year old Atomic Coax. It is essentially a large twinned GS ski as far as performance goes. I used them in a 24hr race and had racers bugging me telling me I had the wrong ski. My response was simply to hand it to them and let them flex it.

Now at 105 underfoot it may be a little wider than you are looking for but this thing absolutely rails.

Other similar are the Prophet 90s like someone mentioned above.
 
I also, love love love the Coax. I would, personally, choose the Prophet 100 over the 90 simply to get the metal in the construction. But again, I weigh 250 pounds, so I like a ski with a little more beef.

 
90's have metal in them, the flites do not.

And to the kid who can't ski his s4's out of the park, that's really surprising. S4's are by no means soft, sure they aren't the stiffest ski out there but they have no issue skiing everything. I suggest taking ski lessons? Pretty surprising since you come from a racing background.
 
I might just be love struck. But I absolutely love my armada ar7's. I come from a mountain that's always covered in ice->Connecticut. And ive never felt they were washed out or noodly. I could carve anything. Seeing as though the ar7's are great, I'd imagine the triumph's are perfect for your needs.
 
This is what I was thinking, unless this Armada triumph is some sort of super ski, there is no twin tip on the market that carves anything close as well to a proper race/groomer ski.
 
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