Favorite powder big gun?

FruitBootPro

FruitBootPro

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Idk why I suddenly feel like talking about this but I do. What is your favorite ski for deep days only?

I've never skied a true fat ski (120mm+) before, fattest I've skied are JJs and the 116mm Liberty ski and I didn't get to ski either in actual fresh. The latter blasted thru groomer turns tho.
 
120's the sweet spot imo. K2 catamarans are my favorite, superhero ski for sure. Unsinkable and effortless to ski. 2nd favorite are the 4frnt inthaynes, they rail, have a ton of pop and are super light. Both skis are kinda polar opposite, it's nice have the choice to noodle around or charge sometimes.
 
14141970:Biffbarf said:
120's the sweet spot imo. K2 catamarans are my favorite, superhero ski for sure. Unsinkable and effortless to ski. 2nd favorite are the 4frnt inthaynes, they rail, have a ton of pop and are super light. Both skis are kinda polar opposite, it's nice have the choice to noodle around or charge sometimes.
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I desperately wanna try some super insane profiles like the ARG II, DPS Lotus, Moment Ghost Train, On3p Billy Goat, and Chipotle Banana. I would also like to try an insanely big, heavy, and chargy ski sometime. I generally like playful, rockered, poppy skis but at the same time I wanna someday have something in my quiver that will just demolish everything in its path.

I don't know why I'm such a sucker for these crazy ass ski designs lmao
 
14141971:FruitBootPro said:
I desperately wanna try some super insane profiles like the ARG II, DPS Lotus, Moment Ghost Train, On3p Billy Goat, and Chipotle Banana. I would also like to try an insanely big, heavy, and chargy ski sometime. I generally like playful, rockered, poppy skis but at the same time I wanna someday have something in my quiver that will just demolish everything in its path.

I don't know why I'm such a sucker for these crazy ass ski designs lmao
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Tbh me too I'd love to take some laps on a buddy's moment comi or ghost train but it just seems like so much ski it'd be hard to commit to buyin a pair
 
14141972:Biffbarf said:
Tbh me too I'd love to take some laps on a buddy's moment comi or ghost train but it just seems like so much ski it'd be hard to commit to buyin a pair
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Definitely don't get a ski that fat until you can't use either your cats or inthaynes anymore lol
 
My two fat sticks. Line Mr Pollard's Opus.193

And On3p billy goat 189. Love them. The opus is a more all around ski. . but the goats will make mashed potatoes seem like groomers!
 
14142010:jca said:
Moment Donner Party is the titz
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Just looked it up...holy shit

moment-donner-party-skis-2012-.jpg
139.5mm wide. So it has no actual sidecut at all? How much does it weight? How do you ski on piste? They should bring this shape back and use it on the Ghost Train mold or something lol
 
i've had these for a while and their the absoloute funnest skis ever. super fun on groomers, pow, and i even take them to the park when im riding them for new wave stuff thanks to the 30% rocker front and back.

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Salomon rocker 2 115
 
Atomic Bentchetler 120's 2016, with the galaxy topsheets/bases before they got all light and shit. In the long lengths of that it was a pretty heavy stable ski, not a crud buster but felt so solid in pow/landings. Made me feel like I was Chris/pollard/pep

The 1 ski I want to try is a ~190 blizzard bodacious in soft conditions. Thing looks like a 2x4
 
14142030:FruitBootPro said:
Just looked it up...holy shit

moment-donner-party-skis-2012-.jpg
139.5mm wide. So it has no actual sidecut at all? How much does it weight? How do you ski on piste? They should bring this shape back and use it on the Ghost Train mold or something lol
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Theyre heavy haha, mine are mounted with Tyrolia Peak 18s which are also heavy. However, having the mass underfoot makes the swing weight really low.

Skiing on piste with them takes some getting used to but is manageable with controlled powerslides, just stay over the middle of the ski and slide em around, definitely do not try to engage the tips haha. It only takes a little bit of soft snow to make them come alive though.

Here's the article Shane McConkey wrote about skiing his Spatula's, the first R/R ski -https://unofficialnetworks.com/2012/07/05/brain-floss-by-shane-mcconkey-reverse-camber-powder-skis/
 
For deep snow it would have to be my Bent Chetler 120s but for more variable snow conditions I would have to say either the K2 reckoner 112s or Moment deathwishes
 
14142093:CalumSKI said:
For deep snow it would have to be my Bent Chetler 120s but for more variable snow conditions I would have to say either the K2 reckoner 112s or Moment deathwishes
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112 gangg ???
 
volkl katana, the most classic bread-and-butter charger ski

only issue is its preferred diet of softer, lamer skis can get expensive
 
14142173:SofaKingSick said:
volkl katana, the most classic bread-and-butter charger ski

only issue is its preferred diet of softer, lamer skis can get expensive
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I've always wanted to get on an og pair. New cambered version just seems like a wider mantra.
 
A friend of mine co-owns a used ski shop and every year we get a big group and take out some of their skis for a few days.

Last year I rode a Liberty mutant (145 underfoot) and it was weird.

I was riding it in 14 inches, and I think it deserved about twice that much snow
 
14142468:Bened_notnil said:
A friend of mine co-owns a used ski shop and every year we get a big group and take out some of their skis for a few days.

Last year I rode a Liberty mutant (145 underfoot) and it was weird.

I was riding it in 14 inches, and I think it deserved about twice that much snow
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145 underfoot just sounds ridiculous and like it should be only ever used for chest deep powder or Alaska spines
 
14142231:brogoldenhair said:
I've always wanted to get on an og pair. New cambered version just seems like a wider mantra.
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yeah, that's exactly the thought i had. though that still sounds like a dope ski that i'd like to try
 
14142497:FruitBootPro said:
145 underfoot just sounds ridiculous and like it should be only ever used for chest deep powder or Alaska spines
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Yeah, I really just took it out to see how it would feel.

The previous owner must have skied some crazy pow
 
14142497:FruitBootPro said:
145 underfoot just sounds ridiculous and like it should be only ever used for chest deep powder or Alaska spines
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14142499:Bened_notnil said:
Yeah, I really just took it out to see how it would feel.

The previous owner must have skied some crazy pow
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I don't know, I bet they're a blast in spring afternoon slushville too, though I ski 110-122 everyday and don't see any problems with it.
 
favorite overall deep day ski: Moment Ghost Train

wanna go fast and charge along with deep pow: ON3P Billy Goats

loved the goats but they would always rape me when in tight spaces.
 
14388920:shin-bang said:
favorite overall deep day ski: Moment Ghost Train

wanna go fast and charge along with deep pow: ON3P Billy Goats

loved the goats but they would always rape me when in tight spaces.
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If you're used to a ski that wants a more neutral stance than the BG's will not be responsive in tight places, but if you pressure the tips, they will come alive and be more responsive than you would expect from a ski that size.

It's actually pretty renowned for how good a tree ski it is due to this.
 
14388940:Session said:
If you're used to a ski that wants a more neutral stance than the BG's will not be responsive in tight places, but if you pressure the tips, they will come alive and be more responsive than you would expect from a ski that size.

It's actually pretty renowned for how good a tree ski it is due to this.
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I’ve heard this as well. Maybe I should have sized down slightly.
 
14388981:shin-bang said:
I’ve heard this as well. Maybe I should have sized down slightly.
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The weird counter point is that on groomers, the BG responds better to a neutral stance. So a lot of people that like to drive their ski's have a hard time getting along with them when not in pow or tree's.
 
i haz several (4) pair of og spatulas 132 mm

a couple pairs of splatulas that are 142mm under foot and

a pair of og dps lotus 138's

3 pairs of kusala pows at 124mm

and 3 or 4 pairs of og dps lotus 120's

my bros remaking some classics

and redoing some with metal

Heritage Lab Skis
 
14388868:harryreess said:
I had a GLOCK 17-training model, a pretty good gun, confident in my hands and quite reliable in its characteristics.
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14390002:harryreess said:
I had a GLOCK 17-training model, a pretty good gun, confident in my hands and quite reliable in its characteristics. I suggest getting a holster right away because it is more comfortable, especially if you go to practice shooting regularly; here's a good one ballachy.com. My son got a GLOCK 22 last year; also not a bad gun considering their small price difference; the 22 proved to be better in terms of the accuracy of the trigger. All in all, you have to choose one, you have to get a feel for it.
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Poor bot has no idea what we're talking about
 
14389293:SFBv420.0 said:
i haz several (4) pair of og spatulas 132 mm

a couple pairs of splatulas that are 142mm under foot and

a pair of og dps lotus 138's

3 pairs of kusala pows at 124mm

and 3 or 4 pairs of og dps lotus 120's

my bros remaking some classics

and redoing some with metal

Heritage Lab Skis
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you're a legend
 
Super happy so far with a pair of Chipotle Bananas I got at the end of last season, though I'm yet to get them in anything truly deep. They like to go fast, and they're crazy stable for a ski that size when they do. My Bent Chetler 120s are a blast, too, though they're much more at home in light, dry powder than in something like deep Sierra cement, where they can tend to get overpowered. I also really enjoyed a pair of Surface New Lifes I bought back in the day. Originally got them solely for pow days and ended up using them in pretty much any condition.

Really interested in trying Billy Goats after digging the larger turn radius on the CBs.
 
14390617:SFBv420.0 said:
na just another skibum with a pow ski hoarding problem

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that heritage lab stuff is so sick, I love the idea of a powder dedicated indie ski brand especially since so many indie brands are cookie cutter nowadays
 
14389293:SFBv420.0 said:
i haz several (4) pair of og spatulas 132 mm

a couple pairs of splatulas that are 142mm under foot and

a pair of og dps lotus 138's

3 pairs of kusala pows at 124mm

and 3 or 4 pairs of og dps lotus 120's

my bros remaking some classics

and redoing some with metal

Heritage Lab Skis
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Holy shit this is actually sick.
 
marshalls the man and im super stoked for what he has going on with this

that pin tail 120 shape suits my skiing style great

i almost wish i ordered the metal touron killers instead of another carbon pair

theres a long thread on the tgr with more info

but they seem to be under cyber attack right now
 
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