Help with park setup

lukemeahan.

lukemeahan.

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Alright so this winter I'm looking into getting new park skis and bindings for them. I live in Alaska so our park isn't that great but it's still a park. I want a ski that is extremely fast and really light. I ski about 60% jumps and 40% rails. I am a pretty good skier. Price isn't a issue too much. I'm 5' 6" and 135 pounds. Since I am lighter I want the ski to bit softer. Throw some ideas at me. Thanks NS.
 
All the skis in this thread sound pretty good, except for the afterbang and masterminds because they're lines price point skis and not especially prestigious.
 
I am basically your height weight. I have been riding Line Elizabeths for a while as my park ski, but I've decided for this year I want something narrower and lighter. I demoed a bunch of skis towards the end of last season, so I guess I can fill you in a bit on some skis that come to mind:

Afterbangs - I actually thought they were tons of fun to mess about on. That said, the bases are pretty slow and they felt too soft to be reliable on bigger jumps.

Punx - Felt pretty light, fast and fairly soft. Didn't really stand out for me but they were just a good simple ski.

K2 Recoil - Fast, and turny, carved pretty well. The demo pair were a bit long, but despite that and being on the heavier side I found them easy to throw around. Medium flex. I quite liked them, but if I was buying K2 (and I might yet) I'd get the Domain which is softer. The Recoil would be the better jump ski though.

Volkl Wall - Stiffer-Medium flex. Carved brilliantly. Poppy, fun and stable. Mid-weight, great on jumps. Found them a struggle to butter on though, took a lot more effort than I'd have liked.

Unskied Recommendation:

Moment Jib - I owned the 07/08 and thought they were brilliant, but too stiff. Similar to the Walls really.

Apparently they've softened them off a ton which I think would have improved them. I haven't skied the newest models but if they are a softer flexing version of the ones I had, I reckon they would be the perfect traditional camber park ski. This is just a guess but I'd at least research them.

 
if lightness is the biggest priority, then go for punx.

if you want a blend between light and fast, go for alpha 1s. they are fairly light but have a sintered race base.

the guy talking about the afterbangs and masterminds was joking. they are fucking heavy, and are pretty slow. dont listen to him.
 
Punx, Alpha 1s, or LTEs are probably your best bet.

Punx will be light, and slightly soft

Alphas will be fast and light, but stiffer and not as durable

LTEs are actually my pick for you - light, on the softer side, still fast, and durable.

I'd put it between the LTE and the Punx with the LTE taking the edge slightly.
 
Out of those I would go with either the punx or the s4. S4s taking it for me, one of my favorite park skis iv riden.
 
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