Looking for a full rocker/flat camber ski

Austintexas25

Austintexas25

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I’m looking for a full rocker/flat camber ski to compliment a pair of ON3P Billy Goats. I’m 5’9” 135lbs and I’d consider myself advanced/expert.

I live in the PNW and I’m looking for a ski that will allow me to ski backwards, forwards, sideways, and upside down with ease while still being chargy. I find full rocker to be the best for this but there don’t seem to be a lot of options out there. What do y’all think? Help me find my dream ski
 
topic:Austintexas25 said:
I’m looking for a full rocker/flat camber ski to compliment a pair of ON3P Billy Goats. I’m 5’9” 135lbs and I’d consider myself advanced/expert.

I live in the PNW and I’m looking for a ski that will allow me to ski backwards, forwards, sideways, and upside down with ease while still being chargy. I find full rocker to be the best for this but there don’t seem to be a lot of options out there. What do y’all think? Help me find my dream ski
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What width are you looking for?

Moment Meridian 107 or 117

4FRNT Inthayne

Black Crows Nocta, Corvus and Daemon too but the Corvus has little tail and the Daemon tails are flat.

Volkl has a couple too
 
14021143:mystery3 said:
What width are you looking for?
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More on the fat side 108-120. I’m comfortable on hardback with a wide ski even though it’s a little weird.

The volkl level 2 seemed like a good option even tho they’re a little hard to find now. Any expirence?
 
14021220:shin-bang said:
Have Scott make you some caylors. You would love them

honestly devastators tho
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I forget about devastators, personally I'm a little put off by their weight but people that ride them seem to love them, Hojis and Renegades are also reverse camber skis from 4FRNT.
 
14021277:Austintexas25 said:
Know anywhere I could find some Caylors?
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Honestly, no :( most people who have them don’t want to part with them and they’re hard to find. I would say message Scott (iggyskier) and see if there’s any other options. Caylor was similar to the jefferey, Jeffery is similar to Kartel 116.

**This post was edited on Apr 6th 2019 at 12:05:49pm
 
14021186:-arc- said:
Just stick with On3p man. Check out the Kartel 108. Amazing all-mountain jib machine. Definitely has the back bone to charge.
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Why the hate on the Kartel doh?
 
I have no experience with this ski. But what about Candide 5.0. 122 mm rocker/flat/rocker. 1920 g per ski. Directional Twin-Tip. Looks like a playful hard charger to me.
 
14021691:NickyyyNutttty said:
I have no experience with this ski. But what about Candide 5.0. 122 mm rocker/flat/rocker. 1920 g per ski. Directional Twin-Tip. Looks like a playful hard charger to me.
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I have actually tried the 5.0 that’s the main reason I’m looking for a 0 camber ski. I loved how easy it was to play around and spin. The ski was just light so it gets deflected by trashy 3D snow that we get here a lot at Mt.Hood
 
14021697:Austintexas25 said:
I have actually tried the 5.0 that’s the main reason I’m looking for a 0 camber ski. I loved how easy it was to play around and spin. The ski was just light so it gets deflected by trashy 3D snow that we get here a lot at Mt.Hood
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What do you mean by 3D snow? Cause I thought that ski was great at charging through the tracket out powder?! If that had trouble I can't imagine what the bent chetler is like.
 
14021703:NickyyyNutttty said:
What do you mean by 3D snow? Cause I thought that ski was great at charging through the tracket out powder?! If that had trouble I can't imagine what the bent chetler is like.
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Rough, wet, and tracked out snow. To be fair I was using the ski on a warmer spring day with ice in the morning and corn in the afternoon because that’s when I started looking for skis. They were stable and fast when the snow was smooth tho
 
14021706:Austintexas25 said:
Rough, wet, and tracked out snow. To be fair I was using the ski on a warmer spring day with ice in the morning and corn in the afternoon because that’s when I started looking for skis. They were stable and fast when the snow was smooth tho
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That crusty morning stuff that’s piled up and tracked out in places and then when you hit it it just rattles your bones to the very core and then you start to turn while going Mach 1 and feels like your edges are gonna be ripped out of your ski.

Ya

H8 that stuff
 
14021721:shin-bang said:
H8 that stuff
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I’m half terrified that my bindings are going to tell me to fuck off and launch me into next week and half terrified my knees are going to blow apart on a death cookie
 
14021723:Austintexas25 said:
I’m half terrified that my bindings are going to tell me to fuck off and launch me into next week and half terrified my knees are going to blow apart on a death cookie
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Devastators, there aren't many full rocker skies for crud skiing because usually they're made for soft.
 
I’d say you are about 10 years too late on the full rocker trend. I have some Hellbent’s I’ll sell ya real cheap
 
14022390:Cade2 said:
I’d say you are about 10 years too late on the full rocker trend. I have some Hellbent’s I’ll sell ya real cheap
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They definitely aren't all over the place but it seems like a lot of new skis are coming out basically flat with rockered tips and tails ie: zero camber. Not the massive reverse camber from a few years ago though, in that case you're right, it's definitely been dialed back.
 
14022421:mystery3 said:
They definitely aren't all over the place but it seems like a lot of new skis are coming out basically flat with rockered tips and tails ie: zero camber. Not the massive reverse camber from a few years ago though, in that case you're right, it's definitely been dialed back.
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It makes sense since the older reverse camber skis seem to get super sketchy in anything that isn’t pow. That being said I think I’ve narrowed it down to either the devastator or a custom Kartel with the camber lowered
 
14021697:Austintexas25 said:
I have actually tried the 5.0 that’s the main reason I’m looking for a 0 camber ski. I loved how easy it was to play around and spin. The ski was just light so it gets deflected by trashy 3D snow that we get here a lot at Mt.Hood
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OP lives in a 2D world. Wuttttttt
 
14022443:Austintexas25 said:
It makes sense since the older reverse camber skis seem to get super sketchy in anything that isn’t pow. That being said I think I’ve narrowed it down to either the devastator or a custom Kartel with the camber lowered
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Can’t handle camber huh?
 
14022534:Austintexas25 said:
For tricks I could use the assist. I’m not very good at getting rotations around and flat skis just make me want to ski like that
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????
 
theres also the new black crows corvus, its flat underfoot. but i think the devastators are what you're looking for, good basically everywhere all the time. and if you want something to ski crud, the weight is gonna help a lot.
 
Devastator or Meridian 107. Dev is a bit more damp and loose, Meridian 107 is lighter and stiffer and carves better on hardpack IMO. Both very fun, loose skis that you can ski quite hard. I think the choice comes down to if you want more pop / lower swing weight (go Meridian), or want a more damp feel and don't mind a bit of weight (Dev).

Kartel 108 is still worth a look as it's not hooky / catchy at all and still super easy to pivot around. And I think the Kartel is probably the most stable of the bunch.

Or if you wanna go a custom route, Folsom Primary with their "Subtle Reverse Camber" is pretty rad. Like a more damp Meridian. But that's very pricey.
 
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