Need some ski wisdom

Cfrank

Cfrank

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I've officially skied through my honey badgers... while they were definitely an OK pair of skis, I'm looking for a little upgrade. Leaning towards Line Blends for the playfulness and flex (being an east coast park skier) i'm excited to have the 100 underfoot compared to the honey badgers I think ~82 or something... also still considering Armada ARV, on3p Magnus, Faction candides, and all skis alike.

Anyone with experience with these skis have any words of wisdom?? Any words are welcome. Also, do I want to stay away from a true center mount? The answer is probably 'eh, whatever you think you want' (all my park skis have been true centermounts, but now I feel like im getting old and dont want a true centermount... lmao)... but... someone give me some knowledge that I won't necessarily find searching the internet. Appreciate you guys!!
 
i think you're on the right track with those skis, so decide what sounds best to you in terms of their specs and prices

i would suggest mounting at recommended. all these skis will have mounting points that are plenty ""progressive"" so don't worry about that, and not center mounting will make your ski carve corduroy and shred soft snow much better

my suggestion is always the arv 96 because it's still my favorite do-it-all, medium in all the right ways, ski after all these years (tho they have been refined and changed here and there). but those others are good options too so feel out what jumps out at ya
 
I personally rode Blends as my only ski last year and they did surprisingly well for all mountain and killed it in the park. They definitely aren't the best jump ski in the world but they are fun for buttering around and have a nice solid platform on rails.

While they did work for all mountain riding I did pick up a second pair of skis for that type of riding this year, since the blends are so soft.

Overall I'd definitely recommend them as an east coast park ski, since they could handle ice, were a bunch of fun on slush, and were great in the park.
 
I rode the magnus 102’s the last 2 seasons, my first season on them I was out at Copper in CO, and the 2nd year I was back at home at big boulder park. I never wanted to hop on the on3p hype train and just gas them because everybody else does. But I have to say if there was one ski I would ride for the rest of my life, it’s these.

You being on the east coast you know how conditions are pretty garbage the majority of the time, mostly just cruising small park laps or groomers. I was nervous about how wide the 102 would be, and I thought they would be too big for east coast rail riding but I was completely wrong. They ripped just as I wanted them too, and I couldn’t even tell they were that wide. (I used to ride 90 under foot). They are quick, snappy, not a complete butter noodle believe it or not, it’s that perfect happy medium.

When I was out in copper for a season, I woke up one morning to 24 inches of fresh powder, and sent it the on3ps. Since I’m from the east I never really had that much pow experience, but these skis destroyed that snow. Mostly rode them up in the bowls, a few drops hear and there, and through trees.

Overall, kinda like they said above. You can’t really go wrong with any ski your looking at, all personal preference. The one thing I do know, is those magnus 102s will take on anything you want them too, and you cannot go wrong, but they are a bit more expensive. If you have any questions about them let me know, I’d love to help you my man.
 
I had honey badgers for 2 season and am going into my second season with blends, the blends are definitely a step up from the honey badgers, my blends are mounted at recommend which really helps there all mountain and powder performance, and they are just fine skiing switch and in the park. But center mounted will obviously perform as normal. Get a solid pair of bindings and the blends will work well.

Hope this helps

**This post was edited on Nov 3rd 2020 at 11:43:59am
 
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