New playful skis

take1

take1

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I'm 17, rather new to freestyle skiing (3 years, but I've been skiing since I was 3), I'm 6 feet all (183cm) and weigh 145lbs, yeah im pretty skinny. Anyways, I'm looking for a playful and soft ski, that'll work great for mainly on-piste and off-piste (mostly powder), but also able to hit the park sometimes (around 95-110mm underfoot). Currently I've been skiing Armada ARV 86's and I mean I feel like they were doing just fine. Even though I'm pretty lightweight, I could somewhat butter them, although the skis not really having any rocker/being that soft. But I just wanted to kinda switch it up and transfer to that softer type of ski, that's fun and easy to butter and works just fine in powder (I mean the arv 86's, which are basically park skis aren't the most fun to ski on in powder - I've skied more rockered skis before them so I did feel a difference)

I've read a bunch of threads on ns and collected some ideas.

For now, I was most interested the in Line Sir Francis Bacon 2019/20's as they're soft and seem to be kinda floaty in pow, but also have a playful feel and short radius.

Other skis I had in mind were:

- J Skis the vacation (or allplay)

- On3p Kartel/Jeffrey's or Magnus

- Vishnu wide+ or normal Vishnu wides

- Faction Prodigy 3.0 (heard a lot of good and bad about these, but also are rather stiff like the on3p's, with less rocker though)

Honestly it's kind of hard for me to choose, as I'm quite unsure, which ski would be the one, that fits to my profile

(also I live in the middle of Austria if that helps)

**This thread was edited on Jun 1st 2020 at 6:03:03pm

**This thread was edited on Jun 2nd 2020 at 2:19:04am
 
Not the vacation, they have a limited stock and I want a pair ;)

in all seriousness, the SFB sounds like the best bet, or the 0N3P's.
 
topic:take1 said:
I'm 17, rather new to freestyle skiing (3 years, but I've been skiing since I was 3), I'm 6 feet all (183cm) and weigh 145lbs, yeah im pretty skinny. Anyways, I'm looking for a playful and soft ski, that'll work great for mainly on-piste and off-piste (mostly powder), but also able to hit the park sometimes (around 95-110mm underfoot). Currently I've been skiing Armada ARV 86's and I mean I feel like they were doing just fine. Even though I'm pretty lightweight, I could somewhat butter them, although the skis not really having any rocker/being that soft. But I just wanted to kinda switch it up and transfer to that softer type of ski, that's fun and easy to butter and works just fine in powder (I mean the arv 86's, which are basically park skis aren't the most fun to ski on in powder - I've skied more rockered skis before them so I did feel a difference)

I've read a bunch of threads on this sub and collected some ideas.

For now, I was most interested the in Line Sir Francis Bacon 2019/20's as they're soft and seem to be kinda floaty in pow, but also have a playful feel and short radius.

Other skis I had in mind were:

- J Skis the vacation (or allplay)

- On3p Kartel/Jeffrey's or Magnus

- Vishnu wide+ or normal Vishnu wides

- Faction Prodigy 3.0 (heard a lot of good and bad about these, but also are rather stiff like the on3p's, with less rocker though)

Honestly it's kind of hard for me to choose, as I'm quite unsure, which ski would be the one, that fits to my profile

(also I live in the middle of Austria if that helps)

**This thread was edited on Jun 1st 2020 at 6:03:03pm
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If you have the money for sure on3p magnus 102, jeffery 96 or the new jeffery 102, great durability and probably fit your needs
 
topic:take1 said:
I'm 17, rather new to freestyle skiing (3 years, but I've been skiing since I was 3), I'm 6 feet all (183cm) and weigh 145lbs, yeah im pretty skinny. Anyways, I'm looking for a playful and soft ski, that'll work great for mainly on-piste and off-piste (mostly powder), but also able to hit the park sometimes (around 95-110mm underfoot). Currently I've been skiing Armada ARV 86's and I mean I feel like they were doing just fine. Even though I'm pretty lightweight, I could somewhat butter them, although the skis not really having any rocker/being that soft. But I just wanted to kinda switch it up and transfer to that softer type of ski, that's fun and easy to butter and works just fine in powder (I mean the arv 86's, which are basically park skis aren't the most fun to ski on in powder - I've skied more rockered skis before them so I did feel a difference)

I've read a bunch of threads on ns and collected some ideas.

For now, I was most interested the in Line Sir Francis Bacon 2019/20's as they're soft and seem to be kinda floaty in pow, but also have a playful feel and short radius.

Other skis I had in mind were:

- J Skis the vacation (or allplay)

- On3p Kartel/Jeffrey's or Magnus

- Vishnu wide+ or normal Vishnu wides

- Faction Prodigy 3.0 (heard a lot of good and bad about these, but also are rather stiff like the on3p's, with less rocker though)

Honestly it's kind of hard for me to choose, as I'm quite unsure, which ski would be the one, that fits to my profile

(also I live in the middle of Austria if that helps)

**This thread was edited on Jun 1st 2020 at 6:03:03pm

**This thread was edited on Jun 2nd 2020 at 2:19:04am
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Depends how playful you really want to get. If you're looking for something SOFT and super buttery, a 178cm Allplay would be the ticket. If you want something that locks into butters good and has some more powder performance, the 180cm Vacation is the way to go.

Also remember we offer a 100% Money Back Guarantee. You can literally mount the skis and ride them for up to 5 days, and if you're not 100% stoked on them send them back for a different size, model or a full refund. And if you order with 0% financing you don't ever have to front the cost ahead of time, it's zero risk. Thanks for considering!
 
The new Bacon's are insanely fun, I rode them for half my season in revy and the bow valley (sunshine and lake) so I highly recommend them! I'm short and a bit heavier but was able to butter the 184s easy enough
 
I ski my blends in every condition.....definitely a soft and playful ski. May be to soft and fun for some tho
 
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