ON3P jeronimo 13/14

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FunkyMalone

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I really want to pick a pair of these up but I would like to ride them in the park a lot as well as all mountain. I wont be using them in pow since I already have a pow ski. I'm a bigger guy but I am wondering if the 100 mm or 101 mm waist is to wide? Any input is appreciated, thanks
 
I've been riding mine in the past two seasons...they rip all-mountain and are still super fun in the park. They are wider, so they don't spin as fast as a narrower ski, but can still respond the way you want them to.
 
super fun as a park ski. they carve off jumps like a dream. they are an excellent width, and especially good if u ski in slush.
 
Same as above. I bought mine about two months ago as more of an all mtn ski and to see if i liked a wider ski in the park ... obviously its alot stiffer than those popular wider park skis like the aldente or soul rider but i prefer that (and demo'd both others), and now rarely take my park ski out. JMO every day for just riding round the mountain or full park days.
 
I'm going to disagree a bit here. I think they are an amazing softer snow ski but not the best for harder snow and carving. I have them in 186 which is way to big for the park and the amount of rocker does make them a little unstable carving. But they are a really fun ski when you get in the soft stuff. Personally I would not want to use them in the park maybe if I got them smaller but then you will lose the powder performance. Personally I would like to see them with much less rocker and a slightly stiffer flex, so basically a wider Prestor. That would be a hell of an all mnt park ski.

If you want that style of ski for the park have a look at the al dente or maybe the blends
 
12957367:tomPietrowski said:
I'm going to disagree a bit here. I think they are an amazing softer snow ski but not the best for harder snow and carving.
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Not every ski is for everyone. For what it is worth, all 8 people who work for ON3P use the Jeronimo or Kartel 106 as their park & hard day ski, aw well as about 1/3 of our team who use it for park over the Filthy Rich or Prester. Karl Fostvedt's promodel park ski is based upon the Jeronimo, and it's personally been my park/hard snow day ski for 5 years straight now, with my non-hard day ski being a 191cm BG or 191cm Wren, so I know how to drive a ski.

If you are a big skier hits lots of larger jumps, I can see wanting the stability of the Prester over the FR, Jeronimo, or Kartel series. But for most people, we find they are more than stable enough to function as both a park & all mountain ski.

Not to say your opinion is wrong, either, just pointing out that from our experience and that of our customers over the past 5 seasons we have been selling that ski, most find it works great as a park-capable all mountain ski and I very rarely hear people having issues with them being unstable. That said, each skier is different, so we appreciate your feedback.
 
12957559:iggyskier said:
Not every ski is for everyone. For what it is worth, all 8 people who work for ON3P use the Jeronimo or Kartel 106 as their park & hard day ski, aw well as about 1/3 of our team who use it for park over the Filthy Rich or Prester. Karl Fostvedt's promodel park ski is based upon the Jeronimo, and it's personally been my park/hard snow day ski for 5 years straight now, with my non-hard day ski being a 191cm BG or 191cm Wren, so I know how to drive a ski.

If you are a big skier hits lots of larger jumps, I can see wanting the stability of the Prester over the FR, Jeronimo, or Kartel series. But for most people, we find they are more than stable enough to function as both a park & all mountain ski.

Not to say your opinion is wrong, either, just pointing out that from our experience and that of our customers over the past 5 seasons we have been selling that ski, most find it works great as a park-capable all mountain ski and I very rarely hear people having issues with them being unstable. That said, each skier is different, so we appreciate your feedback.
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Very interesting. I think I maybe just don't like rocker that much unless it's a pow ski and even then one of my fav pow skis ever was the Ninthward tha which was 187 an full camber.

As I sai though I love the jmo in the soft. The short turn radius and rocker profile work really well in tighter stuff. So I really do like them for that.

But for park and groomers I prefer a more full camber ski or a ski with early rise instead. I like driving the full edge which obviously is not somthing you can do on a ski with a lot of rocker.

And I'm certainly not trying to put anyone off. I just foun it hard to get advice on exactly what I was buying so I wanted to try to help others.

I do want some of your pow skis next season though. If the jmo is that good in the soft stuff I imagine your pow skis are amazing.
 
12957616:tomPietrowski said:
Very interesting. I think I maybe just don't like rocker that much unless it's a pow ski and even then one of my fav pow skis ever was the Ninthward tha which was 187 an full camber.

As I sai though I love the jmo in the soft. The short turn radius and rocker profile work really well in tighter stuff. So I really do like them for that.

But for park and groomers I prefer a more full camber ski or a ski with early rise instead. I like driving the full edge which obviously is not somthing you can do on a ski with a lot of rocker.

And I'm certainly not trying to put anyone off. I just foun it hard to get advice on exactly what I was buying so I wanted to try to help others.

I do want some of your pow skis next season though. If the jmo is that good in the soft stuff I imagine your pow skis are amazing.
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Totally get it. We really do appreciate the feedback, as it helps us refine and improve our skis. Some people just like camber in the park, and that was a big driving force in creating the Presters. Just a style thing and comes down to what you prefer.
 
For what it's worth my jmos are my park/hard snow ski- though they kill it in soft snow too. IMO these things hardly have a speed limit, no real chatter going close to 70, which is as fast as I ever want to go. Put on edge they are pretty good carvers, but you can still shut down in an instant. Stiffer underfoot section and softer tips make it very versatile. Compared to line blends I've skied (which are definitely soft) the jmo noticeably stiffer
 
From experience I can tell you that having rockered skis for park is really fun and I enjoy riding my FRs a lot. The one problem I run into is ice. Its definitely weird hitting a patch of ice with rocker. If can relax while skiing don't fight the skis they will love you and you will love them.
 
I had the original jmos for 3 years, I'm 6'4, 190, so I'm a bigger guy too. The skis kill it absolutely everywhere. They even do pretty damn well in pow, even with the 96 waist. There is not a downside to these skis. You won't be let down
 
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