Pollard Opus?

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Are the Line pollard Opus skis good? I am looking for a east coast powder ski. Went to tucks this year. If I go next year will they be good skis there?
 
They'd probably be over kill for most EC skiers, unless I was regularly skiing one of the few 'snowy' EC hills (eg. Jay Peak) and taking regular trips out west I would bother going above 110 underfoot.

A lot of guys on here seem to like unnecessarily wide ski, so don't be surprised if you get a few conflicting answers. If your set on a pair of boards then go for it. But unless you already have something in the 108ish underfoot range and you'll be using the Opuses as a pretty specific complement to an established EC quiver then I'd suggest you could put your £€$¥ to better use.
 
13419552:VD. said:
They'd probably be over kill for most EC skiers, unless I was regularly skiing one of the few 'snowy' EC hills (eg. Jay Peak) and taking regular trips out west I would bother going above 110 underfoot.

A lot of guys on here seem to like unnecessarily wide ski, so don't be surprised if you get a few conflicting answers. If your set on a pair of boards then go for it. But unless you already have something in the 108ish underfoot range and you'll be using the Opuses as a pretty specific complement to an established EC quiver then I'd suggest you could put your £€$¥ to better use.

my everyday ski is going to be 100ish underfoot
 
13419565:w_skier said:
A big mtn ski would be better then a floppy pow ski at tucks

Something like a Faction Thirteen, ON3P Wrenegade, Blizard Cochise OP
 
i ski a 122 daily out east, but i slay . wide surface area isnt just for pow, its no issue whatsoever unless your a small guy and dont charge.
 
topic:36ChambersOfWu said:
Are the Line pollard Opus skis good? I am looking for a east coast powder ski. Went to tucks this year. If I go next year will they be good skis there?

Overkill. By a lot. I had a pair I used for an entire season every day at Stowe, and while it was fun, I found myself wishing I had something a little smaller underfoot. Smaller underfoot would have yielded faster transitions from edge to edge and better edge hold in general.
 
118 is a bit of an overkill. For East Coast pow I would go anywhere from 98-110.

Blizzard makes some great east coast pow skis, also look at the ON3P Kartel 106 or 98 or the Line Sir Francis Bacon for the soft stuff.
 
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