Pros and Cons of Your skis

Dr.Scholl

Dr.Scholl

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Its the time of year where we get numerous "what skis should i get?" threads and i think this will help to solve that problem. So Post your body type, what skis you have, what length, what you like about them, and what you dislike about them. I can start to show what it should look like

5'11'' 155 lbs

Line invader 171

I like the pop, the symetrical side cuts, the flex, and the company

i dislike the...(i dont really dislike anything about them)

 
5'11

175 pnds

Bluehouse 179 Mr's

EXCELLENT TIP AND TAIL/ POP OFF THEM

Little More tip flex would be nice
 
5"11

170lbs

Line chronic

Pros: bombproof. I tell them to do somthing, and they do it.

Cons: nothing really. im pretty sure there bullet-proof
 
5'10

130lbs.

expert skier

09 bacon: baller as fuck. soft, light. but haven't ridden it yet

07 ar6: pretty light, hard edges, good pop... cons: kinda stiff for me
 
156'2" 150lbs
07/08 EPs, Pros: wide, super soft, light, Cons: cant straight line =(07/08 AR6, Pros: stiff, strong, 0 chatter, great pop, everything else, Cons: Could have a tad softer tip
 
5'9175 lbsSkis- 08 Volkl Wall 177cmPros: sick symmetrical park ski...great pop, good for ripping tooCons: switch landings are a little stiff, and with look px12 jib bindings its known to rip out the heel piece (hasnt happened to me yet luckily)
 
6'1'' 155 lbs on a good day

'07 Surface Watch Life 170

Pros: Versatility, price, awesome company

Cons: Not much - wish I could ski them more

Yeah, first post - I totally just lost my NS virginity.

 
o ya man. nice claim on the expert skier. you do know that u are not an expert unless you can handle ALL blue squares and black diamond comfortablely.

haha. jk.
 
08 fujatives

pros

poppy

soft (if you like soft skis)

cons

a little heavy for a park specific ski

weak topsheet

some durability issues (i broke 2 pairs last season, warrantied both times)

09 sir francis bacons

pros

early taper and slight rocker

pretty big sidecut to rip groomers

strong topsheet

cons

none from my experiences (though I have only ridden them for about 5 hours this season)

 
5'10135lbs.expert skier07-08 volkl wallspros: stiff, symetrical is awesome for switch and park. really poppy, very fun ski.cons: centered so when we occasionally get east coast pow they are awful, lots of tip dives and other shit.
i would reccomend them to someone as a park/some al mountain ski only. if you get any pow id want something as wide or wider thats more pow oriented/ not centered. they are a good eastcoast ski seeing as we get not much pow. also this years are softer so dont be as scared of all the people saying how they are like planks and hard to ski if youre not a giant.
 
5.6

104 pounds

ski: 07/08 thrusters

pros: light, good flex, poppy, sick graphic, ski pretty well all over the mountain(eastcoast)

cons: topsheet srcatches pretty easily

 
5'11, 175182 bacons- pros: super fun pow ski, good sidecut, minimal chatter cons: kinda soft and they ski super short180 moment tahoe- pros: light, charger, sick ski cons: a pretty wide turning radius171 bluehouse mr- pros: poppy and fun cons: a little soft in the tip179 prophet 100 pros: light, excellent radius, charger, never chatters, floats well, cons: nothing
 
White male 5'8 135 ps

AR5-170- Pros -really solid ski, really tough

Cons- a bit stiff, and edges once they start to blow out they all blow out.

Pipe Cleaner-171-Pros- plan and simle awsome ski, just great

Cons- You need to wax them alot

Helbents-180- Pros-they are all pros

Cons- Its raining right now, and there is no sign of snow for another 4 weeks
 
4frnt STL

pro: grahphics are pretty nice

con: heavy, not very durable, too soft, a little narrow

Dynastar big trouble

pro: super poppy, fun, goes anywhere on the mtn

con: a little stiff for me (im 130 lbs)

 
5'9''

140

expert skier

40% park 60% all mountain

surface watchlifes

pros:

flex is perfect

handles all conditions

carves nice and handles speed well

rides the park nice no problems rides switch good

lightweight

cons:

sidecut could be a little less but its still sick ski not complainin

not to many otheres i can think of

 
surface watchlifes...

-really light

-fun in the park

-good all around

bacons

-early taper

-super soft!

-no camber
 
Since this one of the rarer skis on the site (but the dopest)
Male, 5'10, 135lbs
178 Fatypus G-butterDimensions: 118-86-108
Weight: super light, (but not so light that u feel like you could break them over your leg light)
Flex: they definitly have a sick flex pattern, pretty soft right above the binding for optimum butterage (as displayed by Adam Delorme in Turbo or anything else hes in) and also in the tail, but becuase of the dimensions they are still very stable and arent very chattery or unstable when your sending it into a jump.
Cons: the skis perform great so far, but the only cons i can really think of is since they are Sidewall construction they seem to chip much more than Cap construction skis (these are my first time on sidewall construction skis)
But they are a really great underrated company and make really fun park skis! So check em out!
 
yeah haha those looked mad soft when i saw them in turbo, but then delorme was boosting out of the quarter pipe on them so they can't be that soft
 
yeah exactly they basically have some sort of magical flex that cant be explained, its just so dope
also they have a full wood core
 
5'8" 125Caucasian Male-Blonde Hair-Blue Eyes (^just in case i think the skis only work for certain people)
'09 Armada AR6Advanced-ExpertPros: Poppy, Nice Stiffness, Great Carving, Pretty Light, Dope GraphicsCons: my lack of park skills and 166s are a tad short
 
5'10''160 lbs.
186 rossignol scratch steeze(or this years sas s6)Sick ski. Does everything well. Solid flex underfoot, a bit softer tips and tails, so the ski is stable while at the same time very maneuverable.
193 4frnt ehp(this years pilsner graphic version)Haven't skied them yet. Almost the same as last years. This year the tip is a little softer, a touch more rocker in the tip, and a little bit flatter tail. A little girthier as well.
I can post a review within 2 weeks, and might even be able to post a comparison because my bud has last years 193's as well.
 
5'10"

175

gnar core extreme expert skier

anthems

pros- light, poppy, cheap, fairly durable, supper fun ski

cons- terrble in powder, a little too soft too charge any lines

 
australian alpha male koala.

50 pounds 4ft1

Skis: 1x2's

pros- they plow through everything

cons- stiffest on the market.
 
5'6" 160 lbs

09 Armada AR6 176's with marker griffon bindings

Pros:

Durable

poppy

some what light

Cons:

im not to sure actually. there's actually nothing i dislike about them
 
5'5" 150lbs

07 Lib Tech NAS

pros: really light, magnetraction is amazing, somewhat rare

cons: stiff as a 2x4 = no buttering at all
 
5'11 160lb

Line Octolands

Pros: flexy goodness, light, wide base

Cons: none yet

Nordica Spark 07-08

Pros: tough

cons: delam really bad, rust east, topsheet chips easy, somewhat heavy for a 168cm ski, not flexy at all

+ Marker 11 Freeride=Shittiest binding ever mad.
 
6'2 male 215 lbs.

09 jj's 185 pros: great in pow(6-8inches) hold a decent edge on groomers. sick graphic

Cons: ski SUPER short as they actually measure 183.

08 blends 186. Pros: solid ski for the park. perfect width/sidecut/flex for a bigger guy.

cons: tips and tails chip like a bitch

 
5'10"

135 lb

07 line invader 171

Pros: Nice flex, sick butterability, good all mountain for a soft ski, super fun and playful, good for everything

Cons: Graffics are ok, not great edge hold, not good for powder OBVIOUSLY i know, not as great switch as i would expect from a symmetrical ski.

08 Line Chronic

Pros: Nice graffic, good flex

Cons: No snow to use them yet :(
 
6'1

190 lbs

Armada AR6

Pros

Stiff, had them going at pretty decent speed and no chatter

Like the pop and stability

Cons

I really wish they would figure out the chipping of the topsheet deal

Other than that, amazing ski so far
 
5'11, 165 lbs, athletic build

'05 K2 Public Enemy 169

i like everything about this ski. it takes a little while to get used to (coming off of a park-specific ski), but once you know how to ride this ski, it's a dream. decent flex and pop for the park, yet stiff and wide enough for the pow. i like the fact that i can take this ski out on any day at any hill and not have to worry about it being too wide, too thin, too soft, too stiff, etc. it does like to charge a bit though, which may not be a good thing for those of you who aren't great at turning.

 
Caucasian Male - 6' 140 lbs

Boone Magicsticks Park skis:

Pros - Snappy, Awesome pop on jumps, great going in switch, Stable at high speeds, great edge hold, edges are practically unbreakable, etc

Cons - Stiff-ish, so not the MOST buttery, but for my weight, most skis aren't..

Boone Superfreak Freerides:

Pros - Floaty, Good edge hold. Same awesome edges, softer than the park skis - more buttery. Tough base = still no coreshots, even this early in the year.

Cons - A little bit chattery at really high speeds, as expected from bamboo...

Boone Prototype Pow skis

Pros - Look awesome in my bedroom.

Cons - No pow, or significant snowpack to take these out just yet.
 
i dont wanna soud like a dick, but at 6' you have tons of leverage an 140lbs is plenty of weight to butter a ski. last year i was 5'9" if that and 130lbs and could butter my 177 walls, which im gonna guesss are stiffer than youre boones. also max boone length is 175 correct? thats not very long= not a super hard to butter ski...again im not tryin to sound like a big dick just kinda was rambling.
 
haha. I'm not saying I CANT butter them. I can actually butter them really well.. I'm just saying they aren't total noodles, and wont butter like something soft as some Atomic Twins, or Invaders...

I was just trying to find an actual Con about them lol.. Believe me, there's not a lot to hate.
 
ahhh word makes sense, i couldnt butter my walla really well, but it was def doable. also are next year boones proto pow skis gonna be 180+ and wider? or is it too top secret haha
 
Lol, well.. I'll leak out some info about it if you want, but this thread isnt the place to do that. Lets keep the pros/cons thread going the way it should. PM me if you want some stats about them.
 
178 line blends (09)

i'm almost 5'8, 135ish lbs, 15 years old. i have them mounted dead center and ski park, but ski powder absolutely any time i have a chance too.

pros

-poppy

-not heavy for their size

-not as stiff as last years blends, there still pretty stiff but can defintely be flexed more.

-more park oriented it seems like than the previous blends

-SICK graphic, i love it

cons

-they chip alot

-they chip ALOT

-did i mention they chip alot?

overall

-great ski, perfect for hitting jumps with. i didn't find them fun on rails, and i can't wait to use them in the BC this weekend. sweaaaat ski.
 
5'10 130 lbs

08 Line Blends

Pros: They really are great everywhere on the mountain just like every review has said about them.

Cons: I sometimes feel they're too stiff

 
6'2'', 170 , advanced skier(cant say im expert since i havnt skied 100% for a few years)
03/04 chronics
pros- love the flex, just as soft as i would want a ski(not very soft; i like stiff skis) it WAS great on groomers and fun all around especially switch.(its dead now and has no edge after a few urbans, main park ski, etc)
cons- had no issues when the ski was in its prime but after way over 100 days on them they are dead and squirly at anything more than moderate speeds.
and i wish it was a little wider

06/07 volkl karmas
pros: nice and STIFF. pussys look away this ski can and will take ur soul. love the width of the whole ski espicially the shovel.awesome switch and loves to charge when given the slope (i have tried numerous times to get these fuckers to chatter and have yet to be successful)
decent in the powpow too.
cons: not exactly what i would call as 'forgiving'if u make a mistake on this ski while skiing it hard you are going to pay. lol.

08/09 k2 obsethed
HAVNT MOUNTED YET JUST WANTED TO CLAIM!! [/CLAIM]
 
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