Review: ON3P Caylor, 191cm

sorry for the double post, but you mentioned the ski needed some encouragement because of it's weight, is it a particularly heavy or light ski?
 
Yes, I would consider the Caylor to be heavy.

ON3P also recognizes that that the ski's weight might not suit some riders, so they're offering the Caylor Lite (a version built with a thinner core and lighter composite layup). I'm very curious how the lighter version would handle in comparison
 
i agree that they felt a big sluggish edge to edge the first couple times i skied them, but I was coming off of mega cambered, skinnier 190 Ruby. After a couple days on the Caylors i could rail the fuck out of them on groomers provided they werent complete bulletproof ice.

just takes a little bit of getting used to to find the sweet spot and this is the reason I dislike these kind of reviews with limited days on each ski. come back to me once you've put a whole season on the skis.

 
The "not energetic" comment is probably because they've only got three days on them. I've yet to ski a pair of ON3Ps that hit their normal flex before the fourth or fifth day. My guess is that this has to do with the layup of an all bamboo core (unique in the industry, other companies use varying percentages of 'boo).
All in all, Blister does a much better job than most reviews of providing interesting, critical reviews. My main thought would be to equip each tester with a four pair quiver and check back with them when they've got 10-15 days on each ski.
 
Hey guys,



Thanks for reading and posting your replies.



This South America trip was a bit different from how we usually conduct tests at BLISTER, and very different from how most ski magazines go about their testing process. (The reviews you read in various buyers' guides are formulated after testers get only 2 or 3 runs on a given ski).



As one of the 8 skis we tested over a two week period, I put 3 days on the 191 Caylor. The same pair will be passed on to other BLISTER reviewers for multi-day testing in Taos, Alta, and Jackson Hole during the upcoming North American season.



In getting multiple reviewers with different riding styles on the same set, our goal is to create an archive of reviews about a ski that allows folks to make the most informed buying decision possible.



Here's where Literature's point about ON3P skis' "break-in" period of 4-5 days couldn't be more applicable. While I found the Caylor totally capable of stable carving on groomers, it did not strike me as particularly lively ski (even among other skis in the 120mm range underfoot. However, my experience on the Caylor won't be BLISTER's final word on it's performance.



A lot more days will be put on this ski as we pass it on to other reviewers (collectively way more than a typical review site or mag).



It sounds like some people have had similar initial experiences to mine on the Caylor, but after several days of riding the skis livened up as their core was broken in. Clearly, you're comments are super helpful in making our reviews and the whole process as informative as possible.



Again, thanks for reading and posting. Stay tuned for updates on the Caylor and other skis once the season starts up here.
 
I mean they're a big fat rocker ski. On harder snow they're not going to perform that well. That said, about 5 days in I really got set on them on the harder stuff and basically now once I hit groomers I just ski switch, once you're tuned into them it's shocking how easy it is for their size.

Not lively, I'm with K_M... if I could pick one word for them it would be "bouncy". Skiing pillows is an exercise in bouncing from one to the next. I feel like I spring back out of hard landings. This is not the case on the hellbent which I would consider to be a damp / less lively ski, partly because it's softer.
 
" While I found the Caylor totally capable of stable carving on groomers, it did not strike me as particularly lively ski"



I don't think the guy is talking about pillows. Getting bounced along through pillows, and having a ski carve good are two different things.Really, any ski with this much tiip and tail rocker is gonna pop you back up nice on a landing if there's some pow (look at Pep charging in AK on Hellbents), even if it's "damp" in chopped.
 
Much mellow, but a fair dose of shred in there too. Oh, and fuck you for making me REALLY want to ski, in August.
 
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