So I just decided to commit to a college in Boston, MA and am trying to figure out a solid ski to buy and take with me. I'm from Utah and ski Alta. I enjoy the occasional jib or two, but tend to stick to trees and would like to keep the hard-charging style I have. All my coworkers in the ski shop I work at recommend carving skis, but I'm not really one for that type of ski. I've never skied in the East so I really don't know what to expect. If you guys could provide me with some guidance that would excellent!
Rocky Mountain West -> East Coast
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.MASSHOLE.
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Where are you going to plan on skiing the most?
last_tango
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Dont come out here. This has got to be a troll thread. You will instantly miss skiing out west a ton the second you come out here unless you hike crawford notch or tucks all the time and even then you have to work for it compared to having open bowl faces right off a chairlift. Rethink your choice moving out east.
MartianMan
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12969300:last_tango said:
You've got to be kidding me. Don't tell the kid to rethink his college decision just because the skiing is better where he came from. Yeah it is going to be a disappointment. But its just four years. OP, don't ever let skiing impact your college decision, especially since most good schools aren't even near the mountains. If you love this school in Boston (there are so many good ones) then you are going to experience a very different skiing culture in the northeast. Sure we don't get as much snow, and the mountains aren't as big, but there are tons of die hard skiers here, and it will be great to see how tons of Americans ski.
FidelCashflow
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Great place to go to school, shitty place to ski. I grew up in New England skiing Mt Snow and Killington, and then moved to Breck, so I got the opposite treatment. You definitely want to look into a ski with at least 80% camber and a short sidecut radius, because you're going to use rocker technology about three days a season if you're lucky. Sounds like you need a traditional camber twin that's under 100mm underfoot, medium stiffness, with a good carving sidecut. Something like the Rossi Storm, but most companies offer something in that category.
skiRay
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I consider myself a true ALL mountain skier, but particularly love charging as fast as possible. if your looking to primarily do that and have one ski all year, i think these are some choices that will be to your liking, while still being twin tipped and can be mounted anything from -1 to -3 or so back from center..
Volkl Bridge
Moment Tahoe
Moment Belafonte (more directional)
Armada ARV
Armada TST
Rossignol Slat
ON3P definitely has some chargy skis as well as
id say K2 shreditor 102 dimentions are bang on for a quiver ski that can do everything, but it sounds like it would be too soft for you depending on your weight and height
Volkl Mantra is on my radar but is literally a flat tail so thats something to consider as well
good luck
Volkl Bridge
Moment Tahoe
Moment Belafonte (more directional)
Armada ARV
Armada TST
Rossignol Slat
ON3P definitely has some chargy skis as well as
id say K2 shreditor 102 dimentions are bang on for a quiver ski that can do everything, but it sounds like it would be too soft for you depending on your weight and height
Volkl Mantra is on my radar but is literally a flat tail so thats something to consider as well
good luck
Volkl Bridge is the choice of one ski quivers for adults in the Mount Sunapee area who love to shred. I highly recommend this one if you want to still be able to shred small amounts of pow because of the rocker design. Turning radius is very decent as well.
Line Prophet is another good choice, but I would suggest something with better carving performance. I wouldn't strongly recommend unless you love Line.
Nordica's are a staple around here as well. You might be pretty well off just getting Soul Riders depending on what kind of ski you want. Soul Riders are everywhere on park kids and adults. Slap some Jesters on there and you are good to go.
Head skis are also quite popular. The Venturi 95 (I think thats the name) sounds like a good match for you if Head is where you want to go.
Blizzards are, in my experience, the Epitome of carving and performance. I have used every ski I have listed besides the specific model of the Head skis, and I can without a doubt say that Blizzards will be the best performance. Get a pair of Peacemakers if you want Blizzard and go slay.
P.S. I hope you like ice.
Line Prophet is another good choice, but I would suggest something with better carving performance. I wouldn't strongly recommend unless you love Line.
Nordica's are a staple around here as well. You might be pretty well off just getting Soul Riders depending on what kind of ski you want. Soul Riders are everywhere on park kids and adults. Slap some Jesters on there and you are good to go.
Head skis are also quite popular. The Venturi 95 (I think thats the name) sounds like a good match for you if Head is where you want to go.
Blizzards are, in my experience, the Epitome of carving and performance. I have used every ski I have listed besides the specific model of the Head skis, and I can without a doubt say that Blizzards will be the best performance. Get a pair of Peacemakers if you want Blizzard and go slay.
P.S. I hope you like ice.
Brocka_Flocka
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Faction Agent 100's. It skis like a giant GS ski. 100 underfoot, 5m of camber and a rockered tip, it fucking shreds.
12978502:altabro said:
You need to answer many questions first. what type of skiing do u prefer. park, pow ect. How far are you willing to drive. How much are you willing to spend on a pass. Lastly are you willing to stay over night or will it be only day trips for you. Because Jay peak would be a far ass drive, you would need to stay over unless you want to drive like 8 hours in a day. But they have a ton of pow there still open now and have received like 360 inches of snow this year and have a great park. They also have great steeps and glades and are one of the only east coast mountain with cliffs!