Sir Francis bacon or sick day 95

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jaypeakskier

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Which ski is better form me?I ski at jay peak vermont and i plan to use theese for powder, moguls, glades, and groomers. I will use them as my all mountain ski. I dont ski any park. Which width is right for me. Im 5' 10" and weigh 145 pounds. Which one fits me best and which length is best for me. I want the ski to be able to sustain high sppeeds on gromers but more importantly I want it to be able to float in around 2ft of pow
 
Getting all of those requirement from one ski may be hard. 2ft of snow is like 60cm of snow so for tht you would want a pretty fat ski. A 95mm ski would only be ok in that much snow if it was really light powder. So discounting that supper deep snow then for everything else the sick day 95 will be a good choice. It's a really playfull ski, carves well, has a low swing weight but can still take on some soft snow. They are a much better ski the the sfb which I found heavy and lacking in life. Overall I really liked the sick day so in sure you will enjoy them.
 
They were not chattery at all. They had a soft consistent flex which was easy to hook the edge up on. They were playfull and could be buttered easily and also rode switch very well better then the sfb. They felt like a fun all mtn park ski. Nice and light and quick to throw around. I have not been impressed by most of lines skis for this season but the sick days feel really good, by far the best in lines range for this season.
 
By the sounds of it you're a more directional all mtn skier? if so the sick day would be good. Bacon is softer and more playful. but if you want something a bit more stable lean towards the sick days.
 
^ I actually thought the bacon was way less playfull. It's just so heavy, it has a pretty dead feeling. If I was looking for a all mtn jib ski I would choose the sickday over the bacon every time. I really was not impressed by the bacon very ordinary ski tat just felt heavy and dead compared to other skis from both line an other brands.
 
guess it's just preference? Only skied a few hours on the bacon and a few hours on the sickday I found the recommended mounting of the sickday was a little to far back for my liking. Never been a big fan on the feeling of Line skis. From popular brands, I would say the k2 shedittor 112 was my favourite ski for an all mtn playful ski.

 
The sedition was good, my fav is prob the white dot preacher that was an amazing ski. I also actually really liked the Rossi soul 7. It felt a lot like a rocker 108 which I also really liked. The al dente was another surprise. I was amazed how well they rode.
 
I think the 95 would be to thin for Jahhhh, if your set on the sick day go 110. Jay peak got more snow than most of colorado last year, and the same as jackson hole. They average about the same as Vail (350 in), so i would go for something in the 100-110. You could easily get away with an all mountain orientated pow ski like the JJ or the Patron.

The hyped ski this year is the blizzard peacemaker, and i think blizzard is going to hit another one out of the park with this one. It has all the technology that makes the cochise and bonafide awesome, all in a more playful, jibby yet solid package.

If i were you id go for one of these:

Blizzard Peacemaker

Moment PB&J

Moment Deathwish

On3p Jmo

On3p Jeffrey

Line SFB

Line Sick Day 110

Line Blend

 
I would go with the sick day 110 honestly. The turning radius is fairly tight on it. I have yet to ski any of these skis, but I feel like the Bacon does not fit your style. Sick day 95 or 110 would be my suggestion. It really depends on how important bumps are to you, 95 will do better, 110 will fair decently but you will get bounced around quite a bit.
 
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