Strange Ski Question: Rocker

Afeld

Afeld

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Right now, I ride an old pair of Ar6 that I have rockered. This is just by extreme use and such. Sadly, they are on their way out, so its time for new skis. I loved my rockered Ar6s.

My question is: should I buy skis with rocker or should I buy cambered skis and let them rocker over time? I plan on having these skis for three or four seasons.

Also, If I buy a rockered ski, will it eventually lose all camber or will it stay with the original amount of rocker?

Please help NS, this will greatly decide my ski decision.
 
well i'd imagine the shape of any ski, rockered or not, is going to change over time. if you're going to try the cambered to rockered thing, I heard the ace of spades might rocker like that since they have metal in them which bends to a rocker shape but doesn't bend back.
 
Just to be clear, you're asking for either good full rockered park skis or skis with camber that will eventually turn into full rocker skis, right?

The skis rockering themselves is either impact damage or something that would be warrantied usually. Thats kinda an odd thing to look for.
 
I'm pretty much asking will rockered ski with some camber maintain its shape or will it just become completely rockered?

Its not that I'm looking for certain skis, its more that I'm wondering about it for a new ski purchase. I have Ar6s that are pretty much Alpha1 shape and love them. I am wondering if it is worth buying a cambered no rocker ski and expecting them to rocker over multiple seasons or would be better to get a prerockered skis and hope they maintain that shape?

Sidenote: I didn't rocker them on purpose, it just happened over time
 
I dont think you should expect any ski to rocker over time, they're not really supposed to do that. That being said, I've seen it happen, but its rarely consistent between skis... I think you might have just gotten really lucky with those skis you had.

As far as which is more prone to rocker fully, cambered vs rocker/camber... dude, more depends on the rider, the life of the ski, the skis construction... I would assume anyways, but I dont think one is more prone than the other.

You could, stressing could because this is really hairbrained, take a set of normal skis and rocker them ala TGR Stair method. I wouldnt ever do that to a new set of skis though unless money was no object. Lastly, I think you should at least try a pair of rocker/camber skis if you havent already, its kind of all the advantages of a full rockered ski with the advantages of a cambered ski. Demo a set anyways before committing to something this crazy.
 
I like flat or cambered skis better. I like them to be a little buttery but other than pow I don't want them reverse cambered. I pop better with camber or flat
 
The reason your AR6s are rockered is because you have worn them out from skiing on the for the past few seasons. I've had it happen before, the ski feels dead though, no pop or anything. It's just become so warped and used over time that it has lost it's shape.

I've heard many good things about rockered skis for park. Personally, I want my next park skis to have some rocker in them, as opposed to normal camber. It all depends on the style of skiing though. I really like jibbing around in the park with features and find rocker helps me just a little bit more.
 
That's about it. Is this normal though, or is it something I can expect?

Thanks for the help so far a_pla5tic_bag, Ginko & Rudager
 
Depends on how hard you ski them. Every normal camber ski I've been on in the past 4 seasons has developed the warped rocker look. So I buy new ones, because I've been so hard on them, they warp and lose the life that is in them. It's something I come to expect every season.

In the end, it'll come down to how hard you are on them.
 
This. Unless your ski has metal in it if will not rocker, and even then it could only happen from a freak accident or longterm hard skiing. Like Rowen said, it will not be consistent.
What you're probably experiencing is just a loss of snap/dampness/stiffness that inevitably happens with skis. It could feel like they flattened under foot (or even look like it) but I doubt there's any real consistent rocker.
@Rowen - link to TGR stair method?
 
my chronics did this after two sesons of hard use. i kind of like them that way though. they are really good in the park now.
 
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