Versatile Pow Ski

FM3

FM3

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I live in the east and I need a ski that is suitable for east coast powder but is also good as my all mountain ski out west. I need this ski to be good for any conditions out west (maybe a little park) and just powder back home.
I'm 5' 6" 135. Done growing. I love to fly in the trees and hit any cliffs I can find, but I also like a jibby, playful ski.
I was thinking something like the Line Blend, Liberty Helix or 4FRNT VCT.
Not exactly sure what all the manufacturers offer for this type of ski so I'd appreciate a little advice on what skis might suit my needs.
Thanks, +K
 
hi, i thought line blend before i got to the end of the first paragraph, sick all mtn playfull fun ski, also maybee the salomon czar, not guna be good in the park, but it will rail on groomers its abit wider and had abit of rocker in the tip so it will float better than the blends, i also thought maybee sir francis bacons, they will rip on groomers/pow and you can still stomp them in the park

hope this helped abit
 
For sure. The czar seems more like a dedicated pow ski than the others and I think the SFB may be too wide for my tastes but it's definitely on my list of skis to consider. Thanks for the help
 
Look at Rossignol S3's, K2 Kung Fujas, ON3P Caylors, and Line Blends. The first three skis I listed have camber underfoot, but rocker at the tips and tails.
 
I'm pretty uneducated on the whole rocker thing. The pow performance will be better. That much I understand. But how much will it actually effect skiing on groomers? Since those three you listed have camber underfoot I would assume that it would be just like skiing a shorter ski?
Thanks
 
Rocker is more unstable on groomers and it shortens the effective edge of the ski. The skis I listed have camber underfoot, so they can rip groomers, but will still ski shorter because of the rocker.
 
One Lifes, just search bar them, tons of good reviews. The flat rocker parts mean that when you start to wheelie out you stop at 8 degrees if that makes sense... You could go 189s if you wanted, longer skis are more fun and somebody on TGR was 130 or 135 and said there was no way he wanted to go to 179s after skiing 189s. They're super light too, and the rocker will make them turn real short when you want
 
from personal exprecience i can vouch for blends for the type of ski your looking for. haven't really skied them in the east but i did get a couple of late season icy condish days in them and they held up just fine. wide enough for pow, tear apart groomers and totally fine in the park (depending on mounting point though).
 
take a look at the volkl bridge it is stif and handels like a knife on gromers stil it gets a nice job don in pow.

good luk with it
 
Bumpity bump. Thanks for the replies thus far. Just curious to see if anyone has any differing opinions.
 
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