Who Rides Line Blends in the Park?

D4VE

D4VE

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Really considering getting these or fujas but I will probably be spending most of my time in the park, just want to know how they handle the jumps and rails..
 
I do. It depends on the size of the rider, some say they're too stiff. I'm a bigger guy and I think they are just buttery enough but still as stable as I I could want.
 
i ride mine in the park all the time and i love them. they are 100 underfoot so its more surface to slide rails and stomp jumps. i am quite small and i have 175s and i dont find them to stiff, i get good pop onto rails and they help me from washing out. all round i think they are s sick ski in the park.
 
OP keep in mind that the 2011 blends have much more rocker and are more of a powder/all mountain type ski this year, compared to the 2010 blend, which had little or no rocker.
 
I am 5'9 155lbs advanced skier using blends for park and powder should i get the 178 or 183???.. probably going to get them mounted with marker schizos
 
183 possibly cause the rocker in the tips and tails will cause it to ski like a shorter ski

 
nah they make the most sence i can keep em center for the park or push them 2cm back for crushing the rest of the mountain
 
from what people have said it sounds like the kung fujas is the ski to go with, the blend seems like it might be too stiff and not lively enough. and dont worry about them being rockered for park stuff. rocker makes park skiing sooo much better.
 
i have flexed them both and i thought the blend felt wayy more lively the fuja seemed a bit heavy
 
really? ive skiied last years and i thought they were just too stiff and not very fun. i know they softened them up this year. but from what ive heard on here people seem to think they are stiff and heavy.
K2 does tend to make more buttery skis than most, i wouldnt really describe their skis as super poppy and lively. but i like them that way.
did you think the blend felt as soft as the fujas?
 
I dont think they were softer than the fujas, they were a bit more mid flexy, but def something that you can butter around the mountain in..
5'9 150-- should i get the 78's or 83's
 
i would go with the 83. the 178 wouldnt feel to small but the 83 definitely wont feel to big and you'll be glad you have the extra stability.
 
if these are strictly park 178 would be perfect lighter and more manageable the extra width means you dont have to get them super long
 
Just curious, anyone who has any experience with early rise in the tip and tail, how does it effect the ride of the ski, how much shorter does it actually make the ski feel? Thanks and +K
 
ive never understood why people think rocker means you need a longer ski, rockered skis dont really feel shorter, just different, i honestly think rocker skis carve better than normal camber skis. just get the length you would normally get.
 
Aight well ive never siied a rockered ski so im just looking for someone can predict how it would ski
 
they will have a tighter turn radius, which is awesome for carving off jumps, popping off jumps is different, you have to pop more underfoot than with the tails, butters are easier, they ski better switch, less catchy switch and forward, on rails too. the rockerd skis ive skiied have been more poppy than normal camber skis, instead of a quick snap to ollie, its more a slow load the tails then pop. overall they ski way more surfey, with ep's in powder you can actually like rotate and slide sideways a little in pow. they seem to act similarly on hardpack too.
they can carve extremely well, seem to carve much much better than normal camber skis. but unlike a normal camber ski, when you get to the skis limit, they kinda slowly slide out, but this is like carving as hard as possible trying to get the skis to slide out on ep's in slushy conditions.
so basically it will ski better in every way :)
 
Hey, on the same topic I have some Line Blend 2011 and have them mounted at the recommended point and now that I am looking at them they seem really far back and I am regretting it, how hard will this make them to ride in the park I am a beginner and just do some simple spins and grabs. Would you recommend me moving the binding forward? If so ho much? I ski powder and park and often some cruising on the pistes.
 
If I ever get blends (which I most definitely plan on getting at the end of the season at reduced price) I would mount them 1cm behind true center, as I think that would be the best balance between park and powder.
 
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