Two ski quiver

[awf170]

My opinion is to have one ski with a waist around 70mm's and one around a 95-100mm's. 70mm waist ski will be perfect for moguls, ice, groomers, and trees with no fresh snow. Anything over 6 inches(or less if the snow is heavier) and you use the ski with about a 95-100mm waist, also skis this wide rock in spring snow and on anything up Mt. Washington. So it would have touring bindings.

So what is your opinion on the best two skis for a quiver.

[roark]

Preferences...

I bought my M666's (76 waist IIRC) before my Ripsticks (66 waist). If I had planned better, I would have gone more your route. Plus touring is only recently on my radar. Guess I'll have to add a third set of sticks

I was wondering about the trade off of weight and crud performance for the fatter/touring ski. Not that it'll be in the budget anytime soon but I'd be interested in people's reccomendations for a touring/powder ski.

[riverc0il]

why settle for two when you can have three? 65 - 80 - 90

[awf170]

Originally Posted by roark

I was wondering about the trade off of weight and crud performance for the fatter/touring ski. Not that it'll be in the budget anytime soon but I'd be interested in people's reccomendations for a touring/powder ski.

Personally I think fat skis rock in crud. Matters how you're going to ski it though. If you ski crud in short mogul like turns then a skinny ski will be better, but if you like to blast through it with GS style turns then a fat ski will be way better.

Originally Posted by riverc0il

why settle for two when you can have three? 65 - 80 - 90

Because it is cheaper. But if I went for 3 i would add around an 80mm ski and make the skinnier ski skinnier and the fat ski fatter. So 65,80,100-105mm

[Birdman829]

I have a one ski quiver right now but I'm looking to make it two. My current skis are Fischer RX9's in a 165 that I bought new before last year. They absolutely destroy groomed/ice and hold their own in bumps/crud. Unfortunately with last years snow (or lack thereof) I didn't get much powder. My big powder day was an 8 inch dump of real fluffy stuff. I'm looking to get a pair of fatter boards (85-90) for powder and crud. I'm thinking that maybe I can pick up some used or get last years model cheap maybe. Either way I'm not in a rush so if I don't find a deal, I can wait.

[awf170]

Originally Posted by Birdman829

I have a one ski quiver right now but I'm looking to make it two. My current skis are Fischer RX9's in a 165 that I bought new before last year. They absolutely destroy groomed/ice and hold their own in bumps/crud. Unfortunately with last years snow (or lack thereof) I didn't get much powder. My big powder day was an 8 inch dump of real fluffy stuff. I'm looking to get a pair of fatter boards (85-90) for powder and crud. I'm thinking that maybe I can pick up some used or get last years model cheap maybe. Either way I'm not in a rush so if I don't find a deal, I can wait.

Go fatter. You're going to be in the snow belt of New England next year. Think of this way: Does it make sense for someone in summit county CO to get a ski with around a 100mm waist? From the sounds of what I've heard here it makes perfect sense, but you know what? Jay Peak, Stowe, Smuggs, and Bolton all get just as much snow or more than those places, sure we get rain, but we also get epic dumps.

(warning random, stupid, rambling to come)

Also if you are skiing tight trees with 1 to 2 ft. of snow(which isn't that uncommon when you get 50+ days in northern vermont) which ski is going to be quicker a skinnier ski that sinks 18 inches in or a fatter ski that only sinks a foot, obviously the ski that sinks less. Fatter skis makes it easier to make quicker turns in deep snow because you will sink less, which you need in tight trees. But also another concern is the weight, so try to find a ski that is fat but doesn't weight much because jump turns will be terrible if the ski is too heavy. From what I've read it seems like the 179 PMgear Bro would be the ultimate ice coast powder ski.

[koreshot]

Originally Posted by awf170

From what I've read it seems like the 179 PMgear Bro would be the ultimate ice coast powder ski.

Yeah, the 179 stiffs look like killer skis. I have a pair of 188 softs sitting in my closet right now and can't wait to give them a try this winter.

[AHM]

I actually think you can get it done on one. I have skied on a 90 mm for 4 seasons and really find it fine for both coasts. Works as well on icy moguls as it does in waist deep, as long as you know how to ride it in different types of snow and terrain, when to pressure and when to just ride. One of the advantages to one ski, you learn to make it work in all conditions. That said, I think any serious skier should consider at least two skis, where one pair has the ability to tour. This simply increases your flexibility and allows you to enjoy a longer season and take advantage of the spring snowpack in so many places. By not specifying it as an east and a west ski or a pow vs packed, but the ability to tour or not to tour(looking at it from a difference in binding perspective) will most likely give you the most bang for your buck.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by AHM

Works as well on icy moguls as it does in waist deep, as long as you know how to ride it in different types of snow and terrain, when to pressure and when to just ride.

Ok, I've isolated my problem. Or one of them.

I think my two ski quiver would be Legend 8000's or Stormrider AT with Freerides and something stiff but still relatively light, with a narrower waist like the Stockli Spirit Pro for lift served, groomed, bumps... and then use the other pair on the rare lift served 'powder' days

[DEVO]

I ski a 79 waisted Legend 8000 as my everyday ski and a 76 waisted older K2 enemy (not public enemy) as my beat on, fun with the kids ski. I find this combo works out pretty well.