sankaty
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Haven't quite found an answer to this in past threads. Sorry if I've missed one.
I'm looking for a freeride ski with a waist in the 85-92 range.
Here's me:
Skier type: advanced
Terrain: Bumps and trees (50/50), almost exclusively.
Current ski: Rossi B2 174
Height: 6"
Weight: 160
I currently ski on a Rossi B2 and am reasonably happy with them. They are dreamy in the bumps and good in the trees. I'd like something wider, though, for better flotation in fresh snow. I'm willing to give up a small amount of bump performance, but they would still need to be good. I'll keep my B2s for spring days when I'm 100% in corn bumps.
The B2s are not great on hard groomed snow, but I try to avoid that anyway. I have some carving skis for when I'm socially obligated to ski on hardpack. A ski that was a bit better on goomers would be a bonus, but is not a priority. A ski that has been around for a few years so I could pick up a previous year's model on closeout would be ideal, but I can be flexible.
Last year I skied the Volkl Mantra in 18" of powder in Utah and loved them, but felt they'd be too stiff outside of fluffy western bumps. Thinking I should look at the Line Prophet 90, Dynastar Sultan 85, and Rossi S86, but know there's a lot more out there. I know that there are some freestyle skis that might also be a good fit, but I'm not familiar with that market.
Many, many thanks for any suggestions. Also, if the consensus is that I should just stick with my B2s, that's fine.
I'm looking for a freeride ski with a waist in the 85-92 range.
Here's me:
Skier type: advanced
Terrain: Bumps and trees (50/50), almost exclusively.
Current ski: Rossi B2 174
Height: 6"
Weight: 160
I currently ski on a Rossi B2 and am reasonably happy with them. They are dreamy in the bumps and good in the trees. I'd like something wider, though, for better flotation in fresh snow. I'm willing to give up a small amount of bump performance, but they would still need to be good. I'll keep my B2s for spring days when I'm 100% in corn bumps.
The B2s are not great on hard groomed snow, but I try to avoid that anyway. I have some carving skis for when I'm socially obligated to ski on hardpack. A ski that was a bit better on goomers would be a bonus, but is not a priority. A ski that has been around for a few years so I could pick up a previous year's model on closeout would be ideal, but I can be flexible.
Last year I skied the Volkl Mantra in 18" of powder in Utah and loved them, but felt they'd be too stiff outside of fluffy western bumps. Thinking I should look at the Line Prophet 90, Dynastar Sultan 85, and Rossi S86, but know there's a lot more out there. I know that there are some freestyle skis that might also be a good fit, but I'm not familiar with that market.
Many, many thanks for any suggestions. Also, if the consensus is that I should just stick with my B2s, that's fine.
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