How wide is too wide?

[rocks860]

I'm so confused by this post

 

[rocks860]

Mounted and ready to go

 

[prsboogie]

So any updates on performance?

 

[rocks860]

They worked out great at pico on Saturday. Great in the woods, carved some nice turns on the groomed loose snow. We're even nice in the soft moguls. A little sketchy on the slicker skied off stuff at the top of the mountain but nothing too bad. Overall very fun. They definitely feel a bit more surfy than anything I've skied before but I really enjoy them. Probably gonna hit up plattekill with them this weekend

 

[prsboogie]

They are awesome looking sticks, good luck with them

 

[rocks860]

Thanks man, already got some questions/compliments on em saturday. Definitely glad I went with the 191, they feel like just the right length

 

[freeski]

Swap out the bindings this summer and you can water ski on them. Seriously they look cool.

 

[Domeskier]

Swap out the bindings this summer and you can water ski on them. Seriously they look cool.

He's definitely set for pond skimming this spring...

 

[St. Bear]

Those are some sweet looking skis.

 

[rocks860]

Those are some sweet looking skis.

Was hoping to find some of the Orange axial 2 bindings for them but the black and white were way cheaper. I've got the Orange on the other skis.

 

[dlague]

You know that was already posted... On this same page of the thread

happens all the time - become numb to it!

 

[Domeskier]

Was hoping to find some of the Orange axial 2 bindings for them but the black and white were way cheaper. I've got the Orange on the other skis.

I like the white on white look.

 

[gmcunni]

From some skiing mag -

The Rise and Fall of Fatties
There’s mounting evidence that superfat powder pigs have had their day, and that slimmer widths are what’s really selling. According to industry figures, last year’s sales of skis wider
 than 110 mm remained well below their 2011–12 high. “There are still a lot of fat skis sitting on retailers’ walls from two and three years ago,” says Fischer’s Matt Berkowitz.

Skis with 80- to 90-mm waists remain the hottest sellers, and the fastest-growing segment is 101 to 110 mm.

Eastern skiers appear to be warming to 80-plus waists, while Western skiers gravitate to 100-plus waists for everyday use. Brands are beefing up on narrow offerings. Examples: Rossi’s redesigned Pursuit series (71 to 74 mm), Head’s all-new Instincts (74 to 82), Fischer’s Progressor series (73 to 75), and Blizzard’s new G-Power (a value-priced citizen racer, $799 with binding). Salomon adds a 75 and two 80s to its X-Drive series, and Nordica adds two new models (80Ti and 76Ca) to its carvy Fire Arrow line

 

[VTKilarney]

About time.

 

[St. Bear]

the fastest-growing segment is 101 to 110 mm.

So...still wide then?

 

[Highway Star]

I'm thinking of picking up so new skis and using my current ones as my crappy conditions skis. My current skis are 181s and are 100mm wide and I love em. They don't have any rocker. The ones I'm looking at do have rocker and come in a 181 (110 wide) or 191 (120 wide). I was considering the longer ones because of the rocker but is 120 too wide for east coast skiing? At the beginning of the month we had a minor powder day up at sugarbush and this past week I skiied some deeper stuff at okemo and the 100's skied great but I almost wanted something a little wider. Any thoughts?

Accept nothing less than the Duret 178:

http://www.duretproshop.com/en/skis/256-monstre-fat-duret-.html

 

[Dickc]

Accept nothing less than the Duret 178:

http://www.duretproshop.com/en/skis/256-monstre-fat-duret-.html

You might as well mount bindings on a pair of snowboards.

 

[SnowDogWax]

The wider the better...

 

[SkiingInABlueDream]

One pair of snowboard boots and bindings.
Two snowboards.
Mount at 90 degrees.
Leashes optional.