what are you skiing/riding on?

[riverc0il]

snow... duh. no no no, your board(s)... what are they? me:

Volkl P40 PlatinumEnergY (193)

they are my dream skis. man do those things rip. i am looking at them right now... i think i might bring them to bed with me...

...uhhhh, i mean... ummmm, damn i need to go skiing... SOON!

i could use a smaller and softer pair for moguls, but i can manage okay with my P40s.

 

[Greg]

183 cm K2 Axis X Pros for me. I also have a pair of Dynastar Max Ones (190). Both with Salomon S900 bindings. Boots are Salomon Evolution2s. Only got out on the K2s twice last year so I'm looking forward to getting on them this season.

 

[Anonymous]

Salomon Pilot Verse 10's

 

[NHSkier]

K2 Merlin IV's 180 cm. Got em a few years ago now. Not a bad ski, I enjoy them, but now I wish I got something else. I'm 6'0 190 and an advanced skier and I feel like I'm constantly overpowering them. I can't take them out west with me or to Europe, too narrow. They're OK in bumps but a bit heavy. Was actually thinking about the K2 Axis X Pros. I've heard a lot of good things about them. Of course as a college student, money's a rare commodity.

 

[JeffU]

I'll get the boarding side of this discussion started...

Ride - Control 162cm

http://www.ridesnowboards.com/

Sold to me as a good all-around basic board that I won't outgrow easily (skillwise). I should be done growing heightwise.

Ride - LS bindings

Basic and durable. On the slope, the latching mechanism looked nicer than some others.

K2 boots

Last years model on discount. Fit better than anything else in the store.

Jeff

 

[wa-loaf]

So you guys upgrade yet?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Elan S12s 176cm
Atomic LT 11s..170cm
Rossi Viper X..195cm
Salomon X-screams..195cm
Rossi Scratch BC Sprayers..182cm
Nordica Blowers..193cm..

For this season I'm looking at purchasing new ice coast carvers and maybe another pair of fat skis..holy batman..this thread is almost a decade old..lol...

 

[RootDKJ]

Head Monster IM70 (hardly use anymore)
K2 Apache Crossfire
Nordica Hot Rod Jet Fuel (just got 'em)

I'd like to pick up a mid-70's twin tip, but I'm not in any rush to get them

 

[wa-loaf]

Elan Ripsticks 178
Volkl RaceTiger GS - racestock - 185
Fischer Watea 94 - 186

and

K2 Merlin V - 198 (retired, but still hanging from the rafters)

Figured I should post since i bumped this thing.

 

[bvibert]

So you guys upgrade yet?

You must really be bored lately. Don't you have a house to paint or something?

Oddly enough, one of the skis I ski on are Greg's old skis listed above:

183 cm K2 Axis X Pros for me.

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

Skied on this winter:
Fischer Cold Heat 182
Fischer Watea 84 184
Watea 94 186
Watea 101 182
Watea 114 186

Retired skis in the garage:
K2 Seth Pistol 189
K2 Public Enemy 179
K2 Enemy 183
Volkl All Star 182
Volkl P30 Race Carver 200
Nordica Wave F 190
Authier Zubiflex 207
Authier Vampire 207
Salomon 1S (race stock) 206
lots of others were sold/traded along the way...and there's a pretty good selection of antique skis in my mother's garage that are mine...a couple pair of hickory ridgebacks, some old wooden models, etc.

went home and noticed a couple extra retired pair:
Rossi Bandit XX 184
Elan 662 184

 

[Greg]

183 cm K2 Axis X Pros for me. I also have a pair of Dynastar Max Ones (190). Both with Salomon S900 bindings. Boots are Salomon Evolution2s. Only got out on the K2s twice last year so I'm looking forward to getting on them this season.

I was swimming in those Solly boots. Oy vey! :roll:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'd like to pick up a mid-70's twin tip, but I'm not in any rush to get them

Why a mid 70s twin tip??? You getting into rails and booters?

 

[wa-loaf]

Skied on this winter:
Fischer Cold Heat 182
Fischer Watea 84 184
Watea 94 186
Watea 101 182
Watea 114 186

LOL, were you repping for Fischer this winter?

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

LOL, were you repping for Fischer this winter?

you could say that...

 

[RootDKJ]

Why a mid 70s twin tip??? You getting into rails and booters?

Never skied one, so why not?

 

[Rambo]

Volant PowerKarve - 193
Dynastar Intuitiv 74 - 188
K2 Axis XP - 174

I'm wondering about length.
Does anybody really go over 180 cm anymore?

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

I'm wondering about length.
Does anybody really go over 180 cm anymore?

I pretty much don't go under 180. Most often its wider skis that are skied longer...surface area and better tip float on longer skis, etc...but even on a hard snow ski, under 180 and I feel the ski is too one dimensional - sure, they'll carve a sweet mid radius turn but they don't like to mix it up. The shorter any ski is the more it likes to keep to its particular turn shape...they become less versatile as they get shorter. I find its much easier to make shorter turns on a longer ski than it is to make longer turns on a shorter ski...and I prefer a longer turn radius, higher speeds.
That being said, the average skier typically won't ski anything longer than a 180 anymore. Most retailers are very selective in the models they'll do over 180 cm, the avg length for a men's ski is mid 170's now. Here on the AZ you'll probably find more folks on skis longer than 180 than the avg skiing population.

 

[WWF-VT]

Fischer RX8
Fischer Watea 78

 

[RustyGroomer]

180 Explosivs w/916's
180 Explosivs w/FR+
188 soft Bro's w/PX14
179 stiff Bro's w/PX14
175 Sumo's w/916's

Latest in the stable yet to be mounted:

179 Surface Live Life 1's mounting w/Dukes, my 1st reverse camber ski, excited to try them.