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YLE vs CRJ

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.lencon
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I'm choosing one of these skis for a backcountry set up...I just can't decide. I'll either get the yle 177 from a few years back(the black top sheet) or the latest model of the CRJ in a 180(2013-2014) anyway my buddy has the CRJ for his setup so I've heard a lot on them but not much on the yle.so basically how to they compare?

I'm 5'7 ish and 125 lbs ish
I ski hard and drop cliffs, pillows if I can find them, and tricks, and charging or cruising the pow

I will be mounting them with 13/14 dukes

BTW: check out my thread to sell my other skis so I can afford a new bc ski
Jun 12 2014 2:15PM
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.lencon
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Come on I need help on which to get
Jun 12 2014 8:43PM
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MartianMan
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The YLE is a backcountry jib ski. It is symmetrical and has rocker-camber-rocker. The CRJ also has RCR, but has taper and a standard shape. I would go with the YLE is you are more of a freestyle oriented skier. Charging hard and throwing the occasional trick in there would be better with the CRJ. It sounds like for you that would be the better option.
Jun 12 2014 11:12PM
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1kewldewd
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I have yles and they are pretty cool. I don't think they are the best as a powder ski as I found they were somewhat lacking in float sometimes do to their low rocker. I found they worked best for skiing crud or just all mountain skiing. They carve great and are really stable. My brother has crjs and he doesnt think they carve that well but they carve that well. He also doesnt find them that stable. So if you want to charge more or care about hard snow performance go yle but if you want more surfiness go crj
Jun 12 2014 11:21PM
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last_tango
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1kewldewdI have yles and they are pretty cool. I don't think they are the best as a powder ski as I found they were somewhat lacking in float sometimes do to their low rocker. I found they worked best for skiing crud or just all mountain skiing. They carve great and are really stable. My brother has crjs and he doesnt think they carve that well but they carve that well. He also doesnt find them that stable. So if you want to charge more or care about hard snow performance go yle but if you want more surfiness go crj


Where do you have your yle's mounted? If you mount them back about -2cm the float improves greatly from the recommended dead center.

I chose the yle over the crj because I can't stand tapered tips. They tend to feel shanky at times over the tried and true traditional tip and tail shape. Some people are a fan of that taper and it fits their style of skiing but I come from ice coast ride nothing but full camber traditional skis to try to gain what little edge you can get.

The YLE though to me skis like a big fat park ski built for pow. They feel like a traditional park ski with that typical 20m turn radius that can occasionally wash out on the tails for me at 5'11 220lbs on the 187 length but its a manageable tail wash.
Jun 13 2014 2:05AM
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.lencon
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this is great info so far..k+++++

Also where do you have your yles mounted? And I read somewhere recently that the yle has more rocker, it's just gradual, and the CRJ has less rocker, it's just more abrupt..also for my size the yle would be fatter than the CRJ
Jun 13 2014 11:36AM
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1kewldewd
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my yles are mounted at -2. I probably just thought they didnt float that well because I was coming off of moment ghost chants.
Jun 13 2014 2:00PM
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.lencon
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1kewldewdmy yles are mounted at -2. I probably just thought they didnt float that well because I was coming off of moment ghost chants.


I will be coming off one life's haah. They just aren't good for touring so I want something better for touring..I'm just torn on these two skis
Jun 13 2014 3:25PM
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1kewldewd
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I have used the yles for touring and they do have way better grip then the ghost chants and are pretty good for that part but they are also not super light and will probably be noticeably heavier then your one lifes.
Jun 13 2014 10:34PM
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.lencon
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1kewldewdI have used the yles for touring and they do have way better grip then the ghost chants and are pretty good for that part but they are also not super light and will probably be noticeably heavier then your one lifes.


I'm actually leaning towards yle..for my size options the yle will do better..also the yle is 4.9 per ski and one life is 4.7, so I'll notice a diff but it won't be too bad..also I'm getting quiver killera so when I'm in bounds I can put fks on them
Jun 13 2014 11:51PM
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Scotty_Boy
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I got the CRJs at 180 last season and loved them immensely. I liked their shape and tricks came easy to me on them. At 115mm in the waist they didn't float incredibly well in 18 inches or more of fresh. So maybe go a bit fatter with a Caylor or something
Jun 21 2014 6:49PM
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.lencon
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Scotty_BoyI got the CRJs at 180 last season and loved them immensely. I liked their shape and tricks came easy to me on them. At 115mm in the waist they didn't float incredibly well in 18 inches or more of fresh. So maybe go a bit fatter with a Caylor or something


Do you know of any fatter skis good for tricks, pow, with a near center mount? I've consider bent chetlers. Only reason I don't want Caylors is because I want camber.
Jun 21 2014 8:17PM
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Scotty_Boy
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The K2 pettitor maybe, if I remember right they're pretty symmetrical. The bent Chetler's probably have a decent swing weight. I can't really remember many pow skis off the top of my head. And why limit yourself to only skis with camber?
Jun 21 2014 10:30PM
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.lencon
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Scotty_BoyThe K2 pettitor maybe, if I remember right they're pretty symmetrical. The bent Chetler's probably have a decent swing weight. I can't really remember many pow skis off the top of my head. And why limit yourself to only skis with camber?


Just because camber is poppy and I'm going to be hitting some packed down backcountry booters
Jun 21 2014 10:49PM
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Al.Capone
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What made you put quiver killers on them? Is the downhill performance that much better at the resort? I've never used quiver killers but I've heard they're heavier and not really as ideal as having an AT binding that you use on resort days but I could be wrong, just getting into touring next season.
Jul 2 2014 11:10AM
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.lencon
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Al.CaponeWhat made you put quiver killers on them? Is the downhill performance that much better at the resort? I've never used quiver killers but I've heard they're heavier and not really as ideal as having an AT binding that you use on resort days but I could be wrong, just getting into touring next season.


Putting quivers on em so the in resort pow days I can take off my at bindings and put on normal bindings to take off unneeded weight
Jul 2 2014 11:52AM
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