Surface Outsiders

KravtZAnyone ride these yet? Picked up some over the summer for really cheap. Mounted them with Attack 13's

Plan on using them for a couple hours on the east coast before I head west which is what I bought them for but curious how they ride? I have the 189's. Hope for at least a little snow before I head west in Feb but I think it will make a decent all mountain ski for the tahoe area hopefully.

jmellberg800as dumb as this sounds i rode my friends in the park and they are super fun and surfy. despite being surface they are pretty playful with the three stage rocker. i would imagine they are fun in some pow.

jmellberg800as dumb as this sounds i rode my friends in the park and they are super fun and surfy. despite being surface they are pretty playful with the three stage rocker. i would imagine they are fun in some pow.

saskskierDespite being Surface? I've had a couple of Surface skis and they were both super fun and playful and poppy.

KravtZSolid. Yea I got them mainly as a west coast all mountain / EC pow ski.

How did they carve? They are quite stiff...do they flex nicely and engagte the tip / tail? Thats been my biggest question. Would be a killer ski if they could hold a decent carve at speed considering their shape/size.

Also I have no issue with Surface...have owned 7 pairs and all have kicked ass

jmellberg800they do not hold an edge at all on hard pack or groomers. maybe if you sharpened them constantly but they are so rockered there is not much for the sn.ow to grab. mainly just a fun ski. they probablyu perform well in powder but not on groomed runs. and dont get me started on the chatter...

flotus.I have the One Life which I believe is the old version of the Outsider.

Hands down one of the best skis I've ever ridden, no joke. You MUST ride them with a forward stance and go fucking fast cause at slow speeds they're a pain. Amazing butter ski (more like nose ride but whatever) and feel fantastic on rails. Still haven't taken them on big jumps but boy do they perform in pow and drops. I've stomped cliffs and pillow lines on them like it was breakfast.

My only gripe is the base. Although fairly resistant, as soon as it gets flat it becomes painfully slow.

Not a ski for mellow days.

HAMNATIONI ride new life's every day. Park groomers trees.... unless it's str8 pow then my lab 100's get rode this year

HAMNATIONI ride new life's every day. Park groomers trees.... unless it's str8 pow then my lab 100's get rode this year

.Roockley.Honestly the funnest ski I've ever ridden. Super surfy on piste but can still hold an edge, there isn't much chatter at high speed either. I used them as a one ski quiver in whistler and now use them indoor back in the UK. In the park they are rad, not a huge amount of swing weight and the rocker makes buttering the easiest.

Tl;dr buy them and shred them, you won't regret it

Profahoben_212I love mine. I use them in tahoe when I'm not sure what I'm going to be doing that day....I feel confident taking them from chutes straight to the park....actually they are my favorite park ski I have rode. Suprisingly low swing weight. Super stiff so they can plow crud when it gets iffy. Hold an okay edge as long as it's not ice. They do decent on hardback Given the insane rocker.

They will do great in tahoe when you come here....and I have only seen one other guy with them so if you see a guy riding them call him out...probs me haha.

KravtZNice thats awesome stoked to ride them and rip squaw / alpine hard on them. If you want to shred one day and show me around that would be awesome. Coming out with a couple of scrub skiers so trying to get away and really get after it. Last time I was at Squaw was the best resort i've ever been to so much fun. I can rip everything from the fingers to granite chief so let me know if your down to ride one day.

KravtZBump...

so I mounted mine at the "progressive" spot they recommended...basically where the colors change on the ski. I also have the 189 and they ski way shorter than they do. Haven't had a chance to use them in deeper snow yet unfortunately.

Just curious where you all mounted yours? Im not sure I like the skis mounted at the progressive spot. I was thinking about remounting them a little bit back...but I feel like the ski was really designed to ride with the bindings mounted relatively centered over the crazy rocker.

K-Dot.Is progressive true center? Most of surface's skis are designed to be ridden true center, and if not, maybe a cm or two back. I have been considering picking up a pair of these and if I did, I would definitely go true center on them. Also, they're designed to feel short on the hard stuff and feel long on the deep stuff. Many of surfaces pow skis are like this because of their drastic rocker and me personally, I love it. Some people hate it and think it looks ridiculous but I think its often more functional than a slow progressive rocker found in, for example, volkls. It feels less hooky and much more predictable which makes it easier to dominate skis like it.

THEDIRTYBUBBLESkied pow for my first time on Saturday. These things could rip like no ones business.

XtRemE11Yup these are probably my all round favorite ski I've owned, rip everything so hard, it's a ski you almost need to slash and pivot everything rather than lay down carves. Carving is lame anyway, just straight line and slash everything.
179s are a little short to be a great powder ski, but good on days where it doesn't absolutely dump and they're fun as hell in the park.

Only complaint is they should turn up the very top and tails a little so they don't dig in on nollies, and I think flat underfoot would be a bit better than having camber.

flotus.I have the One Life which I believe is the old version of the Outsider.

Hands down one of the best skis I've ever ridden, no joke. You MUST ride them with a forward stance and go fucking fast cause at slow speeds they're a pain. Amazing butter ski (more like nose ride but whatever) and feel fantastic on rails. Still haven't taken them on big jumps but boy do they perform in pow and drops. I've stomped cliffs and pillow lines on them like it was breakfast.

My only gripe is the base. Although fairly resistant, as soon as it gets flat it becomes painfully slow.

Not a ski for mellow days.

skisocksYo, I have rode these for around 30 days this season. I have them mounted with sth2's. They are super fun in the park. great for ripping around the whole mountain. I have them mounted at where the two colors touch. witch I believe to be ski center. They suprisingly don't have a ton of swing weight for how fat they are. But these skis truly thrive in the pow. the rocker really keeps you surfing on top of the snow.