• Reno Rocker by Moment Skis
      • Ratings:
      • Terrain
        Park
        Pow
      • Design
        Clean
        Busy
      • Durability
        Fragile
        Durable
      • Weight
        Light
        Heavy
      • Style
        Uncool
        Cool
      • Flex
        Soft
        Stiff
      • Camber
        Cambered
        Rockered
      • Pop
        No Pop
        Poppy
      • Stability
        Jittery
        Stable
      Reviewed on Nov 22, 2010 @ 10:59 PM Skis 2009
      Comments:

      Overall I absolutely fell in love with this ski in only 2 days.  Super playful, buttery and fun.  Although I only skied them for 2 days of Summer skiing at mount Hood.  I can't wait to ski them this year and see how they do in the trees and on powder, more of an all-mountain environment.   Also make sure to check out my video in the comments section to see how these skis perform flexibility wise. Performance They performed extraordinary.  By far the most fun ski i have ever been on.  I am pretty positive after only 2 days on these that I'm never going to buy another park ski.  Super fun just to cruise down on, popping and flexing and buttering off of everything.  One thing that is very different about this ski though is just the way they ski.  I have never skied a rockered ski, and it makes a big difference on carving.  I still am not used to them, but making carves was definitely harder on these.  That is one set back if you like making hard turns down the groomers. Design I liked how these skis are built.  The rocker is awesome.  The second i got on them they just felt like a fun ski.  Everything you do on them is fun because they are so goddamn playful.  Not a huge sidecut, but they are wider and a tad longer than my old AR6's and feel wider and bigger.  I weighed them and they are the same weight, but they feel great.  Value One thing about these skis is that they are very expensive for a park ski.  You can get Line Afterbangs for 300 bones, while picking up these for a little over double that price.  I bought mine for 625 pre-ordered with free shipping.  They also let me use a pair of demo skis for a Hood trip free of charge.  Even without all of that though i would say it's worth it.  These skis are absolutely incredible. Fit The ski comes in 181 and 171.  I bought the 181 and I am around 5' 9".  They are a great fit.  They feel like a bigger ski than my last 176 AR6's, but it feels good.  With the rocker you don't want to go a little bigger than you normally would.  I haven't hit anything large yet, but I can see them getting a little scary at high speeds if they are a smaller ski. Characteristics The flex on the Reno Rocker is great with the rocker on it.  It isn't a large amount of rocker as you can see in the photo.  It also doesn't feel like a super flexible ski when you grab it.  But once you get these on your feet and on the snow the rocker does wonders.  It turns into a jibbin and playin machine.  My last skis were AR6's and these definitely are more flexy and playful.  It feels like a different kind of flex though.  It's snappy.  You can just pull back on the tails and pop.  Makes just skiing down the mountain fun, just popping off of anything.  Check my video to see what butters are like (I learned to carve into them on 2 days on these skis). Durability They seem like they could take abuse, although I can't really vouch for that as I only rode them for 2 days.  There was some pretty bad top sheet chipping going on, but these are demos and i talked to Moment and they said that the new skis have that fixed.