I just heard about Batalla Skis. I was looking at there park reaper and I was read the words "Poured Urethane Side Walls". Anybody know if these skis are any good?
Dec 30 2014 11:33PM
Batalla has moved their factory to San Antonio. They are using some innovative ways to make skis.
As far as the quality and performance of the Park Reaper,
-The sidecut is great! The ski has an ability to be buttered but still has the beef to land jumps. It is also very releasable while turning, usually skis with a 15m-20m and rocker with reverse sidecut get a little squirrelly when trying to make carves at speed. Not the case with the reaper, this skis is also my all mountain crud crusher. There will be no chatter with these skis.
-With the ski being damp it is stiff, but forgiving. It has the power to charge through bumps with ease.
-The pop is very strong. I honestly feel like I do get an extra foot or two of air, more so then any other ski.
With that being said. You have to be an aggressive skier. There will be no "backseat" skiing on these bad boyz.
-These are not a flimsy jib style skis, even though I love them for jibbing (I like a stiff ski).
Dec 31 2014 12:33AM
SKIER_DOLPHINBatalla has moved their factory to San Antonio. They are using some innovative ways to make skis.As far as the quality and performance of the Park Reaper,
-The sidecut is great! The ski has an ability to be buttered but still has the beef to land jumps. It is also very releasable while turning, usually skis with a 15m-20m and rocker with reverse sidecut get a little squirrelly when trying to make carves at speed. Not the case with the reaper, this skis is also my all mountain crud crusher. There will be no chatter with these skis.
-With the ski being damp it is stiff, but forgiving. It has the power to charge through bumps with ease.
-The pop is very strong. I honestly feel like I do get an extra foot or two of air, more so then any other ski.
With that being said. You have to be an aggressive skier. There will be no "backseat" skiing on these bad boyz.
-These are not a flimsy jib style skis, even though I love them for jibbing (I like a stiff ski).
Wierd. I've only been on mine a couple days but I disagree in one part. I found that it can be difficult/scary to come out of a turn at high speeds. The tail just grips so hard, maybe my edges are too sharp. I've had a couple people tell me that. Anyway when I'm at high speeds hockey stopping is scary. It just doesn't work as well as other skis. Also, I was expecting a lot more camber on my skis. There's almost none.
These things are awesome once in the air and land solid. Forgiving as hell. Buttering can be done, but these things are stiff. Lots of rocker. Handled 8+ inches of pow just fine at center mount. Wasn't sinking. Turning on these is super fun, but once I have to stop, I have to make like 3 mini turns before I lay down a hockey stop. That doesn't bother me, but if I really needed to stop quick, I'd be screwed. Maybe I just need detune the edges a bit
Dec 31 2014 1:20AM
.LincolnWierd. I've only been on mine a couple days but I disagree in one part. I found that it can be difficult/scary to come out of a turn at high speeds. The tail just grips so hard, maybe my edges are too sharp. I've had a couple people tell me that. Anyway when I'm at high speeds hockey stopping is scary. It just doesn't work as well as other skis. Also, I was expecting a lot more camber on my skis. There's almost none.These things are awesome once in the air and land solid. Forgiving as hell. Buttering can be done, but these things are stiff. Lots of rocker. Handled 8+ inches of pow just fine at center mount. Wasn't sinking. Turning on these is super fun, but once I have to stop, I have to make like 3 mini turns before I lay down a hockey stop. That doesn't bother me, but if I really needed to stop quick, I'd be screwed. Maybe I just need detune the edges a bit
yea we switched skis for a half a run or so, and i was scared for my life. like he said, super stable and crud buster, but i tried turning and almost hit the lift tower hahaha i turned and the sidecut initiated but it didnt release! i was headed straight for the pole lol. overall really liked them tho