NEW SKIES

Posts: 750 - Karma: 2,880

Aug 18 2015 1:33PM

I need new skies... I recently made a post about the line future spin shorty skies asking if they were a viable option for me but was told that they were too short. I am 5'5" and 115 lbs. I ski in the midwest (TROLHAUGEN)

and find that rails are more enjoyable than jumps. I dont need skies that are good for powder and spend 90% of my time only in the terrain park. I want skies that are good for switch ups and spinning out. Jumps are something i have to work on so I dont want the skies I am getting to be bad for jumps. 164cm skies is what I have been looking for. Also I dont have the money to buy a very expensive ski so 350 is my limit.

The skies that have caught my attention are:

-armada El Rey

-Line chronic (Really like these)

-Line Blend

-K2 Domain

-armada B-dog

Which of these skies are the best for me? Thanks for your input

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grifrowl

Posts: 200 - Karma: 471

Aug 18 2015 1:43PM

I personally like sunny skies a lot for rails and jumps, overcast skies can cause flatlight that makes everything harder.

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JichelMusten

Posts: 750 - Karma: 2,880

Aug 18 2015 1:45PM

grifrowlI personally like sunny skies a lot for rails and jumps, overcast skies can cause flatlight that makes everything harder.

ahhhhhh I realize my mistake

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Swandog7

Posts: 4955 - Karma: 9,021

Aug 18 2015 2:31PM

Don't forget about Faction 1.0, these would probably be really ideal for you. It seems like you have both soft ski and stiff skis on your list. Find a ski that as the profile that you like. If you ant stiff, stick with a list of stiff skis and vice versa for soft skis. Domain, B-dog and the Blend are soft, while the Chronic is a mid stiff ski, and the El Rey is a stiff ski. Also, these skis all vary in waist width. Find what you want before you list skis. things to look at are:

1. Flex

2. waist width

3. swing weight/overall weight

4. Durability

5.Budget

6. If its a softer ski, how well does it out up on jumps. I wouldn't worry about this for you as you are light weight

The skis you have listed here are all different. Answer the 5 things above and then find skis that are similar to it

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