I want to get a new pair of skis and I was thinking of getting a pair of ON3Ps. I'm 105lb 5'4.5 and pretty darn athletic, ski the east (loon), although I go to school in Wyoming. I pretty much ski everywhere, occasionally hop in the park and slide some rails. I was thinking of getting the 2020 Jessie 96 161cm, but I was looking at the ON3P site and the Jeffrey 96 seems like a rad ski although its 171cm and a lot more $$ Any opinions?? My last pair was 2017 Armada Edollo 158cm and before that a pair of icelantics that were around 162cm I think.
Oct 11 2020 4:24PM
Are you looking for a one ski quiver, or trying to have multiple pairs? I am by no means an expert so take all this with a grain of salt, and feel free to correct me on anything I'm wrong on. So your old 158 Edollos specs are 129-96-119 (Tip to tail width in mm) with a turning radius of 16.5m. If you're looking to strictly replace them the 2021 Jeffrey 171s are 124-96-119 with a 17.9m radius, weighing in at 1.71kg with an effective edge of 135.5cm. These will definitely be heavier than your old Edollo's and will feel less agile in the trees. The 2020 Jessie's measure in at 121-96-116, with a turning radius of 17.6m, an effective edge of 126cm and weigh in at 1.64kg. These will be a little lighter than the Jeffrey's (still heavier than the Edollo's) and be a bit easier to control in tight situations. If you're looking for a one ski quiver I might consider bumping both these up to their wider varient's (the 102 and 108s I believe) to give you a bit better performance in powder at the cost of weight tradeoffs. Another versatile park ski you could look at is the Line Chronic's at 164cm. Their specs are 129-95-120, turn radius of 16 (at 177cm long so the 164s will have a shorter radius) and they weigh 1.661kg (also at 177 cm long meaning the 164s will be noticeably lighter. Chronic's don't do great in the powder but are a fairly decent all mountain jibby type ski (in my mind at least).
All that information is kinda useless however without knowing which direction you are going in, so I guess to reiterate and hone it in. Are you looking for a good one ski quiver you can take for some park laps but also hit some cliffs & powder in? Are you looking for a park or powder specific ski to branch your quiver out?
Oct 11 2020 5:00PM
Keegs.Are you looking for a one ski quiver, or trying to have multiple pairs? I am by no means an expert so take all this with a grain of salt, and feel free to correct me on anything I'm wrong on. So your old 158 Edollos specs are 129-96-119 (Tip to tail width in mm) with a turning radius of 16.5m. If you're looking to strictly replace them the 2021 Jeffrey 171s are 124-96-119 with a 17.9m radius, weighing in at 1.71kg with an effective edge of 135.5cm. These will definitely be heavier than your old Edollo's and will feel less agile in the trees. The 2020 Jessie's measure in at 121-96-116, with a turning radius of 17.6m, an effective edge of 126cm and weigh in at 1.64kg. These will be a little lighter than the Jeffrey's (still heavier than the Edollo's) and be a bit easier to control in tight situations. If you're looking for a one ski quiver I might consider bumping both these up to their wider varient's (the 102 and 108s I believe) to give you a bit better performance in powder at the cost of weight tradeoffs. Another versatile park ski you could look at is the Line Chronic's at 164cm. Their specs are 129-95-120, turn radius of 16 (at 177cm long so the 164s will have a shorter radius) and they weigh 1.661kg (also at 177 cm long meaning the 164s will be noticeably lighter. Chronic's don't do great in the powder but are a fairly decent all mountain jibby type ski (in my mind at least).All that information is kinda useless however without knowing which direction you are going in, so I guess to reiterate and hone it in. Are you looking for a good one ski quiver you can take for some park laps but also hit some cliffs & powder in? Are you looking for a park or powder specific ski to branch your quiver out?
pretty much, yeah. I'd say I want to progress my rail game, but I don't want to spend my whole day in the park. So yeah, a good all around ski.
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corndogGoonpretty much, yeah. I'd say I want to progress my rail game, but I don't want to spend my whole day in the park. So yeah, a good all around ski.**This post was edited on Oct 11th 2020 at 5:00:33pm
Okay, so for all mountain/park capable skis. I would look at the Jessie's for sure, they're going to be a bit lighter than the Jeffrey's. The Chronic as mentioned before is also a capable groomer to park to slush ski, I've skied the 2014 Chronic's for the last six years and love them. Another line of skis to look at are the Armada ARW's, they're the womens editions of the ARV's a pretty solid park ski overall, stable enough to take off jumps and rip around the mountain, but playfull enough to jib. The only catch with these is they're a little more park oriented.
This is just the knowledge I have though, I've also seen and heard good things about K2's, Fischers, Factions, and head. Check out the reviews on Newschoolers for a more indepth look, and also Blister Review has a buyers guide for each year that is worth the read if you've got the time.