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Skis for my dad

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MooreofAndrew
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I finally convinced my dad to hop off of his volkl AC50s and try something a little more modern. He is 58 and a good (not amazing) skier but has lost some confidence, probably due to a hip replacement last year. He rode the JJs for a couple runs and was wowed enough to realize that it's time for something new, especially when the snow is soft. He needs a ski that skis powder and crud very well, but will still use his old skis for the groomer days. I think he'd like something that still skis groomers well but not a priority. Also, something with rocker at least in the tip and camber underfoot.

What skis should be on his list to demo and ultimately buy?
5'10"
~200 lbs
Jan 24 2016 7:20PM
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T.O.
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I'd say Nordica NRGY 100 in 185. My dad skis them and loves them.
Jan 24 2016 7:38PM
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Bogs
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How aggressive of a skier is he? What kind of terrain does he like to ski? What is his turn shape preference, longer or shorter turns? Does he care more about playfulness in a ski or stability? Hard to give you any good recommendations without having answers to at least some of these questions.
Jan 24 2016 9:34PM
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MooreofAndrew
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Type 3 skier mostly. Likes steep, fast, and groomed. Shorter turn radius preference. Definitely stability over playfulness. He needs something that will make skiing pow, crud, wind buff, and any other type of soft snow easier. This will be roughly a 65% off piste, 35% on piste ski. Something easy to turn that will stay on top of the snow. A big sweet spot is ideal. I was thinking in the 105-115 underfoot range. What do you guys think?
Jan 25 2016 2:32AM
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Bogs
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MooreofAndrewType 3 skier mostly. Likes steep, fast, and groomed. Shorter turn radius preference. Definitely stability over playfulness. He needs something that will make skiing pow, crud, wind buff, and any other type of soft snow easier. This will be roughly a 65% off piste, 35% on piste ski. Something easy to turn that will stay on top of the snow. A big sweet spot is ideal. I was thinking in the 105-115 underfoot range. What do you guys think?


Yeah, NRGY 107, or maybe Volkl 100eight.
Jan 25 2016 6:46AM
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slamdunk
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My old man is 62 and picked up a pair of Salomon Q98's last year. Loves them. They hold an edge well on groomed piste for long turns at speed, lots of stability on chopped up snow and enough width and rocker at the tip for inbounds powder. I've tried them too they're very good skis, he's not interested in having twin tip or rockered tail and a plus is they fit into the ski slots on gondola's without taking them apart.
Jan 25 2016 8:05AM
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slamdunk
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Forgot to say - don't go too wide, it can be tough on old knees.
Jan 25 2016 8:36AM
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KravtZ
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slamdunkForgot to say - don't go too wide, it can be tough on old knees.


Hear this a lot from older skiers...being young we take advantage of it. But the super wide skis for most weekend warrior type dads are really bad on the knees
Jan 25 2016 9:22AM
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abcdefree
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Look into the Armada Invictus series, they are a blast on groomers and wide/stable in a little deeper stuff
Jan 25 2016 12:11PM
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clorox
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My dad is 50 and skis -1cm mounted volkl walls. Then again he hits jumps switch and can slide DFD's. If your dad liked the JJ's then he could try skiing those more. He should also look at some of ON3P's skis.
Jan 25 2016 1:57PM
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Panta.Pow
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My dad (55) loves skiing and decided to buy a pair of Line Sick Day 2014 and he says they are by far the best skis when it comes to being able to ski on pist and powder. They hold very well when going at good speeds on the slopes and allow him to float very well in powder. Then again my did is very fit and around 170, so i'm not sure if your pops would find himself well. Best idea is to start renting a pair a day and see which one works best for him.
Happy skiing to you both
Jan 25 2016 3:01PM
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MooreofAndrew
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll be looking into all of these. He probably won't buy until the end of the season or summer anyways.
Jan 25 2016 10:57PM
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Jack_the_tuner
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Not sure if anyone has suggested yet, but for guys in his range I get a lot of good feedback about the Atomic Vantage 100 (there are narrower widths too) as well as the Fischer ranger 98. Both of those skis are stiff enough for the type of skiing you described. This years models have carbon integrated into the core and tip of the ski. Very light swing weight but still stiff enough to hold on groomers.
Jan 26 2016 12:49AM
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hot.pocket
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Moment Deathwish! Just stuck my dad on them (right around your dad's height / weight / skier ability) and he couldn't be happier. 112 underfoot helps them float great in the pow and triple camber lets them cut through crud like a hot knife through butter. After a couple days he'll quit using his old skis for groomer days and just ride the Deathwish every day regardless of conditions.
Jan 26 2016 10:38AM
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TheWeaz
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look at the blizzard cochise, or the zeroG108 if cochise is a little too chargy, relativly the same ski, but the cochise has metal. if thats too wide looke at the bonafide/ zeroG 98
Jan 26 2016 10:54AM
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