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Wide park ski/one ski quiver

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addisontheginger
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Wondering what some good wide, surfy, playful park skis are that are good in most conditions on the east coast. I’ve been looking at Arv106s, Vishnu wides, and line sfb’s
Apr 27 2020 6:46PM
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Celery
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I ski at Sunday River and had some blends last year and they were so much fun. They were able to shred in most conditions from like 10 inches of snow, but they were kinda bannaish. Other than that they were perfect
Apr 27 2020 7:19PM
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Bended_Toenail
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Voelkl revolt 104. K2 Reckoner 102. Line Blend. Line Chronic. J skis vacation.
Apr 27 2020 8:28PM
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SoggyOatmeal420
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I'm also really curious about the sfb, especially in park. I doesnt seem like a park oriented ski, but in twig's review it seemed like it did quite well, kinda like a poppier, stiffer blend. Does anyone else have experience in the park with the sfb?
Apr 27 2020 9:52PM
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Palisades96
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Line made some major improvements to the SFB this past year. I skied them about 70% of the time in Squaw and I felt like they were fun in almost everything (and we had a season that didn’t feel too far from east coast skiing...) The tips and tails are pretty huge so I feel like I’m on a ski much wider underfoot in the powder, but it still performs well on hardpack and has a relatively low swing weight (I prefer lighter park skis). Used to ski Blends as well and while they’re a ton of fun, they probably wouldn’t be my top choice as a single quiver ski given how easy it is to knock them around at higher speeds
Apr 27 2020 10:44PM
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weastcoat
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Vishnu wides are incredibly fun In and out of the park
Apr 27 2020 10:52PM
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DesertStix
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Prodigy 2.0/3.0

98/104 underfoot. Hold up great in the park and all over the mountain.
Apr 28 2020 1:52AM
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parkermaxwell24
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I’ve been on the J skis vacation for 2 years now and they’ve been one of my favorite pairs. Pretty soft and playful in the park but can hold it’s own anywhere on the mountain.
Apr 28 2020 3:43PM
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dolanslebensraum
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I have armada arv 106 ti’s and im really excited to mount em up next season. They might be a little wide at 106 underfoot, but they should be narrow enough. Blister reviews liked them alot.
Apr 28 2020 4:56PM
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a_burger
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I had the wides as a 1 ski quiver this year, how tall/heavy are you and how do you ski?

at 6' 130lbs they were pretty good for me, but I ski pretty balanced and place a lot of emphasis on buttering/jibbing so the softness wasn't an issue. If I was to change anything about them I'd keep them the same flex but make the tails cambered for a little more support on landings.

If you like to go fast and hit big jumps a lot I'd recommend the Wide plus instead.
Apr 28 2020 5:54PM
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K-Dot.
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apostle 106s, people sleep on rmu's
May 1 2020 1:20AM
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christianwearsch
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DesertStixProdigy 2.0/3.0

98/104 underfoot. Hold up great in the park and all over the mountain.


i wouldn’t buy factions. durability is below average
May 1 2020 11:24AM
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DesertStix
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Was waiting for this lol Prodigy’s have a different build than CT’s which is where all durability complaints come from.
christianwearschi wouldn’t buy factions. durability is below average
May 1 2020 11:46AM
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christianwearsch
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DesertStixWas waiting for this lol Prodigy’s have a different build than CT’s which is where all durability complaints come from.


https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/The-Roofbox-Review-2020-Faction-Prodigy-2-0


7-8 days in the park and the edge was already coming apart from the ski. are you saying the CT’s have durability problems and not prodigy’s or vice versa? Don’t get me wrong, factions are sick, just not the ski I would choose if you’re looking for it to last a few seasons
May 1 2020 2:28PM
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DesertStix
Posts: 2540 - Karma: 14,971
I was just saying the CT’s are the ones everyone’s been complaining about delaming instantly and the prodigy has a different construction. If you read the article he pretty much says they’d be a great all around ski. I believe he says a lot of the skis he tests don’t even have the edges attached anymore when he’s finished reviewing so sounds like he goes pretty hard on them. Bottom line, if you’re smashing your edges on rails, they’re going to get abused. I think it was twigs review where he loved them and rode em for months with no durability issues.
christianwearschhttps://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/The-Roofbox-Review-2020-Faction-Prodigy-2-0


7-8 days in the park and the edge was already coming apart from the ski. are you saying the CT’s have durability problems and not prodigy’s or vice versa? Don’t get me wrong, factions are sick, just not the ski I would choose if you’re looking for it to last a few seasons
May 1 2020 3:48PM
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animator
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DesertStixProdigy 2.0/3.0

98/104 underfoot. Hold up great in the park and all over the mountain.

Can definitely attest to this. I have a Prod 2.0 and it’s my second favorite ski ever (behind the CT 1.0). The 3.0 is also stupid fun and @Twig wrote a super solid review on it. Both are really fun at low and high speeds, and have 2.5mm edges. Highly recommend!
May 2 2020 5:36PM
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Twig
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christianwearschhttps://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/The-Roofbox-Review-2020-Faction-Prodigy-2-0


7-8 days in the park and the edge was already coming apart from the ski. are you saying the CT’s have durability problems and not prodigy’s or vice versa? Don’t get me wrong, factions are sick, just not the ski I would choose if you’re looking for it to last a few seasons


DesertStixI was just saying the CT’s are the ones everyone’s been complaining about delaming instantly and the prodigy has a different construction. If you read the article he pretty much says they’d be a great all around ski. I believe he says a lot of the skis he tests don’t even have the edges attached anymore when he’s finished reviewing so sounds like he goes pretty hard on them. Bottom line, if you’re smashing your edges on rails, they’re going to get abused. I think it was twigs review where he loved them and rode em for months with no durability issues.


animatorCan definitely attest to this. I have a Prod 2.0 and it’s my second favorite ski ever (behind the CT 1.0). The 3.0 is also stupid fun and @Twig wrote a super solid review on it. Both are really fun at low and high speeds, and have 2.5mm edges. Highly recommend!


So @markymark. is hell on his skis. He skis aggressively and, from what I remember at least, doesn't really detune his edges when he skis a new ski. Sometimes skis survive, but he has pretty much annihilated 3 of his 6 pairs of Roofbox Review skis.

I've ridden two pairs of Prodigy 1.0s and two pairs off 3.0s and had no out of the ordinary durability issues with any of them. I detune my edges pretty heavily, so you can factor that into the equation too, but it's definitely more the Candide series, particularly the models with the lightweight cores, that you hear of durability issues with. That's not to disregard the fact that Mark laid waste to his pair, it's just to balance the picture. If you ski super hard, there are probably more durable skis out there than Faction, but the flip side is that they are definitely some of the most fun skis to ride on the market.

Faction have also put a ton of work into making many of their skis more durable for '20-21 too, so watch this space for some reviews on those skis too.
May 5 2020 10:53AM
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Justo8484
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Line Blends. Mine have been mounted 3.5 times, skied over grass, rocks, stumps, etc and they refuse to die. They're my go-to east coast pow ski since I give absolutely zero shits about finding rocks under the snow on them. They're super fun and surfy on anything soft, and perfectly manageable on decent groomed snow. They're not gonna be fun on boilerplate once the edges are dull, but not much really is.
May 5 2020 9:45PM
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