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driftslonger skis pls
CatdickBojanglesSkinnier less rockered fishtailed skis with a layer of Metal in them. Think a shrunk down sakana that made love to a pair of Blades.
alpha.mooseGenuinely love the whole ethos and wish this company success.
I am seriously thinking about the Nexus, but I am wondering if a 183 cm would be too small for me (6'3" 170lb). For reference, I am a big fan of the Atomic Bentchetler 100 188cm, Moment Deathwish 184cm, and Moment Wildcat 108 184cm. I am thinking I might have to wait until more sizes are available to support Season....or I'll just surprise my partner with a snowboard from you guys. Ha, but seriously what y'all are doing is a breath of fresh air.
a_pla5tic_bagEveryone says longer skis, but is Pollard perhaps correct in having these sizes under his idea that there are too many ski models with little functional difference between them? Perhaps these sizes, though shorter or longer than what you might normally ride, are going to be just fine and some cm's worth of difference isn't going to blow your skiing ability?
I have 171 magnus, 175 JJs, and 159 Atomic S9s so the 165 Aero seems to short to me, specially being rockered. I don't know the effective edge measurements of all my skis (and that's not the only thing that matters) but I bet they're not drastically different such that the 165 Aero would be too short for me.
driftslonger skis pls
SlowbroIm sure a lot of people are thinking the same thing, but will you release skis with Eric Pollard art at any point?
EPfanboyLove the look of the new skis and glad Pollard left Line becasue I love Pollard but not Line skis. Will the skis be suitable to do the odd tour on and what happend to Nimbus?
CatdickBojanglesSkinnier less rockered fishtailed skis with a layer of Metal in them. Think a shrunk down sakana that made love to a pair of Blades.
alpha.mooseGenuinely love the whole ethos and wish this company success.
I am seriously thinking about the Nexus, but I am wondering if a 183 cm would be too small for me (6'3" 170lb). For reference, I am a big fan of the Atomic Bentchetler 100 188cm, Moment Deathwish 184cm, and Moment Wildcat 108 184cm. I am thinking I might have to wait until more sizes are available to support Season....or I'll just surprise my partner with a snowboard from you guys. Ha, but seriously what y'all are doing is a breath of fresh air.
DrZoidbergAre any of the skis SFB-ish? I have SFBs from a few years ago and they're just such great skis.
And with the sizing... For reference I'm 5'5" 120lbs. In the past I had a 166cm full camber line chronic, which was fine enough. So perhaps 165s here could work for me, even with the rocker, because I think Pollard et al know how to do rocker. My SFBs are 178 and they never feel cumbersome because everything works in harmony to make a great ski.
I believe Pollard surfs a lot and probably plays with surfboard design too. I shape boards in my garage, as I've posted about on here before. You can make a really small board act like a longer board to some extent. Most of my shapes focus on letting these small little boards drive like that have some length to them. I'm sure the same can be true for skis. My SFBs act like a smaller, very compliant ski. I bet they can make a 165 not act like a tiny little ski.
DrZoidbergAre the sidewalls wood? Or just wood colored plastic/ABS/whatever?
Lazylightningshorter than you'd wanna ride
a_pla5tic_bagWell that's his point exactly. What you want to ride, i.e. think you need to ride, might not matter so much from a performance perspective. You might think you need a longer or shorter ski but it might just be in your head. Granted, this is hard to say.
A question for season though, what's the point of the swallow tails? Are they supposed to allow independent flex of the tail edges when on edge (if that's ever even on the ground)? Or are they actually just aesthetics from surfing? I can't see that a decrease in tail area serves the same purpose on a ski as it does on a surfboard.
Profahoben_212swallows allow the tail of the ski to sink more in soft snow/powder creating a fun, different planing of the tip through the snow. Similar idea to pintails.
I beleive
mrk127I would love to see a ski like the line Blade but beefed up. None of that “gas pedal metal” but full sheet or two of titanal. I loved that shape and concept of the ski but the flex patten was weak sauce especially in the front of the ski. I would love to see eqpt be the company improve on the idea of a tight radius all mountain carver but more suitable for really charging
Trumpkin2020Interesting. Digging the looks too. Maybe it's just me but the average turn radius on all the skis is quite small. Any plans to increase this in the future? Or is this because most people ride skis with a smaller radius like this?
Also if not mentioned already what materials are used in the core? I can appreciate all the detail listed on your site for each ski but couldn't find that.
pokerman10$ everyone asking for longer skis don't even ride past 183.
mrk127I would love to see a ski like the line Blade but beefed up. None of that “gas pedal metal” but full sheet or two of titanal. I loved that shape and concept of the ski but the flex patten was weak sauce especially in the front of the ski. I would love to see eqpt be the company improve on the idea of a tight radius all mountain carver but more suitable for really charging
DrZoidbergIf their mid sized one is like the SFB but stiffer than that might be it, just maybe not two sheets of metal stiff. I'm light (120lbs) and my SFBs rip, though obviously not as hard as my volkl racetiger SLs. If they stiffen up the SFB a bit then it'd shred.
Rotten_TrumpkinsInteresting. Digging the looks too. Maybe it's just me but the average turn radius on all the skis is quite small. Any plans to increase this in the future? Or is this because most people ride skis with a smaller radius like this?
Also if not mentioned already what materials are used in the core? I can appreciate all the detail listed on your site for each ski but couldn't find that.
jcaYeah, construction and materials would be awesome to know
linear_algebraHow does the Forma compare to the Line Sakana? From the specs, I see Forma is of course wider and has a bit less sidecut. How does the stiffness compare? What are the biggest similarities and differences of the on-snow experience?
Congrats on the new company! Looking forward to trying out your gear soon
FruitBootProjust checked out the site and i actually really love it, super well done.
my questions/requests:
-twintip ski with 110+ waist please
-why such long cambered sections on the Nexus and Forma skis?
-will the graphics get more interesting in the future?
-what makes these skis unique in terms of feel?
season_eqptsorry for the delay here!
- working on a wider Nexus, Austrian ski molds are expensive so will be a little bit down the line.
alpha.mooseWith that thought is there any chance of more sizes in the 2021-2022 lineup?
season_eqptyes! Nexus 158 & 189, Aero 158 & 173 plus a twin shape with 3 sizes I think the NS crown with enjoy :)
season_eqptyes! Nexus 158 & 189, Aero 158 & 173 plus a twin shape with 3 sizes I think the NS crown with enjoy :)
DUKESFor those complaining about longer sizes. Wait to ride the ski to make an assessment. You might be surprised how well the flex, camber, and shape work so well together with the limited size run. At 6'4" I loved the 183 Nexus and hated giving back to my friend at the end of the day. Can't wait to get my hands on a pair and go crazy with a paint marker
Also you guys hiring?
alpha.mooseWould you consider sizing up to the 189 when it becomes available? I am 6'3" but pretty light for my size and have been debating about which one I should get considering how much effective edge and camber the ski has.
@season_eqpt I would also love some details about the new twin tip shape if you can give us any info right now!
season_eqpthttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1008394/kin-skis---model-communication---seasonhey hey .. josh here. we added a new shape to our ski line for your consideration, it's called the Kin (rhymes with twin). mid-90s width shapely twin, firm flex with a bit of rocker but still a lot of bite to get all carvey with a fast base. bonus points for who can figure out who's in the little film we made. let me know it you have any questions. thx! j
season_eqpthttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1008394/kin-skis---model-communication---seasonhey hey .. josh here. we added a new shape to our ski line for your consideration, it's called the Kin (rhymes with twin). mid-90s width shapely twin, firm flex with a bit of rocker but still a lot of bite to get all carvey with a fast base. bonus points for who can figure out who's in the little film we made. let me know it you have any questions. thx! j
alpha.mooseThis video is amazing, hot damn if I could ski with half that style. It isn't Griffin Cummings is it?
SavageBiff-Longer skis
-offer custom options such as +\- width , tail options like fish, round, square, skin clip option, topsheet
-let pollard do what he does, the ski community is severely missing his designs.
-don’t know how you guys do it but id really like to have stapled and glued edges not just glued.
-a 194 114ish asymmetrical ski with a low rise, low splay twinned fishtail, substantial tip taper, long tip rise, low splay full width metal and maple underfoot, very thin and narrow strip of metal/rubber in the center of the ski in front and behind boot, or a carbon stringer and rubber laminate( for low torsional rigidity but high moistness ) surrounded by bamboo with thin/concave tips and some pollard art unaffected, un altered, and not influenced by anybody else.
FruitBootProwhat's the flex profile and default mount on the kins?
SavageBiff-don’t know how you guys do it but id really like to have stapled and glued edges not just glued.
jcaWhat are stapled edges?
With you on long lengths though
SavageBiffI also meant to say I don’t like the industry standard for sidewall attachment, which is to use staples then fill in the holes with epoxy.
season_eqpthttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1008394/kin-skis---model-communication---seasonhey hey .. josh here. we added a new shape to our ski line for your consideration, it's called the Kin (rhymes with twin). mid-90s width shapely twin, firm flex with a bit of rocker but still a lot of bite to get all carvey with a fast base. bonus points for who can figure out who's in the little film we made. let me know it you have any questions. thx! j
SavageBiff-Longer skis
-offer custom options such as +\- width , tail options like fish, round, square, skin clip option, topsheet
-let pollard do what he does, the ski community is severely missing his designs.
-don’t know how you guys do it but id really like to have stapled and glued edges not just glued.
-a 194 114ish asymmetrical ski with a low rise, low splay twinned fishtail, substantial tip taper, long tip rise, low splay full width metal and maple underfoot, very thin and narrow strip of metal/rubber in the center of the ski in front and behind boot, or a carbon stringer and rubber laminate( for low torsional rigidity but high moistness ) surrounded by bamboo with thin/concave tips and some pollard art unaffected, un altered, and not influenced by anybody else.
