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Why am I better at rails on my pow skis

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CowboySkibop
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I’ve been riding some Salomon rocker2s in the park lately, which are okay but they’re stiff and directional as fuck, i was tryna give the Surfaces a break, but I took them out yesterday for a slush day and was ballin on the rails. Maybe it’s just the BDE from riding 122mm underfoot but I felt way better on the fatties than anything else
Feb 28 2021 11:46AM
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ColoradoDogfart
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The fatter the ski the easier it is to lock in on rails and feel stable, now your not gonna be throwing 3 swaps but it feels mad good. I’ve slidin some rails on my nomad 125s and damn do those things feel good
Feb 28 2021 12:01PM
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CowboySkibop
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ColoradoDogfartThe fatter the ski the easier it is to lock in on rails and feel stable, now your not gonna be throwing 3 swaps but it feels mad good. I’ve slidin some rails on my nomad 125s and damn do those things feel good


For real, even the salomons I have are 100mm and compared to the 122 they feel sketch. My best trick is a b2 and maybe a swap or two so I don’t rly put much pressure on myself in the park. It’s just fuckin fun to slide on the big boys
Feb 28 2021 12:03PM
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J_Christoph
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No better feeling than sliding rails on my Hellbents not gonna lie
Feb 28 2021 12:14PM
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Dan-Man
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J_ChristophNo better feeling than sliding rails on my Hellbents not gonna lie


same. its like doing 2 board slides
Feb 28 2021 1:02PM
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AndrewGravesSV
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I found the same with my old Surface New Lifes, easy to lock on and a wide platform to balance. Surface swaps are mad easy with a bunch of rocker too
Feb 28 2021 1:19PM
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mattytru
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yep my park skis are 106 underfoot
Feb 28 2021 2:30PM
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EvanMeyer
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50/50s on tubes with pow skis is so fucking fun
Feb 28 2021 2:59PM
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ScabsZonal
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mattytruyep my park skis are 106 underfoot


thats my pow ski
Feb 28 2021 4:55PM
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CowboySkibop
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EvanMeyer50/50s on tubes with pow skis is so fucking fun


50/50s to switch out is my fave thing ever
Feb 28 2021 5:29PM
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oldspicewalrus
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50/50 on POW skis seems so sketch, I can't ever seem to lock on when I try, but it's so sty if you can
Feb 28 2021 5:44PM
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CowboySkibop
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oldspicewalrus50/50 on POW skis seems so sketch, I can't ever seem to lock on when I try, but it's so sty if you can


It kinda feels like a boardslide tbh, I actually learned it when I was shredding with the board homies
Feb 28 2021 5:57PM
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J_Christoph
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oldspicewalrus50/50 on POW skis seems so sketch, I can't ever seem to lock on when I try, but it's so sty if you can

Actually easier in my opinion but I guess it just depends on the ski?? And surface swaps could not feel more smooth.
Feb 28 2021 6:21PM
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Treegrabber
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It’s what snowboarders feel all the time
Feb 28 2021 10:56PM
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VT_scratch
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love sliding rails on my 122 petitors but i will say switchups get sketchy af
Mar 1 2021 1:30AM
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CowboySkibop
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Its official. I am going to put my park bindings on my pow skis and ski park/pow and then use my other skis that are actually meant for touring as my backcountry skis with my rail bindings
Nov 10 2021 11:31AM
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muffMan.
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damn might fuck around and make my reckoner 112 a park ski
Nov 10 2021 12:46PM
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armchair_skier
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Fat skis are easier to balance but they are way heavier so quick swaps are tricky.

Also most faaaat skis are not designed for prolonged park riding.
Nov 10 2021 1:00PM
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tdollo
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Used my 116JJs in the park last year and it was sick. Gonna use my whitewalkers as a park mule this year
Nov 10 2021 2:42PM
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Chrischi69
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This is just a flex
Nov 10 2021 5:26PM
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CowboySkibop
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my fat skis are actually buttery so they are better than the stiff ass Salomon rockers that ive been using for park
Nov 10 2021 5:33PM
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