K2 Poachers or Armada Edollo

Poachers are going to be too stiff. The Edollos have a pretty soft nose but the tail is pretty stiff. I would say go for the dollos

Go with edollos.

Reckoner 102s are a great choice

Second the Reckoner 102 comment. If you're looking for a softer "park" ski from K2 go with the Reckoners over the Poachers. The Poachers are pretty stout to handle larger jumps.

CatdickBojanglesPoachers are going to be too stiff. The Edollos have a pretty soft nose but the tail is pretty stiff. I would say go for the dollos

I was under the impression that they have since balanced that ski out a little better, I.e. the tail is now a bit softer than it used to be to work better with the soft nose

animatorI was under the impression that they have since balanced that ski out a little better, I.e. the tail is now a bit softer than it used to be to work better with the soft nose

I am not sure how they used to be, but the poacher is still stiff. The stiffest of all the skis mentioned so far. Tail is similar to the Edollo though.

Otherwise, pretty impressed with everyone comments. You guys are spot on. Who need a machine to measure that stuff!?! Ahaha. :-)

But if you are interested, you can look at the detailed comparaison here. Look at the average stiffnesses graph and the stiffness profiles graph for more details (bash is interesting). You can also click on each name in the legend of the graph to hide/show a curve (it is a little crowded with 4 skis). R102 are 200-300g lighter. Tail rocker of these skis are also different.

aludeI am not sure how they used to be, but the poacher is still stiff. The stiffest of all the skis mentioned so far. Tail is similar to the Edollo though.

Otherwise, pretty impressed with everyone comments. You guys are spot on. Who need a machine to measure that stuff!?! Ahaha. :-)

But if you are interested, you can look at the detailed comparaison here. Look at the average stiffnesses graph and the stiffness profiles graph for more details (bash is interesting). You can also click on each name in the legend of the graph to hide/show a curve (it is a little crowded with 4 skis). R102 are 200-300g lighter. Tail rocker of these skis are also different.

My response was concerning the Dollo, not the poacher

I'm running the Dollo this year, its not really a very soft feeling ski. Really sick though! For me I'm super stoked on how the tail feels pretty stable and firm because of the traditional camber... but its also familiar because I came up on park skis with camber...

Reckoner 102 might be the jam...