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Holy fuck, So I bought some Cloud Wets from a fellow NS’er. These motherfuckers are life changing, I feel like I can actually be competent in the park now that I’m not lugging around 120mm underfoot pow skis. The shnu’s are so fucking nice and poppy, the swing weight feels like I have feathers on my feet. And I can actually like fully rotate 90 onto a rail and I can ACTUALLY control myself on rails and stay on them and not just slide until it decides to spit me off. @VISHNU goddamn you make some fuckin good skis. They just feel so smooth on everything and I feel like I am no longer holding myself back in the park
weastcoatThe wides are sick too. Honestly a touch softer and heavier than the wets and that was it. Takes like a day of skiing to get used to and that’s it. No noticeable lingering cons that stick around… just felt weird for me going from an 88 to a 106 for swaps, reverting around, other shit etc
I see, I mean, 5cm isn’t gonna make a huge difference to be honest, you could def rock 169’s with no issues, I am 5’8 and Ride 170-177 skis so proportionally it would make sense to your height
it might be kinda a stretch but even the wet 177s would possibly work, they are soft and have a lot of rocker so they are a bit easier to control for somebody at a smaller height
CrunnchyPissFartI see, I mean, 5cm isn’t gonna make a huge difference to be honest, you could def rock 169’s with no issues, I am 5’8 and Ride 170-177 skis so proportionally it would make sense to your height
it might be kinda a stretch but even the wet 177s would possibly work, they are soft and have a lot of rocker so they are a bit easier to control for somebody at a smaller height
I think my max would be around 171 ish (imo)
but thanks for the info :)
zxk_skiiI think my max would be around 171 ish (imo)
but thanks for the info :)
Fair, keys would be the best choice then, I have never tried them but have heard good things.
but yea my homie has 186 Mangoes that I tried the other night and I kept eating shit lmao, skiing on a ski that’s too big can be hell so If you know ur range of comfort it’s best to stick with it and not push
Vishnus ruined normal skis for me (in a good way I think). Tried using my Head Caddys for a day which I'd previously really liked and they felt like absolute dogshit. Even made made my dads poachers feel like a volkl 2x4.
jompcockVishnus ruined normal skis for me (in a good way I think). Tried using my Head Caddys for a day which I'd previously really liked and they felt like absolute dogshit. Even made made my dads poachers feel like a volkl 2x4.
I might have to spend a couple days on the pow boards every week to balance them out lmao
this thread is now officially the cool Vishnu topsheet thread. For talkin about ur fave top sheets or casually fighting to the death about which ones are the best
CrunnchyPissFartthis thread is now officially the cool Vishnu topsheet thread. For talkin about ur fave top sheets or casually fighting to the death about which ones are the best
jompcockVishnus ruined normal skis for me (in a good way I think). Tried using my Head Caddys for a day which I'd previously really liked and they felt like absolute dogshit. Even made made my dads poachers feel like a volkl 2x4.
oh 100% I actively get mad when I'm riding my pow skis because they're so stiff and feel ridiculously heavy
Interesting take but I definitely can see that if you’re just tail buttering the whole time basically lmao. They were a little too narrow for me when I was in powder, but it was also around 6-7 inches so that’s way too much for an 88mm waist anyways
hunternay_10Interesting take but I definitely can see that if you’re just tail buttering the whole time basically lmao. They were a little too narrow for me when I was in powder, but it was also around 6-7 inches so that’s way too much for an 88mm waist anyways
Yea I was definitely underskied but I had a good as time nonetheless
CrunnchyPissFartYea I was definitely underskied but I had a good as time nonetheless
I’m not sure I’ve ever had anything less than a good time in the right conditions. I’m of the opinion it’s not fair to say a ski sucks if it isn’t used in the conditions it’s meant for
hunternay_10I’m getting wides on Friday so hopefully that will help the issue a lot
I have wides and wets, wides are easily better in pow and that’s to be expected, however they don’t really perform as well as my JJs. Maybe because my wides are center mounted. If you’re only using your wides for pow probably getting them mounted a few mm back
