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Moment: Reno Jibs or Tahoes
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So I can't decide between these two skis.
I will have a pair of the Bibby pros for pow and fun with rocker in the park, but I need another ski for the more common hard pack and groomers days (living on the EC).
I'm 6'1" about 180lbs and prefer a long ski (rode a 181 rossi ghetto last season). I'm leaning more toward the tahoe because its a little fatter, a little more of a badass shredder (skiing fast and tearin up the mountain is more my thing) but I also love to shred park and want to take my 5s and 7s cork this season so how heavy is the tahoe? anyone whos skiied it is it a fairly balanced ski swing wise? any and all thoughts appreciated, and don't suggest other skis please, unless their from moment.
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reno rocker? 92 underfoot so its fatter then the jibs but not as wide as tahoes, the rocker will be sick for butters and presses, and it has a dinosaur on it what could be better?
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if you have the bibbys then id reccomend the jibs because they will still destroy allmountain because they are stiff and still pretty wide for a park ski. you dont neccesarily need a ski to be super fat for all mountain and park. although it can help. i dont know if any of that made sense so if it didnt then sorry.
I still reccomend the jibs though because they are amazing in the park and pretty good all mountain, I have only ridden them once all mountain and they did a billion times better than my invaders, although thats not saying much because invaders are horrible on steeps.
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i think theyd be too soft, id say jibs
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I would go with Jibs I bet they would tear it up on the east coast.
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188 Tahoe weighs 8.25 pounds.
I skied them last year from May through July and when there wasn't much new snow. I feel that it's a soild all-around ski for non-powder days. It could be slightly stiffer throughout, but I think the flex is spot on for most skiers. It handles groomers very well but you might get tossed around a bit in choppy/post-pow conditions. There's about 2-3cm of camber and they have quite a bit of pop in them.
My primary use for the Tahoe is as a spring backcountry ski for peakgrabbing purposes.
The effective edge of the 188 is 154cm which is similar to the skis below:
190cm 4frnt EHP
192cm Armada JP v J
193cm Atomic Thug
188cm Dynastar Big Trouble
185cm Rossignol Scratch BC
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Damn dude, much thanks for that reply. I'm gonna get the jibs because I'll have the bibbys for pow. Thanks again man that reply was money.
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