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Rockered Park Skis?

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Skiing_Is_Fun
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I always thought rocker technology was for powder skis only to help you 'float' across the snow. There are now rockered snowboards for the same reason. Next year there is going to be a rockered park board. I wonder if rockered park skis will follow? The only reason I can think of having this type of ski is for easy butterability, otherwise it would be pointless. opinions?

source: http://www.rockertechnology.com/
Dec 31 2008 12:35AM
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Deletedtoday
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armada alpha 1
Dec 31 2008 12:36AM
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jsaya_SagStraps
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theres the reno rocker and alpha 1.
Dec 31 2008 12:37AM
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no_steeze
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ever heard of moment reno rockers? been out for a few years now...
Dec 31 2008 12:37AM
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mokeefe257
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yeah the alpha 1's are rockered
Dec 31 2008 12:37AM
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onearmwanderer
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i remember hearing about a ski made from surafce with "3 level" rocker, there supposed to be used for more buttering and nollies as well as powder i think
Dec 31 2008 12:37AM
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blindside
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this is going to sound harsh, but please get out from  the rock that you have been living under
Dec 31 2008 12:38AM
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Skiing_Is_Fun
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hmmm...so the reno and alpha 1 are made for park skiing?
Dec 31 2008 12:38AM
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laurence^
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ya
Dec 31 2008 12:41AM
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cfox
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yea im confused but is there anything like positive or any advantages to have a rocked park ski? I mean is it really a rockered park ski? just seems hard to believe.
Dec 31 2008 12:48AM
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FUUUCK
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alpha 1 isn't really rockered in the traditional sense, its more dual camber like the prajekt design that never was.
Dec 31 2008 12:48AM
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Slinger1x1
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pretty sure its just for insane buttering. i would try it out, it looks like a fun ski to mess around on
Dec 31 2008 1:10AM
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alpineplease
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the future. with the camber underfoot, they can carve like a regular ski, and with the early tip and tail, you can get margarine-ish.
Dec 31 2008 1:14AM
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mmallender.
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by rockered park snowboards next year i am going to assume you meant last year, the libtec skate banana was for sale last year...
Dec 31 2008 1:28AM
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Tmcchesney
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ive been told next years kung fujas are going to be rockered
Dec 31 2008 2:11AM
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Clifford996
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i think its only a matter of time before the freestyle industry is dominated by skis more like the new jj, alpha one and S7....
Dec 31 2008 2:58AM
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Calb3rt
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im having some trouble imagining what nollies on a rockered ski would be like.
Dec 31 2008 3:00AM
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TWoods
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I ski fat rockered ON3Ps in the park. it's really fun.
Dec 31 2008 3:14AM
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zerospinskier
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Besides having fun for a day or two a year, I see no practical advantage to rockered park skis. Unless you want less control and less pop. They're taking it too far. Yes, it works wonders in powder, but leave it in the power. That's what makes sense. Sure, my rollerblades work great on the street, but that doesn't mean I should put wheels on my skis.
Dec 31 2008 3:49AM
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TWoods
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same amount of stability with less surface area, making them easier to throw around
less likely to catch edges, there's times I would have been very fucked on flat skis
presses are easier and more fun (less painful)
Butters are the same
better in bumpy conditions at high speeds (IMO)

It's really going to come down to a personal preference thing though. I like mine, other people probably wouldn't.
Dec 31 2008 3:57AM
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TWoods
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*other people may or may not. I actually think a lot of people would like it.
Dec 31 2008 3:57AM
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zerospinskier
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I'll agree about the personal preference thing. And also, the only rockered skis I've skied in the park are my Hellbents. I haven't actually ridden narrow rockered skis, I'm just going from conceptual knowledge, and my Hellbent expierence. So I can't know for sure.
Dec 31 2008 4:08AM
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A.R.
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yea. lib tech has had rocker boards of a few seasons now.
Dec 31 2008 12:02PM
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XtRemE11
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i think rockered park skis are gonna be the new big thing, pretty soon i bet we are gonna see alot of companies coming out with rocker or dual camber park skis.
i was talking to this guy who works for some small snowboard company, and he was saying that probably in 3 years or so, pretty much every snowboard company is gonna have rocker boards as their main park boards.
ive skiied my ep's in the park some and they really are awesome. i was hitting 40 footers and landing no problem, i even landed pretty far backseat a couple time and got out of it fine. they arent as good on landings as some stiff normal camber park ski, but for whats probably the softest ski there is, plus having rocker, they were doing amazing. and they were great for take offs and rails. oh and they pop just as well as any park skis ive had, other than maybe invaders, only hard part is that popping requires alot more movement since the tails arent touching.

something like a rockered anthem, elizabeth, kung fujas, or some other wider park ski would be my dream ski.

im suprised line being probably the most progressive ski company hasnt come out with a rockered park ski yet.


Dec 31 2008 3:45PM
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amo
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Moment Reno Rocker - 92 under foot, symmetrical, tip and tail rocker. Just found your dream ski for you.


Line has the Elizabeth, If they rockered that baby it would be soooo sick.

From Line's website: Eric spends most of his time pioneering tricks in the backcountry pow, so when he drops into the park he wants the same wide ski feel. Eric designed the Elizabeth’s geometry, sidecut, and flex to match our other park-specific skis, for playful park maneuverability, simply with a wider ski feel. If you like progressive fat skis and want that same feel for the park, than Elizabeth is for you.
Dec 31 2008 4:05PM
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XtRemE11
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isnt it stiff though? i really dont like stiff skis, the softer the better!!
Dec 31 2008 4:17PM
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MEGAZORD
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Snowboard rocker technology was first implemented in 1985.
Dec 31 2008 9:22PM
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FNJ
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ya jmos are sick
Dec 31 2008 10:25PM
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artfullydodged
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rockered park skis are going to progress afterbang beyond reason
Jan 1 2009 1:29PM
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Celone
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the moment reno rockers are, correct me if im wrong, the softest ski in moments line.  They are extremely lightweight and low swingweight, and they are really fun and soft.
Jan 2 2009 11:09AM
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Chrris
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there is already tons of rocker park/street snowboards
i can name like ten off the bat. for snowboards it's because it's easy to press and butter stuff but whats the point for skis?
Jan 2 2009 1:54PM
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XtRemE11
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to press and butter and stuff
Jan 5 2009 6:50PM
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mokeefe257
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true man its gonan be fuckin crazy hahah
Jan 5 2009 7:14PM
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amo
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yyyessssssssss
Jan 5 2009 9:05PM
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JuliusJ
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isn't lib tech's nas (narrow ass snowboards or just skis haha) skis have like what they call the "recurve" or something that is just rockered?
Jan 5 2009 9:18PM
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