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Best park rocker?

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sickynicky
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So i need to get a new ski and i want a park rocker, what's supposed to be the best one? Need more opinions then alpha 2's
Jan 27 2010 6:52PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
moment reno rocker, surface nine life, k2 kung fujas...k2 is coming out with a bunch next year as well as some other companies...

and the alpha 1...
Jan 27 2010 7:05PM
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El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,354
dont know about the best but you gotta throw the s3 in there as well
Jan 27 2010 7:11PM
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sickynicky
Posts: 26 - Karma: 10
does anyone have any gripes with alpha 2s?
Jan 27 2010 7:19PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
bump, i'd like to know too.
Jan 27 2010 7:39PM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,883
not rockered...

I'd say either the Alpha 1 or the S3. The Alpha 2 is also good, but the Alpha 1 is lighter and faster so I'd say its got the edge.
Jan 27 2010 7:50PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
sorry, it has early rise. i apoligize to the OP if i mislead you
Jan 27 2010 7:53PM
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Twig
Posts: 6407 - Karma: 60,032
In my opinion I'd avoid s3s as a park ski. Didn't enjoy them for jibbing much myself. Does ok in the pow, does ok in the park but nothing special. I found them a fairly heavy ski, not that poppy, kind of damp feeling.
For Park i'd go Alpha 1 or Reno Rocker. Reno Rocker being my preference.
Jan 27 2010 8:02PM
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Backyard.Skier
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id take a good look into Armada Alpha 1, its rockered and is a good alround park ski.
Jan 27 2010 8:02PM
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fragglemuffin
Posts: 3312 - Karma: 444
moment rockers.
Jan 27 2010 8:05PM
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snowvalleylol
Posts: 62 - Karma: 10
just wait till next year and buy k2 all of them are rocker
Jan 27 2010 8:09PM
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sickynicky
Posts: 26 - Karma: 10
i would wait till next year but my park skis just broke, and im scared to get alpha 1's 'cause they have a race base that isnt that durable
Jan 27 2010 8:51PM
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Chaka
Posts: 424 - Karma: 79
Alpha 1s are most fun park ski I have ever skied (they were my brothers so I didn't own them) and the race base is really just as durable/ if not more durable than any base out there if you wax it on a regular basis and keep it in good condition. If you take care of your ski your ski will take care of you.
Jan 27 2010 8:57PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
so if i hit a rock, will the race base take the same/ less damage as it would if i hit it will the alpha 2 "durable" base?
Jan 27 2010 9:07PM
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Balto
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rase base is faster, not stronger
Jan 27 2010 9:08PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
thank you. thats what i thought, but theres always some few people that say it is stronger and makes me second guess...
Jan 27 2010 9:13PM
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bibs_skibum
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 449
if you take care of your race base it is harder than another base.
Jan 27 2010 9:17PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
dammit! see what im saying here, theres two completely different views. and i wax my skis every 2 times i ski
Jan 27 2010 9:21PM
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Chaka
Posts: 424 - Karma: 79
If you hit a rock with any base its going to take damage... I should have reworded my early post better: Alpha 2s probably wont dry out and get slow as fast as the Alpha 1 would (I was talking in terms of speed of the base not wether you can smash it on rocks), but if you take care of the Alpha 1 your base will preform better/ for longer... If you hit a rock with them its probably going to fuck any base up... Simple solution is to not hit rocks...
Jan 27 2010 9:21PM
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natty.
Posts: 857 - Karma: 34
im pretty sure im gonna get reno rockers for next year but im also waiting for next years rockered skis to come out. and im demoing some S3s this weekend!! anybody feel free to pm me if you have any questions about how they ski, weight, etc.
Jan 27 2010 9:26PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
i was just saying in terms of durability. and im going to face the fact that im going to hitting some rocks/log by accident every now and then when i ski
Jan 27 2010 9:27PM
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Jamestown
Posts: 4002 - Karma: 51
Moment Reno Rocker
Jan 27 2010 9:42PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
false. its also harder if you keep it saturated.
Jan 27 2010 9:42PM
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Hamster.
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ive never waxed my skis lol
Jan 27 2010 10:02PM
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clive_bixby
Posts: 1834 - Karma: 499
lazy
Jan 27 2010 10:17PM
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Hamster.
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nothing bads happened yet hahaha ive been wearing them down handrails and boxs for a year now haha
Jan 28 2010 6:04PM
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mak
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depends I guess, but I love my Reno Rockers
Jan 28 2010 6:07PM
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iFail
Posts: 2066 - Karma: 65
Nine Lifes have rockered tips and tails and and camber in the middle...Just like Alphas and Fujas and I think S3s.  NLs rocker is small, sort of like Fujas.
Jan 28 2010 6:32PM
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WTFunk
Posts: 84 - Karma: 15
these [IMG]sierrasnowboard.com/assets/products/148840/standard/MomentRenoRocker.jpg[/IMG]
Jan 28 2010 6:35PM
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WTFunk
Posts: 84 - Karma: 15
fail ^  
Jan 28 2010 6:38PM
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deathcookie
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Does anybody know how the alpha 1s are in powder?
Jan 28 2010 7:09PM
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bibs_skibum
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 449
really really bad im assuming
Jan 28 2010 7:25PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
well, they do have a little bit of early rise. assuming they werent mounted dead center, they wouldnt be awful. but if you want pow performance, you want the kung fujas. period.
Jan 28 2010 8:18PM
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Caleb.E
Posts: 3556 - Karma: 1,015
i woukld go with k2s , there light and there park skis are built for perfection and they all have rocker (the next years do) the olnly probl with them ull get a ton of lil niks on top sheet but it would stop perfromance !
Jan 28 2010 10:42PM
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PhuzzyWuzzy
Posts: 358 - Karma: 82
Yes, this is correct. 

Remember that wax doesn't just make your skis faster, it also protects your bases and makes skiing easier. 
Jan 28 2010 10:45PM
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factory81
Posts: 3967 - Karma: 63
no one has mentioned that tail rocker is not desired in a park ski usually so consider that when choosing.


Jan 28 2010 11:02PM
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Scrambles
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is it possible to carve the reno rockers?
Jan 28 2010 11:09PM
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Scrambles
Posts: 2270 - Karma: 63
and wouldnt ollieing be a bitch
Jan 28 2010 11:32PM
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Ftacnik
Posts: 1997 - Karma: 111
My threads... Thinking of either getting the reno rockers or the armada alpha 1's next year. I want a full semetrical ski so im assuming the rockers will be better for me
Jan 29 2010 1:24AM
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bibs_skibum
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 449
carving reno rockers isnt that bad, they hold an edge before you dull the edges too bad. Also you listed in your earlier post that they might not be as poppy as a cambered ski. I think they have just the same amount of ollie power as a pipe cleaner. I rode pipe cleaners in park all of last year and reno rockers all of this year in park so far.
Jan 29 2010 1:51AM
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Z_rob
Posts: 3076 - Karma: 152
my friend has them. sadly i dont really know much about them but i know he really likes his
Jan 29 2010 2:41AM
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sickynicky
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i got alpha 2's with fks 140
Feb 2 2010 7:38PM
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