Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Help me choose a new ski plz

profile picture
*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19
So I've been lookin for a month or two for a new ski.. but can't decide.. I need your opinions NS.

So far, I'm used to ride some Line Anthems. I ski 90% park (ice coast). I want a soft, buttery ski.

I'm itred of a 120 tip, tail and a 93 underfoot.. maybe something less large but I'm open to any consideration.

I'm 5'6 165lbs.

And if you can tell why to choose these skis.. not only name a ski cause you like the top sheet or whatever.

So my choice are :

Line Elizabeth
Rossignol S4
Volkl Wall
Salomon Dumont
Scott Punisher
Lib Tech NAS Jib Recurve

Thanks you for the future answer !
Nov 29 2010 7:13AM
0 0
profile picture
YourBoyBlue
Posts: 213 - Karma: 10
Atomic Punx are more buttery than any of the skis on your list, you should consider those. S4s are solid too, but are a little bit stiffer - and I've never ridden Lizzies, but I've only ever heard good things about them. The K2 Press is also supposed to be really buttery (as the name suggests), it all depends on sidecut and rocker preferences from here :)
Nov 29 2010 7:40AM
0 0
profile picture
*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19
Price is also a factor that reduce my choice.. I want a normal camber ski and I know that lizzies are wider than my anthems but I'm considering them too cause I've heard they're so much fun on the mountain.
Nov 29 2010 7:43AM
0 0
profile picture
egg.
Posts: 3231 - Karma: 3,477
do not get salomon dumonts if you want a soft buttery ski. those a pipe skis there like flat pieces of wood with some graphics on top.
Nov 29 2010 8:40AM
0 0
profile picture
BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,885
The softest ski on that list (other than the Lizzie) is the Wall, and out of those on that list, I'd go with them, I had the older ones (the really stiff ones) and they were a lot of fun, and I was still able to butter them so the softer ones should be easier to butter and more fun than any other ski on that list (except the Lizzies, they're really incomparable). Plus, the Wall is really durable and it's symmetrical which is good for us east coast park skiers.
Nov 29 2010 9:24AM
0 0
profile picture
Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
Look into atomic Punx. retail around 499 so affordable and an awesome soft park ski. True twin so they kill it in the park regular and switch and you will still be able to work them outside the park with the center mount.
Nov 29 2010 9:33AM
0 0
profile picture
*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19
How do you describe last year lizzies ?? Softner than every other ski in my list ?? But I'm worried about buying them cause they're a bit too wide for an east coast rider ! So should I go with the wall or the punx ?!
Nov 29 2010 10:29AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)