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!
Line Opus vs Moment Night Train
Posts: 4678
-
Karma: 2,591
Heres the deal, I am looking in to getting some new pow skis and I have narrowed it down to these two. I am 5'7 and 130 pounds, ski the PNW and I like everything from steep big mountain lines and big cliffs to buttering and jibbing pillows in deep pow.
So which ski is going to be better overall for someone like me, keeping in mind Im going to be throwing tricks and landing switch on these. I have already tried out a pair of opus' and loved them and I am trying to get my hands on some Night trains to take those for a spin as well.
My main concerns with the night train is how well they perform on hardpack, how well they do in crud and heavy slop, and how playful/turny they are in deeper pow and trees.
Main concerns with opus is if it is really enough float for those deep days we get up here, which I am assuming for someone my size wont be too big of an issue now but I plan to keep these for a while. Also with the NT's, do the topsheets chip easy? And how is moments durability overall?
Thanks guys, hope the answers find their way in here.
Posts: 317
-
Karma: 423
Posts: 8881
-
Karma: 35,692
I love my night trains....they handle everything surprisingly well for a 123 waisted ski. They are super fun to play around on in the pow and are great with spinning and switch. The top sheet chips like any other ski I ever had did.
Posts: 4678
-
Karma: 2,591
Posts: 10636
-
Karma: 370
Night trains are fun, real versatile. The Opus is soft as fuck, prolly fun in deeeeep blower but other than that... I dunno.
Posts: 3102
-
Karma: 414
Opus are really soft, we had some heavy snow and really hate my opus. But whn the snow is light it's pretty sick.
Posts: 8881
-
Karma: 35,692
This....I can charge on my night trains.....but they are still soft enough to have fun on.
Posts: 4678
-
Karma: 2,591
Sounds like night train might be the way to go. Anymore input on the opus in heavier deep pow?
Posts: 8864
-
Karma: 31,612
i find my opus a bit soft out here in heavy PNW snow, especially when things get a bit more tracked up and gnarly
they are a super fun ski though
Posts: 3102
-
Karma: 414
If you are skiing heavy snow I wouldn't get them, they are too soft for heavy snow Imo.
Posts: 7791
-
Karma: 12,039
I have bibby's and they are killing it here in Whistler, super stable, tons of pop, and don't have a problem eating up mid day mashed potatoes. I'd go for NT's over Opus's for PNW, I looked at NT's but decided on the bibby because I wanted something more versatile with camber underfoot.
Posts: 4678
-
Karma: 2,591
Posts: 4678
-
Karma: 2,591
And one more question for those of you with the NT, how is the float in deeper pow at the recomended mount line? Im hearing of people having tip dive issues and wanting to mount the
further back. Opinions?
Posts: 8881
-
Karma: 35,692
I'm 511 and 145....I have the 178s so they are a little short, mounted at the recommended. They only time I had tip dive was the landing on a 15 ft cliff into pow.....if you sized up you should be fine.
Posts: 4678
-
Karma: 2,591
Thanks. Sounds like these fit the bill pretty well, Il try to get my hands on some
Posts: 194
-
Karma: 90
NIght Trains are actually really versatile. I ski them on all types of days and the can pretty much hook up on anything. They have great ability in crud, skied out pow and even groomers for such a fat fully rockered ski. The flex is awesome too. I never notice the softness unless I am trying to slash or butter but besides that they charge! On deep days they float nicely on top letting you manuver easily. I have not done any big spins in em but I am sure they could do the job. And about the top sheets, mine are doiing better than most. Nothing big just really minor chips.
Posts: 194
-
Karma: 90
NIght Trains are actually really versatile. I ski them on all types of days and the can pretty much hook up on anything. They have great ability in crud, skied out pow and even groomers for such a fat fully rockered ski. The flex is awesome too. I never notice the softness unless I am trying to slash or butter but besides that they charge! On deep days they float nicely on top letting you manuver easily. I have not done any big spins in em but I am sure they could do the job. And about the top sheets, mine are doing better than most. Nothing big just really minor chips.
All times are Eastern (-5)
