Rocker skis or Camber skis??

Cam/rock
Playfullness of Rocker
Pop of Camber

I basically can't ride a pair of cambered skis for shit anymore. So Rocker for sure, just so simple and straightforward for the park, and for obvious reasons for the pow.

camber for pipe and rocker for everything else

I did have a pair of fuller cambed park skis. Then I bought my atomic blogs with 20%rock, 60%cam, 20% rock and I shred park super hard on them. They are super fun for being 110 under foot.

Rocker is the way to go

Mustache rocker ftw, rocker tip and tail, camber underfoot, so poppy and playful

what rockered did you have and why did you not like them ?

I've personally had a lot of cambered skis (I'm old), a few different reverse camber skis and some in-betweeners. Here are my thoughts:

Camber: When it gets hard and especially icy full camber is unmatched, duh. But I personally believe a cambered ski with the right flex and width can be just as or arguably more versatile than a lot of dual cambered skis. Unfortunately rocker is very easy to market so I think the era of the cambered mid-fat ski (ARV, Made'n AK, Scratch BC) is over.

Early Rise: This label gets thrown around a lot, but to me it refers to that minimal bit of rise you see in the tip and tail of the Line Chronic and Scott TW Pro. Back in the day I put a bit of early rise in my Salomon Thrusters and noticed a significant difference in chopped up spring slush. It made it a lot easier plow over shitty snow and didn't noticeably detract from being able to hold an edge. For park I think early rise is the way to go for most people unless you ride a ton of pipe or just hard snow.

Dual Camber, a.k.a Rocker/Camber: I've tried a few different skis with this design and they can all be summed up with one statement; jack of all trades, master of none. They all have too little camber to really be fun on a groomer, which makes a patch of camber underfoot basically redundant to my needs. I've always felt that these skis in the 120mm waist range would be so much better without the camber all-together as flat skis with rocker or straight up reverse camber

Rocker: Rockered skis (flat underfoot) are silly fun, I like them best for buttering around the mountain and finding hits and tranny finds on the days between storms when there is pow but you're going to see a lot of tracked out snow. I like this design when I'm feeling lazy, loose, and jibby.

Reverse Camber: I'm a big believer in reverse camber over and other profile when it comes to skiing +80% untracked snow. You can slarve and surf a bit better than rockered skis and you're just on a whole other level compared to dual-camber designs. Also, everyone seems to thing that reverse camber equates a scary lack of control on groomers, which simply isn't the case; brands like 4frnt and Volkl have been shaping there reverse camber and sidecut profiles together so you still have the edge grip when you need it. In fact the very manageable Rossignol Scimitar uses a very mellow reverse camber profile and plenty of people rave about it in the park and on groomers.

I've only really ridden rockered park skis but I love them

Filthy Rich's all the way

Camber yo fuck wash outs

k2 domains with no camber for the win, so playful in the park and for screwing around on but can still hold its own on the groomers

Rocker is the funnest everywhere. I have moment ghost chants and they are the funnest ever on the groomers. They are so much more fun than my anthems. They just aren't quite the best on rails.

%100 rockered all the way

Rocker in the park. Rocker in the BC.

Camber any day but pow!

OP though, make sure you try both don't listen to other people cause it's a huge preference thing.

Mustache Rocker...best of both worlds.

Fuck you are all dumb.



It's a B.

you want it somewhere in between

Master or none

ROCKER

This puts it together quite well.

I love the cambered skis for harder pack/east coast conditions. I found it has better pop and more energy and traction.

I have 2013 rossi super 7 that has 50% reverse camber and it is super heavy, but floats well. I cant do any spins or tricks, but they handle well in the deepest pow.

I dont like full rocker skis. There is no energy in the turns.

not a fan of the rocker in the park. I had the k2 domain and the playfulness of the rocker compromised stability on jumps. Rocker serves its purpose but its not for everyone.

I rode my friends moments, im not sure the model, but i didnt like them very much. Maybe it was just the ski, and maybe i should test out different ones, but im still pretty much a real fan of camber.

For me, full reverse camber (rocker just being for tips) has big issues for stomping-flat but can be playful. It only works on groomers well if you have adapted your technique, (as I think I have) and there's an optimal speed range where it works best. In powder it's superb. I'm thinking about a range of skis that take these facts into account.

K2 DOMAINS .... shred so hard! love that shit