Replying to First pow ski.. AK JJ, JJ, Bent Chetler?
TOO MANY OPTIONS!
I am lost in a world of unknown..
I am going to school in Montana for the first year after skiing in Maine for the first half of my life. I have never needed a powder ski.. and thus have been skiing a pair of Armada El Reys from 2010 that I outgrew as they are only around 172 or whatever that length was.
Thusly, I need to buy a powder setup now that i will be skiing bridger bowl and hopefully a lot of deep snow.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
- 6' 1.5"
- 161 lbs
- East coast (Sugarloaf) background
- Prefer trees over charging big lines
- Skied park all last year and like the idea of a playful ski
- On a little bit of a budget
- I fucking love my old Armadas
So the trouble is,I was pretty much set on the Armada JJ as my ski. I liked the idea that it was a powder ski with all mountain capability for most of the season, and I could break out the old el reys if i needed a beater ski. That being said, I am now wondering if the 185 length will be long enough for me, as I have been told they run short and ski short.
My concern with the AK jj is the added stiffness, and the 195 length could make the ski less playful in the trees and on the booters, and more focused on pointing the tips.
Another possible option could be the Bent Chetlers in 192 or really any other ski people feel strongly about and can convince me are better than JJs.
PLEASE HELP, I NEED SKIS!
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