K2 poacher or rossi slat

The main differences are contact and stiffness. The poacher is going to have less base/edge contact, but it's also a stiffer ski. The slat has full edge contact and no tip taper, so you feel the edge of the ski all the way out to the tips. It's also a little bit softer, more of a mid stiff flex. The slat has a longer sidecut 23 @ reference versus the 19 @ reference for the poacher. They are both heavy skis, so hopefully you aren't looking for a light weight ski.

I don't know which you would prefer, depends on your ski style. They both have their pros and cons. I like effective edge and longer sidecuts so I bought slats.

+1 for Slat

Poachers 100%. I've had both, my Slats blew up in 8 days of skiing, while I'm on my ~60ish day on my poachers with only a few edge cracks. The slats weren't even very fun to ski while they lasted imo not very stable and super soft for my liking. If you're heavier they will flex out super easily (my 200lb friend loops out all the time on them). Poachers are SUPER stable on jumps and rails and can even rip on the mountain. Plus they're bombproof as fuck. Go poachers! K2 kills it.

rballs_Poachers 100%. I've had both, my Slats blew up in 8 days of skiing, while I'm on my ~60ish day on my poachers with only a few edge cracks. The slats weren't even very fun to ski while they lasted imo not very stable and super soft for my liking. If you're heavier they will flex out super easily (my 200lb friend loops out all the time on them). Poachers are SUPER stable on jumps and rails and can even rip on the mountain. Plus they're bombproof as fuck. Go poachers! K2 kills it.

i am leaning toward the poachers and the only problem i have is the weight. I am not the heaviest guy (100 lbs). Will this effect my skiing for me.

Itsoskar2i am leaning toward the poachers and the only problem i have is the weight. I am not the heaviest guy (100 lbs). Will this effect my skiing for me.

kind of also depends on how good of a skier you are/ what size you're getting. I'm a pretty good skier, 5'10", 140lbs so I got the 177s. They're awesome for what I use them for- big flips and spins off big jumps, rails, and rippin and jibbin around the mountain going fast. If you're a beginner-low intermediate park skier learning new tricks or if you prefer doing butters and goin a little slower in the park and on the mountain, then you could go with the slats. Even so, there are much better, more durable alternatives to the slats that have the same kind of characteristics when you ski them, but do it better and won't blow up on you. Check Shreditor 102s, ON3P Kartel 98s, Armada ARV 96s etc.

Itsoskar2Need some advice. I ski 50/50 park and all mt in maine.

Don't go with the rossi slat's because rossi has plans to cancel the scratch line. (which isn't a bad thing because the de lam a ability on those things is super high)

Slats are the shit ive had mine for 2 or 3 seasons going strong they are too short for me now if you want to bu them from me cheap and find poachers on sale then you'd get the best of both worlds. Poachers are probably a little more of your traditional park ski, being stiff with a tighter radius, and that the slats are rockered but tbh they are fun af.

Ive skied on slats and they are super fun skis. havent used the poachers but I expect them to be more durable skis

what size r they