Looking for a freeride ski

JakeBondyIm 5,9 140 lbs I ski whistler all year and looking for a fun playful ski that can charge and hit big lines, but the playful aspect is important cause i love to hit drops and surf in pow and ride a lot of trees and pillows i don't really do butters tho. i have arv 96s so i don't need a park skis. never skiied anything above 102 and i'm not looking for pow skis so nothing above 108

Thanks in advance, Jake

Sick Day 104, they're playful skis but should be more than stable enough at your height/weight.

Sego big horn 106 or the on3p kartel 108....faction Candide 3.0 maybe. 4frnt devastator.

I second the Sego Big Horn recommendation, I loved them so much after demoing one run I bought them.

Mt_Baker_ManI second the Sego Big Horn recommendation, I loved them so much after demoing one run I bought them.

The tater tot is where it's at

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sickskiThe tater tot is where it's at

Except they are symmetrical, so they suck. I guess that's just my professional opinion though.

Mt_Baker_ManExcept they are symmetrical, so they suck. I guess that's just my professional opinion though.

To me the tater tot felt kinda like the 4frnt YLE, even though it's symmetrical it still crushes everything

Kartel 108

sickskiTo me the tater tot felt kinda like the 4frnt YLE, even though it's symmetrical it still crushes everything

Yeah I have had fun on symmetrical skis, but if you ski them often enough they form bad habits in your skiing. In order to feel balanced on a symmetrical ski assuming its center mounted, your weight needs to be pretty far back to properly engage the sidecut, and if you are skiing pow, a center mounted ski is the worst thing you could possibly ride in any pow terrain because you HAVE to keep your weight back to get the ski to perform properly.

And since the BigHorn has a symmetrical rocker profile as well, but a directional sidecut you get something that jibs just as well, skis better, and doesn't screw up your skiing form. The only place a symmetrical and center mounted ski isn't a big disadvantage is in the park. There is a reason why skis like the Volkl Chopstick don't stick around, its cuz they suck. The Chopsticks were the absolute worst pow ski I have ever been on in my life.

So if anyone else reads this, and is debating getting the tater tot, I will make this as clear as possible. The Big Horn is better than the Tater tot in every situation EXCEPT MAYBE... in the air. And if you could actually notice the swing weight difference in the air, I would be really impressed.