Replying to Your Personal Favorite Pow/Big Mtn Ski?
I've ridden a fuckton of skis and made some others that were fun to ride so I just wanted to ask NS what your favorite pow sticks are/were and why? I have an unhealthy obsession with buying fat skis but some of my favorites are dumb, overly big sticks that are too fun everywhere on the mtn so I'm looking for more terrible reasons to possibly expand my already too big quiver.
I'll start off:
For me its the Icelantic Gypsy/ Nomad 125 (Same ski, just had a name change). Its a pretty waisty ski but for its size, its mindbogglingly maneuverable. Plus its softer flex pattern makes it fun in deep powder as well as just normal soft groomers. Full rocker with a flatter underfoot gives it awesome pivot-ability but when you really lay down into a turn the edge engages super smoothly in some nice GS turns. Gonna buy the 190cm version one of these days as a fat cliff stomper but the 180cm is perfect as a pow/fatty daily. Rode it almost 70 days in the 16/17 season and have no regrets.
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