Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Good beginner park ski

profile picture
cos
Posts: 27 - Karma: 52
Looking to buy my first pair of park skis and needed some insight. I was thinking about the line honey badgers but have heard some bad things about them.
Mar 16 2019 12:49PM
1 0
profile picture
Phenomic
Posts: 39 - Karma: 104
Do you want a pure park ski? And what is your price point?
Mar 16 2019 12:51PM
0 0
profile picture
cos
Posts: 27 - Karma: 52
Yeah a pure park ski, I have a pair of older line prophets and price point is flexible, $300-500 but preferably cheaper
Mar 16 2019 1:05PM
1 0
profile picture
Phenomic
Posts: 39 - Karma: 104
chriscosgroveYeah a pure park ski, I have a pair of older line prophets and price point is flexible, $300-500 but preferably cheaper


Check out the a few skis from Line, the Chronic, Tom Wallisch pro and if you want a playful noodle ski then check out Blend.

Armada ARV 86 or 96 if you want something a bit wider. I know a lot of guys on here love ON3P but I don't have any experience with them or looked into their skis.

A lot of these skis are probably on sale too now, I managed to get a pair of ARV 96 pretty cheap on a clearance sale.
Mar 16 2019 1:33PM
0 1
profile picture
MoneyMakerMike
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 5,765
Line honey badgers are actually a great park ski for the price imo. I ski mostly rails and hit 35 foot jumps and have ridden them this whole season. I have no edge cracks and only a few topsheet chips. For 280 bucks at the end of the season, I'd say you can't really go wrong especially for a beginner. Another sidenote, I've skied knee deep pow with them and they performed pretty well actually
Mar 16 2019 1:36PM
3 0
profile picture
pointem
Posts: 22 - Karma: 26
surface park blanks
Mar 16 2019 11:24PM
1 0
profile picture
ReturnToMonkey
Posts: 6416 - Karma: 69,669
PhreeKandiLine honey badgers are actually a great park ski for the price imo. I ski mostly rails and hit 35 foot jumps and have ridden them this whole season. I have no edge cracks and only a few topsheet chips. For 280 bucks at the end of the season, I'd say you can't really go wrong especially for a beginner. Another sidenote, I've skied knee deep pow with them and they performed pretty well actually

How much did you like hitting bigger jumps with them?
Mar 16 2019 11:27PM
0 0
profile picture
Mcunniff63
Posts: 10 - Karma: 11
For a cheaper price point, I’ve heard good things about surface skis. But, if you want something that would last I would look into something more expensive like On3p or armada
Mar 17 2019 12:18AM
0 0
profile picture
MoneyMakerMike
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 5,765
ZiggyZagSkzzHow much did you like hitting bigger jumps with them?

I didn't notice anything negative really, they have super low swing weight and felt stable enough for sure on 35 foot jumps. This being said, I probably wouldn't hit anything above 60 with them.
Mar 17 2019 6:24AM
0 0
profile picture
Jibs.And.Bibs
Posts: 23 - Karma: 32
Yes, go with the honeybadgers, great quality 10/10 for the price and pretty durable.
Mar 17 2019 10:14AM
1 0
profile picture
freeskibum82
Posts: 6355 - Karma: 5,057
OP, check out the soul rider 84

ZiggyZagSkzzHow much did you like hitting bigger jumps with them?


I've hit the gulch jumps at carinthia on them, if you dont land backseat you are fine. That said, they are quite soft for a ski and i've since sold them.
Mar 18 2019 9:54AM
0 0
profile picture
HaydenB
Posts: 1072 - Karma: 8,138
ARV 86 are great, I really only hit rails and some small jumps, no edge cracks and no top sheet chips. Super playful ski with quite a bit of pop too
Mar 18 2019 10:54AM
0 0
profile picture
PsychicMigration
Posts: 2099 - Karma: 10,537
Honey Badgers a a great economical choice. Everyone that I know has owned a pair has liked them. There a cheap way to get into park skiing if you don't want to spend a lot.
Mar 18 2019 11:57AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)