On piste twin recommendations

Are you planning on doing a lot of switch takeoffs and landings? If not, you might not need a true twin, and could get a ski that carves a bit better than a park ski.

Also, what skis have you used in the past? If you're coming from more directional skis, a near center-mounted ski might feel a bit odd.

All that said, if you've been on park skis / freestyle skis in the past, then most traditional-camber park skis will be good on firm snow (e.g., Atomic Punx, Salomon NFX, Fischer Nightstick). Heavier skis also tend to be a bit better on super firm stuff since they stay more planted / get bounced around less.

If you're coming from more directional skis and / or don't need to do big switch takeoffs and landings, here would be my recommendations:
- Fischer Ranger 94 FR (best for skiing switch)
- J Skis Masterblaster (best blend of playfulness and stability)
- Volkl Mantra M5 (best on piste precision)

i had a great time on my head supershapes that i demoed on the family trip out west last season.

actually though check out the surface blanks lineup, stiff, full camber super low swing weight. Liberty transfers have the shortest turn radius ive seen on a park ski in a hot minute but are a true twin. im on the helixes right now and they hold an edge really well but are 98 underfoot and have a pretty big radius. Line or J probably have the ski that youre looking for if you want to dig through their catalogs

We think our Alparka might be a good fit for you at 178cm (true tape pull length). Its a full symmetric 86mm underfoot, lightweight twin-tip ski with a stiff underfoot and a slightly rockered, softer nose & tail. Also with a decent amount of camber and a 19m turn radius it's pretty well suited to skiing on icy hardpack. You could also get a pair to Australia for ~816AUD. If you want them with bindings I'm sure we can sort something with you. Either buy them direct at faunaskis.com or drop us a message and we can sort you out.

**This post was edited on Jul 17th 2019 at 4:26:23am

xnickGTI'm looking to add a new set of skis to the set this year.

I'm currently living in Australia where he can get quite icy. I'm looking for a twin tip that performs well on piste and can perform tighter turns and hold an edge even on the iciest of runs. I was tempted to look at a set of directional skis but I enjoy skiing switch too much.

LOCATION - Australia
HEIGHT/AGE/WEIGHT - 180cm / 28 / 74kg - 165 pds
ABILITY LEVEL - Advanced
BUDGET - Flexible
WHAT KIND OF SKI DO YOU WANT - A lightweight twin that I can carve up the piste with.

(important stuff is in CAPS(!))

so, lets recap, to recommend a ski for YOU, I need to know:
LOCATION
HEIGHT/AGE/WEIGHT
ABILITY LEVEL
BUDGET
WHAT KIND OF SKI DO YOU WANT

I still ski the original Salomom NFX Lab. But I've skied the newer NFX and love that ski. It's full camber and pretty stiff so it's pretty darn stable. I mounted mine -2 just to offset a little and get a little more maneuverability and try and make a park ski a little less slarvy

Sr_HefeI still ski the original Salomom NFX Lab. But I've skied the newer NFX and love that ski. It's full camber and pretty stiff so it's pretty darn stable. I mounted mine -2 just to offset a little and get a little more maneuverability and try and make a park ski a little less slarvy

whats the difference between the nfx and the old one

jps2.0whats the difference between the nfx and the old one

Nothing really. The lab designation used to only be used for stuff that was under development or a like a first time product. When they elected to keep the ski in the lineup it became the NFX the very next year. Best stiff park ski I've ever used.

Surface park blanks?