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NYbudCan someone tell me what might happen if an east skier rides 120s at the smaller mountains of NY. I kinda need to know
WoFlowzDude are you the kid at hv with bc 120s
Ehhh what ever you’ll be fine I ski 108s underfoot as my daily driver/park ski at hv
**This post was edited on Dec 17th 2020 at 10:29:59pm
FranklinfreeskiNothing will “happen”. If those are the skis you have than go shred, it might be a little unnecessary but something will “happen” if you worry about your skis more than getting on the mountain by any means necessary. Good luck.
NYbudNah I’m at Bristol
anders_a120 or 120s with tech bindings?
FruitBootProNo but fr, this is my two cents: if you are skiing mostly hardpack/not fresh snow then there is little point to get a ski wider than about 112, ESPECIALLY if it's twin tip (because fatter skis generally tend to be made for a non-center mount). People generally tend to like up to that width or so on hardpack (although I have skied 116 underfoot skis that ripped on hardpack), but if you go any wider you really aren't gaining any hardpack performance. Honestly idek why you would go over 110 on piste with a traditionally shaped ski (some innovative designs make 110+ wide skis work well on hardpack). Also wide skis are EXPENSIVE and you don't want to pay more money for the experience you could have gotten out of a cheaper ski.
Also I considered such a wide ski because I actually do go out West for a few days every year and don't wanna be fucked in pow. Also this ski is a big exception to general properties of many wide skis lol
anders_alol I thought we were dissing the guys riding 120s without snow, my bad!
but if you have a 120, ski it! skiiing 120 is better than not skiiing, but skiing 120mm on ice and such, leaves something to be desired, but so does a detuned park ski ;)
corvus is a big mountain ski for going fast on huge mountain faces, so... rad dad? or... black crows 50s dentist ski style ski, either way is ok I guess.
270on420outWide skis are hard on the knees if you’re hitting jumps often.
anders_aTell dad hes rad, but also say you need some 90-105 skis
Having bad knees sucks bigtime later in life.. a LOT of us here knows....
NYbudOk... I’m kinda a park rider and I do a lot of the big jumps and i also do the side jumps on trails that send you to flat. I could probably find a way to get used to it
CrunnchyVanManOh you'll be perfect, are they full rocker? I live in WI and daily 121 Surface Balances, I couldnt be happier with them, they carve and handle super nice. and its cool to just have 1 ski that sets you up for anything. the one drawback is you do lose a bit of agility in the park
FruitBootProIf you are spending a lot of full days lapping the park, don't get 120.
CrunnchyVanManagreed, especially if they're full rocker
FruitBootPromy main reasoning for this is really just bc no 120 underfoot ski is designed to be center mounted. Also like I said they're expensive so why would you pay like 800 for skis whose edges are gonna be destroyed in a few weeks when you coulda just gotten park skis for less
NYbudCan someone tell me what might happen if an east skier rides 120s at the smaller mountains of NY. I kinda need to know
NYbudThey are the majesty lumberjack-120 waist 150+ in the nose
they were on a super good deal online $250
my dad (in his 50s) is on the black crow Corvus and talked me into getting a wider ski
so I started looking and did some research. They are supposed to be pretty soft and reviews say they only hurt the people’s knees. And I don’t see hurting ankles because I crank my boots down pretty tight.
do you have anything else to throw in that could be bad with the ski or with the conditions?
SuspiciousFishIt looks like they at least have some camber so you can put an edge. If they were full rocker you would basically be screwed. I would not use them for park but not a bad ski to mess around the mountain on. I used to rock my 118 waist 4FRNT CRJs up at Snowbird in any condition that was not hardpack ice and had a blast. Camber/Freeride rocker skies are surprisingly nimble for their size if done right.
anders_aI think @hot.pocket nailed it when he said this site at times has whats good for skiiing what, to... a lot of weird choices.
