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Rossi sprayer had to ski them for a year because I couldn’t afford a nice pair of skis. I snapped one pair and the other one was delaming and had half the edge falling out. Not surprising since they were rossi
Surface Watch Life, stiff to the point that they felt dead and bad float for being an "all-mountain" ski. Also got a core shot under mysterious circumstances. Sold them before they had the chance to blow up on me.
Salomon QST 106. Legit one of the only skis I’ve had a bad day on. Bouncy in all the wrong places, and stuff where it doesn’t make sense. Thank god I was demoing, but really turned me off of anything Salomon makes that isn’t a boot.
WoFlowzRossi sprayer had to ski them for a year because I couldn’t afford a nice pair of skis. I snapped one pair and the other one was delaming and had half the edge falling out. Not surprising since they were rossi
not surprising since it's their shit tier kid's ski. Rossi's high end park skis (Scratch, scimitar, BO98) have always been good. BO98 is the first ski I've had to last a season with no edge cracks.
**This post was edited on Apr 6th 2021 at 4:14:08pm
Worst ski definitely the Rossi sin 7. Rode it for a year on rental bindings then got marker squires for them and holy shit they got worse. Did my First comp ever on them and popped a ski first turn tomahawking down the whole venue.
Slowbronot surprising since it's their shit tier kid's ski. Rossi's high end park skis (Scratch, scimitar, BO98) have always been good. BO98 is the first ski I've had to last a season with no edge cracks.
**This post was edited on Apr 6th 2021 at 4:14:08pm
Yeah I was just gonna say if you’re older than 12 you shouldn’t be on that ski, it’s a kid ski with a foam core of course it exploded. Don’t clown brands for making kids skis when you shouldn’t have been skiing them in the first place 😂
edit: spellcheck
**This post was edited on Apr 6th 2021 at 9:05:49pm
I love the perfect mixture of playfulness and charginess, but my Marksmen fell apart in like 15 days.
Aside from that I'm not a huge fan of the new 4FRNT Devastator, it's a cool ski, but it would be better if it was heavier imo. I'm excited to turn them into a Tele ski tho
volkl kink, fucking sucked in the park, sucked in the pow, skied like a 2x4 plus I fucked up and mounted them at recommended so they were hella back mounted, I was also like 12 so take that as you wish
When i was thirteen I had a pair of rocker 2 jrs. They so insanely heavy and the tips barely rose off the ground. I think I tore the edge of the tips like three times while i owned them
This response is going to date me...heavily....but the Rossignol Pow Air from back in the day was terrible. This was pre Scratch era for Rossignol and made with Evan Raps I believe. Only used them for a few days and sold them to a friend of mine.
Armada arv 86. For most not a bad ski but i just hated it it was way too skinny and had no weight which some people might like. I ride a magnus 90 and its not that much wider but it feels way more solid and controlled.
Rossi S3. Weird shape, way too soft at the tip and tail, but the flex ramped up really quickly. Somehow managed to be stupid damp but the shovels were so soft you couldn't charge anything, they'd just fold. Had them for a few seasons out east, skied them my first day out west, and stuck them in the basement, never to be rode again.
Volkl Revolt 104, skied at a demo with softish snow (1in probably). The ski felt so dead, unlike some other skis in the same genre (k2 reck, arv 96/106)
Gilson odyssey. I was laying trenches on some demo skis from a local company (Slant Skis) and I saw Gilson had a tent up. I decided to try them. They just felt squirrely and really not locked. I think it was probably due to their “Gilson Edge” thing on the base.
SendyMcSendyfaceRossi S3. Weird shape, way too soft at the tip and tail, but the flex ramped up really quickly. Somehow managed to be stupid damp but the shovels were so soft you couldn't charge anything, they'd just fold. Had them for a few seasons out east, skied them my first day out west, and stuck them in the basement, never to be rode again.
Damn I remember people loving the S3 back in the day. Interesting
For me it was definitely salomon threats. I snapped my k2 disorderly's mid season and it was the only pair I could afford. Man they were just dead. Oddly stiff for a foam core, and no real pop. only a half twin. Whatever though they got me through the season.
WoFlowzRossi sprayer had to ski them for a year because I couldn’t afford a nice pair of skis. I snapped one pair and the other one was delaming and had half the edge falling out. Not surprising since they were rossi
WoFlowzRossi sprayer had to ski them for a year because I couldn’t afford a nice pair of skis. I snapped one pair and the other one was delaming and had half the edge falling out. Not surprising since they were rossi
I dont fuckn believe this,
could everyones rossignols stop getting shot....
Line ruckus hands down. Now obviously im younger since ive rode them but still. They had a very strange flex pattern and pretty much just stiff stick with minimal rocker.
Honestly never really vibed with my Line Invaders, but that's probably on me for getting a 178cm symmetrical park ski and riding it in the trees and heavy wet coastal snow between park laps. Just wanted to be a cool park rat and it was fully the wrong ski for what I actually liked to ride.
Way too soft, short, narrow and symmetrical, and didn't really have a lot of snap. Followed those up with some OG 115 underfoot full-camber bacons and couldn't have been happier.
A tie between the Armada Tracer 108 and Salomon QST 106 for being the worst I’ve tried. They both had this constant micro chatter feeling that limited the speed of the ski far too much. I’m sure they float fine in pow but they are ass for charging being all mountain skis
bradwaltersThis response is going to date me...heavily....but the Rossignol Pow Air from back in the day was terrible. This was pre Scratch era for Rossignol and made with Evan Raps I believe. Only used them for a few days and sold them to a friend of mine.
i wanted those skis so badly when i was a kid but i feel like i always heard that they were heavy (and obviously were an old school shape that got left in the dust by Scratches etc etc). what did you dislike about them so much? just curious
SofaKingSicki wanted those skis so badly when i was a kid but i feel like i always heard that they were heavy (and obviously were an old school shape that got left in the dust by Scratches etc etc). what did you dislike about them so much? just curious
I think it was just the overall shape of them and me wanting a "real twin tip" at that time like something that Line was making. Mostly mental probably. I do remember feeling like I was just skiing normal skis instead of freestyle skis. The mount point was pretty far back and the point in the tip of the ski didnt help.
bradwaltersI think it was just the overall shape of them and me wanting a "real twin tip" at that time like something that Line was making. Mostly mental probably. I do remember feeling like I was just skiing normal skis instead of freestyle skis. The mount point was pretty far back and the point in the tip of the ski didnt help.
i hear ya, they were def a more old school ski with a twin tip added
I know this is gonna be a bad take but I fucking hate the shreditors
picked them up in a pinch and only heard good things but I hate them, there super heavy and way too damp as well as being soft in the wrong places. I was coming from a marksman which was super lively and popy but these just felt dead
I've never really had a twintip that I've "hated" (and thats saying a lot since I had multiple pairs of Afterbangs) but the ARV 86 and Rossi Slat were both pretty meh
edit: the fact that no ones mentioned afterbangs yet made me realize there are probably kids on this site that never had a homie with some and now I feel old. those skis were everywhere in the park like 5-6 years ago
**This post was edited on Jul 12th 2021 at 9:33:59pm
twinkle_toesAll Salomon skis I’ve ever ridden were complete trash
QST’s, Rocker 2s, lumens, stellas.
They’re just so heavy and stiff and boring as fuck. And not even stiff/heavy in a good way
I would recommend getting on the new QST 98 and 112 Blank if you can, I totally agree the the QDT is boring and one dimensional but the new 98 and 112 are a huge step forward. As for the Rocker2 I’d have to disagree solely where the 108 was concerned, I fucking loved that ski growing up.
SofaKingSickthis is nearly sacrilege on this site but i hate JJs. they're allergic to going straight and banging big turns
twinkle_toesinteresting take on the JJs lol
ill keep that in mind when i try out my ultralights next season 😅
Not sacrilege at all IMO. From when they dropped the JJ 2.0 (essentially after they altered the ski from Julien Regniers original design), it got way too soft and lost all torsional rigidity. It’s a shit ski now IMO.
The UL is real nice if you wanna tour fresh snow. Anything else and it will fold immediately. I toured on mine once on a 12” pow day and had some fun and then tried to use them on a variable day. Would’ve done just about anything to have my Jeff 108 under my feet at the top of the first (and only) run. It’s soft, it twists, and it’s light. Terrible combo for anything other than a true dedicated pow touring ski. If that’s all you’re gonna use it for @twinkle_toes then you’ll love it!
animatorNot sacrilege at all IMO. From when they dropped the JJ 2.0 (essentially after they altered the ski from Julien Regniers original design), it got way too soft and lost all torsional rigidity. It’s a shit ski now IMO.
The UL is real nice if you wanna tour fresh snow. Anything else and it will fold immediately. I toured on mine once on a 12” pow day and had some fun and then tried to use them on a variable day. Would’ve done just about anything to have my Jeff 108 under my feet at the top of the first (and only) run. It’s soft, it twists, and it’s light. Terrible combo for anything other than a true dedicated pow touring ski. If that’s all you’re gonna use it for @twinkle_toes then you’ll love it!
I have the ul and am expecting that too. Gonna use them only for dedicated pow touring lol.
I road the sierra skis which were an older version of those. Honestly I loved them because they were my first set of skis and I was so stoked on them I couldn't help but love them
KevskiHonestly never really vibed with my Line Invaders, but that's probably on me for getting a 178cm symmetrical park ski and riding it in the trees and heavy wet coastal snow between park laps. Just wanted to be a cool park rat and it was fully the wrong ski for what I actually liked to ride.
Way too soft, short, narrow and symmetrical, and didn't really have a lot of snap. Followed those up with some OG 115 underfoot full-camber bacons and couldn't have been happier.
Line Invaders were a great time in the park if you just wanted to jib around, but yeah sub-optimal outside for sure especially in heavy wet snow.
The only ski I have ever managed to bend permanently from doing butters
twinkle_toesAll Salomon skis I’ve ever ridden were complete trash
QST’s, Rocker 2s, lumens, stellas.
They’re just so heavy and stiff and boring as fuck. And not even stiff/heavy in a good way
I'll agree with you there. Before I was on twin tips I was on race skis. I tried these Salomons before I settled with Volkls and they were awful. Very skittish and felt just plain wierd.
BradFiAusNzCoCaI just gotta point out that no one in this entire thread has pointed out that it’s “rode” not “road” and actually, it should be “ridden”
