Mogul ski design

Idk about stiffness, there's some mogul skis that have purposefully cracked edges so they're as soft as possible. Sidecut matters less when you're not carving turns, and a straighter profile can be less 'hooky' in variable terrain.

I've never skied a dedicated bump ski but I've been thinking about copping a pair recently. I see all the team summit kids rip around and wonder how much easier bumps would be with a narrower soft ski that comes up to my chin and is super light

The twisters are close to a comp mogul ski; The camber can help get your tip on the snow sooner, and being skinny and fairly straight sidecut makes life easier trying to steer both skis through a narrow icy mogul line. Softish tips and stiffish tails help. I haven't had mine out in more than a season; maybe it's time to get 'em ready :). The advantages of a mogul ski are magnified on big prepared mogul lines (where everyone is on skinny skis, and making skinny lines) IMO; on typical resort moguls, I'd say a good all mountain mogul ski would be better for most people. I should be skiing mine more often; I do think they are good for building technique... but I haven't skied them much mostly because they are a frustrating and demanding ski for me when not in big moguls.

At momentum camps, many of the mogul coaches were using id1 skis; I think they're less forgiving than the twisters, but a more appropriate comp ski. http://www.idoneusa.com/Mogul-Ski-MR-G1-Blue-p/mrg1.htm

A little while ago we were talking to Jean-Luc Brassard about how to find moguls skis in our database at Sooth Ski. We told him we thought we should look for short, straight and soft skis. He told us that he preferred skis that were soft in torsion but stiff in bending when he was competing. That allowed him to avoid catching an edge (low torsional stiffness and little sidecut), but also use his skis as a trampoline in between moguls so that he would be propelled forward.

I don't think most people who ski moguls are looking for that trampoline effect. I think most are looking for a soft bending skis that will allow them to manage their speed more easily.

You can look at the K2 244 in our database. It is a dedicated mogul ski (but not sure if it is used in competition). It is pretty much the softest ski (both in bending and torsion) that you can get in that length/width. It also has a very long sidecut radius, and tip/tail are also tapered to be less catchy.

It has a decent amount of camber, but that could be so that it remains somewhat stable when flat on the snow given how soft it is in bending.

shedddAt momentum camps, many of the mogul coaches were using id1 skis; I think they're less forgiving than the twisters, but a more appropriate comp ski. http://www.idoneusa.com/Mogul-Ski-MR-G1-Blue-p/mrg1.htm

Yeah this is like the only ski brand you see at mogul comps which I find kinda funny because they don't really sell to any other demographic or style of skiing. I rock with it tho

It seems like pro skiers choose something a little different than everyone else for both moguls and park. In both cases shorter narrower and stiffer for smilar reasons, weight reduction while retaining pop and landability of airs.

They don't care much about float or carvability, because piddling around the hill isn't required.

Sounds like mogul skiers go even narrower and shorter to fit into the troughs....

So for the rest of us, short snd narrow as we can stand, and maybe use a little rocker to prevent hangups. Flex is a tough one, stiffer and we can use the tips to show down like pros, softer easier to fit into the troughs.

sarcIt seems like pro skiers choose something a little different than everyone else for both moguls and park. In both cases shorter narrower and stiffer for smilar reasons, weight reduction while retaining pop and landability of airs.

They don't care much about float or carvability, because piddling around the hill isn't required.

Sounds like mogul skiers go even narrower and shorter to fit into the troughs....

So for the rest of us, short snd narrow as we can stand, and maybe use a little rocker to prevent hangups. Flex is a tough one, stiffer and we can use the tips to show down like pros, softer easier to fit into the troughs.

Ah so basically we need rocker on our skis in moguls because we're riding 185s. They don't because their skis end where our effective edge ends, also they're steering the tip of the ski around the mogul