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eheathYeah i had ARV 106s in like 2015 that were noodles, theyve made them quite stiff now, id definitely go for the 188s for your height/weight.
I skied my ARVs in basically all conditions, never hit rails though to keep the edges fresh.
C.R.E.A.MWhat ski are you guys doing this on. I have the Reckoner 112s and I am finding that they are a little soft for resort pow days.
MastePoleWhackerI’m 6’8” 260
MastePoleWhackerI’ve got some armada JJs which do pretty good. I know they’re known as a softer ski, but in recent years they’ve made them stiffer underfoot. I’m 6’8” 260 and even at my size they let me charge chop pretty fast. It sounds like the same applies for a lot of the ARVs
**This post was edited on Apr 19th 2023 at 2:40:20pm
MastePoleWhackerI’ve got some armada JJs which do pretty good. I know they’re known as a softer ski, but in recent years they’ve made them stiffer underfoot. I’m 6’8” 260 and even at my size they let me charge chop pretty fast. It sounds like the same applies for a lot of the ARVs
**This post was edited on Apr 19th 2023 at 2:40:20pm
eheathholy shit man you should be playing football or basketball
C.R.E.A.MDamn thats sick, I almost got a used pair from the demo shop at Mammoth but the guys talked me out of it, we get such dense snow in Mammoth even if you're skiing pow it's not like the blower pow you get in Idaho/Utah/Colorado and I only find myself needing something that big when I travel. I'll keep my Reckoner 112's they are great for soft soft or deep deep but they deflect pretty bad in the chop I can feel em wanting to fold in on themselves.
tutipupsyou couldnt survive in the midwest or out east
bennwithtwonsinteresting take. i do the opposite. since the snow in the sierras is more dense, i want the biggest ski possible to stay on top, since dropping down underneath means you're more likely to get stuck (vs lighter pow, which you can ski through). i'm 5'6" and use 194 genomes (141mm underfoot) for the biggest days so i don't submarine and get stuffed.
C.R.E.A.MWhat ski are you guys doing this on. I have the Reckoner 112s and I am finding that they are a little soft for resort pow days.
ThatKookReal talk on the gondola though... this is where its f'd up. They want to charge $40ish per ride, itll be about 45 minutes to the resorts (its a 10 minute drive without traffic... even with once your in the canyon its maybe 25). The gondola will be closed anytime the canyon road is closed, they dont intent do add any additonal public transportation to the gondola, so now we all get to race for parking at the gondola lot...
Alta was so sick this year, with the reserved parking I could roll up mid day on a weekend and always get a spot. Sometimes took a bit to get past the birds traffic. IMO the real solution is just eliminate hwy parking and force the bird to go full reserved parking like alta where its free for pass holders and you can reserve a week in advance.
C.R.E.A.MWhat ski are you guys doing this on. I have the Reckoner 112s and I am finding that they are a little soft for resort pow days.
ThatKookThe gondola will be closed anytime the canyon road is closed
SofaKingSickwait huh? why?
C.R.E.A.MWhat ski are you guys doing this on. I have the Reckoner 112s and I am finding that they are a little soft for resort pow days.
crimeenthusiastcant be shooting big big guns into the mountain side causing big big avalanches with lots and lots of people in between the gun and the mountain and between the start and end of the slide path.
driftsBlackops 118s. So fun in the chop, that ski has changed my life I will always have a pair.
SofaKingSicklol that makes sense thanks. tho it would be dope to watch avy bombing from the sky as you cruise up
ThatKookI think many of us arent entirely opposed to a good solution. This ones just half asses and is all about the profit. It seems that most pro gondola people just havent read into it enough to realize it’s a shell of what you'd hope it would be.
Also, one of the glory's of the cottonwoods right now is that there is limited parking. Even over the holidays the lines are bad, but not unbearable like we see online. Its gunna blow when there is easy access to the hill, the crowds will be terrible.
mikemSnowbird bought the expected parking expansion and proposed gondola base, probably with the intent to sell it back to the state. They like money and maybe a little skiing.
