Member of the Month

Biffbarf
February, 2025

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Vishnu wets

profile picture
PGSkiing
Posts: 8 - Karma: 17
Been Looking at getting a pair of Vishnu wets. Any got any opinions on them?
a year ago
5 4
profile picture
KilaTsunami
Posts: 3301 - Karma: 31,502
Top notch park noodle
a year ago
14 0
profile picture
PGSkiing
Posts: 8 - Karma: 17
I ski on surface royals right now. What would you say are some differences between them
a year ago
0 0
profile picture
0___
Posts: 3564 - Karma: 15,808
Ultra core. 189.
a year ago
6 4
profile picture
Rock_Inhabitant
Posts: 1424 - Karma: 15,030
Some people are not prepared for the noodleness. A dude I know skied on his new wets for a day and was not ready for the weird mechanics that come with a super flexy ski. He was used to stiff skis though, if you’re skiing on royales right now you shouldn’t be too shocked
a year ago
7 1
profile picture
PGSkiing
Posts: 8 - Karma: 17
Rock_InhabitantSome people are not prepared for the noodleness. A dude I know skied on his new wets for a day and was not ready for the weird mechanics that come with a super flexy ski. He was used to stiff skis though, if you’re skiing on royales right now you shouldn’t be too shocked


Yeah I like skiing soft skis because I do a lot of fun butters and butters onto rails so that shouldn’t be a problem
a year ago
0 2
profile picture
isaacwrong
Posts: 2398 - Karma: 19,038
idk i found the royale to probably be more similar to the keys..wets are a literal noodle..you could be like 80lbs and butter np
a year ago
3 0
profile picture
PGSkiing
Posts: 8 - Karma: 17
isaacwrongidk i found the royale to probably be more similar to the keys..wets are a literal noodle..you could be like 80lbs and butter np


Alr I’m like 165 so butters will not be a problem. Ima pick up a pair soon
a year ago
0 3
profile picture
Sighman_Fisher
Posts: 78 - Karma: 372
PGSkiingI ski on surface royals right now. What would you say are some differences between them


i went from 172 royals to 183 wets and main thing is wets are skinny as hell. also i find wets to be a lil sketch on gnarlier rails cuz of the noodlyness. but on the other side they feel super precise when doing swaps and 5050s. so depends on how you ski and what rails you like to hit
a year ago
0 2
profile picture
0___
Posts: 3564 - Karma: 15,808
PGSkiingAlr I’m like 165 so butters will not be a problem. Ima pick up a pair soon


Be prepared to break them instantly. I'm 170 and can butter sender free 110's. Thats a pretty beefy ski. Not ultra stiff but no noodle either. If you have good technique you should be able to butter anything.
a year ago
1 3
profile picture
PGSkiing
Posts: 8 - Karma: 17
BallClapperBe prepared to break them instantly. I'm 170 and can butter sender free 110's. Thats a pretty beefy ski. Not ultra stiff but no noodle either. If you have good technique you should be able to butter anything.


Yeah I have no problem buttering my royals
a year ago
0 0
profile picture
0___
Posts: 3564 - Karma: 15,808
PGSkiingYeah I have no problem buttering my royals


Then why do you want a softer ski that will suck at everything but jibbing.
a year ago
1 1
profile picture
PGSkiing
Posts: 8 - Karma: 17
BallClapperThen why do you want a softer ski that will suck at everything but jibbing.


Because I still have my royals for everything else. I just want a pair of used Vishnus to fuck around with and street ski on. I’ll use my royals for everything else bc I ski big mountains with them and have no issue all mountain skiing them
a year ago
1 0
profile picture
0___
Posts: 3564 - Karma: 15,808
PGSkiingBecause I still have my royals for everything else. I just want a pair of used Vishnus to fuck around with and street ski on. I’ll use my royals for everything else bc I ski big mountains with them and have no issue all mountain skiing them

That makes more sense.
a year ago
1 1
profile picture
Annoyingposer
Posts: 26 - Karma: -14
Rock_InhabitantSome people are not prepared for the noodleness. A dude I know skied on his new wets for a day and was not ready for the weird mechanics that come with a super flexy ski. He was used to stiff skis though, if you’re skiing on royales right now you shouldn’t be too shocked


R they somewhat passable on jumps?
4 months ago
0 1
profile picture
0___
Posts: 3564 - Karma: 15,808
You have to be perfectly centered at all times. They work but wouldn't recommend if you do jumps a lot.
AnnoyingposerR they somewhat passable on jumps?
4 months ago
2 1
profile picture
Annoyingposer
Posts: 26 - Karma: -14
BallClapperYou have to be perfectly centered at all times. They work but wouldn't recommend if you do jumps a lot.


I only do backflips now, trying to learn cork 7s this year. Prefer rails tho
4 months ago
0 1
profile picture
Annoyingposer
Posts: 26 - Karma: -14
KilaTsunamiTop notch park noodle

How is the flex compared to other skis?
4 months ago
0 1
profile picture
0___
Posts: 3564 - Karma: 15,808
Softest ski on the market. Though the blend is very similar.
AnnoyingposerHow is the flex compared to other skis?

Just hand flexing the blend is softer but I haven't skied either so I'll take other peoples word for it.
4 months ago
1 1
profile picture
KilaTsunami
Posts: 3301 - Karma: 31,502
AnnoyingposerHow is the flex compared to other skis?


Insanely soft ski. It can bend totally in half. It’s a great rail/jib/fuck around ski. I think the only thing in its catagory would be the line blend. I’d chose wet over blend 10/10 times.
4 months ago
3 0
profile picture
X_MEMESWERVE_XX
Posts: 3881 - Karma: 32,614
really good for powder
4 months ago
2 0
profile picture
jimbobs
Posts: 402 - Karma: 4,065
X_MEMESWERVE_XXreally good for powder


GUYS i have URGENT WARNING skinny fuckin bANANA ASS street ass rail ass ski DOES ski good in HELLA POWDER i know THIS is SHOCKING INFORMATION to you
4 months ago
3 0
profile picture
fdWEARer
Posts: 307 - Karma: 359
BallClapperSoftest ski on the market. Though the blend is very similar.

Just hand flexing the blend is softer but I haven't skied either so I'll take other peoples word for it.


Op of this thread, do you have the new royales?

the old ones that I have are much much much 10x softer than wets. the new design took away rocker, and added more camber plus stiffened them up a bit

I tried a pair of wets when I weighed around 130, and had more flex on my royales when I weighed 100lbs, and the wets were small on me, so I should have had more leverage to flex them even more.

I would say the roalyes were definitely the softest ski I have tried, I would ask surface to make them again, but they would explode and break instantly, every weekend a new repair was needed on my pair, lol
4 months ago
0 2
All times are Eastern (-4); Currently it's 4:26AM