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How many pairs of skis should I have?

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Ethan99
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I ski park and all mtn and right now I have Salomon qsts and J ski allplays. I really like both pairs of skis but Im starting to like the allplays more. So when its time for new skis I don't know if I should stick with a pair of park skis and all mtn skis or just get one pair of skis.
Jan 12 2025 11:24AM
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BallClapper
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Having more than one is nice. Can use for different conditions or styles of riding you plan on doing any given day, also a backup if you break one.
Jan 12 2025 12:24PM
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SuspiciousFish
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If you ski park I would definitely have a dedicated park ski as you are going to trash them far quicker than your all mountain skis.

I have two pair of 4FNT Skis. One set for crusty or hardpack days and one pair for powder or loose days.
Jan 12 2025 3:06PM
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KungKalmar
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n+1

Optimal for me would be 4. Carving, park, freeride and touring.

Currently I have very unoptimal 4 ski quiver. 2 park skis(1 pair has been sitting in garage for last year), Carvy freeride skis and more buttery freeride skiswith hybrid bindings.

**This post was edited on Jan 12th 2025 at 3:33:04pm
Jan 12 2025 3:28PM
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theabortionator
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I think it depends on you and where you ride. I did many years on one setup. Have 2 again. Noce to have something for the parl and something to rip the mtn.

I guess once i started ripping all mtn and techy stuff I went to a board that could do that and wasn't riding as hard in the park so was fine.

I know some people have huge quivers but I kinda hate change. It's hard for me to demo even because it takes me a bit to get used to something. Ill keep something going rather than buy new shit if I like the feel.


But 2 seems pretty reasonable especially as a park skier. Shit can get so beat up. Nice to have a set with some functional edges for rupping the mtn, more techy lines.
Jan 12 2025 3:50PM
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abjectwoe
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Ethan99I ski park and all mtn and right now I have Salomon qsts and J ski allplays. I really like both pairs of skis but Im starting to like the allplays more. So when its time for new skis I don't know if I should stick with a pair of park skis and all mtn skis or just get one pair of skis.


If you're starting to like the allplays, get a pair of joyrides for when it's firm and a pair of vacations for pow. Boom, quiver complete.

If it was me it'd be joyride, hotshot, and best friend. That's the cool part about skiing you can build a million imaginary quivers.

Need that $$$ to make it a reality though.
Jan 12 2025 3:58PM
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lil.Boye
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The perfect amount of skis is the amout you have +1
Jan 12 2025 8:16PM
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KilaTsunami
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You wanna get a ski that excels in its catagory to avoid having the same ski twice.


Fair warning, even if you do this right… a part of you will always be wondering if you should be on the “other ski” right now lol
Jan 12 2025 8:27PM
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PartyBullshiit
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lil.BoyeThe perfect amount of skis is the amout you have +1

Bingo.
Jan 12 2025 8:56PM
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hug.yourhomies
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4: park/jib ski, all mountain/charger, pow ski, touring ski imo.
When I lived on the east coast (didn't get a lot of snow and didn't tour), I was fine with 2 pairs: a park ski and an all mountain ski (100-108 underft)
Jan 13 2025 12:31AM
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partyandBS
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i currently have 5 but want another pair. i got my park skis but they are stiffer than i like so they are more a jump and big park ski. would like a flexy jib ski for street and just playing around on the mountain. also got touring, big mountain, work/carve, and a fat pow ski for those extra deep days.
Jan 13 2025 11:21AM
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tall.skier
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As many as your heart desires lol
Jan 13 2025 12:27PM
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treebeard
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Heavy, fat, rockered inbounds pow ski
Midweight touring ski
Heavy, narrower daily driver for droughts/blasting crud
Park/rock ski

And a bike to go with each ski

FS trail bike
CX bike
Road race bike
Commuter bike
Jan 13 2025 2:28PM
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JacksonA125
Posts: 97 - Karma: 859
I’m rocking 6. Inbounds pow ski, Touring pow ski with shifts, Free ride charger, Park/ jib ski, carving ski, and a narrow touring ski with pins.
Jan 13 2025 2:36PM
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partyandBS
Posts: 4927 - Karma: 76,274
treebeardHeavy, fat, rockered inbounds pow ski
Midweight touring ski
Heavy, narrower daily driver for droughts/blasting crud
Park/rock ski

And a bike to go with each ski

FS trail bike
CX bike
Road race bike
Commuter bike


bikes i got my bmx, slope, trail, and DH. if i move to a city would def want a cheap cruiser. lookin to add a DJ to the mix but seems silly to have a DJ and a slop lol
Jan 13 2025 4:20PM
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je_t.aime_canard
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partyandBSbikes i got my bmx, slope, trail, and DH. if i move to a city would def want a cheap cruiser. lookin to add a DJ to the mix but seems silly to have a DJ and a slop lol


road biking may seem fucking goofy with all the lycra, but i get way more adrenaline hitting a big mountain pass and descending that shit, than i do riding park laps on my enduro
Jan 13 2025 4:33PM
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treebeard
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je_t.aime_canardroad biking may seem fucking goofy with all the lycra, but i get way more adrenaline hitting a big mountain pass and descending that shit, than i do riding park laps on my enduro


I keep telling myself I'm a climber so I can convince myself to go up this many times a year. Do it for the DH

https://www.strava.com/segments/21506311

(Matteo of Visma-LAB is a Boise local, I was there the day he set the KOM and it sounded like a freight train coming from behind, so ridiculously fast)
Jan 13 2025 4:39PM
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iswitchoneeighty
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Powder and freestyle
Jan 13 2025 8:31PM
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