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Should i get a pair of new skis for Japan?
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Next year I'm planning on going to Japan for a ski trip and I was wondering if I should get a new pair of skis. When I ski I go with my family. Me, my brother and my dad usually switch our skis through the trip (we're all about the same size, 180cm, 70-80kg). The three pair of skis we use are: 1) K2 pinnacle 95(177). 2) Dps 100 rp pagoda(184). 3) Dynastar m-pro 90(178).
I'm worried that we won't be able to really enjoy the japow with the Dynastar skis since they aren't particularly wide. I was thinking of getting the bent chetler 110's since they are a good powder ski that 1, have a shorter turn radius (something that I value a lot) and 2, because I still want something that can be a bit more all-mountain and not a 100% powder ski (like the bent 120s.
Any suggestions on skis? or will the dynastar skis be fine?
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For the bent 110 size up to 188 if you can. Lots of rocker so rides super short, 180 feels like a 170.
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I wouldn’t get anything under 105 for Japan
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I’d definitely think about getting a new pair, however I rock the m pros in montana and have skied them on a few pretty deep days and they do fine, not great though. Just KO’d one at bridger so if yer sellin one ski hit my line.
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do not be afraid to go wiiiide. plenty of 120 underfoot skis are fun or at the very least manageable on hardpack. regardless, bent 110 would be alright if that’s what you’re eyeing.
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The Bent 110s are soft and light. Considering most people would use these as all mountain soft snow tools it boggles my mind why they couldn’t give it more of a backbone, but I digress…
Bent 110s may work for you given how ridiculously light Japow snow is, but the light weight and soft flex will definitely start to show (in not a good way) once you start skiing tracked out snow anywhere else pretty much.
Why not just demo some wide ass skis while you’re there? I’m sure plenty of shops will have demo fleets of fatties. If not, and if you aren’t too picky, check out the secondhand marketplaces for some deals. So many people buy pow skis for trips out west and realize they aren’t gonna get used for a long time and end up for sale. Good news for you is they’ll be in good great condition. Just don’t end up like the seller.
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