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Overall
I really love these skis. I was looking for a more playful and fun ski than my AR6s and the Rockers fit the bill perfectly. They go a lot better in the powder too. The only times I'd prefer to be on my AR6s is when carving at high speed and spinning off very big kickers. The AR6s were also super durable but overall I much prefer the Rockers.
Performance
Rails and Boxes: Great due to the flat camber and pretty wide underfoot (93mm).
Butters and general playfulness: Great, best of any ski I've used hands down.
Powder: They are by far the best centre-mounted park ski I've used in pow, so much better than my AR6s. This would be due to a few things - 5mm extra width underfoot, a couple of cms extra length and the fact they're rockered. I'm currently doing a season in Japan and have used the Rockers in 50cm+ powder days and actually been able to float a bit and have fun, unlike my previous park skis. Keep in mind I haven't used any park skis wider than these.
Carving: Not great, definitely a step down from any of my previous park skis. They're fine for bombing hills and getting up good speed, as long as you don't plan to turn too much. They ski short due to the early-rise and early-taper. If you want to get an idea of what they carve like, go and hire some skis that are like a foot too short for you. They're not a pain to get around the mountain like some big pow skis but ice, hard pack and high speed carves aren't their strong point. They make up for this by how fun they are for playing around on all the natural hits, jumping off piste into crud or pow, etc.
Design
They look pretty good I guess, I don't really care what my skis look like though.
Value
These were $525 US on Sierra Snowboards. Mid-range price for a top-end ski.
Fit
It'd be good if they made them in something longer than 181. There's not a hell of a lot of options much longer than this in park skis though so I'm used to riding this length.
Characteristics
This review is for the 2010 Rockers, there wasn't an option for the 2010 model in the list.
For reference, here's the previous skis I've owned: Rossi Scratches, Walls, AR5s, AR6s. The AR6s being the most recent. I've demoed a few other skis also. Out of the box, I'd describe the Rockers as a medium flex. I'm a big guy (6'4" and ~180lbs) so the flex suits me pretty well
for buttery pivoting thingos and all that. I was worried they'd break in a lot and become noodles but that hasn't been the case. I've ridden them hard for over 20 days now and they haven't softened up too much at all. A very light person might find them a little stiff if they're looking for a very buttery ski.
I would probably find them a little too stiff to muck around on if they had regular camber but the early-rise tips definitely make them more playful.
Durability
The edges have worn down a bit quicker than my AR6s but no cracks yet and they generally seem to be a little stronger than most other park skis I've used in the past.
As for the rest of the ski, a bit of top sheet chipping (don't care) and the bases still look fine. I actually snapped one of the tips of the ski on only the 3rd day in the park. I was spinning along a box and came off the side, one of the corners of the (square) tip caught on a vertical strut/support of the box and I snapped the tip. This technically doesn't have to be covered by warranty since it's "impact damage" but I explained the situation to Moment and they're going to send me a new pair. Very, very happy with that! I've been skiing park on the broken ski for weeks now, surprisingly it's still holding up ok.
Overall
These skis are super fun. The rockered profile makes them really easy
to do butters, presses and noseblocks. They are wicked fun in the park,
similar to invaders/ anthems in the sense that they are symmetrical
noodles, but the rocker makes them ski like nothing else. You have to
ski it to know what it feels like, but they are great skis. The rocker
also makes them float pow decent, but they are still center mounted
skis so they aren't really meant for it. I do ski them all mountain
from time to time, but I have another pair of stiffer skis for when I
really want to rip. If these are your only ski's I wouldn't get them
unless all you are 100% rails or close to it. They do ok on hardpack
and groomers, you'll be able to control them fine, but at high speeds
they get a bit chattery, but what do you expect fro a ski where the
tips and tails are sticking way up in the air? On jumps, the pop is a
little weird and hard to get used to due to the rocker, I feel like I'm
popping off my toes more than my tails like in a ski with regular
camber, and I start to feel a bit uncomfortable on jumps that are
bigger than 30-35 ft, because they are so soft and the rocker in the
tails makes it easy to wheelie. Overall they are super playful skis
though, by far my favorite ski I've ever owned. I would highly
recommend them to any intermediate to advanced park skier. The graphics
are dope as hell too. Sure to get you noticed. Biggest downside to
these skis is that the topsheets chip a lot easier than my other skis,
but I have last years model, and I hear they fixed that somewhat this
year. Although any skis with sidewall construction will have that
problem, and its only cosmetic anyway.
The Final Word: super
playful skis. SO much fun, but I must call them what they are,
symmetrical park noodles. I wouldn't be dropping any cliffs or hitting
any big lines with them for sure. Don't expect the rocker to make them
a one ski quiver.
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