The Quiver Pic Rerun Thread

[KillerMonkey]

I haven't done an update since I got new sticks, so, here's my new additions, along with some oldies for flash and comparison. New are the 185 Blizzard Cochise with Jesters, and the 186 Wailer 112RPC with Dynafit Radical ST 2.0.

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I see you line shiny things as well

[wolfelot]

How many of you guys have skis in the quiver that haven’t been skied in 2+ years? For me if a pair skis won’t get used hardly at all they get turned over and sold.

[ZomblibulaX]

How many of you guys have skis in the quiver that haven’t been skied in 2+ years? For me if a pair skis won’t get used hardly at all they get turned over and sold.

I do. I’ve been hoarding on-piste skis for years because I’m 6’4” and nobody makes frontside skis for grownups anymore. Plenty of gargantuan pow sticks for a guy my size, but it’s very tough to find something in the sub-100mm range that I’m not overpowering or just skiing over the top of. If I have money wrapped up in a ski and it’s not getting used, I’ll flip it, but I’m a scrounger and a Luddite and land stuff cheap to prep for the future, when skis wear out. Currently mothballed:
188 Stockli SS Pro- new, waiting for current ones to die.
192 Stockli SR 95- new, waiting for 190 LP to die.
190 Kneissl Tanker- skied ~15 days, waiting for my knees to die, when I can’t push around a 194 mx98 anymore.
196 Hart Wizard- skied ~20 days. They were free, no point selling them.
No binders on any of them, so they’re not taking up space and I don’t have much invested in them. But they will get used down the line.

Also, living in the desert SW, my 192 Movement Super Turbos don’t get out more than a day or three a year, but I’ll keep them for another ten years because there’s no reason to sell and I do occasionally get to use them.

[nyskirat]

How many of you guys have skis in the quiver that haven’t been skied in 2+ years? For me if a pair skis won’t get used hardly at all they get turned over and sold.

I do, but I only keep them because as it stands they're either:

A. Hard to find/No longer made and if I ever want them again I'd be SOL.
B. Not used due to bad luck
C. Not worth the effort to sell

[lordf]

How many of you guys have skis in the quiver that haven’t been skied in 2+ years? For me if a pair skis won’t get used hardly at all they get turned over and sold.

I only manage a week a year in Europe these days but I keep my various race sticks for the steep icy pistes we have, nothing matches a sub 70mm waist GS ski when its not snowed.


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[TahoeJ]

Installed the rack recommended by whyturn and I’m pretty stoked. Super efficient use of space. One rack holding a snowboard and 10 pairs of skis. As my three kids pile on even more gear it will be easy to add another one right above it.

[NorCalNomad]

The picture didn't stick Beaver

[TeleBeaver]

The picture didn't stick Beaver

Weird. Looks good on my end.

[NorCalNomad]

Weird. Looks good on my end.

huh maybe it's just my comp

[TAFKALVS]

Minor updates


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[TahoeJ]

How many of you guys have skis in the quiver that haven’t been skied in 2+ years? For me if a pair skis won’t get used hardly at all they get turned over and sold.

Same. I have six pairs currently and they've all been used this season at least twice.

[TeleBeaver]

Finally got a family photo

Skis L->R

Retro/kick and glide touring:
1984 Karhu XCD GT 200cm - pins
1986 Fischer GTS super telemark - Riva C

Touring:
2013 Voile Vector BC 180cm - DIY tele tech
2017 Voile Supercharger 178cm - Meidjo 2.0

Inbounds:
2019 Wren 96 184cm - Outlaw (inserts)
2019 Deathwish 190cm - Outlaw X (inserts)
2010 Megawatt 188cm - Inserts for outlaws

I have skins for the deathwishes for slackcountry/sled skiing/big mountain tours/backcountry jumps etc.

Boots L-R

1984?5? Scarpa Fabiano double leathers
1993 Merrell supercomp
2006 Scarpa F1
2015? Scarpa TX pro lower w/ TX cuff
2017 Crispi Evo World Cup

It took awhile to get here but I'm pretty happy with how things sit currently. Not pictured are my sabre 89s and pb&js, both of which are mounted with Bishop Bmf-3 switch plates (they share one pair of bindings). Both are for sale in gear swap. I combined those two slots into one with the wrenegade to make more room in the van, and because
The sabres don't get enough use to keep around. Considering keeping the pb&js as rock skis since the inbounds skis are so minty fresh...

[gwat]

This is less of a quiver and more of a collection (as Kirby pointed out a few years ago).
I've skied 1/4 of these this season. There are a few more I really want to take for a rip before the snow is gone...


170 Vertical Extreme
200 X8
186 4x4 Renegade
190 Big Pow
194 4x4 Big
188 IntuitivBig
194 InBig Pro
196 SuperDuperNobis
188 Inspired
178 8800
186 Pro
194 Pro
194 Pro
194 XXL
194 XXL
187 XXL
192 Big Dump
192 LP105
190 Cham 107
189 Cham 127
184 Cam 107HM
172 Cham 97
186 Big Trouble
185 Huge Trouble


200 5130
210 MV5
185 Course SL
200 Course SL
200 Course GS
200 Course HP
203 Course SL
203 Course SL
205 Coupe G9
185 Speed SL
186 Speed SF
210 Course DH
216 Course DH
165 Omeglass WC


186 Stockli Stormrider
190 Volkl Comp Pro
198 Kastle National Team SG
200 Lange Performance
200 Hagan Classic Winner
203 Atomic ARC RS
203 Rossignol 4S
204 Dynamic VR27
205 Atomic HV3 SL
223 Elan RC07
223 Fischer RC4
240 Dynamic KL


And some colour:

[Norseman]

Excellent.

[margotron]

So which Crows do you have now?

Installed the rack recommended by whyturn and I’m pretty stoked. Super efficient use of space. One rack holding a snowboard and 10 pairs of skis. As my three kids pile on even more gear it will be easy to add another one right above it.

[TahoeJ]

So which Crows do you have now?

Same as earlier in the thread. Noctas, Anima Freebirds, Atris and Orbs.

The other pair of orange Noctas in that photo I sold since they’re 185 and the white ones are my newer 190’s.

[Bandit Man]

My “inspired by whyturn” ski racks that I recently installed...

[mr_pretzel]

But we cant see the skis((

[TahoeJ]

Those racks from grizzly are the best. I’m about to order a second since I’m only going to need more.

[Bandit Man]

But we cant see the skis((

True. There’s a ton of good stuff in there.

[mr_pretzel]

True. There’s a ton of good stuff in there.

You’ll have to show us a day you have time to line em all up

[skibrd]

Here we go:

188 Solomon QST 99 w/ G3 Ion LT 12 - Light touring ski - 1 day so far, will get more use the next few weeks

194 Kastle MX 98 w/ Look Pivot 18 - 🤷♀️ lost track of days used, my go to inbounds ski for up to 6in, but it was too deep this winter to use them much

192 Armada ARV 116 JJ w/ Rossignol FKS 18 - 15ish days, bought on a recommendation of a friend, took time but grew on me, I’ll post a review later

193 Blizzard Scout w/ Kingpin 13 - Pow touring ski or fat mountaineering ski, skied 2 or 3 days, probably going to sell in the fall and move Kingpins to 193 Shiros or ARV JJs

193 Blizzard Scout w/ Look Pivot 14 - Skied 3 days, plan was to be a light side country set up, sat in my locker and never got used, winter was too deep

195 Praxis Super Freerides (+10mm width) w/ Look Pivot 18 - skied 4-5 days, over time were replaced by Armada a ARV JJs, great in heavy creamy pow, super stable, awesome big mountain ski

194 Praxis Quixote - skied 4 days at JHMR and 5 at Steamboat, tale of two skis, I couldn’t get them to work how they were described in Jackson in powder or big steep lines. My friends in Steamboat all ski 180-185cm 100-110mm wide skis as there fat skis, so as a joke I took my Quixotes and they were awesome. I was there for the end of February storm and the Quixotes were awesome in everything and I never wanted anything else. I came back to Jackson and couldn’t make them work.

193 Volkl Shiros w/ Look Pivot 18 - Go to old faithful pow ski, just good and reliable.

203 Volkl Shiros - I never got this out this year, even with our great winter they were never needed. I always seemed to be out of town or working when the conditions were right for skiing big steep open faces. These will go to AK some day, and it will be awesome doing 80 down steep faces

196 Praxis Protests w/ Look Pivot 18s - Custom topsheet, 4 stiffness w/ carbon, Skied 12 days in Japan and 4 in Jackson. Go to deep pow ski. Great ski, a little over kill at 4 stiffness, but still a ton of fun.

Not pictured:
194 Kastle Mx 98 - red tip - brand new in plastic
185 Blizzard GS skis - need a pair of Marker X-Cell bindings

Skis I tried/bought and didn’t like:
193 Blizzard Cochise - just meh
194 Praxis Freerides - just meh
193 Black Crows Corvus - so not fun at all
185 Blizzard Zero G 95 - way too stiff and not fun
DPS Spoon - bought and sold, never skied, over kill

RIP list -
187 Blizzard Brahma - delaminate under a binding
194 Kastle MX 98 - red tip - steamboat bumps killed these, delaminated behind a heel piece - they did have 250-300 days on them
186 Blizzard Peacemaker - mostly dead when a friend gave them to me and they delaminated under a heel piece

Additions for next year:
1/2 or 3/4 ton truck
Ski-Doo Summit X 165in sled
187 cm Blizzard Brahma or 189 Kastle MX 89 - a narrow carving ski always belongs and I definitely missed having one
192 cm Faction Candide 3.0 or something similarly playful - I had a ton of fun screwing around on the JJs and would like something narrower and playful for low snow periods
192 Armada Arv JJ 116 LT - if they ski like the ARV JJs and tour better then the Shiros
190 Armada Magic JJ - these interest me if they are easier to ski then my custom Protests, I’m afraid of the length though, 190 would be my shortest ski

Subtractions for next year:
193 Scouts - both probably will go away, I just don’t tour as much as I would like to or think I will each year
Quixote’s - Armada ARV JJs are more useful for me
Super Freerides - same reason Quixotes are going to go away


It was a short year for me, 75-80 days skiing, not the usual 120-150, but I learned a ton. Made some new ski buddies who are a lot more playful on the mountain then I have ever been and had a blast skiing with them, I think that’s why I took to the ARV JJs and backed away from huge super stiff skis. January and February were insane, I skied deep pow more then ever before and had a blast doing it. On to spring corn harvesting and slushy laps in Squaw.

[kid-kapow]

thanks - now that is the way to do a quiver presentation imho! The thoroughness is appreciated!

Really like how you avoided overlap too Seriously though - I really like how skis are bought for a quiver role, so while waist withs might be the same/similar, the skis still ski very very differently.

And fakk me - Praxis veneer w/graphics top sheets just look soooo good.

As for Protest-replacement - have you considered Armada's new/old full jeebus pow stick - the ARG II? Reverse, reverse if "only" 187cm. Re https://issuu.com/zuzupopo/docs/armada_1920_hardgoods

[mr_pretzel]

Always love your yearly post Skibrd!

You're gonna have to give us an explanation on the ARV 116 JJ

Magic J should be fine if you like the 116 JJ.
I think I've asked you before but why don't you like the Cochise?

Guess you're regretting selling the MVPs since you want something more playful now?
I am really sceptical of that faction 3.0, I've seen to many pairs snap and don't really like how they ski either. The prodigy is better.
Maybe a 191 enforcer 110?

[skibrd]

Thanks Kid-Kapow and Mr_Pretzel, hopefully more people do the same.

Skis are for a purpose, I just haven’t found a ski between 100mm and 115mm that I really liked, hence why my skis fit a role, not a waist range. I still have too many and some will have to go away.

Want a pair of Super Freerides with Max on cherry? Make it worth your while?!?

For what I paid for the Protests, they aren’t going anywhere for a long long time, even if they only get skied 5 days a year and a trip every few years to Japan or AK. Side note, my AK quiver if I ever get to go just keeps getting bigger and bigger, 203 Shiros, Protests, JJs... The ARG II looks really interesting but at 187 I’ll end up tomahawking all day long. I do really like the new graphics of ARV JJ 116 and that Armada has stiffened it up twice now (mine are 17/18 and it’s been stiffened up each of the past two seasons) brings it to the top of my radar. Hum...

Yep, ARV JJ 116 really surprised me. I’ll work on the review this week sometime.

Why don’t I like the Cochise, um... they don’t excel at anything, but do everything pretty well, which makes them great as a one ski quiver, but I clearly don’t need a one ski quiver ski, because I’m lucky to have a quiver. I’d love to have a pair to grab 3-5 days a season, but just can’t justify the investment for a ski that doesn’t stand out.

I do not regret selling the MVPs, they were 5 flex and someone mounted them on centerline for 335 bsl. In the stock layup, the MVP is a playful ski, but in the 5 flex construction, I don’t think they would of been much fun. They are gone so no second guessing that decision.

I’ve never had a playful ski before the ARV 116 JJ, and it’s been fun. I’m not 100% sure the 3.0 is the right ski, but something along those lines. I know about the durability issues of the Faction Candides, and I’m going to be looking at other similar skis that might be more durable. I don’t really want a charger, I’ve got chargers I like and I’ll grab those when it’s time for that. Maybe I should order a pair of custom MVPs in the spring sale, hum...

Side note on Praxis skis, I got really lucky to meet up and ski a few days with Lars and Silas, both who have been spending a ton of time on stock layup +10 MVPs and loving it as a playful pow ski that also charges. Just a thought for someone looking for a playful pow charger.


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