I got my exercise for the day, running skis up and down stairs.
If I have recorded them, specs are given in parentheses for each ski, like this:
(straight pull [cm], left ski mass [g], right ski mass[g], tip-waist-tail stated spec [mm], turning radius [m], general rocker/camber profile)
Not all the fields are filled for every ski, but you’ll figure it out, based on the units.
So, from left to right, in 10000 characters or less...
Elan MBX 16 (207cm) - The first pair of skis I chose myself and paid for myself, as a kid. I skied on these until 2016. To be fair I only skied maybe 20 days between 1993 and 2016. Probably going to put the bindings back together, mount them up again and take them out for some flannel and cutoffs days this year.
2014 DPS Lotus 138 Hybrid, R3.2 (192cm) - Can’t wait to play on these this winter. I plan to ski them more than I ought to. Because they’re the Hybrid, they’re just a skitch above the weight my knees will happily bear, so I mounted some 300g bindings on them. I hope it helps.
(190.0cm, 2526g, 2608g, 140-138-139, NaN, full-rocker)
2016 DPS Lotus 120 Spoon (189cm) - After I get a feel for them I’ll decide whether to tour on them, ditch the Billy Goats as an inbounds option, or pass them along to the collective.
(188.5cm, 2127g, 2123g, 140-122-126, 32m, rocker-camber)
2014 Blizzard Cochise (185cm) - Bought these new a few years ago, to have as a spare set for my 2012 Cochises. I miss the green bull topsheets, but not enough to pay more than I sold mine for, which was not very much. These are ugly, but I love how they ski in all conditions.
(183.0cm, 2339g, 135-108-123, 28.5m, full rocker)
2018 Faction Candide Thovex 3.0 (192cm) - Definitely an impulse buy, but the price was right. I like the feel of them, flex, balance, etc., and they feel like just the right weight for a 50/50 (tour/downhill) ski to mount the Atomic SHIFTs on, so I’ll probably do that in the next couple of weeks.
(189.5cm, 2115g, 2066g, 136-108-132, 24m, rocker-flat(ish)-rocker)
2019 Lithic Arlo 120 (191cm) - Thanks to Riff, for making these gorgeous sticks available. I really intended to save Lithic for next year, but then I caved, as I tend to do. After getting a hold of these and getting a feel for the curb weight, layup, and profile, I’m considering making them my daily driver.
(188.7cm, 2200g, 2214g, 131-120-125, 27m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2012 Head Motörhead Boneshaker (191cm) - a.k.a. The Carlos. Tuco made me do it. It looks like the bindings were mounted, boots were clicked in one time, a pole was used to release the boots, and then they were never touched again.
(189.0cm, 2628g, 2608g, 146-125-135, 32.3m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2020 Moment Chipotle Banana (193cm) - The people at Moment have been so cool in every interaction I’ve had with them, I decided that if I were only to make one full priced ski purchase this year it would be with them. Enter the Chipotle Bananabeast… Bindings arrive this week. Daily driver candidate, for sure!
(190.5cm, 2300g, 2310g, 139-122-134, 35.5m, full rocker)
2018 Moment Deathwish (190cm) - One of last year’s end of season purchases. I’ve used them only as a spring/summer glacier ripper. Definitely still getting a feel for them, but I like them so far.
(188.0cm, 2120g, 2116g, 138-112-129, 27m, triple camber)
2017 Moment Bibby Pro (190cm) - Haven’t gotten a chance to ski these yet, but I think this year’s the year.
(188.0cm, 2318g, 2428g, 143-118-133, 27m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2013 Moment Bibby Pro (184cm) - I’ve skied the shit out of these, and for a while I didn’t think I’d ever ski anything else.
(182.0cm, 2140g, 141-116-131, 25m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2014 Moment Governor 196cm - not pictured, but I wish they were, because they are fawking hawt.
(2300g, 142-116-128, 26m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2019 Black Crows Corvus (188.2cm) - Purchased as a potential Cochise replacement. I pined over them for a hole damned year before grabbing a pair. Still trying to decide whether to stick a drill in them or pass them along. Time will tell.
(187.5cm, 2250g, 2136g, 137-107-126, 21m, full-rocker)
2019 4FRNT Hoji (187) - All around touring rig. I had a weight weenie setup for the rare long haul tours, and these were gonna be my all-the-other-times pair. I’m never gonna do any long haul tours, and these are pretty awesome to tour with, so I got rid of the weight weenie setup. They’re fun at most speeds, good in most snow, terrifying on ice. Keepers, though. I am digging them.
(186.0cm, 2005g, 2027g, 130-112-121, 30m, full rocker)
2017 Praxis Rx (189cm) - maple/ash “Heavy Hitter” core, 5 flex, nylon ”Alpenglow” topsheet. Great all around all mountain ski. I mostly bring it out when conditions are going to require more technical skiing and no new snow.
(187.0cm, 2448g, 2462g, 141-116-128, 32m, rocker-camber)
2019 Praxis Protest (192cm) - maple/ash/paulownia “Enduro” core, 4 flex, nylon “Star Streaks” topsheet. They’re pretty, and that’s why I bought them. At the time I told myself that the 196 was kicking my ass, so these would probably not kick my ass as much, so I should just get them.
(191.0cm, 2488g, 2438g, 139-128-132, 31m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2016 Praxis Protest (196cm) - maple/ash/paulownia “Enduro” core, 4 flex, nylon “Stained Glass Trees” topsheet. Sort of a mid/late season grab last year. I spent two really good days on them after a week of consecutive days of Billy Goat abuse. I started out tired and ended up tired, but they were fast and fun.
(194.0cm, 2351g, 2355g, 139-128-132, 32m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2019 PM Gear/Praxis Lhasa FAT (191cm) - maple/ash/aspen “Enduro” core, 4/5 flex, Curly Tineo veneer PM Gear (is there a title for this graphic?) topsheet. I had to get in and support this collaboration. Somehow I’ve only gotten one day on them in fresh snow, and the rest of the days have been crusty and dangerous. I spent the soft snow day doing laps on Gods Wall at Mt Hood Meadows, and they were fucking great for that steep powder. With their truly heroic turn radius, they're so stable on hoary steeps and hardpack that I started reflexively grabbing them any time the conditions went stale last year.
(191.0cm, 2240g, 145-117-125, 34-41-34 meter “bi-radius”, rocker-camber-rocker)
2012 PM Gear Hybrid Bro (192cm) - Tried to resist. Tried to peer pressure other people into grabbing these. The construction of these and the kusalas are my absolute favorite to behold. The carbon weave is mesmerizing. Can’t wait to experience how they go.
(193.5cm, 2243g, 2212g, 143-115-132, 35m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2008 PM Gear Bro 188 (188cm) - These once belonged to dantheman. He skied on them like this: (http://vimeo.com/3263786?pg=embed&sec=3263786). Not me, though. I am no dantheman.
(187.5, 2128g, 2106g, 126-100-115, 34m, camber)
2012 PM Gear Khusala Pow (186cm) - So-oh much fun. Super maneuverable fatski. I skied them on a few really nice powdery nights last year and they just rail. Quick to turn, way more stable in the crud than I’d expected them to be. I’d like to get them out more this year.
(185.0cm, 2218g, 2166g, 133.2-124-129.4, 30m, full rocker)
2019 ON3P Kartel 108 (191cm) - End of season purchase. Skied 5 days on them, had a great time. Spent a lot more time in the air and facing the wrong direction than I normally do. They were a hell of a good time as a spring and summer ski. Till I broke one.
(191.5cm, 2266g, 2280g, 137-108-130, 22.9m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2017 ON3P Billy Goat (189cm) - Best PNW ski I’ve been on to date, for all of the reasons you can read about in the dozens upon dozens of Billy Goat threads.
(189.0cm, 2480g, 2456g, 143-116-126, 29.4m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2018 ON3P Kartel 116 (186cm) - Second ON3P I got ahold of, and like the first, I’ve never skied on them. I’ve put them up for sale a couple of times here, or maybe a few, but to date both I and the people who’ve offered to buy them are really attached to our $50 differences of opinion. Which totally cracks me up. So this year, goddamnit, I will ski them. And hence forth they will be loaners.
(186.5cm, 2240g, 2210g, 143-116-135, 24.9m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2013 Volkl Katana (184cm) - Year of the Dragon was hard to pass up. Another possible Cochise replacement. I have anxiety about whether I should poke more holes in these or trade them in for the 191s, but I think the reality is that my knees would hate me for it. Not getting any younger…
(182.0cm, 2272g, 2264g, 141-112-131, 25.2m, full rocker)
2016 Kastle MX98 (194cm) - See, I don’t need the big dick Katanas, because I can destroy my knees (and self) with these beasts. Skibrd planted a seed that sprouted in my brain and grew relentlessly until I could find a pair of these to quell the pressure. These and the Bro 188s are gonna be my low tide skis. I’ll send photos later from the traction device.
(192.0cm, 2365g, 132-98-117, 30m, camber)
Rossignol S6 Caia Koopman (174cm) - I needed to get my hip wiggle back after the 20-year hiatus, and these shorties appeared on Craigslist with demo clamps. They are crud destructors, and that was what I wanted to be doing, so I grabbed them. Now they’re loaners. I spent three years looking for a longer version. For whatever it’s worth, I just learned that Candide Thovex helped design this ski.
(136-106-129, 19.4m, rocker-camber-rocker)
2011 Rossignol S6 Jib (186cm) - a.k.a. the Sickle. These were renamed after their first year of production. Luckily for me they were posted on eBay as the Jib and not the Sickle, or someone else would surely have grabbed them. The Sickle is everything the Caia Koopman is, but is reverse camber. It’s a good times happy fun ski.
(181.5cm, 2250g, 2270g, 140-110-133, 21.3m, full rocker)
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