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Thread: Mid fat playful resort ski
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08-22-2019, 01:52 PM #26Registered User
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I've spent some time on both the Sakana and Devastator and found them to be pretty much opposites from one another. The Sakana is quick, poppy and provides tons of rebound out of carved turns, while still being easy to break free into slashes and different turn shapes. The Devastators (at least the 184cm version from a couple of years ago) are much damper and less energetic. They can hold an edge fine but aren't a 'fun' carver like the Sakana.
I think the Sakanas sound like a better fit for your stated purpose. FWIW I picked up a pair of Dynastar Slicer 98s a few weeks back to fill pretty much this exact slot in my quiver for Whistler. $299 CAD at online at Corbetts, but they only have the 171cm and 181cm in stock.
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08-22-2019, 05:14 PM #27Registered User
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08-22-2019, 05:20 PM #28
Yeah that’s true. I presumed the devs would be playful in the fact that they are fully rockerd and fairly forward mounted....but maybe their heft negates that.
Sakana is off the list I think.
Arv96 T.I. peaks my interest.
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08-22-2019, 06:52 PM #29
I have 185 Cochise (108 waist) with pivot mount at 310 if that works on BSL
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08-22-2019, 07:05 PM #30Registered User
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I found the Devs playful in that they made it fun to air off of stuff and provided a really solid landing platform, and they were easy to pivot... But they needed some speed to come alive and were pretty boring at low/moderate speeds. I'm a smaller guy so that may have played into it too.
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08-23-2019, 09:13 AM #31
I'll second the Armadas if you want a poppier ski. They'll hold up to some speed and hard conditions if you ski them in a longer length. I own the old 99 in 188 and skied the 96 in 184 for 1/2 day. 96 is a bit more playful but that could be the size delta. I'd get the 96 if my 99's weren't still truckin'. Ti Armada's hand flex soft, which always worried me in the shop, but once you get out on them they don't ski that way.
I too found the Devastators too damp and kinda boring. There's no camber so there's zero rebound. Meh. The new K2 Mindbender 99 (which I skied at end of last year) is a better Devastator-type ski than the Devastator. I think time has passed the Devastator by."timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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08-24-2019, 02:41 AM #32
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08-25-2019, 04:46 PM #33
Yeah it’s in my mums attic in the UK, next time I go back I might try bring it over here!
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08-27-2019, 12:47 AM #34
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