Originally Posted by
rob stokes
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.
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.
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