Time to start thinking of new quiver

[Ville]

So I need to renew my quiver for next season. Probably going for only two skis. One pair for everyday skiing and one for powder. For allround skis I'm thinking of Kingswood Skinny.
But for powder ski I'm not so sure. I want something big, waist about 120-130mm or something with reverse sidecut. I'm thinking of Trashers or Birdos 11. I would like to go for Birdos, but I haven't skied on reverse sidecut&chamber skis. But 11's doesn't have so radical sidecut like spatula and g-funkensteins, so I gues they would be between normal sidecut and spatula like sidecut? Has anyone skied them? I'm also considering new Big Daddy, but it's quite a big ski because it doesn't have swallowtail.
I do like ski "on edge" also in powder and I read from lotus review that it's not so easy with reverse sidecut. So any input is welcome

[soul_skier]

lotus 120's read marshalson's review, it'll help. Kingswood fats, pontoons, the 190 sumos, all good options, if i could choose one pair for free, i'd be the lotuses, but for the price, if you get in on the kingswood group buy, you'll get fats shipped for less than 600.

[verbier61]

sanouks have (almost) no camber, and they were the most ejoyable skis I ever tried in pow. You can prolly found them cheap in EU, also

[Ville]

Kingswood group buy won't work because I live in Finland. Although if I'm going to order Kingswood skinny's, then it would be easy to choose kingswood fat. I'm just little concerned about it's length, since it's only 185cm. If I choose normal sidecut skis, I would like them to be around 190cm. That lotus 120 looks nice, but if it has this jibby feeling as marshalson describes, I'm not sure if it's my ride.

I believe Sanouks are way too soft for me. My weight is around 100kg with gear on, so I need rather stiff skis. I like my stiff Bro's a lot, but I would like get more float for deep days.

[marshalolson]

dude, i go 100kg in boxers.

the jibbyness is in comparison to something wya way way heavier.

they are not jibby like a park ski, they are jibby compared to a powder+/monster/bigdaddy/FFF. what i was trying to say is they are light and mauverable, and you can butter them out pretty well. they are not floppy and limp

the flex 3 would be sweet for mach looney, but could be a bit unweildy for tighter spots. flex 2 is fine for me as an everywhere pow ski, and i am seriously addicted to the stiffest skis on the planet. flex 2 is in the stiff bro ballpark in terms of handflexing, but torsionally stiffer

ps: pm me for more info if you'd like...

[Vicious]

As you live in Finland and have access to Birdos, take a good look at getting a pair of those.

I've fondled a pair of Puder Luder's and they were sick as hell.

[verbier61]

I believe Sanouks are way too soft for me. My weight is around 100kg with gear on, so I need rather stiff skis.

sure! how came most of you scandi are so BIG?

[Ville]

Ok, so Lotus 120 is jibby in good way, thats good to know. So I guess it's now between Lotus 120, Trasher, Kingswood Fat and Puder Luder. Puder Luder has best topsheet ever:


So you think I should stay away from reverse sidecut skis if like to stand on the edge, like marshalson said?
What about new Big Daddy? Any one ridden them? It has nice sidecut and could be nice ski for pow days.

verbier61, dunno, it might have something to do with our drinking habits and maybe little bit with genes

[Powdurr]

I might have to get those birdos. Haven't skied the new BD yet, but will as soon as I get it.

[hemas]

What about new Big Daddy? Any one ridden them? It has nice sidecut and could be nice ski for pow days.

I think TelePath has 'em...

[marshalolson]

puder luder has noticably more sidecut. the new big daddy will be sweet too, but the wood graphics on a foam core ski is a no go in my book. kingswood fat is 185cm. thrashers are sweet, but consider a squash tail, not a swallow. tend to make the tail wash out and ski shorter.

[Ville]

Thanks for info guys, I think I'll take that one of those, which is the cheapest when I finally have enough money.