I need new skis. Snowboarded regularly (some 50 day seasons) from 1983 until end of last season, high competence but not a full on killer. Tore a hamstring and discovered that skiing didn't hurt it, so started skiing in April last year.
I've skied 12 days now. Last day was at Red Mountain BC, skied all over including blacks and easier double blacks (The Cliff, Beer Belly, etc). Coastal PNW is my place of residence with Crystal Mountain being about the most typical environs.
My starter skis have been $150 used 2016 K2 Pinnacle 88's in 177cm. Actually quite impressed! Forgiving skis that kinda rail carves, are easy to steer in bumps, and cope okay with mank. Poppy and fun, East-Coast-worthy edge hold too.
But the Pinnacles are too short and too narrow, worked great for learning but I'm 6'3" 205# and want a bit more float. My next set I want 185cm-ish and in the 93-100mm wide range. I know I could go longer and wider but am still in the earlier parts of the learning curve. I want an all-mountain ski that doesn't give up hardpack perfomance. I think I ski probably 50/50 on and off piste, probably 70% off piste that last trip to Red Mountain.
I own a set of 189cm Seth Morrison 118mm powder/side country skis that are fun in soft snow and do okay in the hardpack too, so I'm covered for really soft/deep days.
Though bigger than average, I do like a ski that is easy to turn in tight spaces and bumps. I tend to flow/play w/ the contours of terrain, don't really enjoy the "set the same turn every time an smash over everything" style (but love watching others who ski like that!). So something like the Nordica Enforcer doesn't seem like a fit? My keyworks are FORGIVING, MANEUVERABLE, CARVEY, EDGE HOLD, POP, SMALLER TURNS. I know it's a trade off, but that stuff plus not super twitchy is ideal.
Blizzard Rustler 9 might work? The K2 Mindbender maybe? Other skis that might fit the bill?
Thanks!
EDIT Last little detail, in the spirit of buying skis for what you ski, not what you'd ideally like to ski:
I ski most often with mixed packs of children ages 7 to 13 and other dads (who are good to very good skiers). Kids can ski black and double black but in the start-stop way kids do, seeking out all the little squirrel trails, lapping the little features in the snowboard park, etc. I need skis that will to contour to all the Hobbity shit the little ones are always getting into. Many of the other dads are fine on stiff hard charging boards on everything but I'm still learning to ski.
I've skied 12 days now. Last day was at Red Mountain BC, skied all over including blacks and easier double blacks (The Cliff, Beer Belly, etc). Coastal PNW is my place of residence with Crystal Mountain being about the most typical environs.
My starter skis have been $150 used 2016 K2 Pinnacle 88's in 177cm. Actually quite impressed! Forgiving skis that kinda rail carves, are easy to steer in bumps, and cope okay with mank. Poppy and fun, East-Coast-worthy edge hold too.
But the Pinnacles are too short and too narrow, worked great for learning but I'm 6'3" 205# and want a bit more float. My next set I want 185cm-ish and in the 93-100mm wide range. I know I could go longer and wider but am still in the earlier parts of the learning curve. I want an all-mountain ski that doesn't give up hardpack perfomance. I think I ski probably 50/50 on and off piste, probably 70% off piste that last trip to Red Mountain.
I own a set of 189cm Seth Morrison 118mm powder/side country skis that are fun in soft snow and do okay in the hardpack too, so I'm covered for really soft/deep days.
Though bigger than average, I do like a ski that is easy to turn in tight spaces and bumps. I tend to flow/play w/ the contours of terrain, don't really enjoy the "set the same turn every time an smash over everything" style (but love watching others who ski like that!). So something like the Nordica Enforcer doesn't seem like a fit? My keyworks are FORGIVING, MANEUVERABLE, CARVEY, EDGE HOLD, POP, SMALLER TURNS. I know it's a trade off, but that stuff plus not super twitchy is ideal.
Blizzard Rustler 9 might work? The K2 Mindbender maybe? Other skis that might fit the bill?
Thanks!
EDIT Last little detail, in the spirit of buying skis for what you ski, not what you'd ideally like to ski:
I ski most often with mixed packs of children ages 7 to 13 and other dads (who are good to very good skiers). Kids can ski black and double black but in the start-stop way kids do, seeking out all the little squirrel trails, lapping the little features in the snowboard park, etc. I need skis that will to contour to all the Hobbity shit the little ones are always getting into. Many of the other dads are fine on stiff hard charging boards on everything but I'm still learning to ski.
. Good luck with sale.
