What is the calling card ski at your home mountain?

[Philpug]

This year we switched over to Mt. Rose and I have noticed quite a few pairs of Moment skis. What's popular at your home mountain>

 

[Jilly]

Rossignol, Head and Atomic. I would be surprised to see a DPS for example.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

At Stowe I'd have to say it's Volkls with Lange boots.

 

[dbostedo]

Elan... that's the rental fleet, so it's on the most skiers!

 

[Philpug]

Elan... that's the rental fleet, so it's on the most skiers!

Aspen, Kästle... that's the rental fleet, so it's on the most skiers!

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Aspen, Kästle... that's the rental fleet, so it's on the most skiers!

Is it really? I mean good for them if it is. I still have a soft spot in my heart for Kastle.

 

[Jilly]

I will admit this last weekend at Tremblant we had every friggin race club there.

Rental fleet is Salomon.

 

[dbostedo]

Is it really? I mean good for them if it is. I still have a soft spot in my heart for Kastle.

According to the website, the beginner skis are K2, and the standard rentals are Salomon or Volkl. (Nice of Aspen to list that on their website.)

 

[Tricia]

Is it really? I mean good for them if it is. I still have a soft spot in my heart for Kastle.

They have a handful of Performance rental places that carry Kastle as their "go to" rental ski.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

I see lots of Head Rallys, Volkl RTM 81s and 84s, Kenjas, Kendos and more than a fair share of DPS Wailers (99 and 112) and lots of Santa Anas in springtime. Whenever we ski Quebec all we see are Rossi Heros.

 

[Tricia]

I remember thinking that I saw a shit ton of Volkl Kikus at Squaw when I moved to Tahoe. Now I see more variety.
For guys at Squaw - Cochise!

 

[PTskier]

Sure a lot of floppy ol' Souls in the northwest.

 

[Sibhusky]

Sure a lot of floppy ol' Souls in the northwest.

I tend to agree, but must confess I don't really look at people's skis. Plus a lot of times I'm on the chair by myself, probably more than 50% of the time.

 

[Bad Bob]

I tend to agree, but must confess I don't really look at people's skis. Plus a lot of times I'm on the chair by myself, probably more than 50% of the time.

That would be weekdays in the PNW

 

[Jim McDonald]

At Niseko, it's DPS & Armada among the Aussies and Gringos, ABS backpacks [ ] on the Eurotrash; anywhere else it's a mixed bag

 

[markojp]

At Niseko, it's DPS & Armada among the Aussies and Gringos, ABS backpacks [ ] on the Eurotrash; anywhere else it's a mixed bag

Are there any Japanese folks there anymore? No Vector Glide?

 

[Jim McDonald]

Yeah, they're just harder to spot, and VGs are a popular choice with those heading out the gates.

 

[KevinF]

At Stowe I'd have to say it's Volkls with Lange boots.

Well, I have the Lange boots, so I'm halfway to nirvana.

 

[markojp]

PNW is ALL over the map. About the only thing I notice is the hipsters like the bamboo poles, Rainier if you're broke or hip, and maybe Black Butte if you're flush, or old. Stevens Pass is often a hard goods museum, which is sort of cool!

 

[Dwight]

Local hill, everything.

Nordica, Rosi and Head