What's your quiver?

[jmeb]

A good friend and neighbor of mine is converting back from snowboarding to skiing this year. Asked me to find him a set of sticks for no more than $200 to start the season. I found him the pair on the left on local CL.

He showed up today with another set of the same brand. He wanted something a bit fatter after a powder day and got them for <$200 of the Bay with a fresh, very nice tune.

Not a bad $400 quiver.

I'll say one thing about Kastle owners -- they keep their skis in great shape.

 

[Blue Streak]

A good friend and neighbor of mine is converting back from snowboarding to skiing this year. Asked me to find him a set of sticks for no more than $200 to start the season. I found him the pair on the left on local CL.

He showed up today with another set of the same brand. He wanted something a bit fatter after a powder day and got them for <$200 of the Bay with a fresh, very nice tune.

Not a bad $400 quiver.

I'll say one thing about Kastle owners -- they keep their skis in great shape.

Man, I should have you find my skis from now on!

 

[jmeb]

To be fair, I only found the first pair. He hunted down the second.

I think it must be way easier to find 16Xish skis at crazy cheap prices compared to other sizes?

 

[Muleski]

To be fair, I only found the first pair. He hunted down the second.

I think it must be way easier to find 16Xish skis at crazy cheap prices compared to other sizes?

I think that's absolutely true. Big factor, IME.

 

[Philpug]

A good friend and neighbor of mine is converting back from snowboarding to skiing this year. Asked me to find him a set of sticks for no more than $200 to start the season. I found him the pair on the left on local CL.

He showed up today with another set of the same brand. He wanted something a bit fatter after a powder day and got them for <$200 of the Bay with a fresh, very nice tune.

Not a bad $400 quiver.

I'll say one thing about Kastle owners -- they keep their skis in great shape.

That is a fine two ski quiver. Pugski approved.

 

[Josh Matta]

Hard Snow

165cm Rossi Wc Sl
193cm Rossi Wc GS
195cm PM Gear Super Bro
174cm Blizzard X power 8

Mixxed Snow

177cm Nordica Soul Rider
180cm Blizzard Brahma
177cm Nordica NRGY 100(tech touring corn and light pow touring ski) better for touring than inbound use IMO.

Powder

183cm Amarda TST
185cm Nordica Patron
186cm 4frnt Renegade(also used touring)
186cm Rossingnol Sickle (rock skis, thin cover touring)

Nordic

140cm Marquettes 3 pin
180cm Voile Vectors 3 pin

wants

a burly long 100mm ski(bonafide or enforcer or Q lab)
a light wider ski with tech binding for quicker powder touring

 

[AmyPJ]

A good friend and neighbor of mine is converting back from snowboarding to skiing this year. Asked me to find him a set of sticks for no more than $200 to start the season. I found him the pair on the left on local CL.

He showed up today with another set of the same brand. He wanted something a bit fatter after a powder day and got them for <$200 of the Bay with a fresh, very nice tune.

Not a bad $400 quiver.

I'll say one thing about Kastle owners -- they keep their skis in great shape.

I have the LX82 thanks to @nay and I am rather loving them! They just have this buttery smoothness to them. I don't know how else to describe it.

 

[Philpug]

wants:

a burly long 100mm ski(bonafide or enforcer or Q lab)

Kastle MX98 184? Q-Lab is a sweet ski too.

 

[markojp]

Kastle MX98 184? Q-Lab is a sweet ski too.

Second on the MX 98... Or Monster 98... Or E-100, maybe in that order.

 

[Philpug]

Second on the MX 98... Or Monster 98... Or E-100, maybe in that order.

I forgot about the Monster 98..another fine choice.

 

[bigspencer]

The quiver of one:
Elan 888

 

[cantunamunch]

Currently mounted:

Hard snow:
Head Supershape iSpeed*
Blizzard Sigma RS
Blizzard Magnum 8.0
Palmer PO2
Elan Predator
Elan Comprex Titanium C
Elan Comprex Kevlar PL*
(actually 2 pairs of these, one on the line, one at CRS)
Volkl P10 RS Super
Doberman GSR
Atomic Race D2
Atomic SX12
Palmer P02
Dynamic i.perform 1.2*
Fischer Spyder
Maxel GS Storm*
K2 MB


Mixed snow:
Evolution Razor
Volant Chubb*
Rossi Bandit Squad
Flo
Head M83
Rossi S5
Elan M777

Soft snow:
Zag H112
Blizzard The Answer*
Dynastar Legend Pro Rider 115

Nordic:
Rossi Free Venture
Atomic RT10 (Rainier)
Tua Escape*

*probably in their last season, replacements waiting.

 

[Josh Matta]

Second on the MX 98... Or Monster 98... Or E-100, maybe in that order.

Havent been on the new Head, but have been on he Kastle and E100 both were not my cup of tea. The Kastle is fairly straight and is a ski I would probably like more out west but for a ski like this here at Stowe I like a tighter sidecut so I can tip and do mini GS turns though crud on relativity flat and crowded pitches. The E100 felt hooky despite having a similar sidecut to the bones.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Havent been on the new Head, but have been on he Kastle and E100 both were not my cup of tea. The Kastle is fairly straight and is a ski I would probably like more out west but for a ski like this here at Stowe I like a tighter sidecut so I can tip and do mini GS turns though crud on relativity flat and crowded pitches.

So lots of sidecut like your SuperBros?

 

[Josh Matta]

So lots of sidecut like your SuperBros?

different applications. The super bros are quite turny, and 40-60 mph on the rail......

 

[UGASkiDawg]

No new snow or <4inches
Kastle MX83 173

>4 inches new
Blizzard Peacemaker 179

May add a FX95HP or Stormrider 95 near the end of the season/bonus time if I can find the right deal

 

[KevinF]

Night league races: Atomic FIS slaloms, 165cm. My Mikaela channelers.
Groomer days, although it's remarkably versatile: Head Rally, 170cm
Daily driver: K2 Amp Rictor 90, 177cm
Powder skis: Nordica Patrons, 185cm
Rock skis: Blizzard Magnum 8.5ti, 174cm

And I have a pair of DPS Wailer 99's... Probably mount them up with touring bindings so that I don't have to carry them the next time I schlep up to Tuckerman's Ravine. Or use them when I go out west. They were awesome at Snowbird and Squaw.

 

[Monique]

My skis are rarely all in the same place at the same time, but here goes ... deep breath ... this is including two pairs I just acquired but aren't actually in my hands yet ...

Line Celebrity 100 @ 165, Fritschi Eagle AT bindings
yellow Scott The Ski @ 165 (looking to sell)
Nordica Santa Ana @ 169
Line Sick Day 110 @ 172 (will probably sell if the La Ninas work out)
Nordica La Nina @ 169
Volkl Two @ 176

... Hey, that really isn't as many as I feared before I started listing them. Then there are two carver pairs on loan that I'm waffling over. I suspect that if there's a dry spell, I should use them to work on killing off that tail push habit.

 

[Living Proof]

Fischer WC Sl 165 co daily driver hard snow
Hart Pulse 170 co daily driver hard snow
Salomon Q98 180 soft snow

 

[Monique]

Fischer WC Sl 165 co daily driver hard snow
Hart Pulse 170 co daily driver hard snow
Salomon Q98 180 soft snow

Wait, how can you have two daily drivers?