Poster: A snowHead
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Folks,
I used to ride the HEAD J.O PRO's - which were some of the best park ski's I have ever ridden.
Super poppy, easy to spin, mainly because of how light they were.
Question to you guys:
Is there a site/service whereby you can compare ski's based on weight? I am yet to find a pair of ski's as light as my '09 J.O PRO's.
All thoughts welcome.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Blister carries ski weights. I'd be highly surprised if modern carbon skis weren't at least as light though I'm not sure many customers buy carbon skis for teh park based on cost/abuse ratio
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@venevi, not sure why you are concerned with weight?
I would have thought the only people that need to be concerned about weight are ski tourers?
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Layne wrote: |
@venevi, not sure why you are concerned with weight?
I would have thought the only people that need to be concerned about weight are ski tourers? |
Yep, I really don't understand the reason for brands pushing for lighter and lighter skis- unless we're talking about touring gear. Heavier skis ski better.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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JackSkier wrote: |
Layne wrote: |
@venevi, not sure why you are concerned with weight?
I would have thought the only people that need to be concerned about weight are ski tourers? |
Yep, I really don't understand the reason for brands pushing for lighter and lighter skis- unless we're talking about touring gear. Heavier skis ski better. |
Skiing big off piste days on a heavy pair of skis leaves your legs totally knackered, especially when bush whacking down the bottom. The newer, lighter, carbon infused skis are a godsend in comparison! Also for bootpacking and carrying. Unless you’re skiing at light speed and need metal in your skis, lighter constructions are the way forward.
For park, a lot of the park rats round here are on Factions. Not sure they’re particularly light but they certainly seem to do the job!
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JackSkier wrote: |
Layne wrote: |
@venevi, not sure why you are concerned with weight?
I would have thought the only people that need to be concerned about weight are ski tourers? |
Yep, I really don't understand the reason for brands pushing for lighter and lighter skis- unless we're talking about touring gear. Heavier skis ski better. |
horses for courses - heavier skis are damper, lighter skis more flickable. In teh Whitedot range where I have most experience of skiing the same model in both trad and carbon layups there are certain models where I prefer the trad for the oomph and a bit more stiffness and some where I prefer the carbon for funs and giggles. What is particularly impressive is that @thedoc has managed to design th Whitedot Asbo to be fun and giggles with trad layup oomph.
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BobinCH wrote: |
JackSkier wrote: |
Layne wrote: |
@venevi, not sure why you are concerned with weight?
I would have thought the only people that need to be concerned about weight are ski tourers? |
Yep, I really don't understand the reason for brands pushing for lighter and lighter skis- unless we're talking about touring gear. Heavier skis ski better. |
Skiing big off piste days on a heavy pair of skis leaves your legs totally knackered, especially when bush whacking down the bottom. The newer, lighter, carbon infused skis are a godsend in comparison! Also for bootpacking and carrying. Unless you’re skiing at light speed and need metal in your skis, lighter constructions are the way forward.
For park, a lot of the park rats round here are on Factions. Not sure they’re particularly light but they certainly seem to do the job! |
Got to admit I was ignorant of the concept of carbon infused skis so I had a google and fair dinkum from what I've read for a bit more money they can save you some weight and largely maintain the rigidity that you need.
Interestingly looking at the skis mentioned by the OP they have hollow fibreglass which is how they keep the weight down but again from what I've read that means away from the park they're not up to much.
What I would say to the OP poster though is I would be looking to find a ski I liked and then compare it's weight to it's peers. Rather than simply looking for the lightest ski possible.
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@venevi, have a look at the Fischer Ranger series. I have the 90s and they are very light. Surprisingly stiff given the weight.
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