New Gear for this Season

people i need some help...
I currently ski on Volkl RTM84 177cm...I hate them, to darn heavy and long..
I'm 5'9 160 lbs, i need a shorter mellower ski .. Something for the usual eastern conditions....
Any thoughts??
no wonder you don't like skiing anymore lol. it's a fine ski but pretty one dimensional, any of the kore, ripsticks etc recs will carve just about as well with an added poppy, slarvy fun factor
 
no wonder you don't like skiing anymore lol. it's a fine ski but pretty one dimensional, any of the kore, ripsticks etc recs will carve just about as well with an added poppy, slarvy fun factor
I hate to say it I think your right..
About to pull the trigger on Brahma 82's
 
i'd even go a little fatter, I like around 90 for an east coast daily driver
 
I currently ski on Volkl RTM84 177cm...I hate them, to darn heavy and long..
I'm 5'9 160 lbs, i need a shorter mellower ski .. Something for the usual eastern conditions....
Any thoughts??
I switched from RTM 81s 171cm to J Allplays 178cm/98 wide last season. I am the same height about 20 lbs heavier than you. Completely different ski in just about every way, but once I got used to holding an edge on hardpack with them (difficult, but can be done) I haven't looked back. Allplays are really lively and so much more enjoyable in trees, bumps and "East Coast" powder.
 
I have a pair of head kore 105 that I got last year for our trip out west. They are very light and would imagine the 93s would be even lighter and great for east coast skiing. The 105s also grip well on hard pack. I also had a pair of enforcer 93s that my son took from me and I just go me a pair of J ski masterblasters. They are 99 underfoot and I probably should have gone w/ their 92 fastforwards but I like a fatter ski. J skis are not cheap but everyone who has them loves them. They seem indestructible too.
 
RTMs were my first skis. My son had been using them last season and then we switched one day, he took my enforcers and I used the RTMs. I never got the enforcers back. I didn't want to be on the RTMs this year and the Kore 105 are too wide for daily use. After coming from the enforcers the RTMs feel dull and lifeless....hence the masterblasters. Treat yourself to some new skis. :)
 
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