Recommendations for 2nd Ski (Start of a quiver)

[Harvey]

I'm a quiver of one guy, I almost don't ski if the snow is to crappy for my skis.

 

[Ripitz]

1. Piste
2. All mountain
3. Powder
You can pick one but there will be sacrifices if you ski all conditions

 

[MarcP]

Realistically between the Progressors I have and a mid 90’s all mountain, what more could I possibly need for CNY with an occasional trip to Gore or Whiteface. I’ve got a full time job and the kids with all their stuff; so I’m not chasing powder days. It’s just when I want to bash bumps all morning or mess around in the woods the Progressors are quite the handful.

 

[Ripitz]

I want to bash bumps all morning or mess around in the woods

I would rule out the Stocklis

 

[Campgottagopee]

It ain't the arrow, rather the Indian

 

[JTG]

New markdowns on 2021 skis at SkiEssentials. They have Kore 93 and Ranger 92Ti. Look like decent deals.

 

[riverc0il]

It ain't the arrow, rather the Indian

But the Indian shots better when they have better quality arrows. Hell of a difference between skiing a GS cheater ski vs. a ski designed for soft snow. You could use the wrong tool for the job... more of a difference between knowing when to shoot an arrow or pull out a hatchet.

The issue you want to avoid, is just getting another arrow that doesn't do a lot more than the arrow you already have. If you want a quiver, you need to put two very different arrows into the quiver with as little overlap as possible. Otherwise, what is the point? Might as well just get a one ski quiver that covers more bases.

 

[MarcP]

Ok, I think I need to make a change ASAP. As you may know we got nuked on Friday night/Saturday morning. No joke legit 2-4” per hour snowfall. Anyway, since I don’t float on my current skis it was pretty deep but fortunately light enough to push around. Until I made a turn close to a lift tower and found about 3 ft of uncompacted drift with a crust about 12” below the surface. I had major tip dive which caused a double forward ejection that ended my day about 3 pm.
I know rocker helps. I know width helps. Assuming I dumb enough to keep skiing where most people don’t, what else do I need to help this? Is there some magical tip shape that keeps folks from getting tripped up like that?

Frustrated...

 

[JTG]

Finding a lighter, playful kind of jibby mid-fat with a nice swing weight makes recoveries easier, let’s you throw the skis sideways more easily when needed to avoid some of those situations. Skis like that are also just plain fun to ski in general.

 

[idratherbskiing]

The tip dive could have been body position or just a moment we all have once in awhile. Pow skiing on skinnies takes practice, and not knowing what is lurking underneath doesnt help. As for skis....If you can wait until next season when they have more skis available JSkis "All Play" is a fun ski, handle everything you throw at them. https://jskis.com/collections/allplay/products/cedar

Other options you may want to Check out Solomon QST99 was fun when I demoed a pair, and then the Nordica Enforcer.

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