The Importance (and Fun!) of a Quiver

[MTV]

With the limited number of days I get (35 in average normal year,) my goal is to maximize days on soft snow.

I am guessing 35 days being considered limited is relative to this board. That's like the most your average joe 9-5er can ski without taking significant vacation time.

I have 88s and 106s. I bought the 106s on sale for a trip out west a couple of years ago (figured Id breakeven over a few trips given performance rentals were $40+ a day) and they were great. I wish there were more conditions to justify usage over the 88s locally; but also nice to know I have them in the quiver whenever opportunity strikes .

 

[Campgottagopee]

I have a bunch of skis, some skinny, some mid, and big phat mo-fo

 

[Ripitz]

I can’t throw them out so I have a lot of them

 

[raisingarizona]

N+1 guy here, my local hill is my gym, pub and therapist. Slalom skis make good fun for early season limited terrain and firm days and nights, daily driver at 91 and added a 106 to try to keep up with my kid on pow days. Having just picked up a 4th set of xc/bcxcd/tele skis I realize I may have bit of a problem, Hi my name is.....

“My local hill is my gym, pub and therapist.”

That’s awesome

 

[tirolski]

Run 84 RTM Volks at 172. Bought some used Solomon all mountain skis before them to try as just getting back into it as older Volkl's were untouchable in the shop. They'd been sittin a bit.

 

[gorgonzola]

What’s a quiver thread without pics ?!? All have been ski’d this season except for the newly acquired annums. Missing are the skinny xc NNN skis on the bench getting new toe bumper thingy’s

 

[Brownski]

My newest addition to the old ski section of my quiver. They aren’t as crazy stable as the 812s but were pretty fun to ski. I’m always amazed at how much lighter skis were back then. Its noticeable.

 

[SIAWOL]

Personally when it comes to skis, I prefer fewer choices. Has to be something said for consistency.....when I click in I know exactly what I'm doing and how it'll perform. Saves me heartache and internal debate about which pair for what conditions, etc, etc.

 

[Brownski]

That was always my attitude too until a few years ago. I was a late adopter of the Salomon XScreams but once I found them I more or less skied nothing else for 15 years. When I got my Blizzards they were the first ski I ever had with any rocker. I do view them as a sort of do-anything ski but somewhere along the way I fell back in love with my old K2 812s so I’ve been pulling them out a few times a year. I bought these new ones at a garage sale with a view to replacing the 812s but there are subtle differences between them so it looks like the quiver is growing. The XScreams still get waxed so I have rock skis when I need them. Also, I discovered that my Blizzards don’t have enough float for really deep snow so I guess I’ll be in the market for powder skis.

 

[tirolski]

Personally when it comes to skis, I prefer fewer choices. Has to be something said for consistency.....when I click in I know exactly what I'm doing and how it'll perform. Saves me heartache and internal debate about which pair for what conditions, etc, etc.

The friend I ski with most has two pair of the same exact K2 skis. One for rocky conditions and one for when there’s good snow. He’s an excellent skier. I asked him why 2 pairs of the exact same kind and he said he has older Volkls but they very rarely get used.