Picked these up for cheap in the early summer. 84 underfoot, symmetrical, lots of camber, little bit or early rise, nice and snappy flex. Hoping they convince me hitting some park jumps is a good idea.
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Picked these up for cheap in the early summer. 84 underfoot, symmetrical, lots of camber, little bit or early rise, nice and snappy flex. Hoping they convince me hitting some park jumps is a good idea.
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Shit for snow in most of NA right now…
Perfect conditions for old men to work on their switch skiing technique ;)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_con...ature=emb_logo
Never too old to pre-season scorpion… JOTD addition
Enjoy gentlemen
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/FVrsGwH...qJZ4i4eQ0sdrd6
Switch video doesn’t even show the road
Hahaha!!
Switch to the road is possible!! Just all about reps, especially as an old man
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tDKbFIPh5cc
Turned 46 last week… not too late for you old dogs if you want it. I promise
Sick backie! On your zero spins, if you shifty harder in the opposite direction you want to look, then you can actually get more of a view at the landing and don't have to be so "head-up-the-hill"
Thanks JRainey!!
My lumbar spine is a bit sore from the JOTD antics.
But looking forward to getting after it on snow soon, and would love to perfect a big zero spin like Jossi Wells.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fn2PFT...ature=youtu.be
I was in the skatepark again last weekend, does that count? Mini ramps, stairs, and flat rails. No backflips yet. But I was sore for a solid two days. My boy and I agreed— we’ll be there a few times a week until the snow starts flying.
Skateparks. Good shit.
I can still ollie frontside 180. So, that was surprising. My 9yo who has never witnessed me on a board was like— “Holy shit. Dad can skate.” I was like— “I only know how to not fall. Because falling is dangerous at this age.”
My big accomplishment was riding straight down six stairs at speed. Took a minute to figure that out.
We’ll beat the shit out of the decks we currently own and then I predict I’ll be buying a few new kits in April.
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Love it. As a dad with teenagers now, I get it.
And the skate park absolutely counts
A few weeks back, I grabbed my kids skateboard and did a 1st try kick flip. He looked at me like I was an alien. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gaijin
My kids are so far past me in the air. My 11 year old can do double misty flips and cork 9's on the trampoline. I won't be surprised to see park flips out of him this year. I can still smoke him on rails, though. :FIREdevil
Yeah Snowmachine, the kids are so good these days it’s ridiculous. Awesome you still have your rail game going though!!
I know this isn’t Newschoolers, but any old men excited about a new park ski setup for 2025? I’m pretty happy with my J Ski Allplay but always curious about the next best thing
I've thought about getting new park skis a few times but I have zero clue about what's out there aside from the on3p offerings. I'm really liking those old(?) atomic punx I picked up last year. I threw some pivots on them and they ski like an old school proper park ski. Light, snappy, still carve pretty well and solid in the flex and air. they had me looking at the park jumps in whistler and considering hitting the ones larger than 10' last year. this coming spring I'll give it a go. How are the Allplays? I've heard good things about J's from a few different people.
Skating 100% counts. I picked up a board a few years back to learn at 37 once my daughter started on her push bike. I skate 2-3 times a week now and it's an exercise in remembering that concrete is really hard and commitment is king. Well done you guys on stairs, rails, and kickflips, that's awesome!
not so sure about "next best thing", but I dig my armadas.
-I have the al dente/edollo that is essentially a rock ski now, but it's a surprisingly versatile ski if you like skiing around the mountain on a park shape.
-ive also had the bdogs and I would say the same thing.. not a charger by any means, but surprisingly capable around the mountain if you like skiing on a park shape. recommended center mount but I went a cm back because I don't like true center mounts even if its recommended.
-currently on the strangers mounted +6 from recommended. very fun and versatile, although a bit heavy for a pure park ski.. but skis great on the whole mountain and can rip the park at the bottom of the run. watch some mike hornbeck or Kim boberg videos to see them in action
-new for armada this year is the kimbo, which is essentially Kimbos take on the stranger. same shape but skinnier, lighter, and the mount point is designed more around center.. im very interested in these but doubt ill be able to cop a pair this year. they only come in a 182 and all my armadas ive had recently size about 1.5cm short
the faction prodigy shapes are super fun.. got some new to me on3p jeronimos this season.. ive had kartels and magnuses before.. would like to try the new mango shapes just to see what's up.
I’ve been telling myself for the past few seasons I’m finally going to grab some moment frankenskis and every year I end up buying other moments. I’m at the point now though that my moment quiver is pretty loaded and the only thing I need from them now is frankenski. So I think this might be the season. Unfortunately they already sold out so I’m waiting for the next batch. I just have to hope they don’t drop anything amazing in the reserve drops. Other wise I’ll be waiting another year for frankenskis.Quote:
Originally Posted by DGamms
Man, I would love to try E Dollos, the Moment Frankenski, and the ON3P Mango.
I don’t love a true center mount, I feel like -3 cm from center is usually about right for my taste.
I’m only 5’ 10” on a good day, but I still prefer all my skis in the 181-184 cm straight pull length range.
I also like my park skis to be reasonable all mountain skis, so that’s probably why I have the above preferences.
dollos might be a smidge short for your liking, a true 178.5 in the 180. im 5'9" and like my shortest all mtn / jib skis to be at least my height but in reality a 176 on3p is the shortest I like to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by DGamms
if armada interests you check out the new kimbos, they come in a 182
unless I skied 100% park if you're skiing around the mountain it makes sense to go at least -1cm from true center even if the rec mount point is true center imo
Won’t lie. Bought a pair of Edollos and stood on them in plastic a few years ago.
Probably should have kept them, but just seemed a bit short for me at 178cm straight pull
Check out the 4FRNT Switch. It's a really solid old man park ski.Quote:
Originally Posted by DGamms
I have a great time on my Deathwish 104. It can do park laps and then rally the rest of the mountain.
Anyone tried those kimbos?
Skating is pretty amazing ski training. Ironically the more flatground/street the better (unless you're boosting airs out of the bowls). Lots of jumping and landing off kilter and often deeper in a squat.
During the pandemic I was skating like 2 hours a day and got way better than I ever was a teenager/20 something. I've been slacking lately, but I did take a skateboard on our spring break trip to London and was waking up early to skate Southbank before the kids woke up. I was too out of skate shape to really be cool though. I just went rolling around today for a bit.
I think all the blindside/backside tricks make your switch skiing way better. BS 180, nollie BS 180, FS Halfcab. You just have to lean into the unknown with a balance that far exceeds what you need for skiing.
I learned how to kickflip at 33, then spent the next 2 years trying to learn how to do a good one. Maybe someday I'll learn how to do a good one consistently...
somewhat unique thing to the dollos (for a modern jib ski) is they don't have any tail rocker.. so they might ski a bit longer back there compared to a 181 on3p or whatever with a decent amount of tip and tail rockerQuote:
Originally Posted by DGamms
doubt anyone has time on the kimbos since they are this years zero ski.. don't think they were at any demos this year. but I love my strangers and if they're a more jib focused stranger I think a lot of people will like them
I’m getting a set of 177 k2 reckoner 102 for an old man job ski. The softest ski I could find, short to make me feel young, ski forwards impressively well and are super fun switch.