Soft Snow Gymkhana - The Heritage Lab FR110

[MagnificentUnicorn]

The R one ten is better in every way than the MFree one zero eight


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[carlh]

Those look awesome

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Is it a better mfree112 which is a better mfree108? We shall see soon.

The topsheets are definitely a lot cooler looking.

[Shu Shu]

Between the R and this new AM I'm in total paralysis mode. The v2 FLs are also giving me some serious Garbones vibes.

[gaijin]

Our forest is filled in enough in that it’s starting to flow. The ROneTen surpassed expectations in fresh forest maneuverability this morning.

Kinda blown away day by day. First it handles firmer snow better than anticipated. And now it handles forest lines better than anticipated.

The forest is always my ultimate maneuverability test because you don’t have a choice about where you have to turn.

These are really really close to my Rens. The overlap is substantial.

I’ll bring my Rens on next week’s JP road trip, but honestly wondering if I’ll ski them. It’s gonna require a deep, long storm and/or bell to bell fresh lines.

[strange meadow lark]

Between the R and this new AM I'm in total paralysis mode. The v2 FLs are also giving me some serious Garbones vibes.

Same, along with the AM 100 for good measure.

[Shredeagle]

I got the 181 R110. Ski at Bridger Bowl home of the tight gnar. I can literally turn them anywhere but what blows me away is that I can stand on them and just as easily rip super g turns wherever. The construction is so dope and the suspension is so good. These things have all the benefits of reverse camber with none of the drawbacks. Once you dial them in you can be nuking along just standing on em and like I want to rip a huge carve. Ok. I’ll just roll my ankle and suddenly I’m carving a huge turn off piste with no effort. Camber who?


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[Shu Shu]

I'm sold on the reverse,.I love my corvus for the same reasons you describe above. I just feel more beat up after a day on them. I have no doubt I'd love the R, but my thinking is the small camber of the AM, would help with poorly executed gaps, questionable hucks, and icy park landings.that come with chasing my kids around. The kicker is the construction on the R might just be enough on its own. Like I said paralysis

[gaijin]

Maybe your deciding factor is how much tight, techie terrain they’ll see.

Then again, today was a collegiate GS race at my local hill. It was fun passing those guys during their warmup runs on the fresh cord dusted with 2inches.

Most. Versatile. Ski. Ever.


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[Self Jupiter]

I'm sold on the reverse,.I love my corvus for the same reasons you describe above. I just feel more beat up after a day on them. I have no doubt I'd love the R, but my thinking is the small camber of the AM, would help with poorly executed gaps, questionable hucks, and icy park landings.that come with chasing my kids around. The kicker is the construction on the R might just be enough on its own. Like I said paralysis

Feel the same way so that’s probably why I’ll end up owning Praxis MVPs and FRs/R’s too, ha.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Skied my Rs yesterday and got a few looks like it was a questionable choice, we’re approaching two weeks of high pressure here and groomers are starting to get polished into marble. They were fine getting back to the lifts after hiking for shit fuck snow. All that force directly underfoot with sharp edges is great on firm snow.

As far as suspension goes, roll your ankles and keep them on edge and there’s plenty.

No longer looking for reverse Corvus


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[Self Jupiter]

I don’t think reverse camber with side cut is all that bad in firmer snow but I feel it takes more effort and work to maintain the balance point like Shu pointed out. It catches up to me after a really long day or any days in succession but I’m a beat up flat lander.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Interesting, I think the R one ten, and the Corvus, have a large sweet spot. It’s not difficult to stay balanced at all. Might be me having adjusted stance and technique for reverse camber skis over the last several years.


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[Self Jupiter]

They seem like they have a more subtle full reverse camber than Devastators, Volkl Ones, Inthaynes and OG Renegades etc. I also don’t get to ski nearly as often as I used to so I’m feelin it more than I used to.

[Shorty_J]

I found out today that full reverse also makes a great teaching ski... Because I can ski backwards and it only feels a little weird instead of totally foreign.

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[Lord Thomas]

And you can teach on them going sideways too!

[Mustonen]

Fat reverse skis are perfect for feathering around green and blue runs with kids and girlfriends.

[Shu Shu]

Agree with MagnificentUnicorn big sweet spot, its not a balance thing, for me its an impact thing.

[Mustonen]

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The R one ten are more jarring on small pops to hardpack than other reverse camber skis I have. Corvus have a longer flat spot, renegades are wider, which probably explains it. Could also be that the stiffer skis soak up just a bit more of the impact when you extend the tip or tail to the landing. I dunno. It’s not a problem at all, I just avoid doing that thing.

[Shorty_J]

Yeah the R110 is probably my favorite ski of all time already... And the suspension is pretty amazing .... But a fully cambered ski has better bases flat suspension for sure.

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[tetonmasked@donottrackplus.us]

This thread is about the FR110. Why do you guys keep posting about the R110, AM110, and whatever else is irrelevant to the FR110?

[arild]

Because all of those are tightly related. Like the serendipitous phenomenon of cousins fucking eachother, where every once in a blue moon, something really great happens.

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[gaijin]

Fucking classic.

I was holding off— wondering if this was a really good AI.

[Lord Thomas]

Because all of those are tightly related. Like the serendipitous phenomenon of cousins fucking eachother, where every once in a blue moon, something really great happens.

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This kind'a shit just warms my heart. Poaching for my sig line

[arild]

I had a moment of profound inspiration.

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[skinipenem]

Quock Review
FR110 Heritage Labs
186 cm
Days skied 1 so far
Mount point -7.25 from straight pull center.
Mt hood meadows. Variable conditions, wind scoured ice, 0-12" deep wind affected dense pow with sections of underlying 3d refrozen chunder, and groomers back to the lift.

Skied the steepest lines i could find including some tight entrances, unpictured; however, terrain was a bit limited as Heather canyon lift was down. Did not hit any significant air that day. I'm a get dialed then giver kind of guy.

Caveat: i didn't fully open them up, so I do not have an opinion on the speed limit; however, it is much faster than I skied them.

From left to right. First run, second run, seventh 'ish line (no tracks since skiied later in the day.) Steeper lines skied also not pictured.



Incredibly intuitive ski! Cannot emphasize this enough. The 186cm rides with the input of a smaller ski, yet the stability of a 186cm; this is magic.

Rewards a neutral stance, but will tolerate more traditional forebody ski pressure to a degree. These skis like to drift, not rail through 3d snow, breaking free with ease for sideways drifts and face shots even in dense wind affected/deposited snow.

Incredibly versatile through highly variable conditions. Smoothed out the underlying refrozen chunk.

Large sweet spot with excellent fore aft support for a reverse camber ski. I got lazy a few times rocking onto the tails and there was enough support to easily recenter.

I didn't ski them switch, yet, but will next time.

Groomers were fine, but don't expect race ski turns. These are 3d snow flow machines. Certainly safe to go mach nine back to the lift

One potential downside that is actually an upside, which i chalk up to somewhat intentional user error. They are not super stiff skis with a forebody hand flex slightly less than 184cm bear renegades (I didn't compare them to my 191cm pair.) This translated to over flexing the ski creating a slow hook sensation and deceleration when I got too far forward on them overturning the ski in 3d refrozen chunder filled with wind deposited snow. In other words, a stiffer ski might have supported me and rocketed out of the turn instead of deceleration. Amazingly, the skis easily released into the next turn and game was back on. I don't think this is a fault of the ski design, instead user error over turning the ski. For clarification, this was caused by overturning the ski with a significant amount of forward pressure. I was impressed my the skis ability to recovery gracefully and predictably.

Skis did great on steeper pitches, yet were still fun and stable even at speed in low angle. These skis are confidence inspiring. This is great.

Verdict: This is the best feeling, most intuitive first day impression of any ski i have ever skied. I can't wait to get on them more and figure out the nuances.

I'm too lazy to proofread this past right now, so hopefully and grammatical and typos are at least humorous... i just proofread and edited a little.



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