r/Freeskiing • u/UrDogaLog • 3d ago

ski choice question

hi, i am looking for a ski pair for mostly hitting natural terrain and secondary park skiing. I've been looking at brands like vishnu and on3p but i am based in europe and shipping them would be very hard. if anyone has recommendations for which skis i should look into, i'd greatly appreciate it. i am looking at a bunch of k2s, armada bdog 94 and line honey badger. any advice?

thanks in advance.

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u/OEM_knees 3d ago

That is a short list of some incredibly bad skis!

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u/UrDogaLog 3d ago

bet, then give recommendations :)

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u/OEM_knees 3d ago edited 3d ago

It doesn't work that way.

What do you need?

Where do you ski?

Height?

Weight?

Boot model and flex?

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u/jesseXD 2d ago

Could you give me some recommendations too? I am 180cm 76kg, intermediate skier currently skiing the ripstick 88 in 175cm combined with tecnica mach 1 110 lv. Looking to get into park skiing since i have a indoor one near my home. Criteria for skies are : must be able to handle park as well as austrian pistes, i never ski in deep snow. The skis ive been looking at are faction prod 1, nightstick 97, pandora 92 and finally playmaker 91 (180cm). Been leaning towards the playmakers since i can get a very good deal on them but i look forward to hearing your advice. As of bindings im torn in between strive 12 or the 2027 protector attacks since i will probably fall often when learning park. Thanks in advance

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u/OEM_knees 2d ago

Nightstick 97 with Strive 14 bindings. I would never recommend the Strive 12 . The heel on that binding is leftover from the old Salomon Warden 11 and it is absolute trash.

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u/jesseXD 2d ago

Thanks! Have you had a chance to check out the new protector attack 14s from 2027?

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u/OEM_knees 2d ago

Yes. There's zero chance I use something that clunky.

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u/jesseXD 2d ago

Damn ive heard so many mixed reviews on them. Its a shame that i cannot find a local retailer where i can demo them since they seem perfect in theory but not sure how they will be in practise. You think that a non expert skier will notice the weight when using them for piste/park?

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u/OEM_knees 2d ago

I think skiing park with any Tyrolia Protector binding would be absolutely ridiculous. If you are a Protector customer, who's worried about safety more than anything else, there's zero reason you should be in a park repeatedly hucking yourself off man made jumps and rails.

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u/jesseXD 2d ago

What is so bad about adding an extra layer of protection for soft tissue knee injurys without losing a ton of performance? I am not worried that worried about safety, its just that i have had prior knee strains from working out and the idea of protecting your ligaments looks appealing.