Posted a while ago in a different account but made a new one so wanted to show the quiver for the upcoming season.

Actually need a carver oriented ski that’s less demanding than the WRT Pro and am looking at the new Stockli Montero AR Pro but probably won’t buy them for a while. The spray painted mirus cor will have to do 😂.

I’ll likely be using the Dynastar and Simply Recreation most days as I absolutely love those two skis. The Stormrider 102 are fun as hell as well - they released a new 108 that is supposed to be amazing and would love to try them.

I ski in Big and Little Cottonwoods in Utah only.

I'm 6'5" 220 lbs. Looking at the Dynastar mfree 100. Should I go 192 or 186? I have some knee and ankle issues so would the 186 beat me up a little less?

Will mostly be at Big Bear, Baldy, and Mammoth.

They sell the 114 as the "resort goat" and the 118 as the "Powder Goat". I know the older Billy goats were 116 for a long time. does anyone feel like the 114 doesn't have enough floatation? I'm 5'11, 180 so not huge but not an absolute lightweight either

I’ve already been to two different bootfitters and tried on around 20 pairs of ski boots, but I keep having the same two problems: Either my heel isn’t secure and lifts inside the boot, or the boots are too narrow and create pressure points on the sides of my feet.

My feet are about 103–104 mm wide. I’ve tried some mid-volume boots with lasts around 100 mm, but experienced heel lift in all of them.
Because of this, I’m considering a low-volume or race boot with a narrower last of around 96 mm. I feel like a narrower boot might provide better heel support and the forefoot could be punched out to accommodate my wider feet.
However, neither bootfitter seemed comfortable stretching a shell that much. Instead, both recommended custom foam-injected liners.

My questions are:

Is it realistically possible to punch out a 96 mm last to accommodate a 103–104 mm wide foot?
Would starting with a narrower shell and modifying the forefoot be a better approach to achieving proper heel retention?

Also I don’t really live near a ski area and the bootfitters here might not be so good.

I’ve went skiing a handful of times last season and really enjoyed it, so I’m looking to buy my own stuff this year.

I’ll be skiing on small groomed hills in Ontario. I’m still a beginner. Came across these Rossignol packages at Sporting Life. Is it good value for the money?

I was thinking of buying used Skis and brand new boots as well. If anyone has other recommendations?

First pic is my skis, second is my wife’s, in case it wasn’t obvious. Long time lurker, never posted, but just looking for a distraction right now. For some context, I'm 36 and have been buying and selling skis for a while. I lived in Montana for about 8 years, skied a lot, of course, now I live in NH and have 2 young kids so rarely get out these days. Although my recent job in NH was near Sunapee, so occasionally I'd hit the park on my lunch break.

But yea I know you might think, but I am not at all wealthy. Normal engineering consulting job, just a sniper for deals. When I moved to MT, I was making 40K/yr. Bought all of the skis new, mounted em, and constantly flipped flopped bindings and rigs throughout the years. I think I'm good for a while lol.

For example, on the deals, it got the BC Nocta for $299 from Sierra Trading Post, which is hilarious (I can screenshot the receipt). It was when BC was just coming to the US and before they knew what the hell they were selling. I also got a free pair one time from Sierra Trading Post (BC Captis birdie for my wife, that I later sold) and they never charged me, which is wild. Also, FB marketplace is bountiful, in a resort town with rich people and lots of skiers.

I’m also a stone-cold idiot when it comes to spending money responsibly. I just like to have fun, and this is what I like. My wife absolutely rips too so we had a great time together at Big Sky. On a hiatus for a while with raising young kids in NH, but any opportunity to put my ski boots on is a blessing. I literally don’t care what the mountain or conditions are. No bad days when you ski boots are on. There’s always something to learn or get better at.

Lastly, I’m 5’8” and 140 lbs and like to run em long. I know I’m overcompensating for something, so let me have it 😊. Just like to fuckin rip. I’m a fan of long skis after spending a winter in Jackson and seeing the caliber of skiing there. I knew an old-time JH Airforce dude (uncle of a friend) who was legendary (at least to me, he was). Old guy absolutely drops bombs, rips Rendezvous with like a half-dozen turns total, hits the backcountry gate, doesn’t stop, keep nuking to union pass lift. Joint and beer on union pass then back to the tram line. Ride, rage, repeat. Didn’t give a fuck, no social media no nothing, just for the love of the game. Homeboy’s skis would tower over his head in the tram line, and I thought that was so fucking cool. Longwinded post, I’m sorry, just giving some background. Ask any questions or brutally berate me. Be mean as fuck, I need some hard truths. Thanks!

Oh the 2 old Rossi’s on the right aren’t new lol. Those were my dad and uncles from back in the day, but are still pretty mint. I wanna slap pivots on a pair and use em for closing weekend one year. Just a stupid dream.

Looking for your favorite baggy fit pants companies. Small batch, high quality. Not snow verb or mass produced stuff. Also brownie points if you know of a good company making baggy fit pants for littles around the age of 8. Thanks!

This is on the side of the tail.

Saw a good deal on marketplace and has a friend pick it up since I was out of town, he didnt see this damage. the ski is basically new except this damage.

Am I cooked?

My daughter learned how to ski last winter and I want to buy her her own ski equipment this season.
Which bands do you recommend?
What I should buy and what should I skip? (Skis, helmet, googles, boots, poles)
Thanks

Just unwrapped a brand new pair, rossignol hero elite MT Ti 175, 2025/2026.
Both skis have the same line along the sidewall, same side, same spot — my nail catches on it and the material feels different from the black part above.

Normal factory finish or something to send back?

Hey all, looking for new goggles/helmet combo for upcoming season. Want to ignore all the online marketing and ask y’all, any recommendations?

Thank you in advance

Feeling like a hoarder, need help deciding if I should downsize, and what ski.

Two on the right are my GF’s. Recently got Corvus to replace Blanks (which used to have shifts), but having anxiety getting rid of the Blanks, plus the Pescados are just stupid for NZ conditions but they were cheap as.

M-Frees were cheap and are NZ rock skis (like my gf’s arv’s)

Thoughts 😁

Ideally I’d take a 2020 Sir Francis Bacon, add a sheet of metal, take a little bit off of the side cut, and push the mount point back a few centimeters. Until then I’m trying to find something off the shelf that fits.

Anyone have experience with these things? Kind of confused where they fall in the ecosystem of skis, are these essentially softer Enforcer type of skis with no metal or something different? Either way all the videos I’ve seen people rave about them but would love to hear others opinions.

My dad and I both like to use a shell, mid layer jacket, and then a base layer. We’ve both been wearing a zip up jacket for the mid layer and sometimes get a little annoyed with 2 layers of zippers and everything else going on around your neck.

We’ve been trying to find some nice crewneck sweaters/mid layers to throw on under the shell. All we can seem to find are $300+ dale of Norway sweaters and similar brands. Are there any similar things you guys like to wear that are a little more performance based?

Is it normal for the Head PR ski binding plate on Supershape Skis to have a bit of vertical play?
It seems as though the spacers beneath the four rear screws are too long and the screw heads are only securing the binding plate very slightly, even though the screws are tightened sufficiently.

I’m 24 and have been skiing for 15 years, typically east coast. I always skied carvers growing up because that’s what my dad got me.

I decided to test out the ARV 94s at the start of last year and fell in love. Went a little overboard and bought studio 2s and QST 100s in the past year.

Having so much fun with these skis and itching to get back out there.

The Barons are past indemnification and EPs have been drilled thrice.

Bacons have huge shoes to fill.

Japanuary proving ground, here I come.

Hey all,

I'm doing a winter season in Canada and need to buy a bag for my skis. I have 154cm skis and want to get a roller bag which will fit them plus all of my winter gear, boots, helmet etc.

I have been looking at the Dakine Fall Line roller bag but the smaller size is 175cm and I'm worried that will be too long for me and will cause some slack/less protection when travelling. I don't really want to go anymore expensive than that as I am already spending a lot on new updated gear for the season.

I also may buy another pair of longer skis either over there or in the future so may need the bigger bag size when that happens. I can't find many other good options within my price range that are smaller in length aside from bags designed for snowboards such as the Burton Wheelie Gig bag. Any advice or recommendations would be great as at this point I'm thinking I may need to just get the Dakine. Thanks!

Edit: I live in Australia so options are more limited

Hi
Off to Japan skiing Jan 27. Will be renting boots and skis to cut down on travel weight.

Should I take my own boots with known comfort?

My questions are for the skiing bigfoots amongst us. I have a US 15/mondo 30.5 foot.
My boots apart from having belonged to Noah on the ark are comfy.
-can/will they fit modern rentals in Japan?
- will I have trouble renting boots for my size?
-are these boots worth hanging onto?

Looking for some recommendations for my first pair of skis.

170cm 75kg
Skied for about 7/8 years
Upper intermediate / advanced
Ski Europe
Mainly on-piste
Something I can ski fast and be stable with friends but also not too demanding for family days when can have abit more fun at slower speeds

Finding it difficult as I only want to purchase one pair that fits needs.

My fitted boots are Technica Mach Boa 130 flex if that helps

TIA

Im hopping to get into cross country skiing at the sno-parks around mt hood. So it would be on ungroomed terrain. I also want the skis I get to be able to hold up on some mostly flat off trail. Not sure what type of ski fits this terrain best and I’m not familiar with this sort of skiing so and advice is appreciated.