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115+ mm-waisted freestyle skis
You might enjoy these skis if… You stare down the dreamiest pillow line with this debate in your head: Enter with a spin to the right, left… or perhaps a switch 5? You stomp and destroy each pillow, then amid your run-out, you toss a beauty of a nose butter for added effect. These maneuvers come with ease, due in part to your ski’s hefty amount of rocker, forgiving flex pattern and plus-size waist width.
1. Armada JJ 2.0
Overall Score: 8.92
“‘Hard charging, fist pumping, rage machine…'” Click for full review and scores.
2. Atomic Bent Chetler
Overall Score: 8.76
“Think about Chris Benchetler’s skiing style for a moment: smooth and effortless, big tricks in big terrain and, of course, that signature nose butter…” Click for full review and scores.
3. Folsom Trophy
Overall Score: 8.39
“The Folsom Trophy Skis are a quick and nimble pow slayer…” Click for full review and scores.
4. Faction Candide 4.0
Overall Score: 8.30
“Candide’s go-to choice for bottomless conditions, the Faction Candide 4.0 Skis, comes back unchanged for its third year of production, and that’s just fine by our testers…” Click for full review and scores.
5. 4FRNT YLE
Overall Score: 7.98
“Wiley Miller’s signature planks are essentially park skis for the pow…” Click for full review and scores.
6. Fischer Big Stix 122
Overall Score: 7.97
“If rocking down huge lines in Alaska is a recurrent daydream of yours, consider getting your kicks on Fischer’s Big Stix…” Click for full review and scores.
7. Voile X9
Overall Score: 7.78
“Switch pow landings: ✓ Nose butters through choke-worthy snow: ✓ A beefy platform for stomping landings off big ol’ backcountry features: ✓…” Click for full review and scores.
8. Liberty Schuster Pro
Overall Score: 7.74
“Joe Schuster gets his own well-deserved pro model from Liberty this year…” Click for full review and scores.
9. Lib Tech Fully Functional Five Nas Pro
Overall Score: 7.72
“While its wide platform and rockered tip and tail help make the Functional Five a trustworthy pow companion…” Click for full review and scores.
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