best skis for edge rmk 800 156" ?
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I got SLP PP...very very happy with them.
As the name says...in the deep powder they the best i`ve ever tried...I`ve not tried simmons but i have tried slydog and C&A.
In the hard and packed they can have a too long keel and be too agressive.
As the name says...in the deep powder they the best i`ve ever tried...I`ve not tried simmons but i have tried slydog and C&A.
In the hard and packed they can have a too long keel and be too agressive.
I run the original simmons on all three of mine and they work very well on the trails and in the powder.
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Duvall Dean
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DITTO, can't say enough about the handling in any condition that simmons gives you. gen 1 simmons that is, not those fat som beetches
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I have Powder pros with the Carl's mod on my edge. Honestly I like the Polaris gripper skis I had on my Dragon the best for all around conditions. Almost want to put them on my Cat. The rubber base on the powder pros gets chewed up and I have to replace them almost every season. The flat base of the rubber on them is very thin and wears quickly from the spindle pushing/rocking against it constantly.
have simmons gen 1 on mine. good in any cond.
The more floatation that you get with the skis, the higher will be the front of the sled when you go into the powder. The higher the front end means that the sled is climbing a hill even though you are on a level snow field. You effectively have a higher angle of attack at the snow and therefore are throwing more snow down instead of behind you to keep your speed up. The more floatation also means that your skis are in less compact snow that is closer to the surface, that also then provides less pressure on the ski to help turn the sled. The deeper the skis are in the snow, the higher the pressure per square inch that the snow exerts on the ski to turn the sled. In summary, sleds with higher floatation skis, trench faster and turn slower than sleds with lower floatation skis. Simmons are higher floatation skis. SLP Powder Pros are lower floatation skis. Simmons however, are better for water skipping. All my opinion of course.
Simmons Gen 1 are the best all around skis out there, bar none. Every time this type of thread comes up on any forum, the Simmons are close to if not the top rated ski, that means something. Powder Pro's are generally right up there too but not the wannabe skis that just look good.
I have the same sled and I run simmons gen 1 and love them its my back up sled now and the new one has simmons on it to.
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skywagon
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I've run both gen. 1 and powder pros on my edges. I like the powder pros much better. Seems as the powder pros turn better in most snow conditions. Wife is happy with her gen 1 skis but at 71 years young is not a super agressive rider. Shortly after buying her 2004 600 Edge new we were riding up an ungroomed trail that was blew full of snow and she couldn't stay on trail. I walked back to ride it up and had a hell of a time trying to hold it on the trail, forgot how dam bad the stock skis were. love my powder pros. As far as the skis floating on top I think the gen 1 and pros are equal.
Just my 2 cents, Ron
Just my 2 cents, Ron
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