I am looking for a new pair of skis for my 04 switchback. I have sidehiller II's right now and everyone says I should upgrade. I know a lot of people run simmons...any suggestions?
Powder Ski's
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I also have an '04 Switchback and am looking for new skis. I found a thread from a guy last week that said the following. I asked him about sidehilling and he said they work great for that too.
I also have an '04 Switchback and am looking for new skis. I found a thread from a guy last week that said the following. I asked him about sidehilling and he said they work great for that too.
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IdahoMike
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SLT Skis
When I bought my 06 Summit X the previous owner had replaced the stock 6.9 Pilots with a pair of SLT's. I will agree with everything the guy's dealer stated about the SLT's with one exception. On my Rev they were very darty on the trail. We checked the ski alingment and it was right on. I never did play around with the suspension set up, instead last March I put a brand new set of 6.9 Pilots back on the sled. The Pilots behave way better on the trail but steer way heavy compared to the SLT's. I posted on SW to get feed back on the SLT ski's and I did find quite a few people that really liked them. I really liked the ski off trail, it was just a little nerve racking on the trail at anything over 30mph. I just bought a pair of Simmons Gen I that I'm going to try next, and I also have a pair of Slydogs that I will give a try. I figure with 4 sets of ski's for this sled one of them should work LOL!!!
When I bought my 06 Summit X the previous owner had replaced the stock 6.9 Pilots with a pair of SLT's. I will agree with everything the guy's dealer stated about the SLT's with one exception. On my Rev they were very darty on the trail. We checked the ski alingment and it was right on. I never did play around with the suspension set up, instead last March I put a brand new set of 6.9 Pilots back on the sled. The Pilots behave way better on the trail but steer way heavy compared to the SLT's. I posted on SW to get feed back on the SLT ski's and I did find quite a few people that really liked them. I really liked the ski off trail, it was just a little nerve racking on the trail at anything over 30mph. I just bought a pair of Simmons Gen I that I'm going to try next, and I also have a pair of Slydogs that I will give a try. I figure with 4 sets of ski's for this sled one of them should work LOL!!!
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I have found that the powder pros have been the best for me. Ran simmons but felt they darted when sidehilling but awsome on the trails. all around though powder pros been very happy with.
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I run both Powder Pro's and Simmone. They are both excellent, but overall, I like the Powder Pro's. You will be happy with either.
MODS feel the exxact same as Powder pros, except they DO NOT dart in crusty snow....Which is the major downfall to the Powder Pros. Simmons are hands down the best trail skis out there..but the Ppros and MODS beat them hands down off the trail.
Four sets! I think I'll try to find that thread about the SLTs and ask the guy about his alignment and suspension and what sled he has cuz he said his don't dart on the trail, so I was sold on them. I don't want darty skis!
Mods skis all the way. Family has 2 pairs on sleds and would never go to any other type of ski. They are also very easy to get replacement parts for.
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OK...I found the guy who wrote about his SLP SLTs and him and one other guy said this about the darting...
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IdahoMike
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SLT Skis
Good info. I may have to try that toe in adjustment if I go back to the SLT ski. I know the dealership that sold me the Pilots didn't think much of my SLT ski's for being on a Summit. I asked the shop foreman about the darting that the sled was doing on the trail and if I could adjust it out with some suspension adjustments. His thoughts were that you may make it a little better, but it was never going to go away. In his opinion the SLT was not the ski you want on a mountian sled. I'm hoping the Simmons or my Slydogs will be the ticket. Once I find one that works I'll have a few sets for sale. Keep an eye on the Swapmeet LOL!!!
Good info. I may have to try that toe in adjustment if I go back to the SLT ski. I know the dealership that sold me the Pilots didn't think much of my SLT ski's for being on a Summit. I asked the shop foreman about the darting that the sled was doing on the trail and if I could adjust it out with some suspension adjustments. His thoughts were that you may make it a little better, but it was never going to go away. In his opinion the SLT was not the ski you want on a mountian sled. I'm hoping the Simmons or my Slydogs will be the ticket. Once I find one that works I'll have a few sets for sale. Keep an eye on the Swapmeet LOL!!!
Thanks for all the advice. Everyone had very good points.
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GONRIDIN
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I disagree with your dealer. You CAN get rid of almost all of the darting with the SLP. I can also tell you that the SLy's will dart as well with improper set up. Simmons are good, but they dont turn as good as the SLT's. Powder pro's turn the best, but they are very aggresive....to much for some people.
They sidehill better but you loose some flotation. I am going to cut mine and give them a try.
Sly Dog powder hounds are awsome off the trail and they arent to bad on the trail either but anythings better than the 04 skidoo ski i love my slydogs though
Slydog
Love mine too. They can be a little twitchy in the the sloppy stuff, but on the hard pack and in the powder they are super!!
Love mine too. They can be a little twitchy in the the sloppy stuff, but on the hard pack and in the powder they are super!!
