Stompy
In a word - Stompy.
Wet heavy snow days in the PNW.
Me: 43, 6’ tall, 165 lbs
Skis: 18/19 191 urrakkar w/ pivots at -5.5 from TC which is +1.5 from recommended. Spooned/Hulled tips and tails. Looking down at the top, you can’t tell.
The tips look like...a cross between a Bent Chet 120 and an armada ARG
Fit and finish on par with the top American micro brands. One part of the edge needed a quick deburr. Textured top sheets didn’t shed snow as well as I expected. But it looks and feels nice.
Durable AF. 5 seasons at this point. They ski powder like they are an extension of my legs
They are heavy enough to be stable AF, actually. They truck. A bit playful, but they are more of a fall line ski than I was expecting.
Pivot well. Nimble if you have the strength to give them input. There is a little more tail rocker length than a more directional powder ski, but there is also a little more tail. They break free of turns easily (a quality I value highly in the steep trees).
Buoyant for sure. Didn’t matter if I was neutral or all over the tips. These won’t sink.
They really aren’t fun on firm snow. Like at all. Bent chetler is WAY better on firm. But I'm not into 124mm skis for their firm snow performance
Since buying them, I have sold: On3p Cease and Desists, Revolt 121, Moment Ghost train and my on3p billy goats barely get used anymore.
SGN also sent a note with the skis just to say they were stoked to sell to someone in North America. That was cool.
I want a 115…
SGN skis
Really stoked to hear that you enjoy the urRakkar, Adam!!
We've been aming for a fun, playfull and stompy ski here, so it's really cool to hear that you root for this ski!! :)
Have you checked out the Tunnelvisjon, as a playfull-big mountain-deep snow-tourer? it might hit the spot with it's bamboo and poppel core ;)
Hope the winter serves you many good adventures!
Are // SGN