Mountain ski Width

[VectorLTX2012]

I'm interested in changing my skis over to the mountain skis and was wondering how wide they are. I'm looking for more flotation then the standard width ski. I would be putting these on Vector.

Thanks

Chester

 

[tapex_07]

I would go with Simmons Gen II or III, or Slydog 8"PowderHounds.

 

[swelly]

the Gen III are about 8" wide and I think the II's are 10 wide.

Friends say that the II's are way to wide to side hill with.

I run the III's and love em.

 

[VectorLTX2012]

How are the Gen II / III and the Slydog 8" PowderHounds for trail riding? I don't want something that won't steer on hard pack.

Thanks

Chester

 

[Super Sled]

Chester,

Check out Slydog Powderhounds if you want greater flotation. They are 7"wide and float very well. They also carve nicely and do not steer hard. Great skis if you don't ride like a maniac on the trail. If so, get C&A's. But 7" Powderhounds turn easy, help ease darting, and float like crazy. I ran these for years on my Mt Viper.

Slydog also makes an 8" Powerhound version, but that is primarily for deep snow out west. Being that your sled is a Vector, I'm assuming that is not your application. But they float really well. I run the 8" version on my MTX.

Another ski you may want to consider is the Simmons Gen 1 Flexi Ski. They are 6" wide but float really well. Simmons also makes a 10" wide Gen 2 ski and an 8" wide Gen 3 ski, but the Gen 2 and 3 are out west skis primarily. The Gen 1's are excellent for our terrain here in the midwest on these Yammi 4 strokes. Great floatation, great tracking, totally end all darting. I ran these the last 2 years on my Attak, but recently switched to C&A to try them out. But I may go back, we'll see.

The 2006 - 2010 Yamaha Mountain skis you refer to in your original post are also very nice, probably the best ski Yamaha has ever made. I used these on my Attak for a year prior to the Simmons, and I really can't say many bad things about them. But I also feel the Simmons Gen 1 or the 7" Slydog Powderhounds are better overall skis -- but that is just my humble opinion, but I have used all 3 extensively.

The key to any of the above skis is proper set up. They all can be made to be good. You need a wider ski for better flotation i'm assuming than the skinny stock skis provide. All the above skis respond well to shimming the rear of the rubber 1/4" on each ski and proper toe-ing out.

Take care bud!

 

[Confused?]

Im doing the same thing and i was looking at stock mtx skis or the tunable ones?

 

[sonds]

Stock MTX skis are 7" as well. I would say not a great powder ski but not bad for x over.

 

[Confused?]

Ya I hear they do good on trail and awsome for what I need off trail and a lot cheaper

 

[Super Sled]

They are not the stock MTX skis anymore. Starting in 2011 or 2012 Yamaha switched to the MT-9's, at least on the Nytros, away from the standard MTX skis we all think of. Well see about the long term consequences of that decision, lol!

But the popular MTX skis which were talking about we're really pretty decent skis. They have a really tall keel and with some slight modification they can accept most any carbide for the standard skinny ski. What I found helped them a lot was to shim the rear of the rubber 1/4". Also set each of the skis' toe out 1/4 to 1/3 on an inch. This will help to eliminate hard steering and any darting/ hunting you might experience using the skis. You may have to experiment a tad how far to toe the skus out.

 

[fiddlersgreen]

I agree super sled, a few small tweaks can make the stock mtx skis work. Trail wise anyway.

When I got my MTX first it was all over the trail. After a set of bergstrom triple points skegs and ski savers along with shimming the back of the ski rubber its a whole different sled. Really helps with the darting.
For an 08 with the quirky handling, this makes a major difference.
The bergstroms are Perfect on pavement too....LOL

I too was wondering about new skis but it was for floatation only. The stockers don't seem too bad but Just wondering if it could be better.

For floatation purposes what do you guys think????

 

[Confused?]

What about those new tunable ones

 

[fiddlersgreen]

Sorry .... but what are the tunable skis???

 

[Confused?]

That's what I ment lol I didn't see it post... I was wondering if anyone heard a review or truer em yet

 

[Super Sled]

The Tuner skis looked very slim to me -- only like 5" wide-- prob not good Off trail skis. Not wide and no other characteristics to promote flotation, like a concave bottom.