New Slydog Attack ski review

[VX1R]

I wanted to post a short review of a fairly new ski to consider for anyone looking to upgrade their stock SideWinder Tuner skis. There's a lot of choices out there to consider and it's good to have some real world input from other riders.

Last weekend I had a chance to put some miles on the new Slydog Attack skis on my SideWinder with some very favorable results. I've been running SLP MoHawk skis the last two seasons on my sled and my wife's SideWinder is also set up with the MoHawks.

First off I feel from my own experience that the MoHawks skis have really set the bar high as the best ski for the ProCross platform. It just plain gets the job done across any conditions that I've ever encountered and really doesn't have a weak spot in the handling department in any conditions.

Slydog developed the Attack ski as their ultimate Mountain ski with some features to help the steep and deep crowd better handle side hilling conditions, but has some other features that I thought would work for trail riding.

In the miles that I logged on I felt that the Attack was every bit the equal in handling in loose snow, and set up firm hard pack snow. The sled would always go where you pointed it with no washing out of the front end.

The Attack ski is 7" wide which really helps with added floatation in the deeper snow found off trail. When we went off trail I noticed the front of both sleds would sink down into the snow an equal amount.

The ski has a unique keel design that works well for handling the weight of the SideWinder. I had 9" carbide Shaper bars on the Attack ski which seemed to be the perfect set up for these skis in trail conditions. If I was going to strictly go off trail I'd probably install a less aggressive round bar with less carbide, as the keel really does a great job in handling off trail.

These skis are built very stoutly and look to be built for the long haul. I would think that it should handle any trail condition without any durability issues.

I would seriously recommend them as a viable new option for any SideWinder owner who's looking to upgrade their sled from the stock Tuner skis.

Feel free to PM me if you've got any questions.

 

[BTP]

Great review. I have a set on the shop floor ready to go on this weekend. Makes me feel better on my purchase.

 

[buddah]

I put the Blue/white swirl Attacks on my '17 S/W B-TX and pretty much everything you said...only difference I run the Slim Jim Dooly bars....had GREAT performance from them on my '14 X-TX w/Curve XS skis so put them on the Slydogs too...(same bolt pattern....but no, I bought new bars)

 

[DooZ]

Nice review...I was very pleased with the Slydog product as well on my previous sled (1100Turbo). Albeit they were the 6" Trail ski, they did everything better than the stock Cat ski. Plus, the colors and designs available offer that "flare" to make your sled your own.