Ski Help??? What is the best ski for an 09 xtx

[larrypolaris]

I now have 600 mile with my new SplitRails. They are awesome! You can rail through the corners and go through the bush trails with confidence. In the deeper snow they lift out and ride on top of the snow. We had a lot drifting snow today on the trails with loose snow in the corners and these skis held all the way through.

How is the steering effort.

I talked with a Yamaha dealer rep at a pub when riding a few weeks ago.
This my be total BS. But he said Yamaha is looking at using the split rail ski design as a Yamaha production ski.

 

[Grimm]

Naw, Yamaha will spend a bunch of money to design a new ski and then produce them and then find out that riders dislike them...MT9 anyone? They refuse to purchase the rights to a proven ski design produced by another manufacturer. They are perfectly happy producing subpar handling skis.

 

[NFLD-Nytro]

I finally got around to changing my skis this year. Put on a set of Polaris Gripper skis with an 8" carbide, and I'm very happy with the results. The skis have a very pronounced keel, and they handle really well on the trail. Off-trail they're a vast improvement over the stock XTX skis, and I'm not one of those guys that really hated the stock skis, I just wanted a bit more floatation.

 

[rage763]

7" powderhounds on my RTX. boosted my nytro's "confidence" by a ton.

 

[Yamatario]

I now have 600 mile with my new SplitRails. They are awesome! You can rail through the corners and go through the bush trails with confidence. In the deeper snow they lift out and ride on top of the snow. We had a lot drifting snow today on the trails with loose snow in the corners and these skis held all the way through.

How is the steering effort.

I talked with a Yamaha dealer rep at a pub when riding a few weeks ago.
This my be total BS. But he said Yamaha is looking at using the split rail ski design as a Yamaha production ski.

Steeering effort is far less, still need to tweek settings. I tightened down the the front shocks about 1/4", limiter up one hole,increased transfer, Front shock in suspension tightened slightly. Most of these setting were done prior to the split rails. now I think I still need to do adjustments on the front skid shock and the transfer. Even if I don't eliminate all the steering effort the confidence level is worth it. If you want to increase your speed and rail through the corners go for the split rails.

 

[battersea rider]

skis

for trail riding i put snow trackers on the factory skis cant believe the difference well worth the money

 

[ruffrider]

Kind of dissapointed with the Slydogs. They obviously look cool and they're awesome in deep powder, but I think my sled is more "all over the place" than it was with the stock skis. Steering effort and is a little better and the they do bite better, but I don't think I can ride down the trail as fast as I could because of the darting. I guess I'll have to try loosening the limiter strap?

 

[kevmc]

if you are on a budget; the stock ski with snow trackers works very well. If money is no object, you would be hard pressed to beat the split rail ski. I have put approx. 200 miles on them, and can't say a bad thing about them. They do everything well....

 

[LeeKo]

C&A XTX

 

[Alatalo]

I am a bit confused about the relatively low interest in the SLP Powder Pro on your side of the pond. Over here it is the ski that rules snocross as well as trails. I (and many others over here) have made many comparisons against other skis, always with positive results for the PP. Relatively light steering effort, still a soft trail bite fully comparable to the best C&A skis (which show much more steering effort), yet acceptable straightline stability.

 

[LeeKo]

I am a bit confused about the relatively low interest in the SLP Powder Pro on your side of the pond. Over here it is the ski that rules snocross as well as trails. I (and many others over here) have made many comparisons against other skis, always with positive results for the PP. Relatively light steering effort, still a soft trail bite fully comparable to the best C&A skis (which show much more steering effort), yet acceptable straightline stability.

I run SLP SLT's on my SRX 136" which I really like. When I was testing skis on that sled I actually tried the PP's and settled on the SLTs. I found them to be too much ski and didn't track as well on that sled. I also tried them on an Apex and a Polaris, they were great on the Pol and bad on the apex.

I tried the Yami mountain skis on my Nytro XTX which are similar in design to the PP's with the exception of the slightly different frontal flare of the keel on the PP. I didn't care for the Mountain skis on the Nytro so I tried the C&A XTX's which were an improvement in tracking and steering effort. The C&A's can steer heavy, but I found that the combo of 3 keels and cut down center keel to be acceptable with proper suspension setup. I have found that skis with outer keels tend to track better than those without. The SLP SLT's and the C&A XTX's both have outer keels where the Mountain and SLT PP do not. While I like the lightweight of the SLT stuff, I don't like the fact the the mounting bracket shares the wearbar stud as part of the mount. We have broken the shared stud before.

It is tough choice on skis. There are a lot of options out there and many variables when you get into suspension setup and wearbar choice. I don't think one ski is the perfect ski for all sleds, conditions or riding style. I am happy with the XTXs for me and my sled.

 

[shadow44]

I now have 600 mile with my new SplitRails. They are awesome! You can rail through the corners and go through the bush trails with confidence. In the deeper snow they lift out and ride on top of the snow. We had a lot drifting snow today on the trails with loose snow in the corners and these skis held all the way through.

How is the steering effort.

I talked with a Yamaha dealer rep at a pub when riding a few weeks ago.
This my be total BS. But he said Yamaha is looking at using the split rail ski design as a Yamaha production ski.

Not BS....there was a maufacturer that was interested in them..not sure what if anything ever became of it...but the were approached by a manufacturer.

 

[snomaniac]

I just put simmons gen 1 on with 2- 8in carbides on each and absolutely love them! small increase in steering effort, rail the trails, float in powder, and good bye darting. My previous set up was bergstrom 6in with ski savers on stock skis, that was no comparison to the simmons.

 

[The Rainman]

I use Cobra head runners on my stock skis. Any darting will be drastically or completely removed. The 09 XTX wasn't that bad to begin with. When I know I will be playing in mostly deeper snow conditions, I use C&A's XTX skis. There excellent trail skis as well, a little heavier steering, but nothing beats the flotation you get from the 8 inch width. They really keep that front end up in the deeper stuff. I might not be able to pull out in front of my buddies F7's on the hard pack, it's close, but in any kind of powder,(Lake, fields, big new snowfall on a groomed trail, boondocking, With the C&A's on, I leave them in my dust. It's not even close or fair. lol. If you like to ride in the deep stuff, you need a wider ski to truly appreciate what the XTX is capable of. IMHO

 

[09nytro]

I am a bit confused about the relatively low interest in the SLP Powder Pro on your side of the pond. Over here it is the ski that rules snocross as well as trails. I (and many others over here) have made many comparisons against other skis, always with positive results for the PP. Relatively light steering effort, still a soft trail bite fully comparable to the best C&A skis (which show much more steering effort), yet acceptable straightline stability.

I have been running pp's on all my sleds (pol. ski doo's and now yam. ) they work great . SLP rules