Which type of twin tip will make it easiest to land big jumps in the terrain park?

Question

Will short and fat skis, long and thin ones, or the biggest or shortest ones possible give me the most stability when i land? Also, what difference will the binding mount location have?

Answer 1

It's time to retire the 5500's. They are way past their useful life. As to which twin tips to get, use a pair with both ends turned up. They are much easier to use.  Remember the Kneissel "Acrobats" ?

Answer 2

Yeah I would go with short skis too.  Center mounting the bindings will allow you to land switch easier because there is as much ski in front of your boots as in back. It might throw you off a bit going down runs and in the pow at first, but its nothing that you wont learn to deal with pretty fast.

Answer 3

shortest possible will give you the most stability

Answer 4

you wanna have short skis with a strong very strong core to absorb the landing instead of your ankles

Also freestyle boots make softer boots to land in.

You wanna have your ski bindings further forward for ridding switch. the further back the binding the more you need to lean forward. for pipe you wanna be almost in the middle just a little back. For park I think that in the middle is good for landing on your tail or nose to soften landing.

Fat skis are for powder the help you stay afloat more and won't do well on groomers

Answer 5

get sum line skis or armada....the best park/big mountain skis

Answer 6

ok wow guys hes talking about BIG jumps.

if you have small skis, and hit any sizable jump you will definately lose stability.  Long skis are more suitable for big airs and big landings. here is a comparison for big and long skis:

LONG SKIS:

Big jumps= big speed.  to handle this speed with enough control to throw a trick off a big jump, you want sizable skis. as mentioned by others, the skis flex will greatly alter the stability of landing big jumps.  a stiffer ski is more desirable if you focus on big jumps rather than rails and jibs.  along with stiffness, you want a long ski for bigger jumps that will carry you faster into takeoff and will keep your legs balanced in the air.     HOWEVER; you also dont want super long skis.  for park, try to stay under 190cm. and you also dont want them too skinny underfoot.  wider skis are becoming more popular in the park for rails and especially jumps... not just powder any more

SHORT SKIS:

shorter skis are probably more prefered for smaller jumps and especially for rails.  you want a ski big enough to be able to ride comfortably (no snowblade-size skis, friends) the smaller ski will be more responsive for rails, and will be easier to spin for small jumps or onto rails.  smaller, more style-conscious park skiing will favor smaller skis. but if you try to hit a large jump on small skis.  the small skis will feel wobbly underfoot with the speeds required for relaly big jumps.  you will also have a tendancey to lose balance in the air, and will have a pain landing because smaller skis usually are alot softer

Answer 7

Actually the longer the ski the more stability. But with extra length it makes it harder to spin. Flex of the ski is important as well. A very soft ski will have a tendency to wash out when you land. I would get something about nose high in length and fairly stiff as well.