Another Mnt Ski ???

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I have an Attak. My favorite type of riding is off-trail. I do get the chance to ride in 2'-3' of POW several times per season, but not as a regular diet. I'm new to the 4-Stroke Chassis, but lookin' at the stock skis at 5" wide and this sled weighing much more than my previous sleds I feel that it will need a wider ski for boon-docking. I've been thru the Ski game on other sleds and it seems that they all have their nitch. It sounds like the Mnt Ski gets pretty good praise from a lot of you. Do you think that this would be a good choice for the Attak and my style of riding? I still do ride some groomed stuff as well.... but it feel that it is more important to me to have a Ski that will make my sled more capable in the deeper stuff. Again I'm not a Mnt. Guy, but I'm always looking for the least traveled route when sledding. Let me know what your feelings are, and thanks in advance! ;)!
 
i think the mountain ski is perfect for your type of riding. they are supposed to be great on trails too.
 
I would go with Simmons, as they seem to have the edge on trail... I have not personally compared the 2, but I will this winter.
 
I had a pair of Simmons for my Rev-Gade. They worked well off trail but steered heavier than did the Percisions on the hard pack (trail riding ). I know that the Rev-Gade is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy heavy as far as steering goes, but do you think this will be a non-issue with the new Yammi Chassis? I just don't want to end up with an arm pumper for trail cruzin'.
 
no problem on trail with the Simmons. The reason I am trying the Mtn skis is that I think the Simmons are a little shy for dedicated powder.
 
OK not trying to beat this to death but..... what ski, Powder Pro's vs the 05"-06" Mnt Ski do you guys think would handle better on the hard pack trails, taking into consideration, ie darting, hunting, and heaviness in steering? I'm guessing that both of those skis are very capable in the powder.
 
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Yes, the Simmons are 6" wide, powder pro's and the Yamaha mtn ski are 7" wide. The Yamaha mtn ski is 1-2 pounds lighter then the Simmon's.
For trail use, the powder pro's and mtn ski handle about the same.
If you mostly ride trail's, with some off trail stuff, the Simmons a hard to beat.
If you only ride the trails long enough to get to the good off-trail riding, (like me) then the Yamaha mtn ski is the way to go. IMO
As for the difference between the powder pro's and Yammie mtn ski, the mtn ski has an adjustable ski stance. Something the Powder pro's do not. That combined with the fact that you can use your old ski loop and carbides, makes the Yamaha ski a better choice for a Yamaha sled.
 
On which sleds/years were these Yamaha mountain skis stock? Can anyone provide a part number and a link for these skis?... They sound perfect for my riding..

I saw very wide skis on the 2006 VK's (4 stroke), are these the same skis?..

tj
 
n2oiroc, I havn't noticed any spray. It's been so long since I used the stocker's, I had forgot'n about the powder spray in the face! ;):D
 
If you want the best get simmons. These skis are indestructable. The only bad thing about simmons is when you replace the carbides. They may not be as wide as others but the tunnel design gives them as much floatation as a single keel ski. My parents have 2 MM 700's one has simmons and the other has USI's. The USI's are 7" wide and the simmons float just as well and perform better on the trail and heavy snow conditions.
 
I would also say that my vote goes to simmons, they may not offer quite as much for you in the deep stuff because of the width but they completely eliminate darting on the trail, and give commendable performance in the powder
 
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