I'm 98% sure I'm getting a non-smoker this year. I love my Venture conversion(136") and wouldn't be afraid to do the same thing to an RS Venture(144"). IE: Nytro seat and bar risers. This makes me wonder if I'd be fine on a 153" or 162" with the track cut down to 1-1.25"? We do mostly trail riding in Ontario but one of the gang is moving to North Bay and another has a cottage near Bancroft which is very near alot of crown land. I want to get into more off trail stuff and have been considering an Apex Mountain for all around use. I currently ride about 85-90% trail if you include TY rides. Technically it's only 9 more inches on the snow than the RS Venture and has the tipped up rails. Will I really notice the extra length on the trail with a cut down track??? I realize I'll need to address slider issues and ski stance related handling but our group, as a whole, has slowed down over the years and only 'act up' a couple of times per trip, so I'm not 'overly' concerned about railing corners.
The TY rides are another area where I wouldn't mind having the longer skid.
With the Vector. I'd have to buy the wide skis, a seat and bar risers. With a mountain, I'd have to add wheels/scatchers and widen skis out ot the max adjustment.
What do you all think? Anybody try this themselves and decided they made a bad choice after trying it???
The TY rides are another area where I wouldn't mind having the longer skid.
With the Vector. I'd have to buy the wide skis, a seat and bar risers. With a mountain, I'd have to add wheels/scatchers and widen skis out ot the max adjustment.
What do you all think? Anybody try this themselves and decided they made a bad choice after trying it???