Kyle J
Gender
Male
Height
5' 8"
Weight
155 lbs
Shoe Size
US 9.00
Skier Type
Type III - Aggressive
Ski Frequency:
100+ days / year
My Skiing
Sometimes tight feet, upright stance, and dad turns. Sometimes large on the cuff carves. Ski Cascades powder all winter, and then spring corn into July, sometimes with Sierra Pilgrimage. Spring traverses are my favorite.
My Gear
Spring: TLT6P, Wayback 88, Orb Freebird, ATK Trofeos
Winter: Dynafit Radical Pros with modded forward lean, Black Crows Navis Freebird, Volkl BMT109, ATK Haute Route 2.0s
Deep Powder, Rad Pros, 4FRNT Hoji 179, Volkl BMT122, ATK Haute Route 2.0
Resort: Solomon S/Pro, Green QST106, Solomon STH2
Retired Gear: Scarpa F1s, MTN Explore 95, Zed, Fischer Travers CS, TZGPT (All broken). Cochise, Camox Freebird
Recent Posts
10/20/2024
I don't work for Skimo Co but I don't think that the raider SL has the same pattern as the Raider. The Raider SL has the new speed toe piece. I think you would need the shim listed here. I don't see it on Skimo Co. Are ya'll gonna get these?
https://atkbindings.com/en-us/products/al18-toe-shim?_pos=5&_fid=1fabc637e&_ss=c
10/15/2024
Anybody out there experience the infamous cracking lower with this model?
I spoke with Jeff of Skimoco, and he said that the cracking issue from the previous iterations has been remedied. However when I called Fischer and they told me what seems like inaccurate information about the lower plastic being new for this model, which is not the case, as the lower is the same pebax...
Hoping to hear from heavy users!
9/9/2024
This is one of the least impressive skis in the Freebird lineup. It skis like a dead plank and lacks the liviness of other skis with similar shapes and camber. My MTN Explore 95s, and Waybacks were way more fun than this ski.
The Navis is my winter daily and has a ton more life, and is a much better ski. I think the Camox Freebird suffered when they pulled the weight out of it.
The appeal of the Freebird line up comes from their downhill capability and fun, and this one doesn't have "it". I rarely ski s...
2/7/2024
Second screen shot for posterity.
2/7/2024
Not sure I can add more than one photo at a time, here are the screenshots from Hoji
