Stockli Stormrider TT (2007)

I tried them out at Zermatt this last summer and I got kinda disappointed. I thought these were high level freeride skis and they are not. I’m sticking to my old Volkl’s (the Stormriders were rented).

If you were disappointed in these, then you should try the real Stockli “high level freeride skis” i.e. the Stormrider DP Pro.

The Stormrider TT are a mid-level positioned freeride ski at least compared to the DP Pro.

the DP pros and scot schmidt pro model skis are “high level”, yes.  but the fact is (at least for me) the TTs are better in tight trees and rocky terrain than the super stiff DPs.  the bottom line is that if you want a bombproof ski for big turns on open faces, the DPs are great.  if you want a more maneuverable ski for tighter situations or simply more turns in powder, the TTs are great skis. i have about 10 days on them this year and last year.  at first i didnt like them that much, but i had to get used to the switch from softer flex than other stocklis i have skied.

all im trying to say is that these skis aren’t a step down from the DPs, they are a different ski altogether.  hell, they have a foam core, not a wood core.

Has any one skied both the snake BC and the Stormrider TT, and if so how did they compare?

The Stormrider TT review has been added by Ski Review with some direct comparisons with the BC.

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I skied a few skis before deciding to invest in this puppy, Movement Pow Pow, Volkl Mantra 184 and the TT 188.

Pow Pow, amazing ski, so fast and stable its unbelivible. Great ski if you want to rip everywhere, all the time. But a bit seriouse if you want to chill for a while and maybe play around a bit.

Mantra 184, I was very dissapointed with this ski, I expected to like it but it turned out pretty poor. This ski gave me no confidence at speed, was pretty dead underfoot and the nose was so easily deflected by anything that got in its way that I never felt sure exactly where it was headed.

TT188, Then I got on the TT, brilliant! Good and stable, though not as rail like as the Pow Pow! But what it lost in all out speed stability it more than made up for with playfullness!

The ski is as happy laying down arcs on the piste as it is ripping up powder and dropping cliffs (all be it not very big ones on my feet!) Though I will have to admit that it does take work to get an edge on hard pack, but that’s not what this ski is all about!

Once you get this ski out in to some off piste you know that this is where it is meant to be. The medium stiff nose gives good bite in the turn and the softer tails are very versatile alowing you to play around and giving you great pop off what ever you care to take air from!

My advise would be to go long if you are thinking of this ski, I went with the 188 and find it perfectly manageable all over the mountain, even in bumps its pretty nimble.

i have about 25 days or so on the TT 188s. i got them late season 06.  previously i was skiing the scot schmidt pro model.  the TT is much more forgiving and skis like a lazy boy chair in tight bumps.  at first i didn’t like the soft tail, but it just took some getting used to.  i hardly even skied the schmidt’s last year because the TTs are so versatile.  i think a lot of people think that stiffness is critical to a high end ski, but it’s simply not.  it’s kind of like 10 years ago when you felt you had to have 205s if you were a good skier. things change and stiff skis aren’t as necessary anymore.  i feel i can ski the TTs just as hard in two day old chop/crud as i did the schmidts.. they are very stable at speed and are incredible in tight trees. i love them.