J Skis The Friend (2018)
2018 Indie Ski
Brand: J Skis
Model: The Friend
Specs
Tip / Waist / Tail (mm)
136/115/125
Lengths (cm)
173, 180, 186
Radius (m)
19.5
Waist Width (mm)
105-120
Gender
Male
Line skis founder Jason Levinthal launched J Skis three years go to sell small-batch skis direct to consumer. The Friend is aptly named: Playfulness, Versatility, and Stability at Speed received high marks, and testers called this fatty “super forgiving, but powerful” and “predictable, with good energy.” Carbon stringers and a maple core provide the guts to “slay pow and carve up the front side.” Put simply: “A powder ski that does it all.”
STRENGTHS: Versatility, Flotation, Stability at Speed
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