I got these for the last season and absolutely loved them. I have used twintip park skis for the last decade, so quite a different skis for me. These make even smallest hills with mellowest slopes so much fun. Making super tight carves forward and backwards mixed with butters and ollies gave me a whole new outlook into skiing. To be fair these are way too soft for steep black slopes, but perfect for reds & blues.
Nice! Yeah, I think you're onto something with them being better for reds & blues (Greens & Blues in N.A.). Weren't my favourite, but stoked to hear you enjoy them!
Had these for two seasons and have to say they are loads of fun an make you want to carve and pop off any terrain you can. I used them as a one ski quiver in Japan early this year and they did most things well. Like all skis there can never be one that does everything well but these are probably the closest I’ve had to it.
I have a pair, same length and year, mounted with Salomon Shifts and Marker Alpinists using inserts (so they are changeable). They're currently my go-to touring skis. I use to snowboard and love making tight edge to edge carves and the Sakana is the closest I've gotten on skis (turn radius is still twice as big as any board). I mostly ride and tour with snowboarders, and the Sakana is the perfect skis for riding the same terrain they want to ride. It's surfy in pow and carvy on hardpack, which is rare in a ski, but like a powder board. While not meant to be a touring ski, it's relatively light and I've found it to be great for touring. At least it floats better, turns better, and is more stable at high speeds than my first pair (Coomback 104). The tips and tails occasionally hit each other on the uphill because of how wide they are, but kick turns are easy since the ski pivots on it's own without having to kick because of how far back it's mounted. The swallow tail also keeps the skin clip locked in. For the deepest days and the steepest lines, I'll go with a different ski, but for most days I'll go for the Sakanas.
I've had both the blades and mirus cors. I find them very similar in performance, though mirus is softer, lighter and narrower. They behave very much the same - very playful, carvy, agile and overall just tons of fun. Hands down my two most favourite skis and I love them about equally! With the stiffer blades you can go faster and just charge harder overall, but mirus cor is perhaps a bit more fun on mellow slopes and they require a little less effort to initiate a turn and to snap out of it early if needed. I am now looking into Sakanas for a similar experience with wider ski under foot which is light enough to double-up as a near resort tourer
I got these for the last season and absolutely loved them. I have used twintip park skis for the last decade, so quite a different skis for me. These make even smallest hills with mellowest slopes so much fun. Making super tight carves forward and backwards mixed with butters and ollies gave me a whole new outlook into skiing. To be fair these are way too soft for steep black slopes, but perfect for reds & blues.
Nice! Yeah, I think you're onto something with them being better for reds & blues (Greens & Blues in N.A.). Weren't my favourite, but stoked to hear you enjoy them!
Had these for two seasons and have to say they are loads of fun an make you want to carve and pop off any terrain you can.
I used them as a one ski quiver in Japan early this year and they did most things well. Like all skis there can never be one that does everything well but these are probably the closest I’ve had to it.
Sweet! Good to know they perform well in the Japow
Thanks for the review! Hard to find a real full time long term review of these!
Glad it was helpful!
I have the same Sakanas, they are so fun. I would love them to make them in a 186ish for a bit more stability and they’d be perfect.
They seem awesome! Thanks for the review!
Haha not my favourite, but they have their strengths. Thanks for watching!
I have a pair, same length and year, mounted with Salomon Shifts and Marker Alpinists using inserts (so they are changeable). They're currently my go-to touring skis. I use to snowboard and love making tight edge to edge carves and the Sakana is the closest I've gotten on skis (turn radius is still twice as big as any board). I mostly ride and tour with snowboarders, and the Sakana is the perfect skis for riding the same terrain they want to ride. It's surfy in pow and carvy on hardpack, which is rare in a ski, but like a powder board.
While not meant to be a touring ski, it's relatively light and I've found it to be great for touring. At least it floats better, turns better, and is more stable at high speeds than my first pair (Coomback 104). The tips and tails occasionally hit each other on the uphill because of how wide they are, but kick turns are easy since the ski pivots on it's own without having to kick because of how far back it's mounted. The swallow tail also keeps the skin clip locked in. For the deepest days and the steepest lines, I'll go with a different ski, but for most days I'll go for the Sakanas.
Cool! Great to know they do well for touring. Definitely makes sense that it’s close to a powder board.
Can you link the insert you are talking about? I'd consider myself quite a gear nerd but I've never heard of this before.
The Black Crows mirus cor also are in this weirdo ski category, closer to the blade though. Any interest in trying those?
If I have a chance to, those would be interesting to try. Have you tried them?
And glad it was helpful!
I've had both the blades and mirus cors. I find them very similar in performance, though mirus is softer, lighter and narrower. They behave very much the same - very playful, carvy, agile and overall just tons of fun. Hands down my two most favourite skis and I love them about equally! With the stiffer blades you can go faster and just charge harder overall, but mirus cor is perhaps a bit more fun on mellow slopes and they require a little less effort to initiate a turn and to snap out of it early if needed. I am now looking into Sakanas for a similar experience with wider ski under foot which is light enough to double-up as a near resort tourer
I bet the'd be extra exciting to ski switch. 🤔
Haha for sure. I have a bit…just no footage of it. The soft tips at least make it a bit easier to butter
The soft tip stiff tail thing has never worked for me either, symmetrical/round flex patterns ftw
For sure!
How do you think these would compare to the Line Vision 108’s?
I haven’t tried the Vision 108’s, but if I had to go off other reviews and specs, I’d bet they’re more balanced for all-mountain performance.
If you’re not gonna ski then anymore can I? 😂
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