Brands send us the sticks and we spend a solid chunk of our own seasons shredding them.
Its the snarling, punching above its weight badass of the natural world.
The name conjures an image of rampant destruction in a modest looking package.
So does the ski live up to its billing?
First, a few words about the shape and profile.
On paper these are a rockered park ski, with 3mm rise tip/tail and 3mm camber underfoot.
Unweighted, mine had very little rocker to speak of and a lot more camber than that.
The tip/tail heights are pretty low, and the actual tips arent all that defined.
I find that a bit spooky as Ive felt them starting to hook on nollies a couple of times.
The 177 is pretty true to length and skis as such.
The most obvious characteristic of the Honey Badger is they are stupidly fun/easy to play around on.
In fact they are so flexy that it’s possible for you to easily overflex them when buttering.
At the same time the swingweight is almost non-existant.
And you get fat edges and bases in that package.
As mentioned, the Honey Badgers have plenty of camber underfoot.
The very low weight also makes them easy to control in the air.
The bamboo core is seriously poppy and has loads of energy off lips and for nollies etc.
I frequently found myself popping higher/further than expected thanks to being used to a damper ski.
But without question, where they most obviously excel is for jibbing small features and hitting rails.
That’s a rad thing because you get a ski designed to be as playful as possible.
The main one is that the skis are super soft torsionally, probably the softest Ive ever skied.
They also have extruded bases which tend to come with most skis at this price point.
Happily durability was no issue during the week I was on them.
If all mountain performance is a major concern for you, it’s well worth the upgrade.
Compared to skis in the same range, the Honey Badger are a pretty attractive offering.
Id call them a Marmite ski but Im not sure the majority of you guys would get that.
Playing around at low speed, hitting some urban etc these are perfect.
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