2011-2012 MOMENT Reno Jib, 176cm

Where the Reno Jib makes up for its lethargy is in its stability, and this is also where the Reno Jib trumps a ski like the Rossignol Scratch. Put simply, for a park ski, the Jib is burly – perhaps one of the burliest park skis I’ve ever ridden.

I felt as though I had something truly solid under my feet that could take on anything I threw at it. When hitting jumps on the Jib in Breckenridge’s early season park, the ski felt absolutely rock solid, like the ski would allow me to ride out of virtually any kind of landing.

Scott Nelson, spinning a flat 360 on the MOMENT Reno Jib.
Scott Nelson, flat 3, Breckenridge.

The more jumps I hit, the more I could trust that the ski wouldn’t scrub out on landings, and that the stiffness of the ski would almost rebound on landings, keeping me upright and riding away despite coming in nose or tail heavy on whatever trick I was doing.

The outstanding stability of the Moment Jib functioned as well backward as it did forward. The ski is a 100% symmetrical, true twin tip. Though this has become somewhat commonplace, having a symmetrical ski is crucial since, as a park skier, you need to be able to trust a ski to carve, take off, and land smoothly in both directions.

The Moment Jib can’t do it all, but it certainly has its redeeming qualities. Where it lacks in quickness and ease in initiating tricks on takeoffs, the stiff, burly qualities of this ski give it merit when it comes time to put the landing gear down.

Scott Nelson throwing a Rodeo 5 on the MOMENT Reno Jib.
Scott Nelson, Rodeo 5, Breckenridge.

While it isn’t the most playful park ski I’ve ever ridden, unlike more playful skis, the Reno Jib is a breed of its own in terms of burliness; if your style is to absolutely charge through the park, you can rely on the Jib.

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