Eric spends his time on the EP Pro pioneering new ways to take today’s most progressive park tricks & surf style to the backcountry. From cab 7’s off cliffs to high speed switch slashes in pow, he demonstrates how his design of the world’s fattest, most progressive freestyle powder specific ski enables him to make the previously impossible, possible.
Watch his Nimbus movies at NimbusIndependent.com
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Early Taper
Widest point on tip and tail are moved further in from the tips
- Reduces tail drag & hooking in powder
- Tail sinks & tip rises easier in powder
Early Rise
Contact points start earlier in from the tips, ski then rises up at a long slight angle
- Rises out of powder instead of plowing
- No reverse camber for reliable handling on groomed terrain
Sidewall
ABS sidewall construction
- Isolates vibrations for damp feel
- Dude… it looks cool
Maple Macroblock Core
100% wood core made from the widest and highest quality maple laminates
- Lightest, most durable wood core in the Universe
- Long lasting camber and energy life
Fatty Base & Edge
Twice the thickness of standard base and edge
- Extremely durable & impact resistant
- Tune your skis many more times
Symmetric Flex
Same ski flex in-front and behind your boot
- Handles terrain the same riding forward & fakie
Size
Tip-Waist-Tail mm
Sidecut R. m
Tip/Tail Height mm
Surface mm
Stance Back mm
Weight 1 Ski g
185
153-127-150
15.9
70/70
930
20
2232
(Written by Eric)
Concept: I find the most challenging aspect of skiing backwards in powder is digging your tails in and going over the bars. I needed a ski that makes skiing backwards in powder easy.
Concept: I find the most challenging aspect of skiing backwards in powder is digging your tails in and going over the bars. I needed a ski that makes skiing backwards in powder easy.
Art: The ep pro is a large sketch. I have always wanted to do a very simple black and white ski. I chose to do it on the ep because the skis are my widest skis, and have the largest area surface to print on. I had been doing a lot of sketches with above ground and underground themes. I think roots and trees are a very graphic shapes and they represent where you are from. x amount above ground and x amount below ground shows there is more to a person than meets the eye. The base is just a segment of the tree.
Engineering: The EP Pro is the culmination of four years worth of proto type powder skis. We tested tons of different variations in length, width, tip height, shape, tip shape, early rise, early taper and flex. I went as far as to have Line send me skis with big rectangle tips and then used a jig saw the continually modify the shape. I also built cardboard models of the ski to get a better idea 3 dimensionally of different early rise variations. The early rise combined with the tip height, mounting point, symmetrical flex pattern and early taper in both tip and tail eliminate all risk of going over the bars. It is the best ski I have ever designed.
Check out THESE MOVIES to get a better idea of the way these skis were designed to be ridden.
Orr ,
Lake Louise/Silver Star,
AB,
CA
These are the raddest skis ever! Shred pow, throw down, huck, do everything! I ski them everyday, they rule! I always leave my buddys in the dust! They make skiing even more fun! Chya Bro
Adrian Jokerud,
NO
Best skis ever made!
Tim Gunn,
WA,
US
sick Nasty skis. Make it Work!
Mattias Åberg,
Storstenshöjden (Bigstoneheigts),
SE
This ski makes me happy in my pants! Best ski I've been riding!
Thank you Line
Starky,
Mt. Baldy,
CA,
US
I love these skis! These skis have made skiing fun and exciting for me again. Whether I am skiing 3 inch wind buff or tit deep pow, these things are just amazing. You can rip threw tight trees and find those little pockets of virgin fluff and just slash the crap out of them. The only problem is when I really lay into a turn I can forget about a face shot, I get a full body shot and am chocking on snow. Everyone should pick up a pair or two of these sleds, I am buying a second pair because I have to have a pair now for backcountry pow days. Thank You Eric Pollard I owe you one. Oh ya, its also funny to see the looks gapers give you in the lift line when you got these things strapped to your feet.
Kevo,
MONARCH,
Unknown
Forget this JIB JAB CRAP this ski is EPIC!!!! 20" of fresh Colorado POW POW at Monarch 12/26 best Powder ski I have ever skied in 50 Years. come on boys and keep up!!!!!
troy adams,
mt. baker,
WA,
US
i come from baker and i know powder, these float in the deep and handle like a lambo both on the runs and in the deepest pow pow baker has to offer. these skis are by far the best freestyle powder skis anyone has to offer. i'll give them a 100%
Brody Leven,
The Canyons and Alta,
UT,
US
these are the single most fun, playful, and perfect skis ever made. they will completely revolutionize the way that you look at the mountain. i mean that!
Tim Pelletier,
Stowe ,
Unknown
These skis shred! Do NOT fear them for the east, they make 6 inches of pow feel like 2 ft. It is the perfect tool for the eastern trees!
Jacob,
Keystone,
CO,
US
probably one of the most playful skis which helps me ride powder and butter around because i'm a lightweight. rides a little better than hellbents and it has a totally unique feel overall
Garrett Russell,
Telluride,
CO,
US
Hell yeah! Funnest ski ever made for playing in the powder! I ride these babies everywhere. Epic for buttering in the pow and ridiculous for switch landings and riding. Give them a try. I'm sure you'll love them!
Max Hill,
Whistler,
BC,
CA
Take some cliff and some pop, Stir it up in a pot, Make sure you drop to the bottom, the ski rises back to the top.
Yup!
rion fisher,
crystal mtn,
WA,
US
these were the shiz-nittlebam snip-snap-sack.
Nate,
Parsenn,
CH
I love the EP Pro, great ski...I'll never ski anything else again. Just had it shipped me last month!
I also had the EP 2008 model...just great...nice job EP ;)
Corey Baker,
Sun Peaks,
BC,
CA
OMG The Ep is an EPIC ski. Floats over the snow like nothin. It feels like you're water skiing on snow, Both ways Switch and reg. Butters are nothin on them. Even when you are in the deep pow. Sick ski all around the mountain.
mike widlroither,
AT
hands down the best powder ski ever and of course you get a lot of attention
ronny,
oppdal ,
NO
"Shit this ski rocks as hell.This winter will be super :)
Thank you Eric"
Corey Baker,
Sun Peaks,
BC,
CA
All i have to say is "EPIC!!" this ski has changed my world.
James Little,
Alta!,
UT,
US
Wow, these are the best pow pow skis ever. You feel as though you are floating on a cloud when you hit the powder. Great Ski Line. ; )
David Velasco,
where ever theres fresh,
CO,
US
this ski is insanse...the ski is super surfy, and skis much shorter than a true '86...skiing swith is made easy with the early rise...don't be afraid, you will have fun on this whenever there is some fresh 6" or more...because the ski is not a true orcker it is still versitle enough to get you to the goods via groomers, catwalks, etc, but belongs in the pow...the ski is a little too soft for hucking when the condition aren't the softest...if you are just planning on shreddin pow this ski is great for messing around and tryin stuff you can't on traditional fatty's...definitely a fav in my quiver...
matt salter,
fernie,
BC,
CA
"this is the sickest ski i have ever ridden
everyone should get out there and try a pair of these
nice work eric"
Travis Gruber,
Alpine Meadows,
CA,
US
I was a bit nervous on them my first run down the hill. All I could think is wow maybe this is too much ski for me. But the truth is the ski rocks; it didn take long before it became my one ski quiver.
Matt,
Crystal Mountain,
WA,
US
Awesome topsheet