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Why would you need 5 pairs of skis?
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I don't know why some of the guys on the setups thread have like 5, 7, 10 pairs of skis. I dont know why you would need more than 3. Think about it, If you had a pair of AR6s, Seths, and some Prophets, what else would you need. I could handel any condition with thoses.
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I have four, used to have 5. When i had 5, two of them were urban skis(old shitty skis) my mogul skis, my park skis, and my powder skis, 5 is totally legit.
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i had four pairs at the beginning of last season. Broke three pairs this year. THREE!! If i hadn't had four pairs of skis, I wouldn't have any skis now and wouldn't be able to ski this summer.
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Differnt pair of skis for differnt conditions. I would LOVE to have 5 pairs of skis (again), but finanacial situations have barred me from attaining that. So for next season I'm going to have rock skis, everyday skis, and some big, stiff powder skis for charging.
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why not...i have 6 pairs in my garage...3 of them havent even seen snow this year.
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It is really easy for me to have a 4 ski quiver - everyday, park, touring, powder.
and if you throw in a charging ski than it is 5.
For me, a 4 ski quiver is the minimum (most dont have a touring set up though, so it would only be 3) and that is reasonable.
having more skis is just fun, though.
It is easy to justify having two powder skis when they are pretty different, take the lotus 138 and igneous FFF for example.
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skis wear out, so i get new skis, im not going to throw out my old skis
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I have 2 pairs, and I went for my first pair to snap before i use the 2nd pair.
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I liek having alot of skis, al sorts of things to switch it up. I only have one pair right now but i can see why , one because you can and two.. why not?
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gotta have the right tool for the job.
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the key setup is park, powder and all around, like waist of 80-85, 90-95, and 110+. but we're not all fortunate enough to have that so i suggest like a 90 something waist, you can use that for everything, IE: next years chronic blend, that shit is dope
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its the only way to be cooler than a sponsered kid
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i mean i may not be practical to have 5+ pairs of skis, but why not. the more skis the merrier. i dont see how you could complain about having multiple pairs of skis.
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i have 5 pairs presently that i use
170 atomic race skis- for super icy days that i dont want to be in the park
165 dynastar 60's-teaching skis
178 jp's- pow skis
170 pipe cleaners- park ski
198 volant- big mountian carving
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heres my setup, its pretty sick.
1) powder:
2004 rossignol scratch FS, poor condition with rossignol scratch 120 bindings.
2) park: see 1
3) urban: see 1
4) groomers: see 1
5) moguls: see 1
pretty sick steup, im pumped.
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i've only got one pair :((((((
i'm poor
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I have 4 pairs at the moment:
-K2 Public Enemy 169
-Head Madtrix Mojo 164
-K2 Seth Vicious 179
-Volkl Allstar 168
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ive got 4 pairs as well, looking to pick up some pow skis soon.
ar5s 180
chronic wides 186
PE's 179
MadTrix 191
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lol good one that is what mine is too
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yyyyeaaaa keepin' it hella economical on the east coast with 1 pair of skis for the one condition: ice!!!
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i have one pair, i like it that way best. i dont care if the ski is a "park" ski and not powder ski! i learn to know the ski, spend alot of time with it. and its no prob using it for anything.. i ski raceslopes, park, powder and just chill around with them... i think its bether to get the feeling of one pair rather than having one ski modified for one thing... ofcourse if i had powder skis, powder would prob be easier, but would it be more fun?
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Due to lack of money, I do not have 5 skis. Although, I could easily ski 5 pair. fat everyday, really fat powder, fat touring ski with AT setup, fattish park, and one good fat telemark set up. 5 fat skis with different purpose, binding mount, and set up.
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I've got a bunch of skis and find uses for them... Why wouldn't you want a full quiver is a better question.
Pontoon/Made N - Deep Pow days
Seth - All mountain general use
PE - Park and Pipe night riding
Mach GS - Race league
Shuksan w/Fritchi - Hard snow touring
Mt. Baker w Fritchi - Pow day touring
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no kidding. i have 1 and i get along just fine.
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As it stands now, I have one ski.
By the start of next season I should have 4.
Ar5(own)
Fujatives(buying this week)
Atomic Powder Plus(believe it)
Line SFB's
I might even add another ski in there if I can get them cheap. Lots of gear, espically skis, is just fun. If you got the money(and I do, work for every cent of it, no outside help) might as well.
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I broke two pairs last month, so I only have my pow skis left. But I think 3 pairs is mandatory: urban, park, pow. I can also see how a touring setup would be nice, and if I rode pipe, maybe some skis with edges...5 is legit.
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^yes...urban park bc...all three of those skis can be so different
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I like mixing and matching. Having a Mad Trix on one foot and Scratch Sprayer FS on the other is fun.
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first of all, cuz skis break, really fast if you ride a lot of park. Secondly, cuz it's fun to have a quiver to choose from each morning. Every ski is different man, and riding different skis for different scenarios/conditions is fo sho neccessary. word
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Shit! You guys are rich to have 5 pairs of ski. Damn.
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I have 2 pairs...cannot afford more
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hmm well i am on the east coast..but im rocking the 3 ski quiver
line Skogens 176 (bombs) - all mtn, powder, groomers, ice
Armada T-Hall 176 - park, everyday thrashing
Rosi Jr. somethings 160 - urban, really steezy days lol (first skis) with a sweet neon green base.
but since im on the east i usually just ride the T-Halls to improve my park game
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im on the east coast so i only need 2 pairs, 179 fujatives for everything and 168 volkl expressions for urban
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Next year will be a 4 ski quiver
urban/rock
park
touring semi fat's
super fat
the right ski for the condition makes all the difference
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i have one pair of skis, troublemakers and i use them for everything. i guess if ur rich go beg ur parents to buy you 5 pairs, by next year ill have the troubs and maybe some arvs or moships. and thats all i really need.
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you can never have too many pairs of skis
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i have 2 one pair is twin tips and one is just regular skis
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I don't think these are the answers I was looking for but I did get some good ones.
" If you had a pair of AR6s, Seths, and some Prophets, what else would you need. I could handel any condition with thoses."
Other than Hard core mogel skiing and some old shitty pair for urban tell me why you need more than 3 pairs? With Urban I could see 4
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you can have a good 3 park skis:
1 for jumps (wide underfoot, stiff)
1 for rails (mid sized underfoot, soft for presses),
1 for competition/all around (mid underfoot , mid stiff)
and then you can use any of them for urban, or even have some old ledge skis for rocks and cement.
1 for deep powder
1 for moguls
1 for ice
and so forth. a million billion skis are necessary.
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Yeah I'd only own one pair of skis, but hey if I can get a set for free, I'm going to snag them.
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i use all of my four pairs for different purposes. Salomon 720s for rock skis, Dynastar troublemakers for freestyle skis, salomon pocket rockets for powder skis, and volkl p40 GS skis for charging.
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well you could have... all mountain,powder,park,modguls,race,urban. and than back ups. bad condition skis. compition skis? fuck are skis. thats 9... plus the back ups. and if you can why not.
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I've had like two pairs of skis MY LIFE.
Don't know whee you find the money and the need for 5 pairs.
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my setup:
Line Chronics
for everything else see above
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hey, if you can afford it why the fuck not?
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