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What Ski?

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Ar5king
Posts: 413 - Karma: 14
Im looking for a ski that can ski pow with ease, hit back country booters like no other, and dabble a little in the park... I live on the eastcoast but i go west a few weeks a year. im 5'9 160.
Sep 22 2007 1:30PM
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shoenice22
Posts: 646 - Karma: 11
thugs
Sep 22 2007 1:33PM
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HermioneGranger
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 101
FUCKIN EP PRO MY NESTED SALAD of CABBAGE
Sep 22 2007 1:41PM
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jessew
Posts: 103 - Karma: 13
Seth.
Sep 22 2007 4:10PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
Scratch BC or Seth.
Sep 22 2007 4:23PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,012
seth
Sep 22 2007 4:23PM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
Bacons
Sep 22 2007 4:37PM
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Shorton
Posts: 2889 - Karma: 13
seths, possibly lizzies
Sep 22 2007 4:38PM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,385
seths, lizzies or bacons depending on your height/weight, the scratch BC or whatever they call them now, ARVs or JPvJuliens, MSP, Prophet 100s... I'm sure there;s others i haven't thought of.
Sep 22 2007 5:27PM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
everything he said except prophet 100's. no way are those jib sticks

and the BC is now the brigade
Sep 22 2007 5:29PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,018
jp vs juliens
Sep 22 2007 7:06PM
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slashquatch
Posts: 874 - Karma: 17
clearly the ski thats screaming your name is either the elizabeth or bacon
Sep 22 2007 7:20PM
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bemmis
Posts: 1602 - Karma: -3
bacon or jp v julien.
Sep 22 2007 7:25PM
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Ar5king
Posts: 413 - Karma: 14
aight now im between the lizzies, bacons, bridge, and jp vs. juliens....
Sep 22 2007 8:39PM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
you should probably cut out the bridge if those are your other possibilities. the bridge is dwarfed by all the other's waists.
Sep 22 2007 8:46PM
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Ar5king
Posts: 413 - Karma: 14
haha aight now its jp vs julien, lizzies, and bacons
Sep 22 2007 8:50PM
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zackblain
Posts: 2322 - Karma: 22
seths or bacons
Sep 22 2007 8:53PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
bacons
Sep 22 2007 9:06PM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
well since you're 5'9" bacons might be a little big for every day east coast...
Sep 22 2007 9:07PM
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skiRay
Posts: 7558 - Karma: 926
seths, prophet 100s, or BCs
Sep 22 2007 9:11PM
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bemmis
Posts: 1602 - Karma: -3
true. but 178 jp v j should be fine.
Sep 22 2007 9:28PM
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Pawelko
Posts: 203 - Karma: 10
How about volkl bridge little skinnier then the rest (92 i think) so will still be better for park but still be decent in pow. Or blends would also be a good option
Sep 22 2007 9:53PM
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Ar5king
Posts: 413 - Karma: 14
i like the blends a lot, and the jp vs juliens
Sep 24 2007 12:57PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
Posts: 3928 - Karma: 65
out of those two blends would be alot more versatile
Sep 24 2007 2:25PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
agreed, jj's are pretty soft for charging some all mountain while the blends are stiff enough to handle all over the mountain, but still playful enough to rip through the park and handle some serious kickers, plus jj's have the slimmer edges to save weight so rails are a no no
Sep 24 2007 4:01PM
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Ar5king
Posts: 413 - Karma: 14
quick question what about the guns from 2 years ago??? they have them on porters for 350....
Sep 25 2007 5:18PM
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Ar5king
Posts: 413 - Karma: 14
bump
Sep 26 2007 9:41AM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
http://www.untracked.com/p1034c51b88-07_line_chronic_blend_all_mountain_freeride_twin_tip_skis.html
Sep 26 2007 1:14PM
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B.Snow
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 92
bacons or elizibeths
Sep 26 2007 4:41PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
chronic blends for 319, sick sick deal, and i wouldn't get guns (foam core) after 10 days of hard riding they'll be noodles
Sep 26 2007 4:53PM
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Bepo
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No necessarily true, I rode my foils 30+ days last year and they are still just as flexy as when I got them.  I think it would take a lot more use to actually notice a difference.

Not sure about the stiffness of the gun, but foils are pretty soft, which is why i got a pair of 186 blends.  I got the 08's for $400 shipped off twin tip nation, which is a pretty good deal.  I'd go with the blend, they look like they're gonna be super sick.
Sep 26 2007 5:07PM
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