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Pippin
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I saw this video on the Line Anthem page: http://www.lineskis.com/#/skis/freestyle/park/anthem

The discussion i have for your guys is that, in the video one of the guys says its says
"It only more surface to land on, its only more surface on rails to help you out its always better to have a wider ski"

with the anthem having a 93mm waist-width, its on the wide side

So question to discuss is wider better? Of course for certain conditions it is, but in general and in the park, how big do you really want to get? Just an interesting topic that i dont think has really been addressed, and its summer so discussion need to happen.

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Jul 27 2008 3:39PM
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skitolive123456789
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i mean its all opinion but for me ive always felt more comfortable on wide skis.  i could see why some like the thin ones tho. 
Jul 27 2008 3:44PM
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dingdang
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for rails i waaay prefer skinnier skis like 80mm like spks or tm just my opinion

Jul 27 2008 3:49PM
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babujib
Posts: 5039 - Karma: 104
ive been riding the dynastar freestyle skis since i started the nothing but troubles are more narrow but i also dont spend all my time in the park i like to take cruiser runs so i need a ski that can hold its own on ice so its all preferance but personally when i see people in the east with like platoons on i just laugh
Jul 27 2008 3:50PM
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K-Thomas
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couldnt agree more. for rails i love the feel of the TMs since they're a little narrower. I've skied skis 85+ on rails and although i like them outside the park better, i like something less burly in the park.
Jul 27 2008 3:52PM
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SHastatahoe
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It all depends on how you are skiing, and how the ski performs.  I could see myself skiing one something up to 100 underfoot, but down to 80 in the park.  my park ski right now is 89 underfoot and is awesome.  I really enjoyed riding the anthem as well.  There is a point where you are overdoing it though.  Hellbents are not a performance park ski (even though they are fun). 
Jul 27 2008 3:52PM
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wintersway
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anthems are pretty wide but depending on what you do outside of the park, the wider waist allows it to be a one ski quiver

i want something with at least 85 since im in the woods and on ungroomed terrain more often than not
Jul 27 2008 9:20PM
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3ski6guy0
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on rails i think the wider it is the harder. i think 90 is perfect for park and over there its more to lug around
Jul 27 2008 9:40PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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i've been skiing 103 under foot for park and its been fine and dandy. rails and spinning feel no different. they are a bit shorter though, at 174.
Jul 27 2008 9:47PM
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ChadThundercock
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i like my skis in the thinner range 80-86mm
Jul 27 2008 10:30PM
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Planet_Captain
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My personal preference is wide skis. Then again I cant really do anything besides just slide a rail, no spinning on or off, but it definately feels more stable and easier to manage on my melees (125mm waist) compared to my chronics (83mm waist)... I just have a problem with catching my edges on rails but I have never done it with the melees, they just seem to slide soooo much easier. Plus i just love fat skis for some reason, so I will always lean in that direction

Jul 27 2008 10:30PM
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Pippin
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water ski much?
Jul 27 2008 10:32PM
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skier_boy26
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While fatter skis may be fun (and just fantastic in pow), for park, huge fat skis seems a bit silly for many things. They can work up to a point, but to really go nuts with jumps, rails, and pipe in particular, a ski too fat would be a hindrance.
Jul 27 2008 10:40PM
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Capurnicus
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yeah i skied mostly on a 85 mm waist this year after having skied a 92 mm waist for many seasons and I will be going back to 92-95 because i find that i like the wider more, in the park and in the other areas of the mountain also
Jul 27 2008 11:09PM
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snowbird4life
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105mm to 110mm sound about right for me. park of course.
Jul 27 2008 11:31PM
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Casey
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i think its mostly just about what you are used to, I went to skiing maidens in the park from chronic blends, and it was hard at first to do some stuff, like its really tough to do small 270's onto boxes and stuff with maidens.. but they are just so stable and awesome everywhere that it doesn't really matter that they aren't as quick. Plus when you go back to normal width skis its kind of scary, i felt like i was riding around on toothpicks
Jul 28 2008 12:01AM
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InfernoHits
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I rode the anthems all year and absolutely loved them, I dont ever want to go back to a ski less than 90mm. THe extra surface made landing switch so comfortable, it could charge in and out of pow, it was just such a sick ski and I loved the extra width. The anthem wasn't jheavier than a normal park ski so that helped, wider and heavier would have sucked Uh... rails I didn't notice much of a difference at all.
Jul 28 2008 11:07AM
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Pippin
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hmm thats a bit different than everyone else answer, so i guess its really depends on the skis specs, like weight
Jul 28 2008 10:32PM
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smooticus
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I think width is kinda on the same level as length really. I mean a wider ski is nice for stomping landings smoothly, but there also not a quick when it comes to carving and spinning. On rails i would think that skinnier skis would be better for griping and spinning off. But a wide ski is easier to balance on.

So either way you really cant go wrong. except a wider ski is good for deep.
Jul 29 2008 12:23AM
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c.vayko
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93 is not on the wide side these days,
basicly it depends on if your are tough enough to handle a big ski
Jul 30 2008 12:04AM
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Ben.
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i think in terms of park between 85 and 90 is ideal. fat enough to stomp on/be stable but still able to carve and spin well. in terms of pow, to be realistic between 100 and is what i think is the best. any fatter and its just sacrificing hard snow performance for more float. its fun but unnecessary
Jul 30 2008 3:00PM
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