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what do you recommend?

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katesd
Posts: 1483 - Karma: 11
i'm basically just starting out this season (i've been downhill skiing since i was a little kid but just getting into freeskiing and whatnot recently)... i'm lookin to get some twin tip skis for
a) girls
b) beginners
c) christmas.. in which case they need to be moderately priced so that parents are willing to pay.

what do you recommend??
Dec 7 2003 5:44PM
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uglysnowgirl
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How tall are you? My suggestion is the Rossignol Scratch Pro Teen.
Dec 7 2003 5:46PM
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katesd
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bout 5'6 ... pretty lightweight
Dec 7 2003 5:51PM
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uglysnowgirl
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you should get those in a 158 or the Public Enemy in a 159.
Dec 7 2003 6:24PM
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katesd
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ok thanks, also, it doesn't necessarily have to be a new model ski,
Dec 7 2003 8:13PM
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strode
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an older pair of 1080s would probably do you good and be relatively cheap ($200)





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Dec 7 2003 8:17PM
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OReJow
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you can pick up last years volkl v-expressions (new) from ebay for about $200 in a 158. they're a great park ski for lighter riders. My sister has them.

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Dec 7 2003 8:19PM
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katesd
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volkl v-expressions?
does anyone by any chance have a picture or more info on this? i can't find anything.
Dec 8 2003 3:34PM
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five0
Posts: 11466 - Karma: 36
easier question.......what NOT to get...get anything but elan airtwists
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-kevan
Dec 8 2003 4:02PM
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does it have to be twintip? if not, there are tons of girl-specific all-mountain skis that are light, slightly softer and have girl oriented graphics (like flowers instead of snakes wrapped aound naked chicks). you'll probably pay less because every buck-toothed inbred and their cousin wants twin-tips cuz somebody like justin timberlake said it was cool to ski now. everybody on this site is just going to say troublemakers or publicenemies or 1080s cuz thats the only skis they know of in production. theres lots out there.

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Dec 8 2003 4:18PM
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katesd
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yeah, they have to be twin tip... like i said i've been skiing for years, i'm not just doing it cause justin timberlake told me to... i dont even like justin timberlake...i already have parabolic skis. i already know how to ski downhill. i want twin tips so i can hit the jumps and actually start learning tricks... if everyone else on the site only knows about those few selective skis, what are your ideas? you seem well informed
Dec 9 2003 5:15PM
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five0
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what do u have in mind...theyre all good,scratches,pe's,tm's,lines...w/e u want..i asked the same sort of question a long while back and they all said get troublemakers..i got public enemy's and im glad i did
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-kevan
Dec 9 2003 5:40PM
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katesd
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yeah... i'm most seriously considering the pe's and scratch pros... thanks for the input, any more is still helpful
Dec 9 2003 8:14PM
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r_witt
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i have a pair of i think '00 mike nick pros
they are 152 and i got them as a transition regular twin-tips
plus they were only $175

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Dec 9 2003 8:18PM
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volkl
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go for the volkl expressions, go to www.volkl.com, the v-expression ski is part of the v-series, and last years dimensions are the same. Volkl skis use hand made wood core construction, they are prime and nearly indestructable.
Dec 9 2003 8:23PM
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*i<3snow*
Posts: 6440 - Karma: 41
PE's (brother has those... they are awesome), 1080's (other brother has those... awesome too) or Nordica Beasts (friend has those... and i've never actually seen them... but they sound cool.) haha.

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Dec 10 2003 3:33PM
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joe_schuster
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Dynastar Trouble Maker in a 159/169/179 wat ever you prefer.

Dec 11 2003 12:52AM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
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just get something cheap, especially since you've already got skis. the cheaper skis will get banged up a lot especially when you start learning how to railslide, then eventually you can just use those skis for just sliding rails and then buy a better pair in the future.
-Mike

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Dec 11 2003 12:56AM
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