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Stiff vs. soft skis

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En_Route
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I was wondering if stiff skis like the live lfe are better for pow or if soft skis are better such as bibby pros or bacons. Thankks for any help

May 1 2009 7:28PM
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Dustin.
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It depends.  In Seth Morrison's opinion, pow means hair on fire and cliffs - so a stiffer ski is almost necessary in this case.  If you are talking about less speed, smaller drops, etc. a soft ski is really fun.

Most of the time stiffer is better though in my experience.
May 1 2009 9:08PM
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GKO
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personally i think that soft is good for pow and stiff is good for park.
cause in pow you cant really notice soft flex cause your on soft snow in the park i dont like soft skis cause i dont feel stable .
hope that helps
May 1 2009 9:23PM
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TheClap.
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LL2's ftw

ftfw!!!!

May 1 2009 9:26PM
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no_steeze
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i like relatively stiff skis for everything, soft skis are fun in bottomless pow but once you start going fast on them you feel like you're gonna get kicked forward
for pow i like decently stiff, long skis mounted a ways back from center, that lets you go fast. also most pow days inbounds end in tons of crud in the afternoon so you want nice and stiff skis for that. if you're skiing hellbents in pow all morning and then it turns to crud in the afternoon you're gonna have a bad time
May 2 2009 2:56PM
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