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Magnuz
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Whatsup guys,

My Volkl Wall '09 177cm skis got stolen the other day at Eldora, Co. So I was thinking about these options to replace them:

New Volkl Wall '09 - I know the ski, I really like it, etc.

Volkl Wall '10 - How are these compared to last years model? What did they change?

Line Afterbang - As I really like to ski park, however I also love to ski all mountain except moguls.

As I can only afford 1 pair of skis and bindings I have to choose one pair as of right now. Suggestions, comments, ideas?

Magnus
Mar 21 2010 10:57PM
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Eric.S
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Both are solid skis but you deffently will get a more quality ski out of the Vokl walls. In the end you tend to get what you pay for. The afterbangs are fucking sick skis but the Walls will hold up better and last you longer. If you liked the walls just stick with them, I doubt they changed much then the graphics and if they did change anything you prob wont even notice a diffrence. Ive ridden both also so Im not just going by what Ive heard.
Mar 21 2010 11:17PM
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panojibber
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Afterbangs this year were disastrous, everyone I know that had them had issues with them. They said they were sick, but the skis just fell apart. Give them a couple years, and I'm sure they'll be super durable, but for now I'd just go with the walls. The walls haven't changed in years, and I doubt that they will change any time soon - don't try to fix something that works.
Mar 21 2010 11:26PM
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Magnuz
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I think I'm going with the Wall, I like the design of the '10 models better than '09s. But I dont understand why the '10 model is more expensive than the '09 if they didn't improve it somehow.
Mar 21 2010 11:41PM
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03gade
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yeah dude i was just ina ski shop yesterday talking to a salesperson about the afterbangs and he said they are made to do one thing.... jib other than that their on snow performance isn't very good... which is fine because that's not what they are made for anyways, but if you do some normal skiing get the walls

p.s. if you are just looking at fully symmetric skis you may want to rethink.... the salesperson was saying you get better carve out of a non symmetric ski... even if the tail is just 2mm different, so maybe try looking into a ski that is ALMOST symmetric but not quite
Mar 21 2010 11:47PM
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Magnuz
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The thing is it's really hard to find skis that is good in the park, good all mountain and even sometimes good in powder and off-piste. I don't have enough money to go buy 3 pair of skis, thats why I need to find a ski that's good in primarily all mountain and in the park. Im open for suggestions!
Mar 21 2010 11:54PM
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03gade
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actually.... the volkl walls are pretty close to what you just described....
Mar 21 2010 11:56PM
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Magnuz
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Indeed they are, therefore I was wondering if you had any suggestions for similar skis like the Wall that are not symmetric.
Mar 22 2010 12:00AM
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03gade
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sorry... not off the top of my head... do some research and go into a few ski shops
Mar 22 2010 12:15AM
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