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K2 PETTITOR VS ATOMIC BENTCHETLERS VS ATOMIC AUTOMATIC VS LINE OPUS

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Garrettchall
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Hey guys I'm looking for a new pair of skis to buy! I'm 14 years old, and about 5' 6". I ski at alta so most of the time it's about %20 powder %50 skied out pow and the rest I ski groomers. I like to do cliffs and am looking to get into big mountain stuff (heli skiing etc.) I'm an advanced skier and ski everything. Please help! Thanks!!
Feb 24 2013 10:08PM
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Garrettchall
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I also weigh about 120 pounds
Feb 24 2013 10:20PM
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dadunda
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How much jibbing/spinning/landing switch will you be doing? Chetlers and opus will be better than the other two for that, while the automatics and pettitors will be better for more traditional skiing.
Feb 24 2013 10:26PM
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AndyGreen
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If I were op I would get the chets or the opus. You only weigh 120 so the flex would be the right amount for charging and messing around
Feb 24 2013 10:34PM
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Garrettchall
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I don't do a lot of park but I do a little and I don't land switch very much thanks!!
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Feb 24 2013 10:52PM
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Avifarer
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i would say out of the bunch the automatic is the best all around ski. all of them are going to be good in powder. if you are going to be doing very little backwards skiing i would say automatic is the best. chetlersr are complete dogshit on groomers. petitors are going to be good all around as well, maybe a tad stiff for a lad your size. if you want to play around more go opus. but i would say automatic
Feb 24 2013 11:08PM
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JahFeels
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i'm about the same as you but more like 140lbs and i'm getting the automatics for my main pow ski. Something to charge through the crud when the fresh gets skied out.
Feb 25 2013 12:06AM
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Bozite
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Do not get petititor. they are gonna be for skiing switch a lot and buttering. I also ski at alta and unless you are gonna be spending time at wasatch heli guides a lot this year, dont get the automatics. Bent Chetlers will be to big. as they are for my friend who is 5' 9. Get the opus in a 178. I ski them and I am 5'8 and I love them I weigh 120 and I enjoy skiing west rustler switch and skiing the chutes and hitting bad news. hope that helpes
Feb 25 2013 9:29AM
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schmies
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The Pettitor is for skiing switch and buttering eh?


Hmmmmmm.
Feb 25 2013 3:59PM
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schmies
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You think the Pettitor was designed to do anything else or is that it?
Feb 25 2013 4:01PM
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hope.
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just switch skiing and butters.
Feb 25 2013 4:23PM
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Garrettchall
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Thanks guys! Does anyone know how the hellbent a are on groomers/ hard pack
Feb 25 2013 8:30PM
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snakerton
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not great... but if you really get over them and show them whose boss then its not too bad. from what you said earlier i wouldn't get hellbents
Feb 25 2013 9:55PM
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ikindalikeskiing
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ok ive never skied the pettitor but ive skied everything else you mentioned! im 5'9" and 135 so not too far off your size and i own 183 chetlers and 185 jj's (another ski you may want to consider). first off im going to say that the automatics handle a bit better on groomers, than the other skis listed but they are super heavy which is why i didnt get them but in the powder the chetlers feel so much more fun and jibby and just full of life and the perfomance between the chetler and automatic is not too different on groomers as well, i would say they are a pretty solid ski, one of my favorites. if you have any other questions just pm me
Feb 25 2013 10:04PM
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Garrettchall
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Thanks man!
Feb 25 2013 11:38PM
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TRAP_CHEF
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Look into on3p caylors they are my pow ski and they rip everything from dropping cliffs to charging through crud to groomers they have a nice medium flex to them and are a great all around ski
Feb 26 2013 12:48AM
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ThaLorax
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Moment Bibby or Jaguar Shark
Feb 26 2013 12:57AM
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tinkytwinky
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The opus would be a really good ski to ride.

The pettitors would also be super fun, but they are going to be a bit more demanding to ride than the opuses.

Both skis have the potential to be super fun, and both will slash alta pow. Id go with the opus.

I have bentchetlers, i dont like them very much.
Feb 26 2013 2:24AM
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acuallyisntdolan
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Feb 26 2013 3:06AM
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LC.
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Automatics are pretty bad in crud. Nice everywhere else though.
Feb 26 2013 3:18AM
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Bozite
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srry the pettitor is a great ski forward and backwards it also comes in a 169. It is deffinitly the flexiest ski of them all.
Feb 26 2013 9:36AM
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chuckmarty
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Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about. I have the Bent Chetlers and they rip on the groomers. They have more camber than the pettitors so they will be less chattery and have better grip and carve better on the groomed snow.
Feb 26 2013 5:57PM
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tinkytwinky
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I'm not sure about that. The bentchetlers may be more flexible. I Don't think the pettirors are that flexy, i think the ski itself is stiff, it just has a ton of rocker. It is for sure less flexible than the obseths and hellbents.
Feb 26 2013 6:51PM
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Avifarer
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have you ever tried pressing the camber of a petitor? its almost impossible. and if you think the bent chetlers rip on groomers ur a fucking mook
Feb 26 2013 9:46PM
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ikindalikeskiing
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i have bent chetlers as well and they may not "rip" on groomers but you can definitely hold an edge on them, i have no trouble with it, i feel confident carving on them
Feb 26 2013 10:16PM
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bieberhole69.
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have you even seen the ski? The pettitor is the stiffest ski k2 makes and it is way stiffer than the opus
Jun 2 2013 5:44PM
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danimal5
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opus's are the fuckin shit
they were beauty for me all season. they got a little chattery when was charging but im also twice the size of you. i would rather use my opus' on groomers than my t-halls.
Jun 2 2013 9:22PM
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50Kal
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Just a suggestion OP but if you want better Groomer performance go with something a little less wide and maybe less big mnt ordinated. For what your saying maybe get something like Line SFB. Just by your size your on the smaller lighter size so it would be a good choice for you. The SFB would have better allmnt capabilities while still slaying Pow.
Just suggesting.
Jun 3 2013 1:24AM
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