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Yet another "what ski should I get thread"
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Alright Newschoolers it's getting to that time of year again, last season I was riding a pair of 2013 chronics, loved riding them but they got destroyed so easily. I live in Onterrible where I get maybe 7 days in total if I'm very lucky of pow and the rest of the 50+ days are spent 95% park 5% trees and groomers. I am looking for a ski that is essentially bomb proof and will last me 100-150 days mainly in the park but that will still be playful in our small east coast powder. I am 6'1(185cm) and 185lbs and 16 years old. I would consider myself a level 3 skier and I'm alright in the park (spend most time on rails.) I like a little flex but not a noodle and around 90 underfoot is what I like.
skis I was looking at:
ON3P FR 186
Armada Alpha X
The new Fat ypus ski (forgot name)
TL;DR: Need bombproof ski that will handle an 185lb guy skiing mostly rails that is about 90 underfoot, 7 pow days max.
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AR7s, last year I had the same problem as you and bough some AR7s, their not as all mountain orriented as you might want but they can hold up crazy well and are by far the most fun ski Ive owned
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K2 Recoil or Volkl Kink
Both pretty bomb proof and wide enough for the small smattering of pow you might see in the cold Ottawa area
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Unfortunately neither of those skis are made in the size I need. Also, I like the AR7s but they aren't the ski for me.
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A 179 Recoil measures out to about 185cm. I'm bigger than you (6'1 230) and my everyday park ski is a 179 K2 Revival. The Recoil would be perfect. The Kink though does truly measure out to a 179.
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This could be a stupid question but, why would they list the size smaller than what it measures out to be?
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K2 skis have measured out 3 to 4 cm longer than their listed length for as long as I can remember
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Why do they do that is my question
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It is a tradition that arose when Seth Morrison told the head ski designer at K2 that he told women that his dick was 1.5 to 2 inches shorter than it really was as not to scare them off.
Actually I don't know, I think it has to do with measuring post pressing versus measuring pre pressing.
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Alright sweet, Ill check out k2s, any body else have any views on skis?
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does anybody know when ON3P FRs usually sell out and when the latest I could probably order some are
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ON3P /thread, just trust me on this one
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Any k2, or filthy riches are probably gonna be your best bet
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