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Help!! Line Pandoras or K2 MissDirected???

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Britay
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Hey! So I'm currently living in Montana and ski at Big Sky so I really need a powder ski! I'm about 5'5, 105 pounds and an above intermediate to advanced skier. I don't do anything too crazy like intense backcountry but Montana gets a lot of powder so I just want something that will be great for that but also not horrible on hardpacked. I currently have the blizzard black pearls for all mountain and I love them but I want something for powder too. Which would be best?
Oct 21 2013 2:00PM
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SFB
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191 hell bents

Oct 21 2013 2:00PM
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life_is_hood
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I am a fan of the 185 gear talks.
Oct 21 2013 2:04PM
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*Merrill*
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I have the K2 MissDirected and absolutely love them! I have been skiing K2 for a few seasons now and they have never let me down. They work well for all conditions, took a second to get used to them on groomers but they rip up anything you can!
Oct 21 2013 2:50PM
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Daph
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I really don't understand why so many girls don't even consider riding a men's ski. They're usually going to last longer and will help you progress way more than most women's skis will. Don't limit yourself to a girl's ski.

That being said, I ski Big Sky, and for the type of snow we get, something longer won't be hard to maneuver in deep snow because the pow here is so light. For your height I'd look in the 165 range for a pow ski and if you want something that will perform on hard pack or choppy snow, don't get the pandora. Get something a little slimmer in the waist.
Oct 21 2013 6:20PM
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Cyanicenine
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I know this is suppose to be a joke, but I actually ride and love my hellbent's as a 5'2 130lb woman. I had no difficulty riding the 179's when I demoed them, but I went with the 169's (more like 173 actual) when I bought a pair for better tree maneuverability

Since you already have an all mountain ski why wouldn't you get the pow ski with the most float out there? I'll never understand why people want their pow skis to be good on groomers. If you are a good skier you should be able to ride a pair of tin cans on groomers. Get some Hellbent's or some other ridiculously fat rockered ski and shred pow better than the people out there stuck on their hybrid pow skis.
Oct 21 2013 8:28PM
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cannaguts666
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Most people don't want to own a pow specific ski. Second to that, a lot of us don't ski just pow on a ski. I personally take a ski from dragging my ball sack through powder to busting rock hard bumps on steeps. Groomers to some people doesn't exactly mean all the snow pushed off with perfect corduroy. Groomers can be trees tracked out or crusty, beat up shit in the chutes. It all depends on who's saying it.

Like Derphernertilyasiphysishphyish (sorry I'm not taking the brain power to spell that shit out), why go for a women's specific ski. Look for ANY ski in the length and width your looking for and for what purpose you want to use it.

We can all tell you what ski to get based on our own opinions but it's up to you to make the decision for yourself. If it's the waist, camber/rocker/reverse camber, stiffness, shape, size you want then get it. If not, look for another one.

With that being said, go for a pair of Icelantics.
Oct 21 2013 11:35PM
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montanan
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line pandoras are a great girl ski for montana, !
Oct 22 2013 11:16AM
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