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Ever skied powder in park skis?

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elm.
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Simple question, have you ever skied powder in park skis? If you have, describe it.
Nov 13 2013 7:26PM
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freeskibum82
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word! ive got those and the candide's mounted up on the wall. will never sell either.
Nov 14 2013 2:12PM
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TRASHTALK
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I ski some Jmo's that are not tech. pow skis but still are around that realm. LOVED them in the park. They were so sweet. Had to sell them because I was SO broke. Sad day.
Nov 14 2013 2:20PM
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Ski.Ballet
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Lol is this thread all tweens or what.. I bought a pair of Atomic "powder skis" a long time ago that were 84 in the waist and I remember those things feeling so floaty in pow haha. Crazy how much things change. Now my park ski is 96 underfoot.
Nov 14 2013 2:35PM
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the.ghost
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Haha..I had the candide's too...I was riding them until I bought domains 3 years ago, and they are still my one dudes full time rig...I wish I had never sold them but it got me a new ski buddy when my ski buddies are running thin. I still ride my concepts every now and again too when there's a skierX or something where I wanna go fast.
Nov 14 2013 2:46PM
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jimmydar
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if you really know how to ski you should be able to ski pow with any ski but it does make it a lot more effort, especially on a center mount. but pow is pow and its still tons of fun.
Nov 14 2013 3:43PM
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Bachto
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First time I skied pow was on a pair of domains. I went from groomer to pow and I wasn't leaning back enough and straight rag dolled and garage saled real hard under the lift
Nov 14 2013 4:06PM
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J.D.
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Given that your park skis are probably ~80mm in the waist, and given that that's what we used to consider a fat ski (86mm was super fat, AK Rocket style), they're fine. I don't have park skis anymore unless you could old Line Soul Rebels (my rock skis) and those handle the pow very well obviously what with them being Pollards. But even so, I remember skiing a knee deep day on centre mounted first gen AR5s in Whistler (very heavy snow) and the only thing that bugged me was the mounting point.

Basically, park skis aren't the issue, it's the centre mount that can cause an over the handlebars type of feeling and you end up backseating a lot more to compensate. But you can adjust for that.

Nov 14 2013 4:07PM
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Jewschoolers
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Yeah you did pussy, and it was funny as shit
Nov 14 2013 4:11PM
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rareison
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Yeah the only times I've ever skied powder was with my AR7's. It wasn't that bad, but I've never skied pow with wider skis so I don't know how much easier it would be. I didn't struggle or anything though.
Nov 14 2013 4:18PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Until I graduated HS I never had pow skis, just race skis. Those things werent bad, just couldnt hit too many rocks. I loved taking GS skis out though. Doesnt matter how fast you went, you would either destroy the crud or just blast over it. When in doubt, I would usually just point them and go.

Now, well I have a quiver of three..and its only growing
82 for early season touring/late spring
105 for every day
118 for deep/powder days

Needless to say, I would and can ski them any day of the week. /selfclaim
Nov 14 2013 4:20PM
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Bonzalo
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Story of my life, dat racing background.
Nov 14 2013 4:37PM
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Mainah
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definitely doable I did for years, its not bad but pow skis do make it way better
Nov 14 2013 4:55PM
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Craigskis
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I can remember having used park skis on a 30cm day on Blackcomb once, and I was straight lining something in Ruby bowl sitting on my tails while a ski patroller cruised by me linking turns shaking his head. I made the wrong ski choice that day for sure.
Nov 14 2013 4:58PM
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HabitualShred
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Skied waist deep pow in VT a few years ago in park skis.... when you're having that much fun you don't even notice, just a little shin bang at the end of the day to remind you of a great day
Nov 14 2013 5:04PM
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pastysmasher
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Used to, loved it. Now got fatties and love it even more!
Nov 14 2013 5:23PM
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JayMobilia
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you dont float and you may dig in a little too much here and there but you will still have a good time
Nov 14 2013 7:30PM
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Balto
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this right here is key, center mounted park skis ride bad in deep pow not because they aren't wide enough, but because they are mounted center and have to much tail that gets caught and doesn't release properly while turning
Nov 14 2013 8:53PM
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saskskier
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My first park skis were og K2 Fujatives. At the time they were 85 underfoot during a time when all other park skis were 70-80 underfoot. Center mounted and so much fun. Tough in deeper snow, but does it really matter? Pow still beats park, regardless of equipment.
Nov 14 2013 8:58PM
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zac_v
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tiring and hurts after awhile, super fun though, wider park skis with rocker arent so bad
Nov 14 2013 9:06PM
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907powshredder
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Yeah. Only way to turn is jump turn. Especially since there was a crust layer
Nov 14 2013 9:25PM
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ParabolicSidecut
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I rode pre-season Alta on a pair of Colby West Coreupts through Christmas (which at Alta is blower powder) and had a great time! You just have to keep your weight centered and come to terms with the fact that you're going to submarine all the time. However, I think it makes you a way better big mountain skier in the long run--it's kind of like riding park with no poles.

For the record, I had a pair of pow skis mounted up, I was just doing this for fun and to avoid excessive core shots in the pow skis.
Nov 14 2013 9:31PM
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Lemuel
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Well that's not exactly a thin ski.

I remember skiing pow on public enemies, back in the day when I thought those were wide.
Nov 14 2013 9:42PM
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Film.
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My park skis have rocker so not that bad :) thanks ON3P
Nov 14 2013 10:04PM
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Holte
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The guys on the TGR forums are spinning in their graves.
Nov 14 2013 10:10PM
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smooter
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yep the first and only time i ever skiied deeper than a few inches i fell and spent a while trying to get up
Nov 14 2013 10:41PM
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Bagina
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I've only skied powder in park skis.

Recently bought myself a pair of powder skis, can't wait to see the difference.
Nov 14 2013 10:45PM
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deleted5
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yeah armada halos in breck it was ok.
Nov 14 2013 10:49PM
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division.bell
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I had a bunch of deep (2'+) days in Colorado on my original 1080's way back in the day. With the light and dry snow it was amazing once you picked up speed. The skis never really broke the surface unless you got air.

When I first moved to Washington, 8 years ago and had my first deep PNW powder day on the same old school original 1080's, I picked up speed off the lift into a few feet of new snow and immediately double ejected to my face. And then spent the next 10 minutes digging out my skis. To say I wasn't ready for the wet and heavy snow would be a complete understatement.

Different types of snow, completely different experiences.
Nov 14 2013 10:53PM
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DR.SHRED
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first 2 seasons i would use the same skis in blower or ice it made no difference to me. Now that i have many pairs of skis i wouldnt go back unless i had to
Nov 14 2013 10:56PM
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KingGeedorah
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Hahaha. No doubt that this ends up on a thread there. But to answer the OP, being an Eastcoaster, the powder days are few and far between. But yes. One unexpected powder day at Whiteface last season. It was fun as hell regardless.
Nov 14 2013 11:29PM
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TOUCHE
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This was on 165 park skis 85 underfoot, best ski day of my life so far. Legs got tired fast though!
Nov 14 2013 11:54PM
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Gyrd
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Last season, i went up to a powder area with my friends, and we all had powder skis.
I had way to much speed, and my skis got stuck, and i did a half frontie down a hill, and landed on my back. lucky for me, it was all powder, so i didn't get hurt, lol
Nov 15 2013 4:38AM
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theTRIBE101
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why can't this be ontario... :(
Nov 15 2013 3:05PM
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