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Classic camber slight early rise bombproof light ski..asking to much?

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Iliveinutah
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thats what I'm looking for, not looking for anything over say 400. don't care if its a few seasons old maybe thinking about the blanks but i hear they are weak, don't even say the word k2 because its not happening. been on the armada dick for awhile so i haven't been watching other companies so tell me... what would you pick. id like a little fatter under foot then normal as well but keep it under 90mm length 170 min-182 max.
May 15 2014 12:46PM
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Slowbro
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snowballsdeepthats what I'm looking for, not looking for anything over say 400. don't care if its a few seasons old maybe thinking about the blanks but i hear they are weak, don't even say the word k2 because its not happening. been on the armada dick for awhile so i haven't been watching other companies so tell me... what would you pick. id like a little fatter under foot then normal as well but keep it under 90mm length 170 min-182 max.


why not k2? the recoil matches your description perfectly but is kinda heavy, I mean you can't really expect great durability from a really light ski and being heavy often means it's just well built. Another ski that you might want to look at is the infamous in a 176, but all my friends who got them broke em within a season. maybe the new punx would be right for you if you don't mind a stiffer ski?
May 15 2014 12:55PM
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tomPietrowski
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Punx, NFX or ar7 would be my suggestions to you.
May 15 2014 1:09PM
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stupendous-man
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Im looking at the 2015 atomic infamous to replace my joysticks, which are falling apart. Check them out, they are a little wider than 90mm underfoot but still fit the bill
May 15 2014 4:26PM
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Iliveinutah
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iv always thought about the punks and the ar7s but the side wall construction of the ar7 just makes it look very...thin and soft for me. yet i haven't road one, i do like to haul ass but i also love the butter...
May 15 2014 9:43PM
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Park.
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bluehouse McFLy. this is basically what you want. I had the antics which were the mcfly's predecessors and they were sooo sick. 2nd snappiest pair of skis I have ever owned. tore up the mountain and were light as fuck. only problem was durablility but I had a pair from when they were still made in china. THe McFly's are said to be better built with rocker option.
May 15 2014 10:36PM
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Elg
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moment rockers from a few seasons back?
May 16 2014 7:11AM
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tomPietrowski
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snowballsdeepiv always thought about the punks and the ar7s but the side wall construction of the ar7 just makes it look very...thin and soft for me. yet i haven't road one, i do like to haul ass but i also love the butter...


The 50/50 sidewall armada and atonic use is I think the best way to make a ski. Cap is great to keep a ski light, strong and flexy but you need the sidewall underfoot to help with durability and edge hold. So by doing both in one ski you are essentially getting the best of both in one ski.
May 16 2014 12:43PM
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NMMedia
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snowballsdeepiv always thought about the punks and the ar7s but the side wall construction of the ar7 just makes it look very...thin and soft for me. yet i haven't road one, i do like to haul ass but i also love the butter...


They look really thin and soft but from what my friend says who's been on em for a while now they are actually pretty stiff. They also held up all season for him, and 90% of what he does is rails. Add on to that some pretty gnarly urban and concrete and it amazes me they are still going.
May 17 2014 8:23PM
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b-kul
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volkl kink?
May 18 2014 1:44PM
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.nasty
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b-kulvolkl kink?


I mean yeah, if you want your skis to explode within a week. lol
May 18 2014 2:05PM
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integralmgmt
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Punx or Infamous, both really light but I'd go with Punx for increased durability and and symmetrical.
May 18 2014 9:22PM
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Heart
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I believe both the TW and Punisher from Scott have tradional camber with a tiny bit of rocker in the tip and tail.
May 18 2014 10:42PM
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Iliveinutah
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parkplaygroundbluehouse McFLy. this is basically what you want. I had the antics which were the mcfly's predecessors and they were sooo sick. 2nd snappiest pair of skis I have ever owned. tore up the mountain and were light as fuck. only problem was durablility but I had a pair from when they were still made in china. THe McFly's are said to be better built with rocker option.


mc flys are looking light but i didn't see allot about them as in early rise
May 19 2014 7:57PM
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Iliveinutah
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I'm also looking at the amplid syntax seems dope, I'm not to worried about early rise i realize the skis i road most of last year where full camber and the just felt solid and so nice on rails but the where weak and the whole base cracked about 2 feet underfoot damn majesty skis. did fix a pair of the syntax skis about 3 times last year but the kid looked like he beat the shit out of them, anyone know anything about them
May 19 2014 8:28PM
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Iliveinutah
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I'm also looking at the amplid syntax seems dope, I'm not to worried about early rise i realize the skis i road most of last year where full camber and the just felt solid and so nice on rails but the where weak and the whole base cracked about 2 feet underfoot damn majesty skis. did fix a pair of the syntax skis about 3 times last year but the kid looked like he beat the shit out of them, anyone know anything about them
May 19 2014 8:28PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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I tried a pair of punz and they're not as soft as I'd like them to be but I otherwise liked them. They're less than 90 in the waist, there's a 176cm size and they're super cheap on evo right now i believe.
May 20 2014 12:14AM
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Amplid
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snowballsdeepI'm also looking at the amplid syntax seems dope, I'm not to worried about early rise i realize the skis i road most of last year where full camber and the just felt solid and so nice on rails but the where weak and the whole base cracked about 2 feet underfoot damn majesty skis. did fix a pair of the syntax skis about 3 times last year but the kid looked like he beat the shit out of them, anyone know anything about them


Syntax is a mid flexing full camber ski that weighs ~200 grams a ski lighter than most other skis its size, most of that weight saving comes from the tips where the honeycomb is, so its swing weight is minimal. It's a slopestyle ski so if you're riding jumps, hips, pipe and rails in equal measure it'll be a dream ski. If you want something that will take endless abuse from rails, check out the Provoke. 84mm waist, touch of early rise, true twin shape and bombproof WDT construction... it can take a beating. Plus, its pricepoint is bananas.
May 20 2014 5:14AM
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Iliveinutah
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AmplidSyntax is a mid flexing full camber ski that weighs ~200 grams a ski lighter than most other skis its size, most of that weight saving comes from the tips where the honeycomb is, so its swing weight is minimal. It's a slopestyle ski so if you're riding jumps, hips, pipe and rails in equal measure it'll be a dream ski. If you want something that will take endless abuse from rails, check out the Provoke. 84mm waist, touch of early rise, true twin shape and bombproof WDT construction... it can take a beating. Plus, its pricepoint is bananas.


first off huge swing in your guys direction just for a companies interest and helping pick the right ski! but i do allot of stupid shit being from the east i will manly be on rails as jumps are not around allot but i do enjoy just cruising around the mtn finding my own features so if there is a down tree I'm slide it, rock face.. that shit getting pressed down, i just want a light ski and the provoke looks heavy and I'm not huge on the graphic but the price is very nice. what about the antidogma ? i hear its the same as the syntax but a little heavier and bombproof ?
May 20 2014 1:59PM
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Amplid
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Actually I have the exact weights infront of me:

Provoke 175 = 1800g
Antidogma 178 = 1850g
Syntax 178 = 1680g

Yeah the Antidogma has exactly the same geometry as the Syntax, it's made in the same mould. Instead of using pre-impregnated laminates (glass with exactly the right amount of resin for reduced weight) and a honeycomb/poplar core the Antidogma is a wet lay-up epoxy ski with a tip to tail Poplar core (excluding the TPU tip spacers). It's a hard wearing non non-sence park ski. The Antidogma is a little bit stiffer than the Syntax and quite a lot stiffer than the Provoke. The way the Provoke is manufactured, using a isotropic wood derivative material in the core makes it extremely hard wearing... I don't think we've ever had a core breakage with this ski and we've sold thousands of them. Sidewall construction at this price is pretty unusual.
May 21 2014 3:23AM
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Big.Ole.Diesel
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if youre looking for that type of ski 2015 icelantic da nollie is exactly that just got em theyre super light nice and soft good rocker and camber but they were $550 and the 2014 arent rockered or as wide but still light and bomb proof check em out
May 21 2014 10:28AM
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