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freestyle_skier6
Posts: 217 - Karma: 11
Alright, i am 16 but small for my age. I am about 5 4" and weight about 115. Now where i go to get my skis said that i shouldn't buy adult skis because of wood core, but i think i weight enough to buy them. Should i go against what the guy said or should i listein to him?
Nov 21 2005 4:05PM
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quebecfreestyler
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wich model of skis wereyou going to buy???
wood skis are heavier but if you know hoew to ski them, weight shouldnt be a big problem
Nov 21 2005 4:07PM
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pa_freeskier
Posts: 418 - Karma: 10
get whatever you think would work for you, the majority of shops dont know anything about twintips and park skiing
Nov 21 2005 4:07PM
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freestyle_skier6
Posts: 217 - Karma: 11
I was gunna get the salomon Thrusters
Nov 21 2005 4:09PM
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quebecfreestyler
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size?
Nov 21 2005 4:09PM
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freestyle_skier6
Posts: 217 - Karma: 11
i think they were 151
Nov 21 2005 4:10PM
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quebecfreestyler
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gosh you should get at least 161
Nov 21 2005 4:13PM
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quebecfreestyler
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unless you never ever skied before
Nov 21 2005 4:14PM
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freestyle_skier6
Posts: 217 - Karma: 11
no i have skied before, but i think they were 161 i cant remember but what do u think i should do
Nov 21 2005 4:15PM
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Steazy-E
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what is he reccomending for a core. id get wood no matter what unless your real tiny. foam is shit and tends to lose its liveliness. but if your small and def arent heavy enough to flex the ski properly then go with those and 151 is alittle short but as he said it all depends on your experience.
Nov 21 2005 5:32PM
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crooks
Posts: 14693 - Karma: 786
yeah, i went to ski market, and i said i wanted a good park ski, and that i ski like 40 park 60 outside the park, and i do rails too, and they have to be pretty durable

they recommended me K2 axis
Nov 21 2005 5:44PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
dont listen to em your plenty heavy and tall wood core is the only way to go.
Nov 21 2005 5:51PM
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MdanteL
Posts: 1142 - Karma: 16
My friends little brother who is 11 is going to ski 163 AR5's this year and he hasnt skiid since he was 5 (hes been snowboarding since) so def. get the 161's and the weight wont matter at all, once you get your feet under you and know what you are doing
Nov 21 2005 6:05PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
hahaa same thing happened to me they told me to get a pair of fischers, i was sitting there liek, are you serious? i just walked out
Nov 21 2005 8:36PM
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cobra_commander
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the 162 motherships would work well for you light so they will turn easyer.
Nov 21 2005 8:49PM
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grambo
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 93
I bet all the people on this thread couldn't tell the difference between wood and foam cores if they skiied two pairs of skis identical construction one milled foam/comp one wood. Try the Gun Lab if you think foam is always weak.
Nov 21 2005 10:32PM
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Steazy-E
Posts: 379 - Karma: 10
neither could you. you cant tell the difference when you are just skiing first day on brand new skis. foam becomes weaker with more use. but so does wood...just not half as fast. foam is a bad investment if your looking for durabilty and liveliness (pop) for a season or longer. if your rich fuck it and go by salomons. (and some rossis).



i will say that foam technology has greatly improved in the last year alone, and isnt "bad" but i wont ever buy a ski with a wood core.
Nov 21 2005 11:52PM
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