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What skis?

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2planking
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don't know what skis to get. im about 5'10, 150 lb and would call myself an advanced skier. im looking for a powder/allmountain freestyle ski.

thanks
May 17 2007 6:31PM
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miroz
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whats your price range?
May 17 2007 7:07PM
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ecsm.
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get the oakley osamas
May 17 2007 7:48PM
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hawaiiansteeze
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hell yea hes right on
May 17 2007 7:48PM
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Joan
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The foils or the arv's my friend rides on the arv's and they kill it in the park and the rest of the mountin obviously
May 17 2007 7:50PM
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2planking
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price range is at most like 700$ canadian
and i have other skis for park looking more for powderdays and hopfuly backcountry
May 17 2007 8:37PM
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2planking
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bump
May 18 2007 5:02PM
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hawaiiansteeze
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the arv would be fine for you ive ridden them on a pow day and they were so sick, they are very very soft though
May 18 2007 5:07PM
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ijibgoremtn
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get some seth's or lizzies those to me are perfect ec skis
May 18 2007 5:19PM
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matty_chaines*
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volk karma
May 18 2007 6:05PM
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2planking
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are the "lizzies" the elizabeths???
May 18 2007 11:04PM
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FNJ
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yes they are
May 18 2007 11:06PM
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2planking
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cool
ya i was thinking of those. my friend has them and said he wishs he had got the bacons.

do you have to get diferent brakes than what the binding comes with to fit the ski?
May 18 2007 11:29PM
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invader7
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word cant wait for those
May 18 2007 11:31PM
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Avifarer
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Get the sethss
May 18 2007 11:35PM
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hollygrove
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4FRNT MSP in 180?
May 18 2007 11:43PM
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DopeSauce
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Scott p4s
May 19 2007 5:55AM
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2planking
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bump
May 21 2007 2:46PM
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skiRay
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AR6, PE, or walls
May 21 2007 3:13PM
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eheath
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He wants a pow ski not an all mountain ONLY ski.



Get some seths, arvs, or MSPs.
May 21 2007 3:15PM
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dave44
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K2 Public Enemy

Armada ARV/AR6

Salomon Teneighty, the flyer is ok, i'd go for more expensive teneighty though because flyer chips easy
May 21 2007 3:21PM
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Goobie
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for sure
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May 21 2007 3:32PM
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FUUUCK
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chronic blends
May 21 2007 4:01PM
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2planking
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ok thanks
what about bindings? i was thinking mabey an alpine touring bindind like naxo's nx21 but i don't know if i really need it could you hike with just regular bindings and skins
May 22 2007 9:47PM
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mmckechnie
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scratch bc and scratch 120 bindings
May 22 2007 9:54PM
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