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Powder orientated twin for light rider?

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Little_Juan
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Hi everyone I'm new here but had a bit of a hunt round and couldn't find anything that answered my question too well. I'm currently running a pair of 181cm 1080s, can't remember which year but i think its like 2 years before salomon started calling them 1080 foils, thrusters etc. It's basically a pretty awesome ski and has done me proud but i'm beginning to ride more powder and a bit more aggressivley and i was wanting something a bit stiffer and maybe abit longer but still with a twin tip if possible. I'm about 6'2" so just under 200cm i think and about 65kg which is about 10 stone. My brother loves his dynastar legend 8800s but hes a fair bit heavier than me and says they're pretty hard work so i was thinking maybe the big troubles as they'd be a bit softer but maybe not quite as soft as my current skis. Any advice or reccommendations on what to look into would be much appreciated.
Sep 24 2007 5:20PM
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LC.
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ARV would be a good call.
Sep 24 2007 5:40PM
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edd1e
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179 k2 seth. 185 rossi scratch bc. Line sir francis bacon (maybe a little soft). 181cm salomon 1080 gun.
Sep 24 2007 5:53PM
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Dustin.
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line bacon would be fun
ARV

both of those are pretty soft but line is really stable with their sidecut
Sep 24 2007 6:02PM
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StanMcStanson
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yeah get the bacons
Sep 24 2007 6:18PM
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poofartpee
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this years seth are amazing but might be softer then what your looking for, perhaps look into the scratch Brigade
Sep 24 2007 8:27PM
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BennyB
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rossi brigade.
Sep 24 2007 8:31PM
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Kungris
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ARV's are sick dude, you can take them EVERYWHERE.
Sep 24 2007 9:49PM
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zackblain
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bacon
Sep 24 2007 10:14PM
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zackblain
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bacon
Sep 24 2007 10:15PM
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Powdertrain
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MVMT Baggy, 180cm, 102 waist, twin all mountain. Nice even flex.
Sep 25 2007 3:34PM
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LC.
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It sounds like this guy is looking for a one ski quiver. Anything over a 95 waist would be stupid.
Sep 25 2007 4:14PM
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grams.
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188 solly gun, you can get last years for around 350 if you look around..great ski!
Sep 25 2007 4:27PM
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Little_Juan
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It would be nice to have another do it all ski but i can always use the old ones for other stuff. I don't really want anything thats so similar to the 1080s that it makes no real difference. Does anyone have any thoughts on the dynastars or are all the others a lot better?
Sep 25 2007 6:25PM
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SkiEastCoast
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yes they shall
Sep 25 2007 6:33PM
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Little_Juan
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Just been looking at a few ski tests/reviews and the faction wednesdays sounded pretty cool although summed only very briefly. Anyone got any experience with it?
Oct 3 2007 12:54PM
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dave44
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Yeah, great all-round skis.

Oct 3 2007 4:19PM
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StanMcStanson
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yeah if you are just going to have one pair of skis for the season, dont get something huge like the bacons
Oct 3 2007 4:21PM
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Little_Juan
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Nobody got any views on the wednesdays then?
Oct 7 2007 6:16PM
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Matty_C
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wednesdays are great skis, i rode some for a couple of weeks. i'd say 178 is a little short for you, but it could still work. they're on the stiffer side. think karmas, but a tad longer and wider. great do-everything ski

Oct 7 2007 6:24PM
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Matty_C
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wednesdays are great skis, i rode some for a couple of weeks. i'd say 178 is a little short for you, but it could still work. they're on the stiffer side. think karmas, but a tad longer and wider. great do-everything ski

Oct 7 2007 6:25PM
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nhjibber
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186 Dynastar Big Trouble, ARV, Scratch Brigade, Line Prophet 90 or 100. Sound like the ski your looking for.
Oct 7 2007 7:44PM
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