Bacons for me?

ummm theyre kinda park oriented, i'll recommend either the volkl gotama or katana myself.

I'd say demo them first to see if you like them, also consider, gotama, vct, steeze/s6, new jjs, czars, live life

not really a good place to demo where i ski, i've never seen a line tent and the shops don't seem to have bacons, just solly gaper skis usually

and charamander, the lizzies are park oriented but aren't the bacons known for being versatile?

^^ Yeah, Lizzies are more park orienented, but is still a versitile ski but isnt right for you due to its soft flex.

Bacons on the other hand might fight the ticket well, they are descriped by freeskier as being less than ideal for a one ski quiver but thats not a problem for you. They are a great pow ski, float well, I believe they are pretty light and unlike the lizzies (for you) they wont feel like noodles.
The size is right and they should be really good for what you want to use them for. Another possible consideration would be the new JP vs Julien? I think they are around the same size as bacons and are rockered so that will help in pow. Just a thought.

Do it, dude. Just a warning, once you get the bacons you will never want to use your prophets, mr's or moment's ever again. As far as I'm concerned, you're not going to be straightlining steep chutes and whatnot so the flex will be fine for you. The bacons are versatile enough to ski EC and they'll plow through mostly everything until you start to get to higher speeds. I'd reccommend the bacons, they sound good for you.

yeah man, ec is not where it's at for straightlining steep chutes
what other skis could the flex be compared to?

Bacons are a great ski, I had them last year, but ended up selling them and getting the EP Pros... simply because they suit my style of powder skiing quite well.

That being said, I think that you should consider a few different skis...

First, simply because you asked about them, I will talk about the Bacons. Great, fun semi-buttery pow ski. They are good in the trees, fun on groomers, and all that jazz. You might find them a bit soft for crud and bumps, but you would be able to do fine on them. Again, I am about the same size as you and I liked them a lot.

Second, I would recommend the Rossignol Scratch Steeze, or the S6 I believe is what they call it next year. This ski will be a bit stiffer than the Bacon, but is an awesome ski. It is a bit longer, but has a great feel in the trees, on the groomed, in the crud, and of course in the pow. They really tear up the whole mountain. If you get these, I would mount them in front of Modern, but that is simply my preference, Rossi has some far back mounting points compared to other companies.

Anyway, regarding the steeze, they just have a bit more stiffness to them, so they will be a bit more versatile. So if as you say you want to be able to drop cliffs, and hit powder hard, etc., these would be an excellent choice.

Now Last but not least, the 08/09 Jp Vs. Juliens. I got a chance to try these skis out last year at a demo days, and they were amazing. I got to ski them on anything from ice to slush, (already know how they will be in the powder), and was more than impressed by them. You can check my signature for the link to my review.

So I could recommend any of these three skis to you. The JPs are going to be probably the most versatile, followed by the steeze, followed by the Bacon. They are all great skis, I would ride any of them, but it all depends on what you want to do.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask

Cheers,
Ryan

^^thanks for the good response and how soft are the bacons? are they like noodles or just minorly soft? i'm jw what other skis they compare to

they are not noodles, but they are definitely soft, there is no question about that.

As far as the skis you already have, they are for sure softer than the prophets, but the other two I have no experience with. If I had to compare it with another ski, I guess I would say it is softer than the Rossi Scratch BC if you have tried those. It is a bit stiffer, and quite a bit more mass, than the invader.

What other skis do you have experience with that I could compare them to? Preferably skis that are a bit more mainstream than the skis you have in your quiver right now?

haha yeah i have the quiver of small companies but i love all those skis to death. let's see, i haven't skied much rossi except the scratch fs, i've skied volkl dogens, gotamas, sumos, solly guns, foils, a good amount of skis from different companies, it's hard to name them all
i'm definitely expecting something softer than the prophets because those are bomber skis but i don't want something like the ep pro that flaps like it's its job. just as long as these don't flap a ton on groomers and bend intensely when i hit every bump. like i don't mind if they're soft but if they are i'd rather them be poppy

I think comparing the flex of the bacon to solly guns is a fair comparison.

yeah, I would say a bit softer than the guns would be a fair comparison, good call.

Anyway, they are not like the ep pros at all, really no comparison... they are both fun in pow, but completely different tools.

It sounds like you are pretty sold on the Bacons, but again I would strongly suggest to broaden your horizons to the other skis I suggested. They are all great skis, but I think those other two may be better for what you are looking for.

I'd say get the bacons...theyre dope. If theres pow, I'm on my EP pros, park, my punx, anything else I shralp the bacons.
I got a pair with bindings for sale, $450, check my thread. Only selling em cuz I need the cash and will be buying another pair in the fall.

i just demoed some 09 bacons. pretty burly ski actually. stable, flexy. not good on icy stuff though. a little too much ski for me, but prbly good for you. sick ski