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What Size Obsethed ?

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zakky
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Hey Guys,
Looking to buy some K2 Obsethed Skis the only problem is i cant decide between 179 and 189cm.

Info:
Height: 6ft - 182cm
Weight: 12.5 stone - 80kg
Skill: Advanced
Style: All mountain, Park, Pow

Im leaning toward the 179's because i like to go in the park but someone on Teton gravity suggested 189's and suggested i should talk to you guys...
Any body had any experience with them ?
What would you go for ?

Cheers
Nov 11 2008 3:12PM
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0123456789
Posts: 9226 - Karma: 148
ive heard k2 measures longer, so the 179 will be a 184, from what ive heard, so that seems to be better for a park ski mixed in with poweder and such. smae goes for the 189, it would measure as a 194.
Nov 11 2008 3:14PM
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Steezasaurus
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The obSethed powder at heart ski. With a 105 waist and 138, 125 at the tips the ski will perform in the powder on both sizes. However from you description you gave us, you like all mountain skiing as well as some park. The obSethed will perform well as a all mountain ski, but im not sure in the park. You wont be able to stomp big tricks or nasty grinds due to its sheer size and mass, not to mention to swing weight that comes with the ski. But it'll be a sweet jib ski outside the park. Here's My recommendation.

179- Perfrom great in pow pow, excellent all mountain, a good jib ski in the park. Mount at anywhere from core centre to +2

189- Better than the 179 in pow, but will lack in other areas, especially park due to length. Better investment overall if you ski pow pow, and more pow. also if you have a multiple ski quiver that includes a park ski. Mount at +2-3 for pow only ski or what i said above if its more all mountain.

Hope this helps, and i need the karma , so hit me up.

Nov 11 2008 4:21PM
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jayo.
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179. better for all mountain
Nov 11 2008 8:01PM
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schmies
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I don't know about not skiing it in the park. One our local riders shredded those things in the park here and was rolling huge rodeo 7s on them and he is about 5'5". Point being, you can ski anything in the park if you don't have little chicken legs, my mind is made up on that one after watching what people do on HellBents and similar skis. But otherwise, very good info on ski performance.
Nov 11 2008 8:10PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Word
Nov 11 2008 8:26PM
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invader7
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word i knew a couple people that rocked them as a park only ski last year. they kill it everywear.
Nov 11 2008 9:18PM
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Steezasaurus
Posts: 796 - Karma: -53

thanks for the input, especially from a K2 rep. I personally made those suggestion soley off of the information provided on your site about the obSethed and from owning K2. Ive also never owned a fat ski or obSethed specifically. However i guess your right on the park performance. because any ski can perform in the park.

My thoughts were that the obSethed could stomp some tricks if you work with it. but i dont think it would be a ski for throwin switch 10's and 430 on/off pretzels. But you can quote me if im wrong.

Schmies, i also have a question i believed i asked you before. ill pm you

Nov 11 2008 9:52PM
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JacheOReally
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you are almost a 100% match of a skier/person as me.  I ski 08's.  I have 179 they are perfect.  I can manuever them through tree with ease.  Stomp landings.  they are the best.  Go 179, works perfect for me, never had a better ski.
Nov 11 2008 10:01PM
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SkierX
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As has been said, for what you're looking for out of it, the 179 will be the best fit.
Nov 11 2008 10:08PM
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