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Park skis for strong/heavy guy?
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What's up guys. I've given up trying to play around on my Prophet 90s (with p14s so nice and heavy) - just too much swing weight, I really need a light setup. Problem is, I'm 6'4, 200lbs. I don't want to end up with something I just bend in half and can't get around the mountain on without fear of death - I'm living in Fernie so it's all natural hits as RCR hate us, so I need something that's light, poppy, but burl enough to hold an edge and not snap in half.
Any recommendations? I wanna centre mount or close to, so something symmetrical would be money. Not sure what length's good either, my current quiver is all between 186-196.
Cheers!
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I would recommend Line Anthems bud. I just recently bought a pair and have fallen in love with the skis. I am 6', 240lbs, and an extremely aggressive skier. The skis are wide enough to handle powder well, but still are light and agile. I can get them to carve and hold edge as good as an all mountain cruiser or race ski. They are truly a blast. Good luck finding something that works for you.
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volkl walls? pretty stiff and burl ski.
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Well I'm 6' 185lbs and that's one of the big reasons I got my TNK's. Almost truly symmetrical, surprisingly light, very fast, and stiff enough to be stable for a bigger guy. Volkl also makes some pretty burly park skis but since I haven't ridden any of them I couldn't tell you much about them.
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addict pros, walls, last years line Blend
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I am 6'2 and 185 and I am really liking the Walls, plus you can get them in 185. TNKs are good too, shorter but a bit stiffer.
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last years line blend in 186=money
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if you are a larger stronger skier, K2, Volkl, Fischer and a few others make stiffer flexing park skis that can be skied hard by a bigger skier on the mountain.
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