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KIRKCHAPMAN
Posts: 164 - Karma: -6
I want to get some rockered skis and found these bad boys, can I rip on them or are they too much for Me?Click for larger image
Apr 15 2009 4:05AM
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KIRKCHAPMAN
Posts: 164 - Karma: -6
shoot can a mod move this to gear talk
Apr 15 2009 4:08AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
Really hard to say if they are too much for you without knowing how big you are, whether or not you can ski, and if you ski anywhere near pow.
Apr 15 2009 4:17AM
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Dustin.
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Can you rip on them?  Well you gave us no information other than that you want a pow ski.  I don't have any good fail pics right now.
Apr 15 2009 11:01AM
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Jballz
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 79
the rule of thumb for the jahlove is if you think they will be too big than they probably are. and they are not reverse camber, and they have no tail, my 215 downhill race skis literaly have a taller tail than these.
go with the zero
Apr 15 2009 11:15AM
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king.tubby
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in person, these things just look ridiculous.  enormous.  super stiff.  and NOT rockered, i dont believe.  i would think they would be good for bombing AK heli lines and not much else.  but i havent actually skied them
Apr 15 2009 12:53PM
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BobYohan
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only if you own a jah-helicopter in jahlaska
Apr 15 2009 1:11PM
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SEABURN
Posts: 4859 - Karma: 2,751
not rockered (flat camber).... heavier than the heaviest ski this season...heavy

imo big ol' fail on nordica's part. not worth the cash
Apr 15 2009 3:26PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
Posts: 3928 - Karma: 65
td right now... do it!
Apr 15 2009 6:37PM
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Lenard
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no
Apr 15 2009 7:44PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14477 - Karma: 10,515
sick ski in person, looks really cool. but the tail is flat, not even lifted off the ground a tiny bit like plain old groomer skis. And whoever said they are heavy, you must be weak because they were pretty standard for their size. if you like huge skis, its for you.
Apr 15 2009 8:11PM
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SEABURN
Posts: 4859 - Karma: 2,751
no, they are heavy. I'm standing by what I say. fuck you.
Apr 15 2009 10:49PM
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chewy15
Posts: 674 - Karma: 60
they are heavy cuz there fucking huge. i find my hellbents really heavy compared to my cr's; does that make my bents heavy?
Apr 16 2009 12:56PM
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Lemuel
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thank you. thats the point I was trying to make.
Apr 16 2009 3:05PM
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transience
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my buddy ben rocks'em..... these skis can turn it on if you want to go fast, they blow my bents out of the water in crud but have other disadvantages for not being rockered. I've hiked with his skis and mine and both must be heavier than most all other skis and someone prove me wrong but that sounds right to me... These skis will demand that you ski them though, not in the backseat but forward in your boot. buy them if you want to charge and think your legs are as strong as bode's. buy them if you never want to have a learning curve on another set of skis again because if you can ski these you can ski anything...definitely NOT recommended unless you guys ride backcountry or your resort gets dumps because I could imagine they suck on hardpack.

Boy you better wash your hands before you type shit to me...
Apr 17 2009 1:40AM
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MrLarsen
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I wouldn't call it a big ol' fail. According to tests I've read, they are more of a high speed/big mountain ski for powder days, than a powder ski for playing around in the backcountry.
They are also according to the same test really stable, and have a feeling of security and quality.

By the way, I noticed Sverre Liliequist rocking these in the freeride world tour, so I guess they are good for his use.

But as you say, it's really heavy (due to steel reinforcement).
Apr 17 2009 5:18AM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
hey its that funny fucker from the smoking weed thread. hahahah
Apr 17 2009 2:06PM
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KIRKCHAPMAN
Posts: 164 - Karma: -6
thanks for the help guys
i went with some ak rockets though, got a good deal
Apr 20 2009 2:34AM
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