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Versatile pow ski

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eastcoastrat
Posts: 18 - Karma: 11
hey i am looking for a pow ski at least 100mm under foot. i am from the east though so i dont want anything with rocker cus ill be riding it a lot on the groomers to. im 5 ft 9 and about about 160 lb. things i have looked at are such as the prophet 100 and k2 obsethed. i no the obsethed has rocker but from what i have heard there is not a lot of it. lengths would be helpfull to. thanks
May 13 2009 7:58AM
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Nicko1981
Posts: 527 - Karma: 180
Liberty Helix; 105mm underfoot; great in powder but also holds good on groomers; really light too so even can be used for jumps.

Bing.
May 13 2009 8:25AM
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freeballer
Posts: 722 - Karma: 935
Helix for sure
May 13 2009 11:41AM
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Ski.Ballet
Posts: 2860 - Karma: 200
Definitely the Helix. They are so fun. They are amazing everywhere, even in the park.
May 13 2009 11:46AM
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MarkieR
Posts: 5337 - Karma: 98
173 or 178 Line Blends. they're one of the best all around skis available. i use mine for park but they shred for all mountain and pow, too. you can find really good deals on them right now.
May 13 2009 11:50AM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 608
I second this motion. If you've ever seen head for the hills you will know how versatile a ski this is. It shreds anywhere from pow to park.
May 13 2009 1:34PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,267
jj or bacon, bacon will be good on groomers and i know jj has rocker but it skis like a big fat slalom ski on groomers, very impressed with it as an ec all around pow ski

i took it to mt snow the last few days of the season just to ski groomers and slush and they were awesome, also took them mid season to stratton solely to test them on groomers and they ski super nice
May 13 2009 1:56PM
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swanton
Posts: 455 - Karma: 11
Live lifes. They have rocker, but they also have camber so it's all good.
May 13 2009 3:14PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
lolwut?
May 13 2009 3:31PM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 608
3 stage rocker.

Kinda like elf shoe tech.  Rocker at the tips, camber underfoot, then more rocker @ the tails
May 13 2009 3:35PM
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Ski.Ballet
Posts: 2860 - Karma: 200
Live Life 1's do not have 3 stage rocker.
May 13 2009 3:36PM
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eastcoastrat
Posts: 18 - Karma: 11
at 5 ft 9 am i big enough for a 182 bacon
May 13 2009 7:42PM
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General_Ripper
Posts: 3327 - Karma: 189
not really........the 3 stage rocker has zero camber, your thinking about the live life 1's
May 13 2009 7:51PM
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MarkieR
Posts: 5337 - Karma: 98
hell yeah you are. that's about perfect size. unless you weigh 12 pounds and suck at skiing.
May 14 2009 12:37PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
rocker=normal camber underfoot but rise in the tips and/or tails
reverse camber= a banana ski, flat or upward bending underfoot, then rise in the tips and tails.

correct me if i am wrong...
May 14 2009 12:45PM
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eastcoastrat
Posts: 18 - Karma: 11
how are the obsetheds on groomers. just wondering if there is  any chatter caused by the rocker
May 14 2009 7:06PM
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Jballz
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 79
the seths charge on groomers so hard. they are one of my all time favorite skis for all mt/big mt
May 14 2009 7:52PM
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ZM231
Posts: 534 - Karma: 25
line blends
May 14 2009 8:50PM
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Hooper
Posts: 341 - Karma: -4
^^ line blends are sweet!

also might want to check out the atomic bentchetlers... i know they're rockered, but they rip groomers and park really well too!
May 14 2009 10:24PM
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