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Salomon Rocker 2

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[Steeze_Please]
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I am going away this winter and am gonig to rent powder skis for the week i was looking into the Salomon Rocker 2. Has anyone ridden them and can tell me what thy are like? Also i am 6 foot 1 165 lbs and was just wondering what size you think would work for me? any help is appreciated thanks

Nov 4 2011 11:57AM
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Drop~The~Disk
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182s I want them.
Nov 4 2011 11:59AM
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Banane.
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184 will be nice, better for jibs and all-around. 192 if you want to stop bigger cliff or charge.
Nov 4 2011 2:01PM
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skiingblowsme
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If only I was rich
Nov 4 2011 3:45PM
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[Steeze_Please]
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Hahaha i would like you too know that i am a 16 year old kid who has a summer job and a job throughout the winter. I will be paying for every single cost for the trip. However, we don't have to pay for a room because my friend's sister who i am going with lives out at Revelstoke where we will be going. The only thing my parents are paying for is the lift ticket for the week which is my moms and my dads christmas present combined. I am not rich and neither are my parents however, working hard at 2 jobs has given me the opportunity to take the trip of a lifetime. So before you know what you are talking about it would probably make more sense not to comment about things you have zero knowledge on.
Nov 4 2011 4:33PM
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malonius_funk
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rhinoballz just got fucked in the face by words.
Nov 4 2011 6:58PM
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dispatchQ_main
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Nice dude, work for that stuff, makes you a better person earning your own shit.
Nov 4 2011 7:03PM
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ankhou
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Rocker2s are amazing, I rode them a bunch last season. We actually rent them at Revelstoke Mountain Resort in the rental department for a cheaper price than you could find them in town. At your height and weight I'd go for the 192s - I'm the same height, just a hair heavier, and found that they were perfect. They pivot really easily because of the weight reduction and rockered tip and tail.

If you want to make sure you get on a pair, I'd turn up early to the rental department (before 8am) and get in the queue, because I guarantee they'll be the first skis to go out on a pow day.
Nov 4 2011 8:27PM
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[Steeze_Please]
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Thanks a lot man. Great advice but actually I heard a place called Revelstoke Powder Rentals and they actually rent them for cheaper (if you book 3 days in advance and save the 20%). Also i want to rent them for the week not on a daily basis however, i don't know if that is possible at the actual resort.
Nov 5 2011 12:11AM
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ankhou
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If you prebook your rental period at estore.revelstokemountainresort.com, it actually works out significantly cheaper through the resort (starts at $28/day before HST) :) Glad I could help!
Nov 5 2011 12:42AM
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skiingblowsme
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that came out waaaayyy wrong. i meant if only i had the money to know what the skis were like
Nov 5 2011 4:00PM
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ankhou
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Also I should mention; you can rent for as long as you want. Once you've rented a pair of skis at the resort, we can store them overnight for you in the rental shop and you can pick them up every morning during your rental period. It's a lot easier than taking them down to town every day. You can also swap out your skis at any point if you feel like trying something different.
Nov 5 2011 4:18PM
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joshua
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if only you weren't lazy and had a job..........
Nov 5 2011 4:32PM
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c4t_l0ver
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omg, my dad bought some rocker2's for himself, im jelly, haha

they are reallly fun skis.
Nov 5 2011 6:25PM
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