Stiff flex all mountain ski?

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Going on a ski instructor course in NZ this summer was wondering what ski to buy, freestyle but also suitable for carving and teaching with.

Any advancements on the line step up?

Jul 4 2012 3:59PM

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profa_212

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Armada ar7, pretty stiff with camber. Makes a great all mountain park ski.

Jul 4 2012 4:00PM

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ar7 is not stiff what so ever. surface double time is pretty stiff.

Jul 4 2012 4:11PM

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4frnt turbos are medium-stiff flex. i am going to use them teaching next year. voikls are pretty stiff. step ups are more a park ski. I've heard el rays are pretty stiff

Jul 4 2012 4:18PM

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For instructing in NZ.... a cambered directional carving ski. Volkl Racetiger springs to mind.

If you can only have 1 ski... that makes it tricky. Which part of NZ are you heading to?

You probably want something rocker-camber, twintip, not overly fat or all your demos will be kinda weird because obviously you ski a 120mm ski kinda differently to Joe Bloggs on his 75mm rentals.

Jul 4 2012 4:35PM

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profa_212

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? I would say they are somewhat stiff.

Jul 4 2012 4:43PM

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I think the MSP might be a better ski for teaching in NZ than the Turbo.

Don't get me wrong, I love my Turbos, I just think for what you're describing, the MSP might be a better fit.

Jul 4 2012 4:45PM

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^ oh right. this. i forgot about the msp. there is also the pique but idk how stiff it is

Jul 4 2012 4:55PM

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I've got the 2011 step ups.. they're pretty stiff for park but have served me pretty well on those powder days.

Jul 4 2012 6:11PM

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Rossingnol Scratch or Armada AR7. Thats what I had to choose from last year as a stiffer park/allmnt. I went with AR7 cause a little wider and the size fit fit me better. 5'9'' 160lbs went with the 176cm. The AR7 or Scratch would be great choices for what you want. I love a stiff ski being from MN and the AR7 was stiff enough for when I wanted. At least for a twin tip it was stiff.

another stiff twin tip ski I would check is the volkl wall. I've Heard its very stiff park ski. In fact evo.com has got a sale going on and I saw some 2011s for sale. not sure you size but here's the link for that.

http://www.evo.com/outlet/skis/volkl-wall-2011.aspx#image=35160.Size.LengthCM_161_Image.jpg

Hope this helps!

Jul 4 2012 7:31PM

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