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Ski advice please. manouvrebility

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frederik337
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Hi guys

Im in search of a ski advice, im looking for a powder ski i currently got a carving ski and an AR7 Armada for the park/all mountain.

Im in Whistler BC for the season.

- Im an intermediate skier but i would like a ski that i can develop on (im here fore the whole 12-13 season)
- 19 years old.
- Im about 6' 2" and weights aprox. 220lb.

I primarily gonna ski trees but i would also like to do some big mountain skiing aswel.

Im a big fan of Armada but it dosen't necessarily have to be an Armada ski.

I looked on the JJ (worried if it is to narrow im only using the ski in pow.), Magic J (worried about the less maneuverability compared to the JJ.)


I never owned a pow ski before so im kind a new to how fat/stiff the ski should be.




Thanks in advance!

Nov 5 2012 3:32AM
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Session
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Even at 190 the magic J still only has a 22m turn radius, this is only a large turn radius when you compare it to the JJ's unusually short radius. But turn radius is only part of the equation in 3d snow.
Nov 5 2012 9:01AM
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zbphoto
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Maybe look into Rossi s7's or super 7's, a lot of intermediates love them, make learning to ski pow super easy. Line sfb's or the opus are also good options.

Whistler is hardly ever endless deep, so if your only getting 1 non-park ski get something versatile that can handle crud and chop, whistler gets skied out so fast. Waist size doesn't really matter as much as rocker/camber/taper these days compared to older skis.
Nov 5 2012 10:08AM
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zbphoto
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Forgot 4frnt yle's, their supposed to be tons if fun, really versatile, and easy to ski!

Oh and I'll see you in whistler, heading out in February!
Nov 5 2012 10:13AM
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