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Buttery, durable jib ski - which one is the best?

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linus_deboss
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Hey everyone, I'm looking for a really buttery ski that's good for a lot jibbing and with good durabitlity... can be a 100% park ski, don't mind if it's not good outside the park... looking to center mount it.

what skis can you recommend? price doesn't matter to me. I just want something that's really fun and will probably last more than just a season or a half, since the edges of mine are broken...

is the THall a good choice? Line Chronic? Scott Jib TW? I really don't know...
Feb 25 2013 3:09PM 2 0
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Ali_Dibden
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 1,686
Check out the ON3P Filty Riches, I have a pair and they are the absolute shit, i have never had more fun on a pair of skis before, they are near bulletproof and have a lot of rocker letting you butter really easily.

PM if you have any more questions.
Feb 25 2013 3:25PM 0 0
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SkiBum31
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check out the k2 domains! they are really soft and have early rise in the tips and tails allowing butters to be extremely easy. also, the jib rocker really helps with jibbing and sliding rails. I've had mine for almost a month now and only have a one or two small chips on the tips of both skis. other then that, they're holding up really well.
Feb 25 2013 3:31PM 0 0
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Balto
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Filthy rich takes a massive shit on everything else out there
Feb 25 2013 4:16PM 0 0
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-emile-
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k2 domains
Feb 25 2013 6:42PM 0 0
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_Mack
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Nordica Dead money dude
Feb 25 2013 6:54PM 0 0
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alec.ogden
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Line Afterbangs, may seem cheap and shitty, but they are very playful as well as extremely durable. Ive been skiing mine hard for the past 3 years and they are still holding up.
Feb 26 2013 12:06AM 0 0
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I_liketobutter
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what's your height and weight? also when are you buying them?
Feb 26 2013 12:19AM 0 0
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PG_EDA
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Icelantic Da Nollies!!! They are the fucking bomb! I slay mine on 70fts but can still butter them a shit load or ride all types of rails all day. Ive never had more fun on another ski, and ive owned Line chronic, thalls, alpha 1s etc.

Also FUCK afterbangs they are so shit, my buddy snapped his the first week he had them. They are so shit.
Feb 26 2013 1:33AM 0 0
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linus_deboss
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i'm 1.64cm, about 60kg for reference... buying them as soon as I find the ski I feel is best for me.

K2 Domains seem to be recomended a lot, but I don't like how fat they are...
about Icelantic & ON3P, not shure if I can get these in Europe lol

Line Afterbang is too heavy imo eitherway...

anyone has got any experience with the THalls? what are they like? armada in general?
and Scott Jib TW's?
Feb 26 2013 1:16PM 0 0
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_Mack
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my first park skis were armadas and there soooooooooo GOod! and i would look at the nordica dead money!!!
Feb 26 2013 3:17PM 0 0
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-emile-
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broke my afterbangs first season.
they are heavy and I wouldn't exactly call it buttery.

I don't think they would fit op's description and I wouuld stay by my inital recomandation of the domain.

for some reason I thought it had to be rockered but since it isn't I'd say look into last years puns
Feb 26 2013 3:55PM 0 0
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-emile-
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would * initial * punx *
Feb 26 2013 3:56PM 0 0
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sam7136
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im gonna pick up a pair of danollies, seems like they would be sick for you to
Feb 26 2013 10:59PM 0 0
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HalKK
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Check out the apo hutches, they are soft as shit! Hated them because of that to start with because I've always skied on stiffer skis but love them now! Had them for 6 months now and smashed them on rails every week and they seem to be holding up alright! I would highly recommend!
Feb 27 2013 4:08AM 0 0
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90053
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love my da nollie's so much fun and no problems so far durability wise
Feb 27 2013 8:26AM 0 0
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stormtrooper
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Elan sling shot, but jib rocker ski ever period.
Feb 27 2013 8:48AM 0 0
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stormtrooper
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*Elan sling shot, best jib rocker ski ever period.
Feb 27 2013 8:50AM 0 0
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linus_deboss
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thanks a lot for your replies!

anyone can make a comparsion between the mentioned skis from 1-10, 10 is the stiffest?
also, how will a rocker influence park skiing, what are the exact benefits/disadvantages?
Feb 28 2013 10:32AM 0 0
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SPUTnik.
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ive heard the fat y pus ltoros are sick
Feb 28 2013 11:21AM 0 0
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