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Moment, ON3P, or Atomic Bent Chetlers

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skisalot111
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hi i am looking to get a good powder/ all mountain ski. i currently have a pair of line afterbangs that i only use for park. I am interested in the moment tahoe, ON3p caylor, or a Bent Chetlers. I like a lighter/ softer ski that you can do park type tricks in pow and in backcountry.

any suggestions would be great
Jun 19 2013 6:47PM
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gigi.d
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Move this to gear talk. They will be a lot more helpful there.
Jun 19 2013 6:48PM
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GetPitted
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Jeffrey!
Jun 19 2013 6:52PM
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Stose
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Bentchetlers are a great ski. Pretty fun and soft in the pow. Probably good for what you're looking for
Jun 19 2013 7:15PM
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malonius_funk
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can't say much about the tahoe, but the Caylor is gonna be a lot stiffer than the benchetler. both are pretty similar skis, but the chets will be softer. I ride 191 Caylors and I can't say enough good things about them. They really are bombproof skis, and i have put them through everything; from sliding sideways across rocks, to landing on rocks, to even losing one in february and finding it this month (only thing wrong was rusty edges).

if you want a more all mountain ski that can still handle some pow, check out the Jeffrey. it's not as wide underfoot as the caylor but is a similar type of ski.

so basically, the Caylor will do everything that the Benchetler will do, but if you'd like a softer ski go with the Benchetlers. keep in mind that supporting a smaller brand is a great thing as well and you will find their skis are higher quality!
Jun 19 2013 7:25PM
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skisalot111
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thanks for all the input that helps a lot, yeah i looked into moment and on3p bcuz of the smaller brand and higher quality


i was also wondering would you know anything about the ON3P Vicik?

Jun 19 2013 10:16PM
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malonius_funk
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don't know a whole lot about the vicik, but it's going to be nowhere near as wide as the caylor, and it will be a very directional ski.

the vicik will not perform as well in pow due to it's smaller waist, and if you are looking for a softish ski you can jib with i don't think the vicik is going to be a great option for that.
Jun 19 2013 10:32PM
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hokkanee
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If you're looking for a jibby ski I'd lean towards the jeffrey instead of the vicik. The vicik is a directional ski meant to be used as a one ski quiver or for backcountry skiing whereas the jeffreys are insanely playful and fun
Jun 19 2013 10:37PM
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Rodigan
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I wanted pretty much the same ski a few months back and went for the Tahoe...........biggest mistake ever. The ski was a dog to get turning and had the slowest base of any ski i have owned, not fun at all. Put them on ebay. Jeffreys arrived today.
Jun 21 2013 8:56AM
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cwphoto
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Are you the guy that lost a ski in a stream? I feel like a while ago i saw a dude talking about how he lost an on3p ski in a stream or something.. Lol sorry bout the off-topicness, just wondering
Jun 21 2013 1:48PM
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malonius_funk
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haha yea that was me!
Jun 21 2013 6:55PM
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Dr.Dickless
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Im happy with my moments but they aren't exactly playful, they're stiff and stable
Jun 21 2013 9:03PM
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At0micski
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As said before, the vicik isnt a jibby backcountry ski.

 To answer to the original question, the moment tahoes are thinner than most of your choices, so maybe the moment nightrain would be closer to what you want. If you are looking for a thinner ski then maybe atomic access or on3p jeffrey/jeronimo would be a better choice.
Jun 21 2013 10:51PM
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cwphoto
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thats awesome! well congrats on finding your ski haha
Jun 22 2013 12:54AM
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malonius_funk
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thanks man! i'm am stoked to say the least
Jun 22 2013 1:18AM
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VD.
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Probably getting in on this too late to be of much help, but anyway here is my reveiw of the Caylors, take a look at it if you're still interested in them -http://aslansskiblog.blogspot.co.uk/#!/2013/03/on3p-caylor-ski-review.html
Jun 22 2013 5:17AM
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dbchili
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I own 191 caylors and rode bentchetlers last summer. I'd say the caylors are slightly less playful than the bents but still playful, but are much more stable and versatile. The main difference I found is that you can charge on the caylors and you can rip groomers with them too, whereas the BC doesn't do either of those things well, it only does light pow at medium speeds really well
Jun 25 2013 10:47AM
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bnewbs6
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How'd you find it in a stream??
Jun 25 2013 11:55AM
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malonius_funk
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it's pretty confusing, but i hit a rock at the top of a stream that ran underneath the snow. thought the ski had gone down the hill aways in the stream but it turns out it was just sitting at the top of where the water started, right behind a huge rock i fell next to haha
Jun 25 2013 4:29PM
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k3ndall.g
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If you want a good daily all mountain and big mountain ski, the tahoe would be the way to go. If you are only going to ski pow and semi soft snow the bentchetlers and caylors are great. I ride bentchetlers and I can do all the same tricks on those as I can on my park skis, I have also ridden the caylors multiple times and they feel pretty similar, the biggest difference I saw between the two was the caylors have a bit more aggresive rocker.
Jul 30 2013 12:23PM
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Bozite
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Caylor would be the best option. Great for pow and all mountain.
Jul 30 2013 12:33PM
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s.conway
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i'd say the armada magic j. with the 5 dimensions and tip and tail taper it floats over anything. yet with the fair amount of camber it can totally rip all over the mountain. its tanner's pro bc ski so it's trick oriented. it slays everything. hell i'll sell you mine too! there up for sale in one of my threads
Jul 30 2013 3:56PM
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Huck_Norris
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seems legit









lol
Jul 30 2013 5:09PM
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s.conway
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hehehe...


shhh
Jul 30 2013 5:18PM
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