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How fat is too fat?

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friendlyserbian
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So basically I skied on candide 2.0s for the 2017 and 2018 season, and those had a width of 102. I loved them for hitting groomers and park and were even pretty good in the deep stuff. But by the end of the season I came to realize that I like to bomb things (I wanted stiffer skies than the 2.0s which tend to be unstable in choppy high speeds) and have crazy float in powder. So this year I bought a pair of CT 5.0s, which are 122 waist, and am literally being harassed by all my friends for them being too fat for the west coast. Honestly what do y'all think is too fat?
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Nov 6 2019 11:37PM
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finder
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I have some BD Helio 105's that rip hard pack and thigh deep. I have some JJ Zeros that are fun in slush and deep, but are leg burners to rip regularly. For a park ski, I don't really like anything over mid 90 range cause ice coast and I like going f a s t
Nov 6 2019 11:43PM
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SFBv420.0
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in a 2' utarded cold smoke blower dump 138 or 142 aint to fat for me
and no body harrasses me when I bomb the pow pows on em
ifin I was skidding around on hardpack or dust on crust unable to carve or finish a turn I would hope my friends would tell me
I have a bunch of other skis in my quiver that ski those conditions better
Nov 6 2019 11:58PM
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skeirman
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Nah not too fat. I skied full time one season on pettitors which i think were 120. They were actually just fine groomers.

**This post was edited on Nov 7th 2019 at 10:10:29pm
Nov 7 2019 12:38AM
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OregonDead
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Train for the pow days and then ditch all of your friends when the storm rolls in
Nov 7 2019 11:48AM
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friendlyserbian
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In my case I was wondering if they could work as pretty much all mountains except for the park. What do y’all think?
Nov 7 2019 11:50AM
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eheath
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OP, are you 5'6 120lbs or 6'1 200lbs?
Nov 7 2019 11:50AM
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friendlyserbian
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5’11 145lbs
eheathOP, are you 5'6 120lbs or 6'1 200lbs?
Nov 7 2019 11:57AM
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eheath
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friendlyserbian5’11 145lbs


I can see why you're getting lambasted by your friends, you probably could have gotten 110s or something but whatever, do what you want brother.
Nov 7 2019 12:12PM
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mystery3
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For a West Coast, Tahoe at least, one ski quiver anywhere from 100-120 is great imo.
Nov 7 2019 12:40PM
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animator
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The Candide 5.0 is a killer ski, don’t listen to them
Nov 7 2019 3:14PM
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YeetCannon
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IMO waist width isn't really the issue, the sidecut and camber as a much bigger effect. Of course a 110 will handle better on piste than a 122+, but its all down to what you like. Ski what's most fun for you, tell your friends to chill
Nov 7 2019 3:46PM
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Strange.Journey.
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I rode nomad 115s as my everyday ski in Maine riding mainly park and everyone thought I was crazy. If you like em thicc aint nothing wrong with that your friends are just mad they cant handle it
Nov 7 2019 3:47PM
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f100prerunner
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You may be a bit light for the waist width, but with that said what’s the worst that’ll happen, you float more? You’ll gain weight over time making them float less and also get stronger due to skiing bigger skis. Have fun on them and don’t expect them to punch through snow like your 2.0’s but they should make for a great time.

**This post was edited on Nov 7th 2019 at 5:25:36pm
Nov 7 2019 5:24PM
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