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Graham0596
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Currently riding some Kartel 96’s. Love em. Not great at park and want to focus up a bit on it. (Got some wider kartels for the fluff) My thoughts are to get a dedicated corduroy killer and detune the kartels or to get a lighter more dedicated park ski and keep the kartels sharp for groomer days. Pretty burly guy so the weight of the kartels isn’t *too* much but curious to try a lighter snappier ski in the park. What route would you take?
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freestyler540
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Park skis are no heavier than all mountain skis. Slimming down the ski is a way to go, take 10cm off your normal ski.
Go carbon fiber if you want light. Wont be as durable so if ya got 1000$ to burn…
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TreeJam
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Ride the 96’s in the park
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Graham0596
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freestyler540Park skis are no heavier than all mountain skis. Slimming down the ski is a way to go, take 10cm off your normal ski.
Go carbon fiber if you want light. Wont be as durable so if ya got 1000$ to burn…


For sure, if I were to get a park ski it would be around 86-90. Royales and alparkas are around 150 grams lighter that my kartels. Just curious if people would keep the kartel for park and get a speeder or keep kartels for fun groomer play days and get a dedicated park ski
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Graham0596
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TreeJamRide the 96’s in the park


Word, that what I was leaning towards
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Andi_G
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just ride the kartels in the park. if youre focusing on basics and flow then the weight won't really matter and doesnt matter too much for anyone anyway
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