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Skis getting fatter every year...
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Its crazy how fat skis get now. Look at next year's skis, the Foils are a park ski but almost as fat as a pair of BC's, the PEs are pretty fat, the BC's are getting wider again, just like almost every new version of this year's fat skis, ANTs, Prophets,... What's the deal, are we all gonna end up on 140mm underfoot skis in 3 years? This needs to stop cuz skiing gets easier and easier and powder gets tracked out faster and faster, and runs get more crowded. We shouldn't go back in time, but there needs to be a limit to the fatness of a ski
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90-100 is the perfect width anything wider is just too wide unless your in 4 feet of powder
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i think the idea for ridiculously fat skis for park is dank, but i say keep it under 150 mm waist for pow skis
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150 is HUGE and useless, I was riding 3 feet of pow in Whistler today with ARvs(93mm underfoot) and they totally kicked ass, no need over 100. For park I guess you can get more stability on ur landings if your skis are fatter, but i don tknow if its that useful...
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What's the difference between a drunk and stoner at a stop sign???
The drunk speeds through, the stoner waits for the sign to turn green.
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i only like seeing eric pollard with his prophets! those in a park or even off a jump is crazy especially in happy happy where he does a huge cork 3 with the prophets! Skis need stop getting fatter it's like america were constantly getting fat
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if you ski fast you dont need giant skis. I'd rather rip my old rossi 7s's than have two snowboards strapped to my feet.
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do you really think that adding 10mm per ski makes runs more crowded? i know you were kidding but haha..
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my roommate just made some skis that were 160 at the waist!!! they are a reverse sidecut, like the spatula.... shitty on hardpack but miracle on pow.
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those are some fat bitches.
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your roommate is the man, I love my spatulas, I think reverse side cut and decamber are more beneficial in pow than straight up width. A guy at mammoth on seth pistols asked me about my spatulas. He said he loved the pistols but in deep pow the hooking was holding him back. Reverse side cut is the most amazing and effortless feeling in pow you'll ever experience.
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Amen to that. Eric and the prophets were just meant to be together.
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^^well there won't litterally be more people in the powder because theres 10mm added to a ski but every year and with the course of time im sure theres more tracks being made because its more accesible with fat skis
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What's the difference between a drunk and stoner at a stop sign???
The drunk speeds through, the stoner waits for the sign to turn green.
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fat skis are the only way to go, whether you are in the park or bc. fat sticks are the best thing to happen to skiing! they are so much fun. i don't ever ride anything under about 95 these days...usually over 100.
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anything over 100 is over kill what i hate is when you see people onj madin ak's like 106 rippinng down groomers like "yah that was great" how stupin is that my pocket rockets at 90 and my at's big stiks at 86 have all the float in the world its all you nead besids some time a little sinking is fun get you face shots.
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Everyone saying over 100 is stupid have obviously never skied something that big.
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^ i knew you would have my back on this.
^^ don't knock hauling ass on made'ns before you try it. my made'ns will kcik the asses of your little sticks anyday
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over 100 is over kill for park but not in bc or powder
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fatter is better...period end of discussion
just wait to see Shane's new toys next year!
100mm is Ok for most pow days, but going wider gets the whole surf thing going and thats what pow is all about....
people who refuse to acknowledge the power of fatness can choke off the dust from the back of my spatulas
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over a 100 is im sure a great feeling in the powder, but seriously it takes so much less skill to float and turn. K lets set the limits at 105 then.
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What's the difference between a drunk and stoner at a stop sign???
The drunk speeds through, the stoner waits for the sign to turn green.
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dude yea the fatter is better. On rails they balance better it seems, and they are all around sick.
Keep it fresh
Check the steeze
Keep the flex
I got a fresh wax.
Can't it help me get some fresh tracks?
Slide flat down flat, we can sesh that
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I fully agree that fatter skis make skiing much easier, but that allows the skier to accomplish more, I know when i'm on my spats I can ski lines that I probably wouldn't think about on a thinner ski. Is it cheating? maybe, but it does make me push my limits more and leads to progression.
I do believe there should be a limit on the shortness of skis, park rats ski the tinniest skis I've ever seen, If you're over 150lbs, you should be skiing 180+
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Seriously...who cares if someone is riding Made'Ns on the groomers. Have you ever done it? Do you know what it feels like? If not, don't talk shit on it. I got some Pistols this year to have as my pow ski and my PEs as my all-mtn, anyday ski. I haven't touched my PEs since I've gotten my Pistols. I've ridden those for the last 3 months every day I've been out. Had them in powder, groomers, trees, even the bumps and they constantly put a smile on my face. I'm with Vicous and JoshB on this one. Fatter is better....just read my sig....
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Fat skis, Tight trees
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