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Which fat skis?

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Schnoodle.
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I'm looking to buy some fat skis that go well in the deep stuff, but can also ride on soft pack and in the park. I'm thinking something like seth vicious, motherships, ARV's something like that. What is best?
I'm 6'2, 165 pounds
Nov 6 2005 12:11AM
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Schnoodle.
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oh and also what bindings should i get?
Nov 6 2005 12:12AM
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Tinga
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seth vicious with the 916s
Nov 6 2005 12:37AM
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Daniel.
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Moships wiht s912
Nov 6 2005 12:58AM
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DHogg
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any of those skis will be a good choice. you can't really go wrong. But i would stay away from any salomon bindings under a S916. Looks/rossis are always reliable.
Nov 6 2005 4:10AM
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Schnoodle.
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what about the scratch BC?
Nov 6 2005 4:46AM
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Mr_Bojangles
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Force FRX's w/ P12 lifters
Nov 6 2005 6:32AM
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WBL636
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i just got ARV's.........
Nov 6 2005 9:46AM
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WBL636
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thats exactly what i wanted them for too, and the shop i got them at had all of those skis and reccomended the ARV's..but thats also because im light and the vicious might be a little stiff for me
Nov 6 2005 9:47AM
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Lineskier-101
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Suck it up, Vicious's aren't stiff for anyone.
Nov 6 2005 9:52AM
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zepscratch
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ive heard good things about the big trouble, stomps are sweet
Nov 6 2005 12:29PM
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AKFREERIDE
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if you want a ski that will perform awsome in pow, and then also rock the park and kickers, go with the ARV or Mothership. those are two of the best all arounders available.

keep in mind, if you do any big mountain, those are gonna be pretty floppy.
Nov 6 2005 8:03PM
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Aenigma
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I have pocket rockets right now, but if I was to buy another fat ski I'd get the scratch BC's with some P12's. I like rossignol and I've come to believe that it is dangerous to ski on salomon bindings with how often they randomly release.
Nov 6 2005 8:37PM
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Ryanvdonk
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salomon makes good bindings, if you get the higher level ones. You are all complaining because you had some shitty 810s once upon a time, seth skis the 916, and it works greatr for him, and i have 912s and they have worked fine.
Nov 6 2005 8:45PM
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Aenigma
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I've had two sets of the 912's and have blown both out within about 30 days of skiing, so I switched to a company that works better for me.
Nov 6 2005 8:47PM
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LineBoarder
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Dude get the seths v's w/out a doubt
Nov 6 2005 9:48PM
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skibum193
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maiden ak's with a rossi/look 12-14 din binding. the most amazing setup ever. period.
Nov 6 2005 10:12PM
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skimasterflex
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All three of the skis you mentioned are sweet and you won't notice a performance difference between Look or Salomon 12 din bindings especially not at 165. Don't get high din bindings for soft skis you'll never load up the toe enough to come out when your tomohawking 100 yards because the tip will bend instead.
Nov 6 2005 11:19PM
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Scott_Morgan
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seth visious, scratch BC's would be my pick
Nov 7 2005 1:45AM
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KeegLove
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arv's are gunna be an awesome all around ski that you can just use in anything so i would go with them and maybe a p12 or p14 or power 120 or power 140 binding and voila, maybe even some tyrollias i love those ones.
Nov 7 2005 2:03AM
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Schnoodle.
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how do made'n'aks go on harder snow?
Nov 7 2005 7:59PM
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zepscratch
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their pretty fat if ur gonna ski hardpack go somewhere around 90mm waist
Nov 7 2005 8:41PM
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AKFREERIDE
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90 is the new 80. people have no realized that theyre sick on everything.
Nov 7 2005 9:26PM
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scratchman
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Elizabeths would be my choice, a bit bigger than the other mentioned though
Nov 7 2005 9:42PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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maidens are great on hardpack.
Nov 7 2005 10:58PM
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jib_freak
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pollard 186cm wit look px12Ti's...sickest setup for everything...relatively light, stifffff, lots of pop, and fat enough fro everything
Nov 8 2005 12:40AM
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Schnoodle.
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how wide are elizabeths? they're pretty similar to maidens arent they?
Nov 8 2005 4:58AM
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Schnoodle.
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i think maidens and elizabeths are a bit to wide for me, i only really get to ski deep powder when im on holidays, so i want something a bit thinner that goes well on hardpack
Nov 8 2005 5:02AM
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hermanbc
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Think seriously about how much pow you will be riding. If a lot, def get the Motherships.
Nov 8 2005 9:21AM
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mberky07
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Check out the Fischer Kehua or the Atua...
Kehua is a 177cm with a 92mm waist and the Atua is a 186cm ski with a 96mm waist.
Nov 8 2005 9:38AM
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rodadeaco
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my vote goes to the Seth Vicious, I have 'em and will be skiing them this Friday, I let you know how they feel.
Nov 8 2005 10:09AM
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ArmadaEC
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i havent ridden them, but the elizabeths sound pretty good for waht you are looking for. they maybe be wide but they are short and have lots of sidecut so they could be good. im thinking of getting a pair or getting the vicious
Nov 8 2005 12:03PM
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japanada
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Im the same exact specs as you and i just ordered som 06 182 Moships.
Nov 8 2005 12:26PM
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Schnoodle.
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^ yeah iv ridden my brothers moships, they fucking rock. but i havnt really skied any other skis similar to them, so i didnt know if maybe the vicious or something was better
Nov 9 2005 3:20AM
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japanada
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yeah i was in your boat. I liked the SVs but i got my moships for 280 shipped.
Nov 9 2005 12:42PM
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Schnoodle.
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shit thats a good deal where did u get that from
Nov 9 2005 4:58PM
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japanada
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www.twintipnation.com email dan and hell hook you up right. i may like thes guys more then jibij.
Nov 9 2005 5:31PM
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crooks
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arv's r pretty sick, i would go with them, and you can get last years for cheap
Nov 9 2005 5:47PM
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4skizzle
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i'm the same height, about 30 pounds heavier and ski the same shit you do. I picked up the arv's about a week ago.
Nov 9 2005 7:02PM
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jfuller
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MSP 180 or VCT 182, can't go wrong.
Nov 9 2005 7:07PM
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throwswitch
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ive got '06 gun with the scratch 140 ti bindings. i dont know why im posting this, bc most people on this site are anti salomon skis, but whatever, i dig em
Nov 9 2005 10:30PM
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Schnoodle.
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yeah i don't mind salomons actually, i forgot about them. i skied pocket rockets a couple of years ago and liked them
Nov 11 2005 12:34AM
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DHogg
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The vicious is soft. hardly any stiffer than last year, which was pretty soft.
Nov 11 2005 1:11AM
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Public_Maverick
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scratch bc's are amazing, i demod them end of last year and was amazed, seriously
Nov 11 2005 10:57AM
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MarkusH
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go with Prophet 130s
Nov 11 2005 11:00AM
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