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Volkl mantra twin or no?

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likwid
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10
is the mantra a twin and is it jsut made for powder?
Nov 20 2005 7:18PM
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iggyskier
Posts: 10447 - Karma: 10,020
It has a small twin.
Nov 20 2005 7:19PM
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bp.lando
Posts: 9297 - Karma: 1,495
according to some guy i was talking too, they work just as well as a stiff park ski.
Nov 20 2005 7:21PM
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Kev
Posts: 7411 - Karma: 35
it's an all mountain ski.

kinda like your perfect resort ski, it'll go anywhere you take it.

and it's not a full twin. so switch in powder ain't gonna happen.

Gotma or Karma are they way to go if you want a twin.
Nov 20 2005 7:21PM
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.[sanhedrin].
Posts: 1652 - Karma: 932
the twip is enough for skiing backwards, but not much else.
Nov 20 2005 7:55PM
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Kevo
Posts: 2374 - Karma: 136
Yeah that is pretty much it. I can ski backwards with no problem, but I'm not sure yet if I want to try to land switch on them.
Nov 21 2005 6:47PM
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skimasterflex
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 16
enough to land on the groom with not in the pow though.
Nov 21 2005 7:25PM
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likwid
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10
thats ok i live in the east so there isnt much pow but would it be to wide for over here?
Nov 21 2005 8:00PM
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hemlockjibber8
Posts: 5977 - Karma: 3,549
its got as much of a tail as your average groomer ski. def not a twin.
Nov 21 2005 8:22PM
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DarksidexXx
Posts: 199 - Karma: 10
thats all gunna depend on where? but most likely to wide... even the karma is pushin it at 87mm
Nov 21 2005 9:56PM
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Rajna
Posts: 3824 - Karma: 90
uhh... r u talking about this years cuz i saw there was defintly a decent size tail (not like a true twin tip but enough to backwards)
Nov 21 2005 10:20PM
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grambo
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 93
Karma might be a better bet for the east. If you are riding park a lot I'd stay away from Mantra, the construction will cause it to be loud and weird on hardpacked features.
Nov 21 2005 10:22PM
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wrenegade
Posts: 6631 - Karma: 41
I would agree completely.
Nov 21 2005 10:29PM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
We have them in the shop I work at. The tail rise is maybe only 1cm and they're a lot stiffer than the Karma. I wouldn't want to ski them in the park, and even as a resort ski you'll need to be charging hard to ski them.
Nov 22 2005 3:28AM
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markhr
Posts: 157 - Karma: 10
no - not even close to a twin and I should know because I own a pair.
Nov 22 2005 3:33AM
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iggyskier
Posts: 10447 - Karma: 10,020
yeah, do remember that the ski they are replacing is the Explosive...

the mantra is suppose to be a little but softer....but that is still pretty stiff.

They are great everyday resort sticks. I wouldn't want to use them in the park.

There are much better offers out there if your looking for an everyday ski to use in the park - vicious, mothership, etc.
Nov 22 2005 3:34AM
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couloir
Posts: 370 - Karma: 10
u can land switch on skis without a twin... its taking off u have to worry about...i used to land switch on my straight skis back in the day... theyre not a super high twin like the gotama.... but it'll work for most things... wouldnt want to ride switch in pow on em though... but theyre for chargin in pow anyhow.
Nov 22 2005 3:39AM
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Ice-Is-Scary
Posts: 0 - Karma: 87
shit, I learned 180's on skis that were completely flatbacked. Unless you lean real far back when you land switch I wouldn't worry about it
Nov 22 2005 10:04AM
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1FastSTI
Posts: 167 - Karma: 10
fuck em
Nov 22 2005 10:17AM
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SquawMan
Posts: 214 - Karma: 14
this is a picture of the tail of my Mantra.....


Click for larger image
Nov 22 2005 10:25AM
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N][GEL
Posts: 17 - Karma: 10
^^That qualifies as a functional / landable tail tip
May 25 2008 1:21AM
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FNJ
Posts: 3026 - Karma: 110
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May 25 2008 1:34AM
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deezy.
Posts: 2538 - Karma: 26
nice bump retard
May 25 2008 9:58AM
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GatoGordo
Posts: 1496 - Karma: 10
I wouldn't qualify them as a twin tip. They have a pretty rounded off tail, and a little raise, but they still fit in the same gondola rack like a normal ski.
May 25 2008 10:55AM
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phishfood
Posts: 2542 - Karma: 298
sort of like having a small penis.
May 25 2008 11:08AM
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