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Big trouble vs karma vs foil

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strongmark
Posts: 3278 - Karma: 883
proform prices are all about equal on these, so i figure im gonna get one of em...heres where you come in. im 6'1", 180 lbs, used to race so i like a ski i can rip carves on. 185 karma, 186 big trouble, 182 foil. point me in the right direction.
Dec 7 2005 2:07PM
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strongmark
Posts: 3278 - Karma: 883
oh, im from nh, so you know what thats like...icey parks and icey trails. i want something thatll hold well and wont wash out on me like, say, lines, for example. and dont give me the 'sharpen your edges' bit, cos i know where the line is between edges and the ski itself.
Dec 7 2005 2:10PM
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Ski_Unit_19
Posts: 8188 - Karma: 38
karmas are a sick ski
Dec 7 2005 2:22PM
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Burrito
Posts: 1864 - Karma: 930
Karmas mos def.
Dec 7 2005 2:48PM
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TOOEast
Posts: 400 - Karma: 7
if I had the $ I would get the Karmas
Dec 7 2005 3:32PM
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T*Maki
Posts: 472 - Karma: 18
I picked up a pair of the Big Troubles, and they are actually fairly stiff. Its tough to tell the flex pattern when you dont have the skis next to each other, but they seem really similar to the Karma. The Foil has more of a carving sidecut, but at speed my buddies chatter kinda loud, I dunno about them. In my opinion, if you stay in the park alot more, go for the karmas, but if you do like 60/40 off piste vs. on, then I think you'll appreciate the extra 5mm the Big Troubles give you underfoot.
Dec 7 2005 4:54PM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
How do you find the Big Trouble in the park? Soft enough for butters? Any edge damage yet?
Dec 7 2005 5:48PM
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T*Maki
Posts: 472 - Karma: 18
I actually haven't skied them yet cuz I couldn't find the bindings I wanted to put on them. But I should have them mounted within the next few days and when I get on them I'll definitely post a report. In terms of edge damage, I'm not gonna be a real good tester in that respect because I have a pair of old concepts and a new pair of troublemakers that Im gonna use for rails.
Dec 8 2005 12:02PM
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HiTz
Posts: 1467 - Karma: 11
karma sick ski with a hefty price
Dec 8 2005 1:53PM
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