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Foils vs Chronics

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hucker33
Posts: 11 - Karma: 10
im 5'9'' and 130 pounds and i was wondering wats a better all mountain ski for me i was either thinking the foils or chronic wides??
Dec 8 2005 10:54PM
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skidemon22
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foil is the best all mtn. ski for this year. period.
Dec 8 2005 11:09PM
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Desjardins
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i would say foils, only because i like salomon and they completly re-vamped there teneighty line

im not saying i don tlike line skis, but the chronic is the same jsut a different topsheet
Dec 8 2005 11:10PM
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hucker33
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are the chronics made for heavier or lighter skiers cause i know salomon is for a lighter skiers?
Dec 8 2005 11:16PM
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1337chronic
Posts: 848 - Karma: 24
chronics man their doooope outta the park and in...and u know it.
Dec 8 2005 11:19PM
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BrokenBones
Posts: 1275 - Karma: 703
I have chronics, size 177, and i'm about 175 pounds and 6'1. They are deffently a stiff ski, but are suprisingly poppy. My favorite ski i've ever owned or ridden. They are great for park AND all mountain.

I don't know that much about the foil, but i'd immagine its probably not as stiff. so yeah, probably a little better for a youngin.

But hey, the Chronic looks really dope... and ehh... i donno about how the foil looks. Its all a matter of opinion i guess.
Dec 9 2005 9:38AM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
i broke my salomon's after half a season, but i'm a bit heavy for their foam cores..but you're not u can get away with them, but my chronics lasted, i'm still using them now...i guess it would come down to preference and $$, but the chronic is pretty stiff, and made for heavier riders, but they're really poppy
Dec 9 2005 12:36PM
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skimasterflex
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 16
Chronics are stiff, at your weight you'll flex a Foil much better than a chronic.
Dec 9 2005 1:29PM
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hucker33
Posts: 11 - Karma: 10
thanks dudes
Dec 10 2005 1:46AM
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Mossko
Posts: 195 - Karma: 10
I would get PEs there stiff so theres great pop in the park but ther stiff so the hold an edge well. Great allrounders.
Dec 10 2005 2:13AM
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wachutu
Posts: 123 - Karma: 10
how old r u? r u still growin?.. if u are pretty much done growin i would get the foils just because of the flex... but if u still have alot to grow GET THE CHRONICS! there is really only one word to describe the chronics... awesome... but the flew might be just a tiny bit too stiff for you. they really are as line said "bomb proof"
Dec 10 2005 10:20AM
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hucker33
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yea i might have at least an inch left but that aint gonna give me 20 pounds so ill prolly go with the foils
Dec 10 2005 3:51PM
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Droppin_In
Posts: 61 - Karma: 10
they should put the elliptical side cut on the crons
Feb 14 2006 11:44PM
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SkiMN
Posts: 4005 - Karma: 38
WRONG! The thruster and is a lighter ski for all weights and the Flyer is made for light people, the foil is NOT designed specifically for light skiers anybody can use them
Feb 14 2006 11:54PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
yeah but the foam core doesn't hold up to heavier riders...i broke my salomons after 10 days on them, but i have 25 on my chronics and they are still sick nasty...it's the chronic yo!
Feb 15 2006 1:17PM
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