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hylandrox
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how would these handle all mountain for groomers and powder days. Im about 5'8'' and i've been skiing for a couple years now. ive heard they are kinda soft but can they still hold an edge on ice.
Feb 22 2006 10:06PM
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hylandrox
Posts: 558 - Karma: 15
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Feb 23 2006 4:05PM
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hollygrove
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I ski on them sometimes..and what size are you thinking? a 176? I found them to be alot more stiff than my 04/05 scratch bc's.
Feb 23 2006 5:47PM
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hylandrox
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are they stiff enough to go more then 10mph and not get chatter.
Feb 23 2006 7:24PM
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420_Fujative_420
Posts: 168 - Karma: 10
i looked at a pair today. go to your shop and feel them. light and they aren't too flexy
Feb 23 2006 7:40PM
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GreatWh842
Posts: 44 - Karma: 10
yes.....just barely.....not,
they are a big mountain ski, they are light, but they more stiff than the TM, and no, they won't chatter at 10mph,
Feb 23 2006 9:35PM
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hylandrox
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how would they compare to the karma.
Feb 23 2006 9:44PM
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D-40
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seeing as you are from hyland hills, what does it matter how they handle powder? i mean are you going to be skiing through the freshly man made snow?
Feb 23 2006 10:10PM
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hylandrox
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im not going to be using them at hyland they are mainly for out west.
Feb 24 2006 7:58AM
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GreatWh842
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for out west they will be sick, they have a bigger waste than the karmas, so more float in pow, also, the tail on the big's is a little higher than the tip, not as high as the JPs but much more than the karma, don't get me wrong, i love volkls more than any other ski, the karmas are your 1 ski quiver if you ski park, groomers, crud, powder, bc, and w/ the higher stifness, more sidecut, etc, of karma they turn alot better in anything but powder
Feb 24 2006 8:17AM
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