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awsomecoolguy
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well i'm taking a trip out to utah this spring break.
were planing on building some back country booters and skiing some pow.
i have 178 invaders with look p 10's how are the ski's going to do in pow.
And what should i turn my din up too in the pow i weigh 190.
Feb 27 2006 7:55PM
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lineskier106
Posts: 538 - Karma: 11
basically
Feb 27 2006 7:57PM
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RockandRollTroll
Posts: 1155 - Karma: 7
my friend wanted to ski powder with skinny park skis, like 140cm vokl karmas to be exact.
Feb 27 2006 8:00PM
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awsomecoolguy
Posts: 3536 - Karma: 13
so will i be able to get anywere or will it just be slower than every body else
Feb 27 2006 8:04PM
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alev
Posts: 7819 - Karma: 410
any ski can ski in powder, the invaders wont be good but they keep u moving a little. id prob wanna rent something tho if u get significant snowfall, well over or close to actually less than a foot prob 8 inches or so
Feb 27 2006 8:06PM
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skirbrt88
Posts: 1090 - Karma: 23
dude, its been like 50 degrees about everyday here for the last week or two and its supposed to rain tomorow, so i dont know how fun building booters will be
Feb 27 2006 9:33PM
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CEDARIMAGE
Posts: 1428 - Karma: 257
i skied 3 ft of pow with my fugatives and i floated invaders are wider than those
Feb 27 2006 9:34PM
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USA
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 11
Wow invadors for someone whos 190? you're gonna tip dive and punch-front down the hill, i suggest renting some powder skis even if they arnt twin tip(if its gonna be deeper than a foot)
Feb 27 2006 9:39PM
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C-Burg
Posts: 4729 - Karma: 130
try demoing guns, PE's, or scratch BCs
Feb 27 2006 9:42PM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
and that duct tape holding your skis together isnt going to help much either
Feb 27 2006 9:44PM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
as long as your not up to your waist, youre gonna be alrigth
Feb 27 2006 9:45PM
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Schoening
Posts: 14332 - Karma: 1,268
they will work, but they won't be the greatist
Feb 27 2006 9:46PM
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waynewong
Posts: 1359 - Karma: 23
first off...you assume powder? Huge mistake, you pretty much screwed yourself right there just by assuming that because your going to snowbird, your magically going to catch a storm cycle....

second...your going to build BC booters and ask questions about DIN? do you even own a shovel, is mom going to help you?

third...you assume powder, you must be kidding me....you plan (or i assume your parents plan a trip months in advance and miraculously its going to dump just for you?

come on...why would your din be any different? why would you be so dumb?

I don't mean to hate so much, but dam kiddo your not that bright....
Feb 27 2006 10:37PM
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asfffffffffdd
Posts: 1554 - Karma: 1,103
you probably wont get powder, but if you do you'll be fine, i can ski powder on mogul skis no different then with fatties
Feb 27 2006 11:00PM
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B.L.A.K.E
Posts: 932 - Karma: 27
im guessing east coast, trust me utah pow is a ton different then you think it is, invador will be about as usfull as non acholholic beer.
Feb 27 2006 11:16PM
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snowbird4life
Posts: 2265 - Karma: 26
i hate when people come out here and they think theres gonna be like 100 feet of powder.
and i hope you get eaten up by an avalanche!!!

just jokes i love you!
Feb 27 2006 11:45PM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
its kinda gonna suck w/ invaders but if youre good enough you can ski it but its uber hard and you have to have ripped legs
Feb 28 2006 12:45AM
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___ASP___
Posts: 3861 - Karma: 490
i rode pow the other day in my invaders are they were actually really good, i forgot my msps so i was stuck with the vaders, but the still worked really well, and ur 190 lbs and only have 10 din bindings? i think u might be screwed there, cause i weight about 170 and rock 15 din race bindings cranked to about 12, which held me in good
Feb 28 2006 1:11AM
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jdavid
Posts: 26 - Karma: 10
your mountain's reputation sucks dude, i really feel for you
Feb 28 2006 8:59AM
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slucky44
Posts: 67 - Karma: 11
rent some pow skiis if it snows, and please do everyone a favor and stay inbounds(unless you have the proper safety gear, probe, shovel tranceiver and backcountry knowledge), you wont risk your life and the others that would have to come rescue you god forbid anything happens. Anyway have a good trip
Feb 28 2006 10:08AM
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freeride724
Posts: 274 - Karma: 19
Let me warn you, do not think that just because your skis are twin tipped, as are many powder skis, that they will ski well in powder. They will probably be not much better than a pair of Slalom skis.
Feb 28 2006 10:52AM
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ski_cartel
Posts: 6598 - Karma: 18
at 190 your gona sink like a rock with invaders
Feb 28 2006 11:57AM
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enick
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^pretty much thats how its gonna go
Feb 28 2006 1:45PM
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MWelly007
Posts: 69 - Karma: 10
if its a spring break trip, they'll probably be fine. i have powder skis and park skis, and i can rock my center-mounted 179 fujatives in powder. if you wanna drop some cash, rent something thats at least 90 underfoot. if your moving there, obviously buy some pow skis.
Feb 28 2006 2:38PM
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crazyfuck
Posts: 5968 - Karma: -7
if by "PEs" you mean "Seth Vicious", you're right. nothing wrong with the PE (i own a pair), but the SV is orgasmic everywhere.

you weigh 190 and have bindings that only go up to 10? might want to look into getting some new bindings.
Feb 28 2006 2:45PM
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MWelly007
Posts: 69 - Karma: 10
yeah, i own the PE's, Fujis, and the SV's. The SV's are obviously my pow skis, and they make you rip. Luv em.
Mar 2 2006 8:58PM
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D_Mezz
Posts: 1382 - Karma: 16
im sure u will be fine ...as long as u dont get dumped on the nite b 4
Mar 2 2006 9:01PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
youll be fine considering that there isnt to much powder, but the parks are prrrimmme!! and there is some coming so oh well!
Mar 2 2006 9:04PM
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E-ZRider
Posts: 1791 - Karma: 13
yeah but he is gonna have to sit on his tails to keep his tips on top of the snow
Mar 2 2006 9:21PM
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eastchris
Posts: 674 - Karma: 16
My old skis were about the same waist width and they were hard to ski on in pow but do able
Mar 2 2006 9:38PM
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awsomecoolguy
Posts: 3536 - Karma: 13
some of you guys are assholes i'm from minnesota the most powder i've ever ski'ed is 4 inches. so fuck even if it doesnt snow for 2 weeks out there theres still going to be more snow.
Mar 3 2006 3:50PM
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AKFREERIDE
Posts: 1718 - Karma: 11
well im not bein a dick or anything, but just cus your goin west dosnt mean powder. youll probably get some, or little stashes, and especially if you hike out to make your jump, but around the resorts, your invaders are gonna be fine.
Mar 3 2006 7:03PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
i dont think invaders would do good man, you should borrow a friend's or something
Mar 3 2006 7:23PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
but if you cant do that, then it probably wont be that fun with those
Mar 3 2006 7:24PM
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hollygrove
Posts: 7845 - Karma: 93
They would not be good. Find something else or some think. I don't know.
Mar 3 2006 10:17PM
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treesmann
Posts: 2675 - Karma: 49
i went to utah last february break and got nothin because it was a family vacation. i pissed and moaned about that so now my parents wont really take me anywhere good because i cant appreciate it
Mar 3 2006 10:23PM
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SkiCrzy
Posts: 1211 - Karma: 10
yeah, parabolic skis that are pretty small in the middle arent great, get a pair of freestyle skis, something cheap or w/e
Mar 3 2006 11:49PM
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KeegLove
Posts: 10166 - Karma: 55
meh you will be fine on them
Mar 3 2006 11:50PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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So you are just going to come out here knowing nothing about the skis you need in powder, let alone snowscience and are going to go into the backcountry.
Mar 4 2006 12:07AM
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Jib_This
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It's ok, someone has to die for stats to exist...
Mar 4 2006 3:53AM
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trevorwoulddoit
Posts: 6153 - Karma: 199
There are a lot of theories out there, but I'd have to say natural selection is one of my favorites.
Mar 4 2006 4:17AM
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Mr_Bojangles
Posts: 2585 - Karma: 16
hahaha and anyone skiing invaders in BC will be naturally selected to die
Mar 4 2006 6:37AM
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CEDARIMAGE
Posts: 1428 - Karma: 257
what the fuck r u talking about "it wont be that fun" we are from minnesota and if you think that a pair of skis is gonna be what determines wether we have fun or not your dead wrong.
Mar 5 2006 11:00AM
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MWelly007
Posts: 69 - Karma: 10
i'm from the midwest and moved to tahoe this season. I agree it will be fun NO MATTER WHAT. don't stress to much on your skis, and just base it around your budget.
Mar 6 2006 6:24PM
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sktrkdo7
Posts: 1920 - Karma: 182
wow...damn man good call
Mar 6 2006 6:29PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18
There is supposed to be a storm at least in colorado on wednesday night. Assuming its downslope, that might get through Utah around tuesday or tuesday night. After that (my guess is that) it will be around 40-50 degrees in the mountains which equals no powder left.dont know on weather for next week, but i would expect a few inches at most. And it will be wet, but you wont mind that.
Mar 6 2006 6:35PM
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SkiingLlama
Posts: 694 - Karma: 5
I ski on my invaders in pow and its fine, im also super light weight.
Mar 6 2006 6:51PM
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Stinkey_egg
Posts: 1687 - Karma: 75
i've riden my fugis in the powder and they just flex. but you can still manage to ride it. it just wont be as easy as riding some madiens or prophet 130's.
Mar 6 2006 7:04PM
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TheBeardedOne
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 58
exactly.. getting out west is like a blessing to us here in MN... riding out there is fun enough, but a good pair of powder skis does help
Mar 6 2006 7:21PM
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GotamaBCshredder
Posts: 5062 - Karma: 424
I keep mine at 10 or 11 and I wiegh 150
Mar 6 2006 8:17PM
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1440ski
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Ummm... im not to sure waht you are talking about snowbird is supposed to get 6-10 inches just tonight it should be awesome.
Mar 6 2006 8:22PM
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