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Whats with the fat ski trend?

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Posts: 71 - Karma: 10
ok so im probably going down in flames on this site for even asking this question...

but i dont really understand this whole super fat ski business.

ive skied 2feet of powder on 78mm skis and had a great time. long as its steep enough of course.

i dont really want a ski over 90mm but if i want to buy a new ski... all these twintips are coming out 105,110... where will we end up? ;/

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Mar 5 2006 9:36PM
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Mar 5 2006 9:38PM
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ThaLetterM.
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fat skis allow you to float and glide across teh pow its more fun i guess ive never skied pow we dont get much in WI
Mar 5 2006 9:41PM
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Coalescent
Posts: 4871 - Karma: 2,063
prophet 130's are pushing it?

i ride my skogens which are 86 waist...getting a wider ski next year...like i heard before...once you go fat you never go back
Mar 5 2006 9:44PM
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i see tonnes of people on fat skis and almost none of them do rails (at least where ive skied)

ive done rails on my non-freestyle skis and got strange looks from snowboarders. i guess it would be a bit harder cause they are skinner
Mar 5 2006 9:45PM
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a-g-b
Posts: 445 - Karma: 10
soft fat skis are they way of the future....pollard is a god
Mar 5 2006 9:48PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
I have Mojo 90's(89mm waist) as my everyday ski and it's so much better than having narrow skis. It's easier to land everything, they're more stable when you're going fast, and fat skis are just sweet in general. If I can get the money for a pair of powder skis, they'll have at least a 105mm waist.
Mar 5 2006 10:08PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
just try something with a fatter waist ad you will love them over ur skinny skis
Mar 5 2006 10:11PM
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Mrkguru12
Posts: 1661 - Karma: 10
^seriously. Demo some fat skis. You will never go back. It makes you more confident because they are so much more stable, float better, and can hold their own going faster. You have so much more control. Just do it. Seriously.
Mar 5 2006 10:15PM
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skibum193
Posts: 3737 - Karma: 33
agreed, they fucking rock
Mar 5 2006 10:27PM
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Posts: 71 - Karma: 10
i have. and i still dont get the big deal..

i demoed pe's and 1080 guns, and some t@nkers which i hated.
Mar 5 2006 10:38PM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
Its not a trend, Its the future.
Mar 6 2006 12:16AM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
SFB = Kick ass ski.
Mar 6 2006 12:28AM
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skimasterflex
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 16
ah nick you went with one of those trendy cartoon face icons wtf?
Mar 6 2006 12:30AM
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mad_540_trix
Posts: 2452 - Karma: 14
my arvs (92 waist and soft) rock as an every day ski, but i'm still using my mad trix in the park. my arvs will become my park ski when my mad trix die and i'll get something stiffer for the other stuff probably.
Mar 6 2006 12:32AM
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TheKASSEROLE
Posts: 345 - Karma: 10
I have Line Motherships and they are so smooth in powder
Mar 6 2006 12:50AM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
look closer
Mar 6 2006 1:05AM
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St.Steezy
Posts: 4228 - Karma: 20
I will never go to a ski under 90, even for park.
Mar 6 2006 1:16AM
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KeegLove
Posts: 10166 - Karma: 55
you know what i heard is that fat is the new skinny :O
Mar 6 2006 1:18AM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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It's not only just for skiing pow, Wide stiff skis plow through the crud, and when it's deep you can't charge superfast on skinny skis. My skis are 102mm at the waist and really stiff and they hold a monster edge on hardpack, bulldoze crud and glide through pow like no other, I just feel they are more versatile. The only time they ever suck is ice bumps and who wants to ski that shit all day
Mar 6 2006 2:34AM
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DHogg
Posts: 3462 - Karma: 237
fat skis are just so much funner. Im not a huge fan of fatties in the park but anywhere else they are just sick(i dont ski bumps)
Mar 6 2006 3:16AM
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Posts: 71 - Karma: 10
i beg to differ. long as its steep enough a skinny ski still flies.

but anyway its useless debating this as im gonna have to buy a fat ski cos thats pretty much all there is heh
Mar 6 2006 4:41AM
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Aseets
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 17
Yeah I don't really see any twins under 80 anymore, I ride chron wides for all over and madtrix in the park(76mm waist) and both fucking rip, I just use the madtrix cause they are super durable.
Mar 6 2006 10:58AM
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skifiend
Posts: 2063 - Karma: 13
Sums it up perfectly....once you go fat, you never go back.
Mar 6 2006 11:03AM
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trandg
Posts: 103 - Karma: 25
The Karma's i'm on are 87mm underfoot...not really wide in comparison to what's out there, but significantly different than the 78mm 1080s I was on. They are way better when in the pow and really float. Really nice and stable feeling, even when you land a jump.

I won't be going skinny unless its a hot bitch or unless I'm cross country skiing (and the latter is definitely not happening).
Mar 6 2006 12:26PM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 345
those were the EXACT words i was going to post.

bitch.
Mar 6 2006 12:30PM
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jdel11
Posts: 91 - Karma: 10
The only fat ski I have tried are the pocket rockets. I liked them for higher speeds because they didnt seem to rattle around as much as my k2 PE's.
Mar 6 2006 1:45PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
Posts: 3928 - Karma: 65
i second that!
Mar 6 2006 2:02PM
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grambo
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 93
PE's are 85mm, not really that fat, Guns are 92 I think? Decent size for every day stuff, but Guns are soft. Depends on the conditions, 90mm is good for an every day ski (that is what I use) you can still ski bumps with them (who skis bumps on purpose though) but they are wide enough to float and stable on landings.

Tankers are great skis but you have to be strong to ride them as they are pretty stiff (same with Armada ANT, 4Frnt EHP, Dynastar Legend Pro Rider, Volkl Explosiv etc.)
Mar 6 2006 3:06PM
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GNARnia
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 54
wut about Lines Anthems...they considered a good fat park ski. they are like a 93mm waist i think. and they are soft.
Mar 6 2006 3:37PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
they hold up much better in the bc and all mountain, and still rip in the park, so what the hey..
Mar 6 2006 3:44PM
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GNARnia
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 54
yeh im def considering buying them. anyone see the graphics on them yet?
Mar 6 2006 3:51PM
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Poormansvault
Posts: 427 - Karma: 10
They sail over crud and crap so easily. You never have to worry about your skis again, and can concentrate more on your line.
Mar 6 2006 4:10PM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
Posts: 773 - Karma: 12
Fat skis rule... I got a piar of seth vicious this year and I love them. Ill never get another ski under 90 at the waist again.
Mar 6 2006 4:36PM
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