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Wide Skis

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cjb1776
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When do skis start becoming to wide. With skis like the Prophet and the Pontoons being extremely wide and made for powder, they might start taking the challenge out of skiing powder.When does a wide ski start taking the challenge out of skiing powder?
May 11 2006 9:21PM
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a-g-b
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Well i think that anything bigger than a maiden is just too big....cant see a point in it....
May 11 2006 9:25PM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
the whole idea behind the elizabeths and prophets was to allow pollard and other really good skiers to do stuff that they couldn't do on "normal" fat skis. for the average person, they just make powder more fun. i see what you are saying but i don't think it is a problem
May 11 2006 9:25PM
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Aenigma
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The wider waist found on powder skis is there to make it more fun to ride powder. More surface area enables you to float more, which is a lot more enjoyable than sinking like a rock. Consequentaly, powder becomes easier to ski in once you have skis with a wider waist. If you're looking for a challenge go no further than mogul skis in soft snow.
May 11 2006 9:25PM
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schlonginator
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Or take your powder skis through a bump run. Centre counted seths through a FIS bump course .... can any one say leg burn
May 11 2006 9:28PM
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cjb1776
Posts: 599 - Karma: 10
i know that, but the point made above is good that the prophets and stuff are used mainly for really good skiers not for the average person
May 11 2006 9:28PM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
skis start get fat around 95-100 mm underfoot. But the really fat ones I wanna try in some deep AK pow are the 140 something underfoot from one of the customs, probably kingswood
May 11 2006 9:33PM
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skimasterflex
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Kingswood Megafats baby, 174mm tip 146mm waist. I'll have mine by fall. I have Fats and Midfats too they effing rip.

100mm waist is small on me now.
May 11 2006 10:29PM
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SirFryanator
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sweet
I'm hoping to get some igneous in a couple years, or finish my own pair which are 107 or 109 underfoot I cant remember.
May 11 2006 10:31PM
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titsLOL
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I imagine the gnarly lines that the people this skis are made for ski are fuckin hard on any skis, just more fun on fatties. And skis like the elizabeths are fat for good reason, so people can start bringin more park style skiing into the pow. I also see your point though, I couldn't imagine a mere mortal like myself ever needing a 174mm tip or even a prophet 130.
May 11 2006 10:49PM
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