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It's A Battle! Mr. Foil vs. Sir Karma!

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nickmcnutt
Posts: 4396 - Karma: 2,966

so yeah... im around 150 lbs, around 6 feet, looking around 178-181 length, and i ski whistler (lots of park, except when it snows.) on a scale of 1-5 (actual skiing ability, not trick ability) i'm probably a 4.5-5. im looking at a 1 ski quiver, because im that rich, and something along the lines of a volkl karma or a salomon foil would probably do... can you select me a ski please? (back up with facts/personal experiance)

Sep 7 2006 1:51AM
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steezerampage
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 214
If I were you I would get the ARV, but if you like it a little thinner, Karma for sure
Sep 10 2006 3:51PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
are you joking? that's hilarious. I considered gettin some foils, but I asked someone who had them about them last winter and after like half a season on them they were complete noodles. and i've played around with the 07s in a shop and they don't seem any stiffer from my understanding they didn't change them at all from last year. I'm not even haitng on foils, I wish I was less than like 150 so I could get some. you can even watch people skiing on them whenever they land a lil back seat or forward on switch landings they flex so much. please don't call me a retard unless I'm actually wrong.
Sep 10 2006 4:05PM
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nickmcnutt
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so my choices have shifted towards big trouble and arv... karmas are a bit stiff for me, especially in the park. and foils have an large amount of sidecut, with like a 79 underfoot? PRETTY NARROW.
Sep 10 2006 4:41PM
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Powforbreakfast.
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in the 174, the foils are 85 underfoot...
Sep 10 2006 5:11PM
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nickmcnutt
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i was in comor today, and they just got their armadas and volkls in. the 181 ar6 and the 185 karma are the EXACT SAME besides flex pattern/construction. i mean, the footprint is idetical. identical length, definately not a 4 cm difference. the a6 is amazingly wide in a 181. that could be my choice, it is definately fat enouh for some decent pow skiing, and will kill it in teh park. comments?
Sep 13 2006 2:23AM
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