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Fish_Sandwich.
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First off this site seems pretty dope. Now down to business:
Last year I skied about 20% in the park and about 80% steep groomers, and glades. This year I want to get better at skiing the park. I've skied for 11 years but not too much in the park. I'm 16 yrs. 5'10'' 150 lbs. and I'm a pretty good skier and will do almost anything. I can hit the big jumps and do nose and tail grabs but no spins yet because I haven't had twin tips (I ski Fischer RX8's mostly). Anyway this year I'm looking into some twin tips exclusively for the park and occasionaly in the deeper stuff, I don't care how they are out of the park because I don't need them out of the park. I'm pretty set on Fujatives but I'm not sure what year to get. I can get 05's 06's or 07's. I heard the 05's were more flexible/soft and they are cheaper but I don't know how they compare to the other years models. I want they ski to be very flexible for butters but also be able to do rails and be easy to land big jumps/cliffs. What is the difference between the 3 differnet years I listed?
Also are stiffer or softer skis better for:
-butters
-landing
-rails
-getting to the park (chutes and some grommed)

Now on to bindings. I think I'm going for the Look PX12's or some Fischers. I want to spend no more than $500 for Fujatives and bindings hopefully less. I can get Fujatives for: 05-$230 06-$260 07-$330.
Sep 13 2006 7:47PM
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thefilmerguy
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well first off if your skiing 80 percent all mountain you deff shouldnt be on fugis. they are soft, the 05 06's are really soft you wont huck anything with those.. anywhere in the park they;ll be fine especially since your somewhat new at park but they wont do anything for charging outside the park if you want a twin for all mountain look at the MSP's, depending on how you ski the Scratch Fs or Bc(they are both wide enough and stiff enough to hack outside the park) or many others. i say good choice on binders though
Sep 13 2006 7:56PM
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thefilmerguy
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i think the Public enemys would be a wayyyyyy better choice ski for you than the fujis and they might be cheaper
Sep 13 2006 7:57PM
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G.R.E.G.
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he said he doesnt care about out of park performance...i would suggest maybe some t-halls(if u got the cash) if you want really soft and flexible or if you want somethin stiffer and cheaper i agree with the public enemys theyre pretty bombproof n shit... but for bindings go with a pair of look/rossis ti's
Sep 13 2006 8:07PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Ya I don't care how they are out of the park because I'm only using them in the park. I think I'm going with the 05 or 06 Fujatives because they are softer than the 07's and cheaper. As for bindings I'll go for some looks. will a really soft ski have any downsides in the park?
Sep 14 2006 6:28PM
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thefilmerguy
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only maybe charging super hard on big jumps cuz they might chatter or break if you case it but thats if you charge REALLY HARD
Sep 14 2006 6:36PM
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Jake...
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If your ONLY using them for park, i personally cannot see myself ever buying something other then fuk again. i LOVE them 100% for everything. I am similar body as you (6'1, 160 lbs) and i LOVE them (05). However, if your even planning on doing 5-10% of out of park ridding there not the ski for you.. the edges round (no cracks) and its like your skiing on ice when you try to turn.. you just slide.

but i would DEF reccomend them for an ONLY park ski.
Sep 14 2006 6:48PM
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kabozo101
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the 05-06 and 06-06 are basically the same ski, just different top sheets and the 06-07 have rivets in them
Sep 14 2006 6:49PM
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poofartpee
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go 06 with the look bindings
Sep 14 2006 8:00PM
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squibble
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go with 05/06 i have them there really fun but there not light, not heavy but not light, so get some salomon z12's/10s depending on your current din. the 10s are 150 at evogear or something
Sep 14 2006 9:18PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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I can go with year Fujative here: http://www.sportsliquidator.com/itemsfilter.asp?id=1&man=K2

The one listed as the 05 here is the 04/05 right. So I'd want to go with the 06 which is the 05/05. Anyone know anywhere else I can get the 05/06 fujatives? Evogear had them at the end of last season for $199 I'm kicking myself in the fuckin balls for not buying them last year.....
Sep 14 2006 9:27PM
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