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Best switch bc ski's?

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slice_of_mustard
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so if you had to choose a ski that you think would be the best for landing switch in pow, what would it be?
Sep 13 2006 8:05PM
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ShadyHillGroup
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the J vs. J of course
Sep 13 2006 8:07PM
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skidemon22
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atomic SL:11, race stock of course
Sep 13 2006 8:08PM
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invaderskier36
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beacons
Sep 13 2006 8:09PM
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skidemon22
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hahaha, dont u mean bacons?
Sep 13 2006 8:10PM
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fouldsys
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clearly jp vs juliens. the tail is fuckin higher than the tip!

Sep 13 2006 8:11PM
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garrett.
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rhink about the question..its abviosly j vs j cuz thats it was there SPECIFICLY MADE FOR
Sep 13 2006 8:17PM
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invaderskier36
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ya, ya i do i loved them in powder when i demoed them so that my choice
Sep 13 2006 8:21PM
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slice_of_mustard
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you demoed bacons? can you give me a little review? did they feel light?
Sep 13 2006 8:23PM
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dorikin
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the tail isn't really that big on jp juliens, they totally claim the tail like it is huge but it isn't. I would say the fatter the better...prophet 130 or something like that.
Sep 13 2006 8:32PM
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leone
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go the the alottas, just cause they're so freakishly huge
Sep 13 2006 8:37PM
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garrett.
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have u ever seen the j j in person?it might not be like a foot tall but its sure as hell much taller then any other tail out there
Sep 14 2006 7:44PM
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squibble
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the big troubles or prophets
Sep 14 2006 7:56PM
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Love_Wins.
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Definitely a large tail on them, but I dunno, just cause it has a huge tail doesn't mean it's the best, I would also say the Bacon, seeing as how they are a BC booter ski and Pollard stomps huge zero-spin shifty on them in the line video, and the 130s are insane, I seriously doubt that you would ever sink in and eat it with those.
Sep 14 2006 7:57PM
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poofartpee
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i would have to say that since the tail is taller than the tip
Sep 14 2006 8:04PM
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dorikin
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um, yes I have seen every version of the j j in person. Yea the tail is pretty big but it isn't like that big seriously. Armada makes it out to be so damn big.
Sep 14 2006 8:30PM
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Paul-o-Rama
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J&J, and yes i have seen them in person, and yes the tail isn't that much higher, but there is definateally some added hight there
Sep 14 2006 8:52PM
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Luc.
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jp vs. julien or the ANT
Sep 14 2006 9:01PM
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cobra_commander
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Big trouble? basicaly that is what it is for, dynastar already had the best big mnt. ski out there so they made a fatty twin for bc freestyle.
Sep 14 2006 9:24PM
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Love_Wins.
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Dude, seriously, a review? They are supposed to be the new hot shit powder ski this year, do they live up to the hype?
Sep 14 2006 9:43PM
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Ryanvdonk
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it depends what you want to do. for jumping id take the jps or the Big troubles as they both have higher tails than tips. the bacons are also good and you can do all sorts of crazy butters and stuff. but i'f you're planning to ski lines switch (which i doubt you are, only pollard and pep really do it well) then the prophet would be ideal cause it's girth wuld prevent you from diving.
Sep 14 2006 10:24PM
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slice_of_mustard
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does having the higher tail really help that much? id think just having a wider ski would do more? im not gonna buy a ski cause it does better landing switch anyway, just as long as it dosent suck.
Sep 14 2006 10:50PM
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slice_of_mustard
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your talking about bacons? how well do you think they would do for bc kickers if they were mounted really close to center? id mabye get elizabeths, but they just seem so short for a pow ski, and i kinda like the extra length, im not very big at all either, but i still think id like bacons though.
Sep 14 2006 10:53PM
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Matty_C
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i'm not really an expert on switch riding in the bc, but last season's gotamas looked like they had a monstrous tail and if you watch m.a-b landings in soul pourpose, he seems to think so!
Sep 15 2006 1:06PM
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Matty_C
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i would imagine sumos are pretty dope at this too
Sep 15 2006 1:07PM
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Ryanvdonk
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bacons are good for booters, they're 115 underfoot, so you're going to float. They'll probably be fine for you unless you're planning on strightlining anything big. I think with your light wieght, you won't have too much problem with their softness. definitelywill work well for switch, pollardstomps all kinds of shit on them.
Sep 15 2006 2:17PM
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Matty_C
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keep in mind that pollard rarely skis the standard bacon. i believe his are custom made with like a 150 mm waist but the same graphic, i may have this wrong tho...
Sep 15 2006 2:43PM
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slice_of_mustard
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i think its the elizabeth thats 150, ive never seen the bacons with that width
Sep 15 2006 3:01PM
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mc_roon
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gotama
Sep 15 2006 3:22PM
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Ryanvdonk
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he does have that specially made ski that's 150 with liz graphics, but he also uses the bacons for everyday skiing, hey are the ski he does that crazy BC butter in the MSP trailer.
Sep 15 2006 4:18PM
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Tha_Grouch
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130's, Bacons, ANT's, J vs J's... in that order.
Sep 15 2006 5:53PM
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