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Black-Bandanna
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Can anyone recommend me some nice twin tip powder boards? I was thinkin' the Seth's but i want some advice on what's out there.
Sep 17 2006 2:16PM
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switch-it-up
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line elizabeths or sir francis bacons. i won a pair of skis a t camp this summer, iof i hadn't i would have gotton those. theyre so sick
Sep 17 2006 2:29PM
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Black-Bandanna
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how much are they? cuz im kinda on a budget. ha
Sep 17 2006 7:28PM
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freeridinskier
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gotamas
Sep 17 2006 7:49PM
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Black-Bandanna
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t w i n

t i p

f a t

s k i

can you comprehend it now??
Sep 17 2006 7:50PM
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Black-Bandanna
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gotamas are pricey aren't they? i hear that they're a really nice ski though...
Sep 17 2006 7:51PM
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scientist
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uhh well go pick up the freeskier buyers guide. there are so many fat twin tips these days its difficult to recommend just one.
Sep 17 2006 7:55PM
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Chris862
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decamber bitches!
Sep 17 2006 8:00PM
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RAGGAMUFFIN
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VOLKL GOTAMAS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE BEST ONES OUT THERE, 670$ BUT WELL WORTH IT. SETHS ARE THE NEXT BEST.
Sep 17 2006 8:36PM
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Aenigma
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That really didn't help at all. We need to know your height, weight, ability, and price range for starters. Then you need to say what sort of flex you want, what the waist needs to be, and how much sidecut you want...also if you prefer cap or sidewall construction. So your post right there just kind of made you look like you really don't know what you want at all. Or do you want me to list every fat ski with a twin tip?
Sep 17 2006 8:49PM
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e-dub
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+1
Sep 17 2006 8:51PM
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Black-Bandanna
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5'6", 130 lbs, i'll huck/do anyting thrown at me (im a pretty damn good skier), med to stiff flex, any waist width, not too much sidecut, sidewall construction doesn't matter, and i don't care about price range right now, i just wanna get some options.
Better?? =P
Sep 17 2006 9:13PM
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dorikin
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I am going Gotamas this year, I hear they are really sick, maybe you can find some deals out there ya know? I got mine for 270, if I can im sure you can to if you look hard enough.
Sep 17 2006 9:18PM
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Black-Bandanna
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yeaa, i was thinkin' seth's but now i dont know...
i think i might look around for some gotamas. thanks man.
Sep 17 2006 9:25PM
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DDrem.
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fat-ypus alottas
Sep 17 2006 9:28PM
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poofartpee
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exactly
Sep 17 2006 9:50PM
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k2yeags
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Seth
Sep 17 2006 10:05PM
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freeridinskier
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i bought the 06 gotamas, (last years) cause I really dont want a white powder ski and i dont want a ski built in China( this years gotamas.) I paid up the ass for them, 650, but i think I will be pretty happy with them. I have seen the new gotamas and I wouldn't be to hessitant to buy them, they are pretty k2ish though. the graphics look a lot like a k2 ski. I think this is because k2 bought volkl.
Sep 18 2006 2:50AM
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$$RivalD$$
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I ride Made'ns and there fucking sick... Highly recomend them to anyone. Also my friend rides Gotama's and there super sick as well they are really still and charge the hell of it.
Sep 18 2006 1:11PM
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wrenegade
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find some 06 176 gotamas.
Sep 18 2006 1:26PM
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Black-Bandanna
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im 5'6", ya think 176 is a lil' too big? i like my skis big and all but...i dont know that just seems a little large...
Sep 18 2006 6:12PM
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Aenigma
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It's big if you're a pussy. A long ski is one that is at least 4" over your head. Buying a powder ski short completely defeats the purpose of buying a wider ski because then you don't even get the surface area.
Sep 18 2006 7:12PM
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freeridinskier
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i am 5'8" and I got 183's. Length depends on what type of riding you are doing. If you want last years 176 gotamas, go to www.untracked.com. They should still have the 176 in stock. I ordered the last pair of 183's. This store bought all the 06 gotamas from volkl, so in less a local shop has some kicking around (vary unlikely in the west) then this is pretty much the best and probably only place to get new last years gotamas. I paid the same for last years as this years, so you really aren't saving any money with buying last years.
Sep 18 2006 7:21PM
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Black-Bandanna
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chill son. im no pussy, trust me on that one. my parks skis are atleast 5in over my head. and yes i know that big mountain skis are supposed to be big. wow....
Sep 18 2006 7:24PM
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dangerdad
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Im gonna drop a mothership. Buy last years, theyre sicker than pissin drunk with goneria
Sep 18 2006 8:57PM
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steezerampage
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Prophet 100s or Seths or MSP or ARV depending on your taste
Sep 18 2006 9:15PM
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Black-Bandanna
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im goin witht the seth's. a friend is hooking me up with the proform price at a local shop. FUCKYEA. thanks for the advice guys.
Sep 19 2006 7:49PM
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snowbird4life
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seths aren't that cool of a "big mountain pow ski"

you dont see the super hardcore dudes riding them on the crazy shit... and seth's personal skis arent what you actually buy

if your super hardcore broha, go with some legends or whatever those orange ones are.
Sep 19 2006 8:15PM
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Pipe_Munky
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be different and get a pair of fatypuss skis



Sep 19 2006 8:24PM
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Aenigma
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Those aren't a twin tip, and I don't approve of people owning the same skis as I do.
Sep 19 2006 8:34PM
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Black-Bandanna
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i hear good things about the seth's (you know, from people who actually ride them) so im goin with them.
Sep 19 2006 8:37PM
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GotamaBCshredder
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Go with last years gotama. try to find something chea[p Goats are sick.
Sep 19 2006 8:47PM
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Black-Bandanna
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fishy ehh? trust me im no noob...far from it. i went to nationals last year but i broke my back in practice from overshooting, yes overshooting a 55 footer. got balls???
Sep 19 2006 8:58PM
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Aenigma
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Not to be a dick, but one of my friends who has a reputation for having no balls overshot a 55 footer. So if you're going to try to claim how good you are by boasting about your poor judgement, you may want to do that elsewhere. But for your ski choice, I've heard good things about the SV's. I would never put them under the "stiff" category, but I haven't heard many complaints about them either.
Sep 19 2006 9:07PM
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Black-Bandanna
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hey man, you called me out, so what did you expect? and i never said that they would be too long. i asked if they would be. sizes vary from company to company...why are you being such an asshole anyways?? just feel the need to be?
Sep 19 2006 9:07PM
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Black-Bandanna
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jesus christ kids on this site are douchebags...
Sep 19 2006 9:08PM
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Black-Bandanna
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trust me i can handle a stiff ski. i may have come off like a noob, but i honestly am not. trust me. and sorry about being such a claimer. i just felt i had to be there. haha. and i respect what you said. we cool?
Sep 19 2006 9:15PM
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Black-Bandanna
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i ski Killy, Vail, and some small local mountains in the east. im out west ALOT though. i have PEs now, and i find them to be fairly soft.
Sep 19 2006 9:22PM
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Black-Bandanna
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alright. thanks alot man, i really appreciate it.
Sep 19 2006 9:26PM
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dorikin
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HAHA I found that to be so funny. I live on the east coast, but I am out WEST so much. Like one week a season dude!
Sep 19 2006 10:19PM
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cracko
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(kevin)BACONS
Sep 19 2006 10:39PM
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GotamaBCshredder
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get used to it bro, and buy the goats, 176's. I think that most pow skiiers always talk about having these massive skiis, but I Like mine a bit shorter too and see nothing wrong with that.; I like how they ski.
Sep 20 2006 11:22AM
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Black-Bandanna
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alright. im gonna see if i can get them at a proform price from a local shop. thanks bro. much appreciated.
Sep 20 2006 9:25PM
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MarkieR
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this guy likes his goats. i almost got a pair of those, but i opted for ants instead.


you may want to check out the 178 jj while you're still perusing skis. they're sick.
Sep 20 2006 9:32PM
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