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Pro-Form Decisions, wts (kinda) 182 foils..
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hm.. for some reason my thread got deleted... or something.. anyhow I checked out the SPKS.. pretty sick, but I'm still concerned w/ 180 being a bit long.. I'm 6'0" 155 and ski Central Cali + Tahoe... If I'm looking for a 80% park ski will 180 be too long or am I being stupid?
I have Salomon, Rossi, and Atomic proforms and am looking for the best ski within those brands, thanks.
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your being way stupid. 180 is the shortest you should go. im 2 inches shorter, the same wieght, and wont step into anything shorter than 185.
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crazy, I knew for a fatter pow-ski you wanted to go long, which is why I have the Foils in 182.. but thought shorter for spinning and such...
Then again that's why I'm asking you guys, the SPK looks like a tight choice, but you guys don't see anything you like in teh atomic line? The Atomic Pimps got pretty nice acalades this year... though 183 seems a bit long... Keep the knowledge coming guys thanks..
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Get 180's, you could spin really well on snowblades, but you'd look like a retard.
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no less than 185? that's not very smart unless you are mad good, having that much tail when you're that small just increases your risk of knee injury. It sounds a lot like you're just following the trend of long skis to be cool, you're better off on a ski thats actually appropriate for your size, I'm 6 feet tall 175 lbs and a ski between 175 and low 180s is about right for park depending on the stiffness.
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He's probably better then you, so it's alot different. I'm not very good, and I'm 6 1, but I still use 180cm skis. I could use 185 skis, and i'm not even that good.
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so do you think for somebody who is good at skiing but not necessarily good at jibbing, a 180 would be a good ski to bring into the park, and use mainly for park?
BTW, I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to keep or sell my Salomon 1080 Foils 182cm w/ S912Ti bindings. So if that sounds like something you'd be interested in let me know for more details and condition and such, btw they're in great condition w/ just 1 minor and repaired base shot on the riht ski, I got them on proform so we can def negotiate.
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thats usually what people do these days
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I work for The Sports Authority in Fresno CA as Tech/Sales. So I get hooked up w/ proforms from any company we sell + season pass at the local resort... pretty sweet deal, especially since we don't need to sell teh exact ski in order to proform it... just the brand.. ;)
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alright dudes, I'll take your advice and let this thread fall, but just wanna make sure of the following 3 brands, the ski you guys would pick that would be mainly a park ski would be the Salomon SPK 180, (I'm 6'0" 155)
Salomon
Rossignol
Atomic
The only thing is that I'm not extremely in love w/ the top sheets on salomons.. have you guys heard anything concerning the sheets on the 07 salomons? same stuff as the 06s? thanks.
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if i was you i would get 184 urban triplets ormaybe 181 scratch wrs, but i don't know a lot about the spks, although they sound sick
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1) You have broken the first three rules of pro-forms (Fight Club reference for the slow of mind).
B) Use the Foils in the park. That's what I have as my park ski (in 182) and they rock. If you want a powder ski, get the Gun or Scratch BC or some other real powder ski. The Foil is a great all mountain/park ski, if you can only have one ski. Obviously you can have more, so specialize.
...And don't sell the brand new skis you just got on pro-form. If you are caught (good chance bragging here) you're screwed and you help to ruin forms for those people in the industry that are following the rules.
--rick
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I believe I will die soon, for I am a mere 5'5" and on 176cm t-halls
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it's all about how much you weight 6 feert and 155 =mad skinny so long ass skis=hard on the knees
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im 170 and im 6'1...i just gota 185 for park skiing centerrr mooounnnttt
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180, once you've centre mounted and such its really not that long. Urban triplets would be my pick, but SPK would also be alright.
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I feel bad about this.. already got in trouble to... the salomons that I'm tryin to sell ARE NOT BRAND NEW, I skied on them last season... they're in great cond. but I think ppl think I'm hawking new shit.. I'm NOT... there... and thanks for all the advice...
not selling proformed new shit... its used which i was told was cool...
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