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Choosing new fat skis

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MtbFreerider
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Ok so I'm 5 foot 10/11 and 140 lbs. These skis are for powder, backcountry no rails maybe some jumps in the park. I ski at Mt Hood Meadows most of the time if that helps. My current skis are 169 fujatives and I ride those hard and ski with racers a lot of the time. Also I often ski on my dad's 186 assassin mtx pro's. So i love soft skis just want something to get through crud and little better and to be a bit longer, do some cliffs, trees, and backcountry. So my prime choices are Lizzies , Sir Francis Bacon's, and the Rory Silva Pro. I'm pretty set on those choices and used to board so kinda miss some things about how that handled.
Nov 14 2006 8:52PM
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hemlockjibber8
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all those skis you listed are not for skiing thru crud. get the prophet 100s in a 186 or some similar skis to that
Nov 14 2006 10:13PM
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MtbFreerider
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doesnt mean i want to ski through crud i just want it to handle it a bit better for that i can grab the assassins
Nov 14 2006 10:15PM
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MLB
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you can buy my brand new 06/07 prophet 130s.
Nov 14 2006 10:42PM
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MtbFreerider
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too much ski and want something better for going switch, how well the ski skis switch if very important
Nov 14 2006 10:48PM
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Deezl
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jp vs. julians
Nov 15 2006 12:06AM
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Campeador
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either the rory of the JP vs. Julien
Nov 15 2006 12:25AM
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pvspencer22
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4frnt VCT?
Nov 15 2006 12:27AM
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rxvcgiii
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Like the Rory's are ever gonna be made... ha.

I'd say go for the Rossignol Scratch BC WRSs. Great all mountain ski... but definitely wide enough to hold it's own in the pow. It'll punch through crud but isn't exceptionally stiff.
Nov 15 2006 1:51AM
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peterriley2
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Rossi Scratch BC WRS in a 185
Volkl Karma in a 185
Head Mojo 90 in a 186
Dynastar Big Trouble in a 186
Movement Gladiator in a 183
4FRNT MSP in a 180 or 190
Fischer Atua in a 186

Nov 15 2006 4:24AM
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reezyfbaby
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surface live life's
Nov 15 2006 4:49AM
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MtbFreerider
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wow think those are just a little huge, I really like the idea of the eliptical sidecut and the rory's seem like that but if any ski without it it'd be the jp's which might just have to go for, but still really like the idea of the lines or rory's.
Nov 17 2006 8:12PM
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Huck313
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im 5'10, 170 and i just ordered a pair of bacons, i was kinda looking for a ski to do the same things as you. i was going to get the vcts but then i shifted to the elizabeth/bacon calling. i finally settled on the bacons, because i just wanted a little longer ski then the elizabeths. obviously i havent gotten them yet, but when i do ill let you know how they preform
Nov 17 2006 8:22PM
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squibble
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what about the ak enemies???
Nov 17 2006 8:30PM
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Kungris
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scratch BCs won't let you down in the park and are still sick everywhere else.
Nov 17 2006 8:51PM
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MtbFreerider
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thanks a lot huck looking forward to that and my girl friend is making my ski savings add up very slowly oh well, it happens.
Nov 17 2006 9:35PM
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C-Burg
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scratch bc or nordica enforcer
Nov 17 2006 10:25PM
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K_9
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LIZIES
Nov 17 2006 11:13PM
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MtbFreerider
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any reccomendations on bindings? Thinking along the lines of look 120 WB
Nov 22 2006 2:27AM
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Jarle
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Look 120 is not a binding for advanced skiing. Since youre thinking about performance in the par etc. I dont think youve ment to put trekkers in them, right?

That means you can chose among all the higher performace bindings on the market.

Just some suggestions:

Look P18 - light
FKS 155/185 - light
Salomon 916/920 - My favourite binding, a bit heavy though
Marker m18/20/30 - No, theres nothing wrong with marker.
Nov 22 2006 3:56AM
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bikerocker
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/260501/
look at this...
Nov 22 2006 9:19AM
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attitashfreestyle29
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for ur size and what ur gonna be doing definetly get lizzies
Nov 22 2006 1:13PM
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MtbFreerider
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I honestly don't thi nk i need more than a 12 or 14 din binding right now i ride at a 8 in front and 9 in rear on my fuji's, lizzies just seem to twitchy to ski how i want and 100's aren't as easy switch so bacons look like the perfect middle ground.
Nov 22 2006 2:48PM
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Jarle
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Well, in that case, I know youre going to be satisfied with that binding.


Go big =)
Nov 22 2006 3:16PM
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DHogg
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Jp vs Julien sounds exactly like what u described, but from what u said..rory
Nov 22 2006 4:57PM
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MtbFreerider
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what size jp would you reccomend?
Nov 22 2006 7:27PM
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DHogg
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depends what u plan on using them for. if its for some bc, powder cliffs ect along with a big of all around go 178. BUT you could easily handle the 188. im only just bigger than you and i love mine. they dont feel they long since there light so u can throw em around pretty easy. basically go 188 unless u want to get a shorter ski for versatility reasons. If its for just BC stuff 188 for sure.
Nov 23 2006 1:44AM
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MtbFreerider
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Thanks a lot probably going 188 since i found a killer deal on them and going up to US Outdoor store to check them out soon
Nov 23 2006 12:24PM
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