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All mountain / park ski help
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I am thinking about getting the 1080 foil's for my next pair of skis. I currently have some old 1080 thrusters, that i bought used a while ago. I really like how the thrusters perform on the groomers, in the park, and in the bumps , but i have never tested the foil, so I don't know how they compare. I did some searching, and it seems that the foil is a good all mt ski. I do about 50% park 50% groomers, bumps trees etc. I was looking at the chronics as well, but I am light, 5 foot eight, and like a little over 120lbs. I think maybe the softer flex in the foils would be better. My question is if the foils will be a good, slightly stiffer, all mt ski that is still nimble, and easy to throw around like the thruster. Other wise I might just get a new pair of thrusters or chronics.
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If you can swing it go for the Karmas.
My friend has foils and he likes them for all mtn. but he has only been skiing for 1 year and doesn't really do much.
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Oops, didn't see he was 120, ya disregard what I said, the foils will be perfect for you.
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yeah foils sound good for you.
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...but the Chronics LOOK so much cooler
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foils are a perfect fit as nomen said
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thanks for the replies, it sounds like the foils will be perfect.
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Ninthward Firstblood's or LT model.
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I have last years 1080 foils and LOVE them, they are great for the woods, the bumps, and they're relatively wide which is great for crud. The only thing I didn't like them for was the park, a bit bulky for me when it came to ollieing and such... I'd go for the foils for all mtn, but grab a park ski so you can ruin the edges w/o losing any all mtn performance..
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Well I have my old thrusters for beater skis, but when i go to the mt, I do a run and, then a park run etc. I dont just carry my old skis on my back, so I can't really switch off while Im there. I need skis I can use the whole time. I probably am going to go with the foils.
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what o people consider foils as for softness they didnt seem that soft to me
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the seth is a little big and heavy unless your doing backcountry pow shots, I wasent a fan of the chronics with that weird line binding setup, i just didnt like the way they skied in steeps and powder. I ski old scratch 168's and im 150 5'11, i rock those pretty much every day, work great on groomer and awesome in the bumps.
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foil are an amazing all mtn/park ski. fat enought for pow pow great in park, good carver. foils are the way to go! 4 u
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