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Any new symetrical skis?

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titsLOL
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So last season the hot thing was to make a symetrical park ski (fischer, atomic), are any new ones comin out?? Just kinda curious cuz last year it seemed like it was gonna be a big advancement in park skis with big companies like atomic and fischer gettin into it, but I haven't heard anything about it this year.
Jan 27 2007 1:40PM
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skimasterflex
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Unity makes one that is for powder that is 150/140/150.

http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72827&highlight=unity+skis

Anthems will finally come out next year too, I think that will be the best selling symmetrical ski.
Jan 27 2007 1:59PM
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titsLOL
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wow that's different... and yea anthems are gonna be so hot, I have a feeling there's a gonna be a lot of "how do I paint my skis?" threads though cuz they really fucked up on the graphics if you ask me.
Jan 27 2007 3:28PM
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chrismoJBEATS
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http://gears.whitesnow.jp/anthem08.jpg

u dont like those?
they arent too badd
Jan 27 2007 3:32PM
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titsLOL
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ehh it seems too much like... I dunno, reminds me of some movie I saw about wolves. and it's hard to top how ballin the kiss graphics were, they shoulda been friggin honored those were pimp. I guess I'll have to wait to see them in person though to tell. Not to mention the sheer ballerness of the invader graphics makes them look bad.
Jan 27 2007 3:34PM
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teamsleep
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agreed... the graphics looks like a harry potter book. but nonetheless it should be a sick ski
Jan 27 2007 3:36PM
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RudyGarmisch
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I still dont get why you would want a completely symmetrical ski... going switch you distribute your weight totally differently on your tips, why dont they make a ski thats designed with that in mind?
Jan 27 2007 3:42PM
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titsLOL
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^well you distribute your weight different to compensate for the fact that the ski isn't designed to ski the same backwards as it is forwards.
Jan 27 2007 4:34PM
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Sholte
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armada's coming out with a bunch.
Jan 27 2007 5:06PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Not really... when I stand switch, I put pressure on different points of my ski than when skiing forwards. Lots of things effect this, like my boots ability to flex in one direction, my knees being bent, etc. A fully symmetrical ski wouldnt effect how you ride switch at all, simply because, like normal twin tips, it doesnt address this issue of changed stance and different pressure points. We had the same discussion when the Addict came out.
Jan 27 2007 5:11PM
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titsLOL
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hmm yea I guess i'm seein your point here. But a fat bc jumping symetrical ski would be sick cuz it would make floating in pow switch a lot easier, that unity one looks really weird though not feelin the pointy death tips.
Jan 27 2007 5:31PM
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grams.
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yeah.. i hate the invader graphics w.e i just slap them up with stickers or something
Jan 27 2007 6:21PM
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Vinci
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I heard blizzard has a new true twinni...
Jan 27 2007 6:57PM
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