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Karmaskier
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Hey iam goin out to banff pretty soon and iam looking at picking up a new pair of skis out there, i was wondering if u guys could help recomend some good all mountain twins. As of right now iam leaning more toward the dumonts. I ski in the east we dont get very much snow and i ski mostly park but when ever the conditions are good pow etc. i try and get in as much tree and steep skiing as i can. I might be using this ski in banff as well so i want somthing that can handle pow. Thanx
Feb 18 2007 6:42PM
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49566738265
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well the ARV and the Scratch BC are both awesome cuz they are great in pow or the park. but if you ski the east alot you will probably not get as many pow days and the dumonts or the AR6 would be a great choice. like i said though, the BC and ARV's shred everything
Feb 18 2007 6:52PM
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poofartpee
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well banff is pretty sweet but it depends were ur going to ski, if ur going to ski norquay mostley a park ski will be fine, if ur going to go out to sunshine and lake more often u prob want a ski with 90 at the waist and up...but the foil is a solid ski for the conditions we have and can still do it in the east...the edges arent the greatest thoe if u do lots of rails
Feb 18 2007 7:02PM
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Chuckless
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MOJO 90's:

best all around ski... rips out of the park, fat waist so you can enjoy some powder but not too fat for the east coast, sooo stable in the park, and they're effin bombproof.

Get these ones:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110092170804
Feb 18 2007 7:48PM
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Karmaskier
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Feb 20 2007 3:49PM
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Karmaskier
Posts: 542 - Karma: 82
a little extra info i ski lots of rails and i need a ski that can really hold on in icy conditions thanx for any input
Feb 20 2007 3:52PM
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Chuckless
Posts: 336 - Karma: 13
mojo 90s... thats all you need to kno.
Feb 20 2007 3:57PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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chronic, 05/06 chronic wides or this years chronic blends would be good for what you're looking for
Feb 20 2007 4:01PM
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SnowMedic
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www.momentskis.com the reno or the ruby
Feb 20 2007 4:05PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
ar6, pe's, chronic wides, foils if you dont mind a foam core
Feb 20 2007 4:12PM
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
skiing a lot of rails and holding on icy conditions doesnt go together. but i thinkthe foil or ar6 would be a good ski for u
Feb 20 2007 4:15PM
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s_baer26
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I definitely think a pair of Salomon Teneighty Gun, Foil, or the Dumont would be best for the park. Otherwise go for the Volkl Mantra or Dodgen.
Feb 20 2007 8:08PM
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chrismoJBEATS
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seths, handle everything you can throw at em
Feb 20 2007 8:10PM
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Sector9Niner
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the AR6s are pretty sweet skis, they carve great switch, handle rails like a champ, and are the fastest twins I have ever seen. They will float good enough too as long as you stick with a little longer length. the 176 has that 85mm waist, so it will float.
Feb 20 2007 8:18PM
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Karmaskier
Posts: 542 - Karma: 82
yea i just found out that my bindings are gonna take 2 weeks to get here so i wont be skiing my new skis in banff so ive narrowed it down to the karamas, ar6 or dumont but we will see what else i see out west.
Feb 20 2007 8:32PM
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RyanWebsta
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Armads AR6's deffinately
Feb 20 2007 8:47PM
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ogou0287
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a large twin, but not huge and soft. the elan mo2.2 is what I have in the east and I rode them last year in utah in 4 feet+ of pow (I had/have the protos)it has lots of flotation and is not as soft as the seths...which my friend snapped riding park. there is the mojo 90. I demoed them...dint like them at all, but everyone has different tastes. demoed some salomon foil...love them, but be sure to take an extra lenght. they are light and flexy.the others, I cannot tell since I havent tried them. k2 public enemy? lines? 4frnt slt? rossi bc? etc.
Feb 20 2007 9:05PM
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K2skipunk
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i was thinkin thjat too
Feb 20 2007 9:44PM
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poofartpee
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well u do lots of rails so i beleive the thickest edges are on the AR6...but pretty much u want the thickest sdges if u ask me and i think its the AR6 thats gots em
Feb 20 2007 10:21PM
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@iles
Posts: 250 - Karma: 12
Motherships, ARVs or Seths
Feb 24 2007 5:47PM
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skiRay
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PE's, Seth's, Karmas, ARV, Mojo 90's = all good
Feb 24 2007 6:02PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Seths would be my choice if I had to use one ski on every kind of snow. Though after using my Madens so much this season, I might actually consider something a little fatter. Both skis are fun as hell in the park.
Feb 24 2007 6:48PM
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yannicktysl
Posts: 53 - Karma: 10
dynasta tm's are awesome all mountain too. less good for pow tho
Feb 24 2007 9:13PM
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SkiMN
Posts: 4005 - Karma: 38
Who are you to make that statement? Maybe they are the best one ski quiver for you, but the ARV and BC are both really similar with different flex patterns. Maybe the Mojos are too stiff for him, you dont know.


Feb 24 2007 9:17PM
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mw1235
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aer you crazy? tm's are made for park = no good at all anywhere else. read the reviews to back that up..

they have a 78 waist too, which also is a no no
Feb 24 2007 9:17PM
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yannicktysl
Posts: 53 - Karma: 10
dude, i ride my tms everywhere. great for going fast pipe park and pow. there just a little to narrow
Feb 24 2007 9:18PM
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SkiMN
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I ride my fujatives everywhere too, but I havent ridden a true all mountain twin, so I cant make a statement like "they rip everywhere" because I cant compare them to anything. So unless you own the Seths, ARV's, BC's Blends, etc, you cant make that statement either.
Feb 24 2007 9:25PM
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