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Help me pick out a ski.

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Poomba
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I am 5'11 and around 155 lbs. I ski mainly at Mount Bachelor and Willamete Pass. The terrain i ski is probably 50% groomers, 25% backcountry or powder, and 25% park. This next season though i plan on sking 40% powder, 40% Park, and 20% groomers. Last season i skied a 169 K2 Apache recon. I ski pretty well, no simon dumont or eric pollard, but i go where i want pretty much on the local mountains. I skied on my friends 169 Seth pistols, and i was wondering if apair of 07/08 seths would be a good match for me?
Jul 24 2007 12:28AM
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WeK
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Seth's do sound pretty good for you. Although I'd go with the 179 for sure, 169s far too short.
Jul 24 2007 12:31AM
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Poomba
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yeah, but when i got the recons at the begining of the season i was 5'8 135 pounds, so anything bigger than 169 was hard to push around. How should they be mounted? Ive heard that the reccomended mounting spot is too far back. Center mount?
Jul 24 2007 12:35AM
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comeatmebro
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you def. want the 179s trust me. and you dont want to center mount seths...maybe like a +3 or something? im no expert so im not sure about the exact spot to mount em....
Jul 24 2007 12:42AM
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Tha_Grouch
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I'd say 179 seths mounted -2 to 3 back from center.

Also consider 4frnt MSP's
Jul 24 2007 12:43AM
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Piste.Off
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get some 178 SFB   light fat pretty good in park
Jul 24 2007 12:49AM
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Matty_C
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179 seths v good. mount at +3 or 4 from recommended.
Jul 24 2007 2:52PM
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Poomba
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what bindings?
Jul 24 2007 8:16PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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4frnt deadbolt 614s
Jul 24 2007 8:28PM
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Tha_Grouch
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^or 412's. His recommended is going to be around 7-7.5 most likely.
Jul 24 2007 9:47PM
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