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Pontoon or ANT

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RtC.
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i am looking at getting either the 189pontoon or 191 ANT.
I'm 6' like 160pounds. I ski Europe (3valleys), so don't get tonnes of fresh everyday...
I frickin love open bowls, big ol' turns and a few cliff drops, don't really get that much of an oppurtunity to hit the big booters. But i love technical shizz too, trees are dope.
I don't really want reccommendations as it's one of these 2. And i have searched both but wanna know if anyone would seriously reccommend one or the other or has any huge criticisms, such as the pontoon CAP construction or possible longevity problems that i've heard about.
Jul 25 2007 4:35PM
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iggyskier
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You mean the 193? 

Probably the only ski i would consider from 4rnt.  I dunno.  People seem to like them a lot.  They also seem to say they are a lot easier to ski they it would seem from their size/dimensions.  A lot of people seem to think they ski pretty short.  Because of the long tips and the raise in the tail (not a twin) they do have a pretty short effective edge.  If anyone really wants to know what it is, I can find out.  In soft snow, the lack of effective edge isn't going to matter as much, though.  So in pow or choppy snow, they should still ski pretty long.  

A bunch of guys on TGR have owed/demoed them, so a search over there would provide a lot of results.

It has no camber and a long shovel, so float should be pretty good.  This is similar to the Lotus 120.  Seems to be bareable on groomers, pretty easy to ski in the trees to, considering their size.

I would say they are a great everyday/pow ski for someone who skis in big mountains out west (jackson, squaw, WB) cause they are fat enough to float, can get by almost anywhere on the mountain, but are stable enough to make big ass turns.  40+ meter turn radius is fucking awesome. 

But again, if you are looking for powder performance, there are gonna be better skis out there.

This one is still on the boarderline everyday/pow ski. 


Jul 27 2007 4:48PM
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J.D.
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Wrong wrong wrong. The original ants are the stiffer ones. Quite a bit stiffer, I find. Anthony decided they were a bit too stiff for his liking, thus the redesign.
Jul 27 2007 5:10PM
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RtC.
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Seriously you lot are fucking useful

Cheers boys
Jul 27 2007 6:59PM
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iggyskier
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let us know what you end up choosing and how you like them
Jul 27 2007 7:10PM
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RtC.
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yeah man, no worries
Jul 27 2007 7:19PM
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