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Which ski has the most pop?

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mophead
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Sorry, I know there's already a bunch of threads on this, but here goes, I need a park ski that has a huge pop, moderately stiff, and is not a noodle. I've somewhat narrowed my choices down to either the T-Halls, AR6s, Pipe Cleaners, Chronics, Dumonts, or SPKs. Which do you think would be best for what I'm looking for?
Aug 23 2007 11:00PM
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Valind
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Look at the high society "classic" ski. "The Classic is the perfect choice for skiers spending most of their time in the park and pipe. It's unqiue Bamboo core is light, strong, and full of pop. It is the ski of choice for High Society team members Nate Berkel, Blake Davidson as well as many others".
Aug 23 2007 11:06PM
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Edward.
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i know ar6's and chronics are similar to what you want
Aug 23 2007 11:27PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Not Fujatives, although I love mine.  they work great for me.
Aug 23 2007 11:53PM
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DopeSauce
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Duuuude, ar6s. T Halls are a bit soft. Also my scratches surprisingly werent too bad, i could straight up ollie a fence
Aug 24 2007 5:13AM
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RtC.
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Listen to this kid. He kinda sweats knowledge...

or at least let everyone know you're weight, height, ability and that sorta info, otherwise you're gonna get people just reccommending the ski they've ridden.

Like this, personally i own the T-Hall and find it to be a really snappy ski, but my friend who weighs 30pounds more than me and has a slighty more aggressive technique finds them way to noodley...
And you don't want that. Do you?
Aug 24 2007 5:18AM
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LC.
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Armadas have more camber than any other ski I've looked at - this is a big factor for pop.
Aug 24 2007 6:20AM
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mophead
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I'm 5'10 and145 lbs, I've been skiing since I was two, so I'm a pretty experienced skier. I can flip, cork, spin with grabs, etc.
Aug 24 2007 1:34PM
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RtC.
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From the list, i've skied the T-Hall and Dumont and enjoyed them both.
The T-Hall is really snappy for me, though I'm on a 171 at 6ft and sometimes feel like they're gonna wash out after throwing big. I used the 176 for the last couple of days of the season and these felt a lot more stable (yes i realise it was spring conditions), so maybe the 176/181 would be perfect?

I only snapped into the dumonts for a few laps, but loved it so much, found it really stable and a sweet ride. I won't push these too much as i haven't had enough experience on them.

From a persoanl point, i love the Thalls, so it would be worth considering.
Aug 24 2007 1:41PM
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mophead
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Just so everyone knows, I'm talking about the 08 models of all the skis I listed. So flyingpelvis are you talking about last years or the 08s?
Aug 24 2007 1:48PM
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RtC.
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Well, the Thall is the same ski, so there's no difference.
And last years dumont, with the half wood/foam core i believe. I'd imagibe this years to be snappier with the full wood core.
Aug 24 2007 1:52PM
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mophead
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bump
Does anybody know how stiff the 08 SPK is?
Aug 25 2007 11:55PM
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titsLOL
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well my armadas have 0 camber after a season... take that as you will. i still like mine. werd on da streetz is da chronics have ill pop. new ones look sweet too, no more cap construction.
Aug 26 2007 12:09AM
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Public_Maverick
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not that cap construction directly affects pop
Aug 26 2007 12:44AM
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titsLOL
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no that's not what I meant. it doesn't affect pop, it just falls apart.
Aug 26 2007 12:53AM
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Klick_2_klaim
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just go with your heart.
if your heart pops for a ski, your ski WILL pop for your heart!
Aug 26 2007 2:05AM
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Love_Wins.
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My Prophet 130s and Mike Nicks were both cap and both very sturdy.
Aug 26 2007 2:21AM
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