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Help me pick a ski

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Bepo
Posts: 8195 - Karma: 17
I'm trying to decide between the 178 anthem, 181 chronics and 186 blends.  I'm 6'4" 225 lbs and ride the east coast so it's like 90% park 10% all mountain, with a week in Colorado. 

Here's the dilemma.  I like the anthems symmetry and wide waist, but it only comes in a 178, the graphics kinda blow, and they're only moderately stiff.  I think the small size with a center mount would be pretty bad for all mountain and a week out west.  I like the blends for their stiff flex, large 186 size, and all mountain performance, but I think since the geometry is from the prophet 90 it won't ski as well in the park, and mounting it even +2 might feel a bit strange.  Lastly, the chronic has sweet graphics, an alright size at 181, a good stiff flex, and is more park oriented.  I'm not sure what to get because each ski has something I really like about it, but right now I'm leaning towards the chronic.  any thoughts?
Sep 3 2007 5:29PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
from ur choices the blend seems to have the size and durability ur going to need
Sep 3 2007 7:16PM
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thedutchmayn
Posts: 1653 - Karma: 45
blend from those choices because of the extra width you can use and length.
Sep 3 2007 7:41PM
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yeahitsdave
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the blend is awesome in the park, as is the prophet 90 if u wanna throw around something that heavy. im 6'5 205 on the east coast and rocking anthems for when i want something soft and playful, so its all really want you want to ski
Sep 3 2007 7:47PM
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Bepo
Posts: 8195 - Karma: 17
Hmm, so are the blend and chronic pretty similar for the park?  How well would mounting them +2 work, because i'm not sure how the sidecut is.
Sep 3 2007 11:33PM
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invaderskier36
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please buy my bc's? thanks
Sep 3 2007 11:47PM
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Bepo
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no.  thanks
Sep 3 2007 11:49PM
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R.Z.A.
Posts: 778 - Karma: 11
all right there
and for the 90% park the chronics/blends are bombproof on rails
Sep 3 2007 11:51PM
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Bo_bot9
Posts: 1437 - Karma: 275
Chronice are my vote. There are versitie enough to perform all over the mountain. kill it in park
Sep 4 2007 12:09AM
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masta_LE3B
Posts: 3397 - Karma: 62
anthems are sick skis but if its not gonna work then its not gonna work do what makes sense go with cronic my friend got them and really likes them stiff but all mountain but maybe for ur trip out west get blende i know someone got the blends and seemed to like them and he rode in the paka lot with them
Sep 4 2007 3:06AM
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Bepo
Posts: 8195 - Karma: 17
bump, i think i need a bit more convincing
Sep 5 2007 3:00PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
Posts: 3928 - Karma: 65
when exactly is your week out west?
also, u might wanna look into 04/05 pro models and chronic wides (if u can find them), they are 86 in the waist which is just a bit less than blends & and they had 180+ sizes too.
Sep 5 2007 3:08PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
chronic blend.
Sep 5 2007 3:25PM
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invaderskier36
Posts: 6192 - Karma: 41
i said please but if you dont deff look into the blen its suck a sick ski,, Light, poppt as hell, durable,and amazing
Sep 5 2007 3:35PM
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Ryanvdonk
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get the chronics, i live in colorado, you don't need fat skis that often here, especially in summit county. you'd be very lucky to time a preplanned trip with a dump. that being said, blends would be fine too, and you might want the extra length. so it really all depends whether you like a fat ski or not. oh, and PM JD if you want chronic wides in 187, i think he still has a pair.
Sep 5 2007 3:48PM
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