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I work at a ski shop but cant decide what to get

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mjpayo
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5'7, 150 lbs. ski mostly park and decent all mountain.  I can get pretty sick deals from Salomon, Dynastar, K2, and Armada.  Any ideas for my new skis this year?  Im feelin like 3 different ones so opinions would be sweet

Oct 11 2007 4:15PM
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edd1e
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176 dumonts maybe the 181. Pipe cleaners would be sick especially as you can get them cheap and you dont do too many rails. Or get some 179 k2 silencers (must be hell cheap on a proform) for a park set up and some hellbents for powder.
Oct 11 2007 4:18PM
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Valind
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I use the K2 Seth's in a 179 for a all-mountain.  I am 5 8 150.  They are badass for everything.
Oct 11 2007 4:43PM
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Min_Soo
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ar6 in a 176?
Oct 11 2007 5:00PM
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wils.
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dumonts 176
trouble maker 175
Oct 11 2007 5:09PM
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LC.
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Whatever you can get cheap. It's your job to sell skis, you should seriously know what to buy.
Oct 11 2007 5:17PM
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lechef
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this comment says everything... there is a big probleme if you work in a ski shop and dont even know what ski would fit you.
Oct 11 2007 5:29PM
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invader7
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Oct 11 2007 7:06PM
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mjpayo
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yo suck my dick, seriously. i was just asking for opinions. i never said i worked in twintips, cockfucks
Oct 11 2007 7:17PM
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mjpayo
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and i know what would fit me, i told you i narrowed it down to three, just getting opinions
Oct 11 2007 7:18PM
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GNARBARSTAR
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what shop do you work in with an attitude like that i hope i'm not buying anything from you, get the lizzys for the park, and hell bents, pontoons or ep's for your pow ski
Oct 11 2007 7:20PM
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dirty.hands
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ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you're angry. calm down sweetie.
Oct 11 2007 7:21PM
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mjpayo
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gotta love ns, cant ask a simple question without sifting through all the bullshit
Oct 11 2007 7:22PM
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uni-corn
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Chill. Even if you don't work in twin's, you should be able to have some knowledge in them. Or at least you could have someone there help you?


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Oct 11 2007 7:24PM
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dirty.hands
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dude, you should've expected it. asking what skis to buy when you work in a ski shop. then getting all nasty coz someone mentioned it. chill the fuck out.
Oct 11 2007 7:26PM
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Caveman.
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if you dont like it dont use it. that was a legitamite opinion; if you work in a shop we shoud be asking you what skis we should buy not the other way around
Oct 11 2007 7:27PM
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mjpayo
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i cant believe noone here can read. the only reason i got pissed was because i just asked for opinions.  i already narrowed it down, just wanted to see if theyd come up so i could make my decision easier. i dont have the money to buy three pairs of skis
Oct 11 2007 7:27PM
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cobra_commander
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Trouble makers are the shit. Same with big troubles if you want a fatter ski,
Stay away from K2, they have shitty cores and your binders will rip out if you ski hard, plus they are heavy and have no pop just a shitty flex.
Salomon, well it's your skis not mine.
Armada is cool since they fixed their top sheet problems.
Oct 11 2007 7:45PM
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kepler.
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But my question is why are you asking such a broad question. You didn't even put down a lot of pertinant information that ANY good shop guy would ask. such as where you ride, how hard you ride, your confidence level,  where  you'll be mounting them, price range(if thats your style, some salesmen leave it out). so really i recommend you rework your idea on what a person needs to know to sell a ski.

Oct 11 2007 7:51PM
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mjpayo
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but that wasnt the type of question i was asking. it was a specific based question, it was really meatn to be your opinions on this years skis and hopefully that would have narrowed it down for me. for example maybe someone would say theyre feelin good about the dumonts, well oh gee, the dumonts are one of the ones im having trobule deciding on. i just needed something to push me one way or the other
Oct 11 2007 8:02PM
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ijibgoremtn
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rock a seth 179 they are still great in the park and awsome all around
Oct 11 2007 8:03PM
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mjpayo
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^thats what i was lookin for, thank you
Oct 11 2007 8:04PM
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nhjibber
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and thats tells you nothing.
Oct 11 2007 8:11PM
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rc21tj
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ar6 and arv
Oct 11 2007 8:33PM
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rc21tj
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go all armada
Oct 11 2007 8:33PM
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Caveman.
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Keep in mind that Dynastar edges suck and if you hit alot of rails hard and like to bonk objects around the mountain you can kiss your edges good bye. I know first hand, having owned 4 pairs of Concepts and Troublemakers over the last 5 years.
Oct 11 2007 9:06PM
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zackblain
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Whatever ski most resembles the shape of an uncastrated penis     
Oct 11 2007 9:30PM
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LC.
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OK, you don't work in the ski departmewnt of your shop, but still, you value the opinions of some 15 year olds online more than those of the staff in your shop?
Oct 12 2007 6:37AM
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fresshhhh
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for the last time. Pipe cleaners will behave the same way on rails, as an ar6.
Oct 12 2007 7:27AM
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Matty_C
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you sir have made a bold call there...

Oct 12 2007 8:13AM
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edd1e
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I thought the pipecleaner had a softer, ie; less durable base, something which may not stand the test of time as well as the standard ar6 base. So there is really no need to call me out on this.   ^^^^^^^^
Oct 12 2007 8:14AM
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dave44
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This year's Seth's are looking pretty sweet, as are the Troublemakers. Salomon's Dumont is pretty sick sounding this year, and Armada's AR6's have always been solid, and same goes with the ARV's.

Of course, these are all all-mountain twins, so, suited for most things. Obviously, I'm not sure what your current quiver consists of, so I have no idea what you want. For all I know, you could want a pow ski, and all the above recommendations are useless.
Oct 12 2007 8:35AM
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