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East coast fats

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cbl718
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what would be some good east coast fat skis to play around on. I like what i hear about the elizabeths...but im too big 6 2 170 lbs any suggestions on a ski that would ski like the elizabeths like real playful and buttery and such but with a little less width and a little more length?
Oct 24 2007 8:41PM
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cbl718
Posts: 553 - Karma: 10

how would they perform in east coast trees?

Oct 24 2007 8:44PM
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cbl718
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word thanks
Oct 24 2007 8:51PM
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drewishish
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i was playing with some seths. they are ALOT softer then i thought they were...
Oct 24 2007 9:04PM
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cbl718
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really how do they compare to big troubles which i have now
Oct 24 2007 9:09PM
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cbl718
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k sweet any other suggestions are welcome
Oct 24 2007 9:37PM
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fnstoked
Posts: 802 - Karma: 27
armada arv's are longer and less wide, although i do not know how soft they are compared to lizzies
Oct 24 2007 9:39PM
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fnstoked
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^but i do know that they are really soft (arvs)
Oct 24 2007 9:40PM
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jfoley019
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I have skied some east coast bc (if you want to call it that) I rock last years 4frnt MSPs, they are stiff and float good through the east coast pow, I am 6'2 and I roll 181 and love them. They are also good all over the mountain

Oct 24 2007 10:25PM
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MEGAZORD
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Im going to be rocking some jps on the nice days, and some chronics on the not so nice days
Oct 24 2007 10:26PM
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cbl718
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oh are the jps big?

Oct 24 2007 10:50PM
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ECFS-Attitash
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Go fatter and shorter.

Icelantics.
Oct 24 2007 11:23PM
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wev-skis
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i have elizabeths and there pretty good all around in the east coast
even on pretty bad days they still do good for a fat ski
Oct 24 2007 11:36PM
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cbl718
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yeah but im too big for the lizzies
Oct 24 2007 11:58PM
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Utahpowderskier
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Just move to utah where you can actually use a fat ski. Wait, nevermind. Dont.
Oct 25 2007 1:45AM
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cbl718
Posts: 553 - Karma: 10
haha yeah i do just pretend i need fat ski because they are so sick on the one time a year that we actually get powder
Oct 25 2007 11:18AM
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ECFS-Attitash
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That's what I'm doing.

muhahaha
Oct 25 2007 4:22PM
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japollner
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I love my Bacons...

Soft enough to still turn in the trees, but fat enough to float.  In my opinion, if you were going to have more than one ski on th east coast, and wanted a dedicated pow stick, go bacons or lizzies. 
Oct 26 2007 12:54AM
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