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THE FINAL SKI THREAD

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skinnylove
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K guys, I promise this is the last one. I am going down to the Evo store in Seattle this weekend and need your help on what to get.

I ski Westcoast. Planning to get up to Whistler atleast once a weekend (lots of pow hopefully). These skis are going to be my fat skis and I will probably ski 70% pow/all mountain on them and 30% park. I am 5 9 and still growing and I weigh 125 pounds. Consider the fact that I am still growing.

Here are the 3 prospect skis: (Some of them are quite different skis but I need your help to decide)

1. 185 EP pro. These seem like they would be such fun skis. Super soft, buttery looking skis. Seem like they might be a bit long, but I will be mounting center so who knows. They kinda seem fat for park also. I really like the graphic on these skis.

2. 179 Hellbent. Super soft, but not as soft as the Ep pro, from what I've heard.  Again length might be a problem but I'll probably center mount so it doesn't much matter. These seem like they would be the better choice of the rockered skis because of the smaller waist. A bit more usable in park. Don't really like the graphic much on these though.

3. 172 Elizabeth. Don't know too much about these. They seem like they are pretty agile, as Pollard says, they are his park ski. A bit of a smaller waist, definitely stiffer, and not rockered. Don't really know what to think about these. I do really like the graphic though, it's dope.

So tell me which ski I should get and your reason to believe this.
Oct 24 2007 9:09PM
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dave44
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Yeah, but I guess if you really wanna try out the 'Bents it's up to you. I ski Grouse/Whistler, Grouse is pretty boring. Apparently we're gonna be able to vote on our park, and they're getting new jibs as well as a freeski event (I think), and a new groomer this season. I'd really like Grouse to get a pipe, I don't really like Cypress.

I'm surprised you went for the Hellbents though, I thought you may have gone for a softer ski.


Oct 28 2007 4:04PM
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dave44
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Yeah, but a 98 waist on the West Coast is pretty common... it's kinda like an all-mountain waist.


Oct 28 2007 4:05PM
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skinnylove
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I added you to my friends. How old are you/how often do you ski grouse? Did you ski lots last season at grouse?

I'm kinda moving away from Bents, everyone has made me realize they are way too specific for how much pow I ski.
Oct 28 2007 4:07PM
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dave44
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14, ~40 days at Grouse last season.

You might want a softer ski maybe? It would probably be good in the pow still, but funner in the park.


Oct 28 2007 4:13PM
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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
have you thought of the JPvsJulien
Nov 4 2007 7:21AM
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edd1e
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I'd say get the elizabeth. I rode them all last winter in Whistler. As I was living there I must have had at least 50 days on them. They really sound like the ideal ski for you. The bacon I think would be too much work. Also as anyone who has been to whistler knows, the powder gets tracked out so quickly inbounds. And of course the Lizzie is going to be best for ploughing through the bumps. Lizzies ae sick in the park too. As you know Whistler has one hell of a park too. You can just about hold an edge on the ice too on them, something which the bacon or hellbent wont do as well. Besides you could always sell them after 2 years use and get some bacons or no doubt some other equally revolutiobnary ski designed by Pollard.

Get the Lizzies you wont regret it.
Nov 4 2007 8:21AM
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joly.sp
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Yeah, I was going to say those, or imo a better choice if the 176 Volkl Gotama.
Nov 4 2007 2:13PM
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Travapple.
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yeah, id say lizzies.........
Nov 4 2007 2:42PM
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