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What skis do you ride, and why?

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GT
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There are always lots of posts regarding this ski versus another, whats the best twin etc, so..

Everyone name the skis they ride and why. Then people can get an idea of people opinions, and make their own minds up- is it due to price, grpahics, based on testing, sponsership etc?

personally its the 171 1080. I tested these, enemies, scratch and 1260s, and for the price i decided on 10s due to their versatility all round the hill, and i liked the way they felt in the park - stable, light and not too pricey
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Oct 5 2003 5:02PM
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Salomon my nigga
Oct 5 2003 11:30PM
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Crystal-needs-a-park
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well then it seems me and 'beef tits' are on the same board. hell ya for the west coast and the seth pistol... and there aint nothin like grinding on a seth pistol... or floating pretty much anything... orgasmoski.
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Oct 5 2003 11:33PM
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Ghost
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I have the silver 1080s from last year, too.
they've been good to me.

they were my first twin twip. I got them because rated as one of the best skis on the market, and I liked the design.

It was a toss up between 1080's and the scratches.
I'll probably stick with them.

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Oct 5 2003 11:37PM
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schlonginator
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Pocket Rockets - because i want to be fat like sam and by riding a fat ski puts me once step closer to my ultimate beefcake dream




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Oct 6 2003 12:14AM
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petek
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188 scratch BC's, because i love off piste, and so do my skis. also, i like some good ole fashion power on the curdory which this supplies failry well. however now i am in a dillema with moguls, either the old mad trix 172, or concept 180?


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Oct 6 2003 12:15AM
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semen musnt be too smart
Oct 6 2003 12:33AM
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rossi scratch fs 168s, but this is 'cos i weigh nothing. if i was a fat ass mo fo it would be the bc version.

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Oct 6 2003 5:40AM
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BakerBoy
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So you don't like THE MAN skifreeordie? Isn't Al Gore on the K2 Board of Directors? You don't get much more of THE MAN than that, short of him being an elected official of course.
Oct 6 2003 6:28AM
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Mike-O
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^ that reminded me of Big Lebowski somehow..

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Oct 6 2003 8:55AM
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mo-rod
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sam caylor is the dude. he likes volkl but sitcks with the still killer seth pistols
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Oct 6 2003 10:28AM
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Oct 6 2003 11:28AM
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acc
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why are you such a bitch he was making a joke...just like if someone says they ride armadas because tanner does. its all a joke

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Oct 6 2003 11:43AM
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Knewnews
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183 old enemys cause i broke my old skis and i need them fast and they were only 200$ plus when they brake i should be able to get free skis out of them. they suck though cause i used them like 9 time and they are mad flexy already.
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Oct 6 2003 11:44AM
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wrenegade
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01 177 teneighties cause when I bought them they were some of the best skis out there and I got a good deal, and because I can't afford to buy anything new yet. Hopefully V-Explosives, Pistols, ARVs, Super Nobis, or Stomps (if their new bindings are sweet) in the future.






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Oct 6 2003 11:47AM
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mo-rod
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the ski market is flooded with products just demo whatever u can and try to make as educated a decision as possible. volkl is an educated design, great service, stiff wood core, variable dimensions cause of all the different skiis. u cant go wrong
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Oct 6 2003 2:32PM
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1260ProRider
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169cm 1080, cuz I got them for fairly cheap on EBAY brand new, and they are saft enough for the park, yet stiff enough for the groomers, and they'll perform in powder too. Just a great ski for my size, cuz I'm 5'8' and 150.
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Oct 6 2003 3:47PM
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sacha
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03 scratch pro teen cause its the only non-junior ski that fits me. and they kick ass!
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Oct 6 2003 3:55PM
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[bryan]
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1260 cause it was the only symetrical ski on the market and i only paid $400 w/ bindings. im getting the pollards because i want a longer, stiffer ski.

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Oct 6 2003 4:02PM
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mo-rod
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its not the only symmetrical ski on the market buddy. madtrix

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Oct 6 2003 4:13PM
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sugarloaf
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I have my friends old racing atomics (my friend is getting sponsored by head and gave me her skis) and my brother's old bandits(it was my dad and brother's year to get new skis). not too bad for someone who's been skiing since they were 2 eh? but this year I'm getting a twin tip of some sort. prob PE's


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Oct 6 2003 4:45PM
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linefreerider
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i rock out with my cock out on the mike nicks...i ride them because i demoed 1260's like 2 years ago, absolutely loved them, bought a pair, and then out grew them them, and was told the mike nicks were a more stable ski, so i got them...cant wait to get on those bitches


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Oct 6 2003 5:06PM
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D-40
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how much are the pollards?
Oct 6 2003 5:59PM
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i think im gonna get some for after this season

Oct 6 2003 5:59PM
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[bryan]
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the mad trix couldn't be cause line has a patent on the 'equal twin tip'

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Justo8484
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the mad_trix ar not symmetrical, the tail is narrower than the tip, which in turn causes them to ski like a piece of poo if you flip those bastard bindings they have
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Oct 7 2003 12:59PM
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Jammu
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I just bought pe's because they were cheap and I have heard lot of good things about them, oh and better edges too
Oct 7 2003 12:59PM
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funkjunky
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I have 171 1080's that i just warrantied, but I think i will just use them for pipe and get AR 5's for rails and park
Oct 7 2003 1:11PM
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MightyDrake
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03 1080 181cm, cuz i like the graphix and the shape of the ski. At first, i was going to buy scratch, but they were out of stock. So i just bought 1080 and got them cheap too. About 430$ CND if i remember.
Oct 7 2003 3:11PM
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mommy
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straight 195s and 210s. twintipped by me. i use them simply because long skis are awsome, and they require skill unlike you 170cm fags..
Oct 7 2003 4:58PM
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always_ski
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I got the original 177 1080's they are pretty thrashed but they've been good for 5 years.
Oct 7 2003 5:13PM
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nilzlet
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any ski that i find at the mountain on the ski racks that fit my boots.
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Oct 7 2003 5:24PM
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Good_Deed
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Mother Ships and Pollard Pro


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Oct 7 2003 5:26PM
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GT
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^^^ wow!!!! eric pollard!!!!! wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! im so excited right now!!!!
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Oct 7 2003 5:28PM
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mo-rod
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the madtrix (before this season so the black and white ones) were the same which is why madtrix system worked!
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Oct 7 2003 10:40PM
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lalalalaura
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168 scratch fs....i demoed them a while ago, and i fell in love with them. i can't really describe it..they're just perfect
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Oct 7 2003 10:43PM
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Jib_This
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scratch BC 176 from last year cuz I hate the new colours(yes, I'm a btich..) but I wish I had gotten 4frnts in 180 so I could centremount them without having not nearly enough tip...




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Oct 7 2003 11:25PM
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'04 Scratch BC, because i found 'em on Ebay for cheap
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Oct 7 2003 11:38PM
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Jammu
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yeah the mad trix definitely arent symmetrical and has never been
Oct 8 2003 7:27AM
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BakerBoy
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What do you mean the 'same', mo-rod?! Like symmetrical? Why the fuck would you have a binding that flips around (MadTrix system) on a ski that was symmetrical?!?!? It'd be the same width either direction dumbass. If they wanted to change the position of the binding, it'd be easier just to slide it up and down the track.
Oct 8 2003 8:56AM
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mo-rod
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check the skiis. the reason they are symmetrical and switchable was for ppl to switch the inside edge. cause if u slide rails one way some edges get messed up, so u flip the binding around and u can ski on an edge that isn't messed up
lates moe

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Ice, snow, man-made, slush, powder, as long as u land on your feet nothing else matters

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Oct 8 2003 9:39AM
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camobandana
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Mike Nicks 03,04 from LINE. they are so sick for the park and freeride too.
Oct 8 2003 9:52AM
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Justo8484
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actually the reason for the reversable binding was for an 'big mountain' and 'big air' mode of the ski. with the wider shovel and longer tip forward, it is in big mountain mode, with the narrower shovel and shorter tip forward, it is in big air mode, almost center mount, giving you a longer tail for more equal weight distribution
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Oct 8 2003 10:28AM
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BakerBoy
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^^^^^^^ Listen to the man mo-rod. That's exactly what the b/w Madtrix and Madtrix system were for. They actually said Big Mountain at one end and Big Air at the other.
Oct 8 2003 10:40AM
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seth pistols and rossi bandit xx's cause I'm the sexiest girl alive. THAT's why.

oh yeah, maybe cause I need HUGE powder skis for whistler


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Oct 8 2003 11:01AM
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mo-rod
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well I guess I'll have to take ur word for it then.

Hot, but the bandit XX can be a turn off sometimes
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Ice, snow, man-made, slush, powder, as long as u land on your feet nothing else matters

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Oct 8 2003 11:56AM
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Justo8484
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about time somebody realizes i know what i'm talkin about
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Oct 8 2003 12:09PM
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acc
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gt simmer the hell down. yes it seems to be pollard, but chill. i highly doubt he wanted some jackass being like oh my god its pollard. you've just set him up for a whole shitload of annoying and pointless messages from people like you. he's just another skier just like us, well except he tears shit up a hell of a lot more stylie than us

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Oct 8 2003 12:15PM
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