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Volkl Walls or Line Anthems?

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J.DUKE
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im bent between the two, i want a center mount skis that can do it all. suggestions?
May 2 2008 7:43PM
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kewp
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Definitely Anthems.  The Walls have had a lot of durability issues this season.
May 2 2008 8:54PM
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phishfood
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walls. get next years tho cause they won't break
May 2 2008 8:55PM
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chazz.
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two completely different skis, read my review of my anthems in my signature, and how tall, heavy are you and what do you like in a ski?
May 2 2008 9:44PM
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J.DUKE
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im 5-10 and 185-190
May 2 2008 11:13PM
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chazz.
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do you want a soft ski or a stiff ski?
May 2 2008 11:26PM
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dave44
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Completely different skis. Walls are stiff. Anthems are one of the noodliest skis out there.

May 3 2008 12:24PM
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J.DUKE
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i want a soft park ski, but i want to ride it everywere
May 3 2008 2:37PM
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dave44
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Definitely sounds like Anthems for you then. Soft, and is wide enough to ride everywhere.

May 3 2008 6:04PM
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chazz.
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anthems. trust me i have them...

May 3 2008 6:37PM
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Z_rob
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so why do you guys say anthems? I'm thinking about either getting them or the chronics or PEs
May 5 2008 3:01PM
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BootySpunk.
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Agreed Anthems are an extremely fun and buttery ski and ride great everywhere
May 5 2008 3:56PM
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brenker
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i got almost 20 days on my walls (almost every day was a park day) before noticing any kinda edge crack. they ripped.
May 5 2008 4:43PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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walls are stiff. anthems sound like the ski your looking for.
May 5 2008 6:00PM
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lepp0012
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I'm debating between those two skis myself. I currently have Fujitives, which are too soft in my opinion for outside of the park. I'm curious whether the extra width of the Anthem counter-acts the softness. I'm kind of leaning towards the Walls at this point. I'd also assume that any durability issues with this years will be solved on next years model.

So, from what I've read, the Anthem still rips outside the park... what about the extra width in the park? How are they on jumps?
May 5 2008 8:34PM
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chazz.
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epic. anthems are the best skis ever made in my opinion. solid and fun everywhere.
May 5 2008 9:48PM
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phishfood
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reno jib is the answer to all symmetrical park skis
i just can't afford them
May 5 2008 11:17PM
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jason...
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2 very different skis, 1 soft 1 stiff, and neither have that great quality but i've heard volkl has better quality than line, well i know line has poop quality from first hand experience
May 6 2008 12:29AM
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J.DUKE
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thanks for the opinions doots
May 6 2008 8:50PM
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lepp0012
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How soft is the Anthem compared to the Fujitive? Any comparison between the two would be helpful.
May 6 2008 11:05PM
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chazz.
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a worn in anthem compared to a worn in fujative is pretty stiff, at least in my own experiences. anthems with the butter zones are kinda funky, its like they are stiff-ish, until you really lay into them, thats when they bend like crazy but not untill then. fujatives however, i rode my friends for one run and they seemed crazy soft, especially the noses and right behind the bindings. this might differ from person to person, but its what ive found. hope that helps...
May 7 2008 12:01AM
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a.j.
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just straight up anthem
May 7 2008 3:50AM
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dave44
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Not if you want a soft ski

May 7 2008 10:21AM
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Daver_BC
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anthems all the way.
May 7 2008 10:41AM
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lepp0012
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Yeah, the Fujitives have a super noodly nose and tail, but they're rather stiff under foot. Which is fun for a while, but I agree with other people's accounts of them loosing camber. And, I'm just tired of them flopping around at high speeds when I just feel like cruising. And they can't hold an edge on ice... at all--which is a problem 90% of the time here in MN.

From your review though, it sounds like the Anthems are nice and stable at speed, and still hold an edge (because of the butter zones) well on ice.

I'm just really hesitant about soft skis after two years of the Fujitives...
May 8 2008 10:32PM
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chazz.
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ya no worries man, i see where you are coming from, and you should have no problems on anthems.
May 8 2008 10:49PM
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PBraunstein
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im not sure if your supporting the walls here or not.. 20 days is nothing if u ask me... i put like 40 days on my anthems and the only thing ive notices is topsheet chipping (which i dont give a fuck a bout)..   but 20 days?... thats not very long
May 9 2008 10:31AM
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yeahitsdave
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i too have like 40 days on my anthems and theyve held up pretty well. theres a good size slice in my topsheet thats causing it to delam a bit, but nothing terrible. they ski much stiffer than they feel, but still super buttery, good torsional stiffness
May 9 2008 12:42PM
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