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3 ski quiver for Whistler?
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OK so next season I'll be skiing Whistler all season, I am 5'11" and 150lbs and I am unsure whether I need a 2 ski quiver or a 3?
I have some 176 Dumonts for mincing around in the park on but I'll clearly want a pow ski and am pretty set on a 179 hellbent, now I have read all the reviews but I still think I'll want another ski for more crud and 6" of POW.
So I was thinking about the 179 Obsethed, I have skied maidens and seths and loved both so I figured this would be a good crudbuster but I am not sure how it will ski with its increased rocker. Another option is next years blend but if I mount it a bit forward I wonder if the tips will dive.
Is there too much crossover between the Hellbent and the Obsethed or is the Blend a better choice. I'll want my second ski for a bit of everything really,probably slightly steeper, more technical terrain and steeper than that with the Hellbent, though I want it to have plenty of sidecut. any thoughts??
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given the two you allread said and your location you are going to want to be looking at a stiffer big mountain charging ski. forget the blends. as far as line skis go your only option is the mothership. They sound supper sick. Long, fat, and stiff as a board with some rocker, Fuck yea! The obSethed would be fine but is a little soft for crud and just charging around when the snow is not supper soft, not to mention the 179 is too short. Other skis to look at to fill this whole are the Squads, XXL's, LP's, ANTs, EHP's, along with plenty of options from the custom ski manufactures.
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I tried the 191 ANT and it chewed me up and spat me out the other end I think this was due to the lack of sidecut and the fact I dont ski at mach 3. I think alot of it may be to my weight also not being able to flex the ski into the turn ,I am pretty sure I want a twin also.
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i would go for a stiff charging ski, legend pro's and then a more playful bc ski like the JJ
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first of all at 5'11" i think you need to be looking longer for that second ski. i agree that a 3 ski quiver would be a good idea and that 179 hellbents would be fine for really deep pow and trees and stuff but the other ski wants to be longer and stiffer.
i would start your search with line prophet 100s in a 186 and look upwards in terms of stiffness from there. mantras would be good too unless you really need a twin, nordica enforcers would work well too. p100s would probably be the most user friendly though and has plenty of sidecut.
yeah that would be a sick quiver
dumonts
prophet 100s
hellbents
maybe think about putting dukes or the cheaper barons on the prophets if you lan on hittting whistler's backcountry. have fun!
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If you can afford 3 you can afford 4 haha
Ep Pro's
Moships
Anthems
Then an all mtn. ski, they are a dime a dozen nowadays, the Blends look cool though. Hell you could even go Bacons.
Then again if you can only afford 3, and the ANT's pwned you, you could go Bents, Blends and a park ski.
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How about
Park ski(Your choice, they're all the same to me)
hellbents for pow
184/174 rossi quads for crudbusting and charging
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