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Need help picking out this seasons ski

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Atypical
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Hey all

I just got a pair of salomon 1080 foils last year (the white, red, and blue ones) not sure what year they are tho. I'm a nub, sorry lol

Anyway I'd like to get a pair of more park oriented skis
I was thinking of the 09 invaders or AR6s but I'm not sure

are there any others youd sugest?

Jul 3 2008 2:03PM
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-Nick-
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do you want softer or stiffer park skis?
Jul 3 2008 3:56PM
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Atypical
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not sure

what are the pros/cons of stiff vs soft?
Jul 3 2008 5:20PM
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phishfood
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well obviously the heavier you are the stiffer ur gonna want ur skis, so post ur height/weight and that would help out.
but anyway softer skis will be better for butters, presses, and noodling around and having fun on rails. but if u are hitting a lot of big jumps you'll find softer skis will wash out on landings and you won't be as stable/confident going fast. the foils you have have a pretty medium flex, with a soft tip and pretty stiff tail.
so unless ur over like 160 lbs u probably want something with a softer flex, like maybe punx/urban punx, dumonts or thrusters. if you're super light i and want something really soft i guess u could look at lines park skis too. my first choice would be thrusters, or dumonts if u want a little stiffer.
post yo height and weight tho
Jul 3 2008 6:08PM
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Atypical
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5'10
185
Jul 3 2008 10:37PM
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Santa-Cruz
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reno jib or rocker
Jul 3 2008 10:46PM
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phishfood
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dumonts

unless u want something stiff, then walls or reno jibs.
Jul 4 2008 12:48AM
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charmander
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i support this notion
Jul 4 2008 1:08AM
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b-kul
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171 anthems.
Jul 4 2008 10:49AM
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Balto
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he would snap those in half. reno jibs for sure. or jo pros
Jul 4 2008 3:54PM
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Balto
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he would snap those in half. reno jibs for sure. or jo pros
Jul 4 2008 3:54PM
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b-kul
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now that i look at his wieght again i see the fault in my recomendation. my bad.
Jul 4 2008 8:33PM
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Atypical
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thanks for the help,

I deff like the reno jibs. I havn't skiied moment skis tho, how do they hold up on pow?
anybody ride them who has pos/neg things to say?

I'd searchbar a reno jib thread but it's easier to just continue this convo.
Jul 5 2008 11:04PM
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Balto
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well like any park ski they would be not good in pow. If you want a ski that can hold up in both pow and park get the Tahos(sp?).
Jul 5 2008 11:28PM
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