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jabills
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ok so im a patroller at my Winter Park Colorado i have a pair of scratch fs and dumont skis.  the core in my sketches is about shot and im looking to replace within this next year.  I am looking for somthing in the 90mm to 115mm waist range im 6ft tall 145lbs and looking for somthing that i can push at speeds and rip the entire mtn on.  im pretty open to any suggestions. and $ isnt really a prob

Jul 10 2008 11:17PM
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fillup
Posts: 4904 - Karma: 568
the surface live lifes
Jul 10 2008 11:22PM
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Balto
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line sir francis bacons
Jul 10 2008 11:23PM
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jabills
Posts: 511 - Karma: 57
anyone have anything on volkl mantras or walls, next years seths,or the elizabeth
Jul 10 2008 11:25PM
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HPskier
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line lizzies, and bacons, armada JJ's, moment bibby pro, just a few suggestions
Jul 10 2008 11:26PM
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skibikeclambake
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are you looking for something playful or stiff?

dont get walls, they are a park ski. mantras would be ideal from my perspective for patrol. seths could work too. i my opinion, i think you want a stiff powder ski that can handle speed and many conditions. mantra is best bet
Jul 10 2008 11:34PM
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jabills
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since im so light i dont think that i need the stiffest ski out there kinda somewhere in between
Jul 10 2008 11:41PM
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Meases_Pieces
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either bacons, seths, or m1
Jul 11 2008 12:03AM
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Malcolm
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get faster skis so u can chase kids down the mountain
Jul 11 2008 12:32AM
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garrett.
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and when you fly past them  do a 180 so they know their really fucked
Jul 11 2008 1:01AM
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Klick_2_klaim
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moment Garbones!
Jul 11 2008 12:54PM
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jeremy.g
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id go for prophet 100s
Jul 11 2008 12:58PM
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Upgrayedd
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Word - I was going to say the exact same thing.
Jul 11 2008 1:28PM
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phishfood
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don't get walls cause u already have dumonts
mantas are really beast
not sure how else to describe them
i'd say seths, kung fujas, prophet 100s
Jul 12 2008 2:06PM
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Matty_C
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correct.
Jul 12 2008 7:55PM
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Twig
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yep good call.. or maybe seths.. or rossi brigades/steeze (are they the s5 and s6 now?) a mid->stiff flex ski is what you want.. bacons are too soft.. lizzies are too short and too soft..
Jul 12 2008 8:10PM
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yeahitsdave
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s5 is the brigade, which would be dope. also the new blends are sooooooooo sick. stiff enough to run the whole mountain, but still jibable, which is more than u can say for the blends
Jul 13 2008 11:01PM
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jsaya_SagStraps
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wait... a ski patroller is a newschooler? ++karma
Jul 13 2008 11:14PM
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CFSGabe
Posts: 354 - Karma: 11
You have a number of options in that category,
Seth
High Society Free Ride 187
Prophet 100
4FRNT MSP
Kung Fujas
Jul 14 2008 2:14PM
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jabills
Posts: 511 - Karma: 57
alright guys ive gotten it down to the bacons prophit 100s and gotama
Aug 6 2008 9:37PM
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Ski.Ballet
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id say either the new line blends or the new gotamas. ive tried the mantras and hated them- they were pretty unstable at high speed
Aug 6 2008 9:46PM
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EClay46
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obsetheds

ive got a pair and they sound perfect for you, they arent really stiff but they arent soft. they are just stiff enough to be able to go fast but soft enough to have some fun id say. probably pretty good for what you want. id say a little steeper than the seths pre-mini-tip-rocker
Aug 6 2008 11:07PM
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CFSGabe
Posts: 354 - Karma: 11

Line Prophet 100 in the 179cm
K2 Obsethed 105mm under foot 179cm length
those would both be great skis to look at

Aug 7 2008 2:30PM
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