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Help me pick my skis!

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beckywhe2
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I really need help deciding what skis to get for this up coming season. The person I usualy go to about these things left me to figure it out alone but i just need some honest suggestions. I'm a girl i live in Jackson hole and I am more of an all mountain rider then just park. But i do spend a fair amount of time in the park and pipe. I need skis that will fit all my skiing pleasures. I like my skis to be a least 169 cm.

So these are what im possibly thinking:

Line Celebrity's
Liberty Jinx
Liberty Phil Larose
Moment Sierra
Moment Stiletto
Rossignol Scratch FS

If you know of any others or have an opion about one let me know!!!
Jul 27 2008 3:20PM
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Octopus
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line celebrity
Jul 27 2008 3:36PM
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beckywhe2
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Do I get an explanation behind your reasoning?
Jul 27 2008 3:46PM
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mattmonahan88
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Check out the 4FRNT Madonnas when they hit stores, they are mid fats that are somewhat stiff, so they are good for charging everything.  They come in a 175, but actually measure out to be about 172 or 173 after being pressed.  From feedback that I have heard they are real fun to ride.
Jul 27 2008 4:25PM
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cobra_commander
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I would strongly recommend the Moment Sierra. Living in Jackson there is no point in owning a ski under 90mm in the waist. and generaly the higher you go the better off you are.  at 96mm the sierra will provide plenty of float for some one who rides a 170, However it will not be too obnoxious out of the powder. It obviously won't perform the same as a a skinner park ski would, but I have found people tend to be happier with a powder ski in the park then a park ski in the powder. Also Moment makes killer skis that are supper high quality, and they are really cool people who stand behind their product.

another ski you should look at too is the Dynastar She's trouble BC, it is 92 in the waist comes in a 166 and 176. a good all mountain ski.
Jul 27 2008 5:08PM
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masta_LE3B
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line elizabeths, or line pandora or 4frnt madona  

lizzies have a mid-soft nose so they butter/fun jibbin, but there fat so they charge if you shorter, but they have mid-stiff tail so they are stable for bigger jumps and chargin, there fairly nimble for there width, the only thing i wouldnt recomond is rails since there so wide, but iv been able to 2's out, on these so you could use them as a rail ski, all in all i love these skis, and they are by far the funniest ski iv ever ridden, if you have any questions pm me 

pandora is a womens version of the lizzies 

and modona is simmilar but thinnner i believe and stiffer
Jul 27 2008 5:24PM
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Codfish.
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Arw maybe? they come in a 171 and i heard from some of my girl-frineds that they are fun to ride but that they are sort of heavy so if your no into that stuff
Jul 27 2008 5:46PM
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ChadThundercock
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line pandora or the celebrity
Jul 27 2008 6:22PM
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beckywhe2
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This is really helpful!
Jul 27 2008 6:32PM
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LC.
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You;d think Jackson Hole would have some good shops with knowledgable staff who have ridden their whole 09 range, eh?
Jul 27 2008 6:40PM
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beckywhe2
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 don't get me wrong, There are plenty of good shops around, and I have been to them all. I'm very ski knowledgeable my self, but I just can't pick one. So I thought I would come and ask my good friends at newschoolers.com.

I think right now Moment Sierra's are winning my heart.
Jul 27 2008 6:57PM
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Franny
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I say get the new line Pandora.
Jul 27 2008 9:27PM
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Jordan.j
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pandora
Jul 27 2008 10:34PM
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beckywhe2
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Any good binding recomendations for these ski options?
Jul 29 2008 6:25PM
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yeahitsdave
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px12s work for most people. solid overall binding. if you can get ur hands on some p12s, even better, and fks would be the best. the new marker griffin wouldnt be bad (lower din jester) because you can get it in a wide brake. i shy away from salomon personally, but the sth12s would prob work too.

that being said, id say either moment sierras if you want something thinner, or line pandoras/lizzies if you want something a little beefier. personally, at jackson, id say the lines. the whole mountain is one big jib, so lizzies, a fat jib ski, would be dope. and guessing by the size ski you're looking for, you could still charge fairly well on it
Jul 29 2008 6:38PM
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beckywhe2
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I guess I just feel like the Pandora's are "TOO fat". There i said it. I never thought i would but i did. I mean i still wanna get my park on. If you know what im saying.
Jul 29 2008 9:58PM
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