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Skis For A Friend...

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jason...
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A friend of mine who skis mainly big mountain is looking to get more into the park scene. He is an advanced big mountain skier. Anyways here is his info.

Height: 5'11
Weight: 175 lbs
Age: 16
Wants in a ski: Mid flex, stiff enough to not wash out on landings, soft enough to butter and play around on, poppy

He is on a budget and this is going to be a park specific ski as he has vct's for pow and all mountain.

Sep 16 2008 8:30PM
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Eric.S
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I dont know the budget but these would suit him and what he wants in 181 btw.
http://momentskis.com/jib.html
Sep 16 2008 8:38PM
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TOAST.
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If you go to Tramdock.com right now you can get blizzard Poacher for $131 im not sure about flex or anything i was just suggesting for the budget part.
Sep 16 2008 9:16PM
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freshlyDIPPED
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how bout some 169 karmas
Sep 16 2008 11:13PM
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buchanan.
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whos this frodo?
Sep 17 2008 1:07AM
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jason...
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its for my friend alex, skis seymour and whis and sometimes grouse
Sep 17 2008 1:43AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Heh, trying to sell some old skis eh?

Moments would be good probably.
I like My Anthems but he might find them too floppy.
Sep 17 2008 1:47AM
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jason...
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bringing up my post
Sep 17 2008 7:11PM
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Balto
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ar6s would be good. moment rino jibs to. or chronics
Sep 17 2008 7:20PM
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Aaaron.
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reno jibs would be ideal
like perfection
on a budget i would say chronics
also
check tramdock every hour or so
always wicked good deals
Sep 17 2008 8:00PM
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jason...
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thanks all for the suggestions, keep em coming
Sep 20 2008 6:52PM
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freestyle_kyle
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chronics, they've got a maple core so they're nice and poppy and stay that way. anthems are softer and have butter zones in the tip and tail, and carbon stringers so they're nice and poppy too. the walls are solid skis too, and Ar6's. The lines are probably gonna be the cheapest outa those ones.
Sep 21 2008 5:52AM
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ReedSkis~
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Chronics might be nice
if he wants something wider he should try the Reno Jibs or rocker (if he's up for it)
maybe anthems if he likes the flex
^^^ probably not a good transition ski

boones look sick
arvs could also be sick

Ninthward firstblood might also work well for him

almost every company has a kinda fat parkish type ski (which seems to be what you want if he's making this transition)

just ask him what he wants...
Sep 21 2008 10:10AM
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Steezy_Street
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Yeh have a look at some Ar6's
Sep 21 2008 10:14AM
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skiP.E.I.
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Surface Watch Life might be good, Chronics, K2 Disorderly, AR6s, don't know about these ones very much, but Atomic Twins, Moment Reno Jibs, Liberty Phil LaRose, volkl Ledge, Movement Kamasutra and Fat-Y-Pus G Butter might be worth checking out.
Sep 21 2008 11:22AM
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