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08 liberty helix?

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traylortrash
Posts: 1935 - Karma: 2,450
I'm looking for a versatile pow ski and I saw the liberty helix.  the 08s are going for like 390, so how are they?  good ski?  I am 5'5" but still growing so could i use a 176?  also, how stiff are they?
Sep 19 2008 1:43AM
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traylortrash
Posts: 1935 - Karma: 2,450

also, are last years (08s) a lot like this years (09s)?

Sep 19 2008 3:13PM
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cbalkman
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They're pretty stiff. That's why I got them. I'm 5'9" and I'll be riding on one this winter.
Sep 19 2008 7:53PM
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Thomson.
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176 seems a tad big for you, in my opinion.  Even if you're growing you'll prolly only be on them for a season so, I'd go with something a little shorter (like a 171, I'm not sure on their sizes though).
Sep 20 2008 1:49AM
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traylortrash
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176 is smallest size...  I probably go with it anyway because I definitely want something I won't totally outgrow soon.  Any more info on like the flex and stuff?  The stiffness is the only thing that scares me...  Please respond quick because I don't know how much longer that deal will last.
Sep 20 2008 1:53AM
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freeballer
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they aren't stiff.  they are fairly soft in the tip and tail, but there's a progressive flex so that it gets gradually stiffer as you go from the tip and tail toward the middle of the ski.  Get em.  they are such a good ski.
Sep 20 2008 2:14PM
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traylortrash
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Thank you +karma.  and +karma to anyone else who helps out.
Sep 20 2008 2:17PM
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traylortrash
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Also, can they function fairly well as backcountry jib ski?
Sep 20 2008 2:42PM
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traylortrash
Posts: 1935 - Karma: 2,450
anyone?
Sep 20 2008 8:14PM
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finnafuckyobitch
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where can u buy um for 390?

Sep 20 2008 8:57PM
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Commonwealth
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How old are you? If you are younger than, say, 15, then I would say you will grow more and you can get the 176.

Personally, I know nothing about the stiffness. I know that I am 5'7" and I have 175 ARVs, which are super soft, and they've been great for me.
Sep 20 2008 9:11PM
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traylortrash
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Yeah I'm 14...  Definitely still growing
Sep 21 2008 12:49AM
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mmckechnie
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http://www.shopatron.com/index/467.0.35742.36321.0.0.0
Sep 21 2008 2:03AM
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