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Reccommend a ski!

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~Hutch~
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Let's get to it:

I'm 5'10, 140lbs, and I am a very aggressive skier. I am looking for a 70% rails/ 30% jumps ski in the 175cm range. Although i spend a lot of time in the park, i also need a ski with a waist wide enough that i can ski pow and trees in my out-of-park time (waist width of 83mm-87mm, perferrably 85mm+). I was originally thinking of the suspects/walls but from what i've read both are very stiff (if they actually are not, tell me), and i'm looking for something a little more playful, but not so playful they feel unstable on jumps or at speed.

Reccommend away!

Peace, Hutch
Nov 25 2008 12:05PM
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Twinjibber77
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I could recommend a billion skis. But i'll just say what i know about tha ones in question.

I have heard nothing but good things about the suspects but i haven't been on them or around them. The walls however (this years ar all i can speak for) are one of if not thee best park/all mountain skis that i rode last year. I demo 'em from a rep ('08-'09's) and they really blew me away. They seriously brought Volkl park skis onto the map for me. Not a single thing bad i can say about them. Not sure of tha exact waste measurement but they should hold up great for whatever else the mountain has to hold. Mt shop said that i tha suspect has tha best flex they've ever ridden so idk what their prefrence is. I thought tha Walls were fairly stiff from a hand flex (no homo) but they weren't that stiff when skied. Check out ledges too, they were nice but are for a diffrent price point i think.

Nov 25 2008 12:15PM
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~Hutch~
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Thanks for more info on those skis, definitely am going to look into those a bit more.

Anyone else have some advice or ski recommendations?
Nov 25 2008 1:58PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Anthems maybe.
Nov 25 2008 2:04PM
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Twinjibber77
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These are super fun too.
Nov 25 2008 3:35PM
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~Hutch~
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Just watched Line's video on the Anthems, to tell you the truth, they look like a great ski, almost exactly what i want from what the team riders say. *BUT* the 93mm waist really concerns me, seems like it might keep the ski from having that fun, nimble fell i want. Any other ideas?
Nov 25 2008 5:43PM
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Style+eeze
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definitely look at ar6s... you'll like em
Nov 25 2008 5:59PM
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