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HELP- looking at pow skis

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cweiss11
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So i live in Washington and have a pair of 09 volkl wall skis...however, those skis leave me wanting more for the wonderful pow days....basically i have an extra pair of marker jesters and wanna hook em up on some sick semi to fat skis. I wanna keep some style in the powder too...i love building kickers and i like deep stuff!
I'm 5'11" 180lbs
So far I've looked at the:

Line Blend- looks awesome 100 waist seems perfect however seems geared less towards pow and more towards everything, but the full wood core seems awesome i don't want any metal like the prophet.

Moment Bibby Pro- The medium to stiff flex seems almost perfect i like the 115 waist however it might start getting a little wide?

Line sir francis bacon- like the no rocker because i will be riding it on some days with little to no powder. 115 seems legit but i've read that the flex is like the invader which seems pretty soft. NOT SURE IF I WOULD LIKE THAT? however i've never really had a park specific ski.

K2 Obsethed- not as cool as the other skis i mention but the little rocker seems legit and i like the 105 width along with the size of the ski

Any other legit suggestions? what do you think of those four if you have ridden them?

I really wanna ride the powder like the park but also want to ride some awsome lines....Please help me out!
Jan 3 2009 7:35AM
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cweiss11
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i meant i have never had a pow specific ski sorry about that
Jan 3 2009 7:36AM
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no_steeze
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1. pm a mod (green name) and ask him to move this to gear talk
2. don't worry about something too fat, there is no such thing as a ski that's too fat :)
3. i absolutely love my bacons and they're pretty similar to bibby's they just don't have rocker, so if you want them a little more pow specific then go for the bibby's
Jan 3 2009 10:49AM
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mccsteezy
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yeah, i was a sceptic of big fat skis, then i tried to ski my lizzies on a waist deep day at baker, and they had no float. So i got hellbents, and its hard to ski any thing else. big fat rockered skis are the best!
Jan 3 2009 1:26PM
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Style+eeze
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agreed.

i was skiing at alpental yesterday on my bacons, and they are amazing. there was a bunch of crud, chopped up stuff, and my bacons just plowed right through. But, there were also a few runs of fresh snow, and my bacons didn't dive in once (and i wasn't leaning back at all). As well as that, i got some good tree runs, and they go from edge to edge suprisingly fast... so i would recommend them.
Jan 3 2009 5:01PM
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Style+eeze
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oh, sorry for dub post... but i forgot to say, bacons definitely aren't as soft as invaders. they are really a pretty medium flex to be honest. i can butter them very well if i try, but i don't go wheelieing (sp?) around the mountain all the time... they are pretty stable at high speeds.
Jan 3 2009 5:04PM
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cweiss11
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okay well the bacons sound good for me but would the ep pro be better for my size i'm 5'11 and 180???
Jan 3 2009 5:08PM
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freeballer
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I'd like to throw in the Liberty Helix.  105 underfoot, but real lively and snappy for non-deep days or occasional park laps.
Jan 3 2009 5:54PM
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zackblain
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armada jj's
Jan 3 2009 7:10PM
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regge
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lizzies
jjs
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hellbents
i take my bents in the park all the time and they handle perfect ....
Jan 3 2009 8:44PM
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AJizzle
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if ur looking for a straight fat rockered pow ski and alot of switch landings go for the Bent, if u want something really capable all mountain, with a decent amount of backbone and slight rocker go for the Czar. Which is what I ski on......  :)
Jan 4 2009 7:48AM
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Luc.
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i think u are overlooking the seths...i LOVE mine...

i have only used em on groomers as of late so i cant comment on the powpow performance but i think u should give them a more indepth look.
Jan 4 2009 9:59AM
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fouldsys
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i disagree. anyone remember the liberty BFFs?
Jan 4 2009 10:54AM
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Dylan_
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hahaha
Jan 4 2009 11:01AM
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0123456789
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werent they 160 under foot? thats fucking huge.
Jan 4 2009 11:22AM
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fouldsys
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not quite

https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/338199/
Jan 4 2009 11:28AM
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=nick=
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my obsetheds are the best pow/jump/stomp everything everything ski ive ridden to date. and ive ridden the old seths, hellbents, big troubles.
Jan 4 2009 11:42AM
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Ben.
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bibbys are a super fun, insanely versatile ski. and def not "too fat"
Jan 4 2009 12:55PM
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0123456789
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holy hell. thats a big fucking ski!
Jan 4 2009 1:39PM
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yeahitsdave
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i agree on bacons, if u we're looking for a more of a 1 ski quiver, the blends would be dope. id consider jjs or bibbys if u want something a bit more powder specific
Jan 4 2009 6:17PM
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charmander
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i have volkl katanas, theyre pretty killer, i prefer no camber to reversed camber personally, because you're still working, i think rocker makes it too easy. they arent very new school though
Jan 4 2009 7:12PM
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CTD
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word to the obsethed. those are amazing pow/all mountain skis. i got to ride those at baker last year and really dug them. they float effortlessly, and plow through crud.

ive been on bents for the last month, and they are pretty damn sick as well. they dont feel that heavy cause theyre centered, but theres def. some mass there, which you def. feel in the bumps. but they are totally skiable all over the place tho, and the are soo sick switch. gives you a super capable powder ski that skis like your park skis. the width really doesnt have too much negative affect outside pow. they feel like big skiblades on groomers till you get um on edge, but once they are set, they carve great. gonna be the same with any rockered ski, but its not at all bad, just different.

if your into charging, the seths are bar none the better ski, but the bents are super fun. as for the other skis you mentioned, i havent had any real time on the moments, but im really diggin them, they are definitely very well made skis, especially compared to all these mass produced factory sticks. the blends would be cool, but i think youd be missin out on rocker. unless you are real into groomers or plan on hittin bigger park jumps, rockered skis just work sooo much better.

if it was me, id get on the bibbys or hellbents. sounds like the skis best suited to your riding.
Jan 4 2009 8:07PM
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0123456789
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check the surface live life 2' lok really sick

http://www.surfaceskis.com/
140/112/132
Jan 4 2009 8:10PM
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KNUCKifyouBUCK
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if you like volkl check out the gotama-105 underfoot or if you like bigger the chopstick- 128
Jan 4 2009 8:38PM
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Ben.
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this ski is what you should look into if you wanna charge
Jan 5 2009 2:22AM
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EClay46
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yes, obsethed and bents are probably the two sickest skis i have ever skied. by far the favorite skis of my quiver. if you had obsethed kills it everywhere, including park. they are amazing for charging and hold an edge and stay stable at high speeds like no other. most versatile ski i have ever been on. Bents are also amazing, land switch in pow like nothing, amazingly fun for butters and they can stomp the shit out of anything. the weight allows you to still go super fast without feeling out of control, the tips flop but underfoot you are solid
Jan 5 2009 2:51AM
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I_Am_Mod
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If you can get your hands on a pair of scott p4s dont hesitate, this ski does it all + its allmost unbreakable, its got a titanium mesh for durability + flexy woodcore + race finish + double sidecut and huge tip and tail for powdering + its so stable, even in crud or on the edge of the groomers, you'll ski deep pow like you ski groomers (it feels like powow but it turns like groomers)

and theyre great for toying around on groomers...

Jan 5 2009 6:13AM
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