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What skis? only a few choices unfortunatly

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Slinger1x1
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Alright, so  i just started working for a ski shop, and so started to pick out skis online that i would order when i got the chance with my employee discount. I was pretty set on the Kung Fujas or Rossi S5s

turns out that the shop only sells Volkl, Nordica, and Dynastar and now im pretty bummed out

so what im looking for is basically a beast of an east coast all mountain twin tip. im looking around the Kung Fuja or Rossi S5 size, but i guess i can't get those. I really like the Mantra, but its not a twin which sucks...

any ideas? do you think the store can order other skis if i asked? like i think rossies are made by the same company as one of the three i mentioned, so do you think i could still get them?

thanks
Apr 20 2009 8:05PM
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Dvacc20
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well just for kicks, Rossignol happens to own Look, Dynastar, and because Coreupt is made out of a dynastar factory, i guess they own Coreupt too.

Volkl walls look pretty legit, and Nordica makes some nice twin tips like the spark or the ignition. Idk much about Dynastar though.
Apr 20 2009 8:33PM
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Slinger1x1
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that was is, rossie makes dynastar, i didnt wanna see the wrong thing though. so yeah, i would like it if i could get some rossies.

as for the walls, not looking for a symmetrical ski. and the nordicas that are around the size i want are not twins. and dynastar only has the big trouble, but im not so interested in those
Apr 20 2009 8:36PM
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beowulf
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i have the dynastar troublemakers and they ski all mountain pretty well and they are mounted core center and i heard if you have them mounted back at the recomended point they kill it all mountain wise
Apr 20 2009 8:39PM
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MAjibber
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nordica zero. soft flex, fat, symmetrical, super sick.
Apr 20 2009 8:41PM
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Slinger1x1
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exactly what i dont want. dont want symmetrical, too big of a waist, dont want a soft ski

the TM's are to small and like what i have now.

im looking for something with a ~95 waist thats fairly stiff and not smmetrical.
Apr 20 2009 8:52PM
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Dvacc20
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Some Nordica skis maybe ud like

Enforcer- 135-98-125

Blower- 139-110-129

Jah Love- 167-140-157
Most likely a pow ski, prob not interested but wth
Apr 20 2009 8:56PM
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BigJew
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The enforcers and blowers don't really have twintips.

The Dynastar big trouble is the only ski really comparable to the S5 or Kung Fujas that you can get.

If I were you, rather than getting a ski you don't really want, I would look around online right now for the skis you want. It's the end of the season so things are cheap. You can probably find the skis you want for the same as you would pay for from the shop.
Apr 20 2009 8:59PM
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beowulf
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they arnt symmetrical but maybe you could try the big trouble?
Apr 20 2009 9:18PM
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ilikeplants
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I don't see why you couldn't mount the zeros a bit further back. I used them for a few runs and they where sick. They aren't very soft imo either. would be a sick ski for everything
Apr 20 2009 10:11PM
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Slinger1x1
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to fat, and i have symmetrical skis right now mounted -2cm from true center and i would rather non symmetrical ski.
Apr 20 2009 10:21PM
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Dvacc20
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I found your ski. K2 OBSETHED


Apr 20 2009 10:32PM
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Dvacc20
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Crap my bad forgot about ur choices
Apr 20 2009 10:33PM
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ilikeplants
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Dynastar big trouble maybe?
Apr 20 2009 10:37PM
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Dvacc20
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Volkl Bridge- 130-92-112

Volkl Gotama- 133-105-124

The Gotama might work. Its pretty much everything u have described.
Apr 20 2009 10:39PM
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Slinger1x1
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i looked at the gotmas, they might be a little to big and not to great in the park, i mean im not huge park guy but i like to mess around and i dont think i have ever seen anyone in the park with gotmas
Apr 20 2009 10:45PM
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Dvacc20
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Just buy Rossi S3's off of evogear. These can go in the park, and in the backcountry. there 90 underfoot. lol im running out of options.
Apr 20 2009 11:02PM
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Funnel
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THANK YOU.  This was the ski that immediately popped into my head.  My friend loves his.  They're a sick all mountain ski.  Very close to a Kung Fujas except Bridges are stiffer (I think).
Apr 20 2009 11:02PM
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Dvacc20
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yeah sounds good to me. Go with bridge then bro.
Apr 20 2009 11:06PM
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Z_rob
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i say bridge or get some nordica something
Apr 21 2009 1:18AM
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whistlerpow
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this is obvious, Bridges.
They rock all mountain. Great pop and really light so good swing weight.
They carve the shit out of groomers also.

JUST DO IT MANNNNNNNNNNN

Apr 21 2009 4:22AM
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TheBigD
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the bridge is nothing like kung fujas, the bridge is a very stiff all-mountain ski where the fuja is a wide soft park ski. Look at nordica more then volkl if you want something soft for the park
Apr 21 2009 6:07AM
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Snowgoner
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Listen to him...
Apr 21 2009 8:03AM
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Slinger1x1
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fujas are stiff...

im liking the bridges as of now, they are the closest im going to get. all the nordicas aren't twin tips

And to everyone, stop suggesting soft skis, im looking for a stiff all mountain ski, around 95 underfoot, not symmetrical
Apr 21 2009 5:59PM
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Z06
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Sounds like you want the bridge. They kill it all mountain.
Apr 21 2009 7:35PM
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no_steeze
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bridge or goat
Apr 21 2009 7:58PM
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Slinger1x1
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i like the goats, and the new ones have a slight rocker, but i think they are too fat for the east and for fooling around in the park.
Apr 21 2009 8:24PM
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summersover
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haha dude i know a guy who rides his bents in the park here in Quebec
no ski is ever too fat for anything, oh yeah and he does switchups and stuff on rails with them
Apr 21 2009 8:30PM
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Evonitzer
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Why don't you want the Big Troubles, if you don't mind me asking?  They seem a natural fit for your criteria.
Apr 23 2009 3:39AM
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yeahitsdave
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no, they arent, at all. theyre ridiculously soft in the tip, medium underfoot and tail.

the zero is ridiculously fucking dope. i know you think its too wide, and symmetrical, but i loved them, i own a pair of scratch bcs (or brigades or s5s, whatever u want to call them) and while i like them, id take zeros over them anyday. they are playful, ski smaller than their waist but they float like a boat.
Apr 23 2009 11:20AM
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