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Suspects in POW?

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WHO_DAT
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I'm going to CMC in the fall and will be skiing mostly Breck, Vail, Keystone next season.

I only have one pair of skis... My Suspects. Here in Wisconsin I can ride them everywhere...

Does anyone know how they ride in powder? Or does anyone recommend getting powder skis too?
Apr 28 2009 12:41AM
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WHO_DAT
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ALSO-

I just went a size up and haven't mounted my bindings on my 171 Suspects...

Where should I mount my bindings?
Apr 28 2009 12:46AM
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uni-corn
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Well i mean they are park skis.........
Apr 28 2009 12:50AM
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kko
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you should get fatty pow skis. they are so much fun.
Apr 28 2009 12:52AM
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WHO_DAT
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If only money wasn't an issue... haha!

Which is why I'd like to know how the Suspects ride in POW so I know if I need to save up for Pow skis...
Apr 28 2009 12:55AM
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Deletedtoday
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there stiff skinny park skis.

so im guessing they dont do well.

save your monies
Apr 28 2009 12:58AM
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kko
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yeah totally.
ive never ridden them but im going to take a guess and say that they arent going to be too awesome in the pow pow because they are a park ski. but i could be wrong...
Apr 28 2009 12:59AM
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WHO_DAT
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Dammit!

Thanks Lauren, I mean Dr.Derek.

=p
Apr 28 2009 1:14AM
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boyd
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hey i saw your thread about moving up to the 171's and i checked your video. Considering how long you've been skiing you're awesome. But imo i don't think that it's really that necessary to drop a couple hundred to buy a pow ski if your not skiing lines that demand that kind of ski. Sure, it's going to be easier in all pow if you buy a fat ski, but if you're just learning about freeskiing, and big/tree lines in pow, it might help to be on a more user friendly, skinnier ski, that you're used to controlling. I know others are gonna disagree, but i don't understand why 16 year olds have quivers with 4 pairs of skis, and they're paying for all of them. I love cool gear too, but it seems a tad excessive to me. In short if you're an intermediate skier, i don't see why you'd need 2 pairs of skis.
Apr 28 2009 1:25AM
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Deletedtoday
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did you just see the episode that was on??



no homo haha
Apr 28 2009 1:32AM
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WHO_DAT
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Thank you!!

That helped a lot.

+K to you!
Apr 28 2009 1:51AM
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THUGwife
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i skiid tree lines with them this season, didnt really have any problems... but i have never skiid pow skis so i havent truly seen the light yet
Apr 28 2009 5:46AM
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Steezy_Street
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im pretty sure they used to ride way skinnier longer and straighter skis in deep pow......you will live im sure..... I survived my pipe cleaners in tit deep pow and it was still super fun.
Apr 28 2009 6:27AM
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miroz
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In DOS Media's "Overlooked," Ben Moxham hits a BC jump with Suspects.  Yes, it isn't very deep, but still...you'll live.

Then again, they are park skis.  If you'll be doing a lot of pow, try for something in between, like an all mountain ski, or even better, a pow pow boat.

Apr 28 2009 4:22PM
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Lemuel
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haha good one. suspects are a wide park ski. I skied public enemies in pow and they did pretty good, and they are skinnier all around than suspects.  122-86-115 is not "skinny", my chronics are skinny at 111-85-108. They will do fine.
Apr 28 2009 5:16PM
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Deletedtoday
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well compared to my 150-122-141 hellbents in the park there skinny.


Apr 28 2009 5:55PM
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Snowgoner
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well i guess you'll survive
but if you end up saving enough money buy some lizzies
Apr 28 2009 7:20PM
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Balto
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this, overall a way better ski
Apr 28 2009 7:22PM
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MRoden
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I would have waited till next season. The 2009-2010 suspects are wider and handler POW better.
Apr 28 2009 8:00PM
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Lemuel
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haha well compared to your bents suspects are skinny as shit. I see it from your pov now lol
Apr 28 2009 8:15PM
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WHO_DAT
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I didn't know I was moving to CO until just recently... and I got my Suspects brand spankin' new for $220.
Doesn't sound like I'll have too much trouble though.
Apr 30 2009 12:52AM
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