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Need help with skis- plz

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FREEskiLINE
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my skis blow pretty hard and i need a new pair... i ride all park mostly rails, a decent amount of jumps but not to big, i would like a decent amount of flex and somewhat light weight

PLZ HELP OUT

thanks

May 18 2009 7:10PM
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FREEskiLINE
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I was originally thinkin 4frnt stl's but got some bad reviews about them

what do u guys recommend

May 18 2009 7:30PM
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Twaddler
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alot of people like Line Invaders, good flex, not super expensive. or the Anthem, also real buttery
May 18 2009 7:35PM
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SEABURN
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park skis come down to one question:

do you want a stiffer ski or a softer one?

after that there are TONS of skis that'd make you perfectly happy. Just go for the best deal, and most companies that have skis that blow up have good customer service. (except salomon, for some reason)


May 18 2009 7:37PM
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FREEskiLINE
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are they light weight and durable cause thats a problem with my skis now that i hate
May 18 2009 7:38PM
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amo
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lol. were you FREEski4FRNT then got a new account just so you could change it to FREEskiLINE when you figured out that you wanted line skis?
May 18 2009 7:40PM
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FREEskiLINE
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haha i fucked up my account password and stuff so i had no choice but it wasn't like i had a lot of karma or anything so no biggy... i just decided to change my name cause i had the choise... im not a moron i no u can change it without makin a new one though haha
May 18 2009 7:44PM
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Gooseling
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dont hate on him.  hes legit
May 18 2009 7:52PM
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pjbauer
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i would say look into line anthems and chronics
May 18 2009 8:10PM
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FREEskiLINE
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Ya everyone se
May 18 2009 8:21PM
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FREEskiLINE
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^i meant to say everyone seems to be savin that sounds like a solid pair of skis... are they lightweigt cause their pretty wide aren't they?
May 19 2009 3:48PM
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Aaaron.
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get anthems.
you want a ski good for rails and jumps
bam.
May 19 2009 3:56PM
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FREEskiLINE
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So ive heard... whats the weight like though
May 19 2009 4:01PM
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Aaaron.
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what do you think?
http://www.lineskis.com/product/anthem
May 19 2009 4:07PM
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FREEskiLINE
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a little heavy but everything else sounds solid
May 19 2009 4:18PM
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Twaddler
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theyre selling 09 chronics on sierraskis.com for under 2 hundo
May 19 2009 5:17PM
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Aaaron.
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not heavy at all.
and pretty good price.
but if you have no money, then get the anthems from sierra.  they are a little stiffer, but such a sick price.
May 19 2009 5:21PM
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FREEskiLINE
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really or is that just lines in general cause on the website they were the heaviest compared to invaders and cronics.... do u think they are lighter than K2 silencers 08'
May 19 2009 5:24PM
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FREEskiLINE
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also what model of the anthems is recommended or should i wait for next years?
May 19 2009 7:52PM
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amo
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they are most definitely lighter than the silencers.
silencers are pretty heavy.
May 19 2009 8:01PM
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FREEskiLINE
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tell me about it i hate them so much with a passion but they are only my first twin tips so nothing expensive
May 19 2009 8:05PM
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hardcoriKS
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i thought the invaders were very light but if ur riding is debacherous or shenanagous u may break them on the fifth full day of riding. i thought they were kind brittle because i tried to land backwards crouched after a "Kayak style" zero spin but im also kinda heavy at 200lb oh and thets like paddling the boat backwards off of a jump in a low crouch  which i also dont recommend cause it has a tendancy to cause concusion on ski breakage
May 19 2009 8:35PM
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FREEskiLINE
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Ok so two things here first of all we are talkin about the anthems not the invaders... second of all i didn't understand a word u wrote in the quote above me hahaha

good for a laugh though

May 19 2009 8:37PM
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Shabangarang
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go wit the anthems if u choose line the invaders arnt that durable and u can do anything wit the anthems i love them!!!
May 19 2009 8:40PM
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FREEskiLINE
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what year u have?
May 19 2009 8:44PM
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hardcoriKS
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naurally and the anthems are just a wider version of the invaders from what i hear so they probably act basically the same way
May 19 2009 8:48PM
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Shabangarang
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this years, ive hit 65ftr  the fatnes works great for landings u have more support wit them an they work great on rails make it real easy, sick to butter on u can pretty much butter down the whole mountain wit them wit ease . ALso i just got back from europe and i was skiin in 4 feet of pow and they are awsome.
May 19 2009 8:48PM
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FREEskiLINE
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so what ur tellin me is that their skis from god?
May 19 2009 8:51PM
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Shabangarang
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pretty much haha
May 19 2009 8:52PM
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FREEskiLINE
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well i think im convinced that im gonna get these at the end of next year so i might get next years model or 11's model im not sure if i want snowboarders and gapers on my skis yet
May 19 2009 8:55PM
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Shabangarang
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haha ya also maybe consider the afterbangs
May 19 2009 8:57PM
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FREEskiLINE
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my friend was tellin me about them... what are they like?
May 19 2009 9:00PM
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Shabangarang
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i dont knoe to much about them but they are really light and have a ton of pop which is sweet for gettin on rail. but the downside i guess the snap pretty easy and there quit $$$$$

May 19 2009 9:03PM
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FREEskiLINE
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Well being a ski instructor at the age of 14 and only gettin paid like 400 i kinda need to stay in a budget... plus i want something that will last me a bit unlike my silencers
May 19 2009 9:08PM
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Shabangarang
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go wit anthems

 end of thread

May 19 2009 9:14PM
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asian_andy
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Anthems are sick..
just got a pair of octolands and aboslutely love them.
there are 171 octolands  left on porterstahoe.com for 210$
get them before thy're gone
May 19 2009 11:18PM
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Gooseling
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anthems and the same as the octoland right?
May 20 2009 6:54AM
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FREEskiLINE
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Yo this thread is pretty much over so just wanted to shout out to everyone that helped out i really apreciate it u guys helped a ton

THANKS

May 20 2009 7:49PM
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asian_andy
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indeed they are, along with the spirals
May 20 2009 8:25PM
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lands11
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honestly i would reccomend the AR6's, super durable lightweight and flexable, and its not like i am just saying them cause i like them i have never actually rode them i have just been reading alot of reviews recently and the tend to be good about the AR6
May 20 2009 9:19PM
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DrZoidberg
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yeha, i rode some older ar6s, the ones from 06-07 i think, they were awesome. lots of pop, softer than my chronics, which are awesome too, but still not too soft. they sound like they'd be good for all aorund park use.
May 20 2009 9:25PM
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FREEskiLINE
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kinda expensive though
May 20 2009 9:40PM
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lands11
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yeah they are but right now you would only be paying 400 at the absolute most on them and that isnt bad at all for a top end ski, and just say price wasnt an issue at all i would reccomend the Volkl Walls, i demoed them, there AMAZING, perfect on rails and jumps and fun to just ski on
May 20 2009 9:44PM
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FREEskiLINE
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plus everyone has them
May 21 2009 4:05PM
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ElbridgeGerry
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Walls FTW
May 21 2009 6:16PM
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