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Leafman
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How buttery are the Elizabeths compared to the invaders?

Jun 17 2009 8:17PM
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natet
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why would you care there totaly different skis ment for totaly different things
Jun 17 2009 8:19PM
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noparking
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there's a forum for this
Jun 17 2009 8:52PM
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TheClap.
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THEY ARE BOTH PARK SKIS........
Jun 17 2009 8:53PM
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thisandthatfilms
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end thread
Jun 17 2009 9:34PM
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fragglemuffin
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nope...pollard designed them for park, and their tips are way too low to be an effective pow ski...also, they only come in 172's...this is way to short for a normal pow ski unless it is being advertised to people who are only like 5 feet tall
Jun 17 2009 9:35PM
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FUUUCK
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originally they were meant for pow, then Pollard got Bacons and started only using lizzies in the park.
Jun 17 2009 9:38PM
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Leafman
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well im only 5' 8
Jun 17 2009 9:39PM
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Big_Spence
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Then get JJ's.

Or you could hope on the hype train and get some Hellbents.
Jun 17 2009 9:43PM
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fragglemuffin
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im 5'8" too and i ride them in the park and east coast pow, so nothing over like 1.5 feet of heavy fresh, but they shred hard....super fun skis.  they flex alot; very comparable to invaders in my opinion, but a little less poppy.  i totally recommend them though
Jun 17 2009 9:44PM
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SirFryanator
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No, the Elizabeth when it first came out was Pollard's park ski. Line marketed it as a BC jib ski, which is ok...although it's a little short for most people for super deep snow. Definitely a park design if you look at the dimensions, except it's pretty wide.

Both the invader and the elizabeth are super soft.
Jun 17 2009 10:07PM
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Leafman
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those cost a lot and i only weigh 130 so i dont need a super fat pow ski

Jun 17 2009 10:25PM
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Shlogan
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wait dude are you even looking for a pow ski? im confused, why dont you just be so kind as to explain all this. btw invaders, eps, eliz, anthems, afterbangs are all plenty soft no need to worry. i have anthems and love them, LOVE YOU LINE!
Jun 17 2009 10:32PM
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.peter
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They're about the same maybe a little softer.
Jun 17 2009 10:38PM
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.Capn.
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gear talk could answer this
Jun 17 2009 10:39PM
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Leafman
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I just want to know how soft they are, im not trying to figure out what ski to buy, I buying them later this week, and i want them because there a good park ski that can be taken in to the pow pow and they have an eliptical side cut
Jun 17 2009 10:55PM
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Aaaron.
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http://www.lineskis.com/product/elizabeth
Jun 17 2009 11:02PM
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barberdude
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Lizzies in my opinion are more buttery and just as soft as invaders.  Invaders may have the butter zone, but Lizzies feel way sicker when you butter them out because it doesn't have the hing point.  If you worried about them not being buttery, there is no need, they are soft as hell!
Jun 17 2009 11:19PM
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Leafman
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thank you, will it be a problem even if i dont weigh much?
Jun 17 2009 11:22PM
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Hooper
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Elizabeth is super soft, but not a noodle like the ep pros or the hellbents. she has a decent sidecut and is surprisingly good at ripping groomers.... not floppy or anything. SUPER easy to butter, you don't even have to think about it. REALLY FUN SKI. definetly a good choice for a wider, soft park ski that can butter well but not wash out on jumps!
Jun 17 2009 11:24PM
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eastcoastrat
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if you want a pow ski that is the same size as the Elizabeth but actually meant for pow and not park go with a bacon 
Jun 18 2009 3:25PM
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B-runge
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LIZZYS ARE PARK SKIS
get it through your heads kiddies
net year they got early taper tho so getting more pow oriented
and they are super flexy, super.
Jun 18 2009 3:43PM
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Balto
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no, modern lizzies were never a pow ski. the old 150 underfoot proto types he used in hit list were a pow ski, but lizzies have and always will be a park ski.
Jun 18 2009 3:52PM
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B-runge
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bacons are lizzys for pow
pollard wanted a ski better for pow than lizzys so in 07 the bacon was released
Jun 18 2009 3:55PM
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Love_Wins.
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The first year the Elizabeth came it it was a BC jib ski, now, one could ask "was Pollard using it in the park then?"...and the likely answer is yes, he probably was, but that wasn't how it was sold.
He designed it to ride like snowboard, hence the sidecut radius and the short length, which are both very common in snowboards, also the ability to butter is decreased on skis because of only having one contact area as opposed to two on a snowboard, therefore he made the very soft, which enabled more control over butters with less effort.

They now market it as Eric's park ski, but let's be honest...he's constantly testing so many shapes and flexes that it's impossible to tell what he's riding half the time.
They are great skis though, good for park, have enough float for some fun in soft snow. I enjoy mine.
Jun 18 2009 4:00PM
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jibjunkie
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fail i could care less about your signature
Jun 18 2009 4:29PM
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