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CTripper
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skiers these days seem to be way into the newest technology. like the fujatives, a park specific ski supposedly. cats say that's the only thing they're good for. it's just a ski. if you can't ski, you can't ski either way. a pair of skis won't make you an awesome skier all of a sudden. flex points, great! if you don't know how to butter in the first place, butter specific flex points won't help much. powder skis. if you can't ski powder, buying fat skis won't make you ski powder.
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Feb 10 2004 5:05PM
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J.D.
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No, but it helps... and I can't ski pow on my park skis at all. I mean some might consider it 'Pow Skiing', but only in the loosest possible sense; sliding down a hill through powder.
Feb 10 2004 5:20PM
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mikee
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uh actually if you cant butter because you cant commit to leaning in enough on a stiffer ski, then the fujative will make you be able to butter, and same deal with powder.

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Feb 10 2004 5:23PM
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west
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I understand your point, but it's not completely true. Fat skis could bring a intermediate powder skier to a advanced level. A beginner in the park could become a lot better with park-specific ski. Ect....ect....ect...




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...then fade away
Feb 10 2004 5:27PM
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freeskiing04
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west has it. good equipment would definitely help get you better. like you wouldn't be as good with rentals in the park as u would be with some K2s or Armadas
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Feb 10 2004 5:32PM
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winterparksuks
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you can ski the park better with park skis








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IT'S AFGHANIMATION!!!
Feb 10 2004 5:33PM
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manus
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basically, the way I look at it is that equiptment does do a lot, however, without the proper skills first there will not be a drastic change. You can be an incredible skier, but if you switch equiptment suddenly, and the equiptment is completely different, you are going to ski a lot worse (or better). True a good skier can ski well on anything, but there has to be a time to adapt.

Basically, the way I look at it is typically a good skier is 75% skill 25% equiptment.

Different equiptment, will undoubtedly ski different, and will affect how you ski (at least temporarily).

Moral of the story, a good skier will notice what their equiptment is doing (possitive or negative to their individual style/skills) more than a shitty skier. And no ski is gonna make someone a ski god.


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Feb 10 2004 5:56PM
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