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What do your Parents Ski on?

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heinway
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I'm looking for a ski for my Dad. I'm not really sure where to start. Hes an all mountain skier who does no park at all, but skis the rest. Hes probably 5'11 and a fairly aggressive skier. I was thinking something along the lines of the Black Diamond Kilowatt skis, maybe some k2 apache cross fire haha. I really have no idea. What do your parents ski on? Maybe some sports authority crappy Salomon x wing fire....
Nov 29 2009 1:57PM
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*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19
I think I've a video of him on facebook at stoneham last year... I'm gonna find it
Nov 29 2009 10:07PM
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the_goose69
Posts: 595 - Karma: 35
volkl ac 40s
Nov 29 2009 10:10PM
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*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/video/video.php?v=53448359027

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/video/video.php?v=37710224027

Nov 29 2009 10:12PM
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*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19
damn I failed hard.. can someone fix it up for me plz ?! lol and it was in the begining of last year season... and he progress very fast !
Nov 29 2009 10:13PM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
my dad skis on some candide pro's they are in mint condition, i got them unmounted from a co-worker last season, with some matching look p12 bindings, i wanna get him on some bridges or my old walls
Nov 29 2009 10:18PM
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cjdubya17
Posts: 126 - Karma: 11
yo i got some 171 k2 apache crossfires i can sell ya. with bindings. they have some nics on em but hopefully your dad wouldnt care about the cosmetics
Nov 29 2009 10:18PM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 609
175 pocket rockets with s912
Nov 29 2009 10:27PM
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barberdude
Posts: 520 - Karma: 140
My dad was rocking some K2 Fours until about a year ago!
Nov 29 2009 10:33PM
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Wookum
Posts: 242 - Karma: -59
second one worked
what a fucking badass
Nov 29 2009 10:52PM
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bananas
Posts: 1419 - Karma: 158
DYNASTAR LEDGENDS
Nov 29 2009 11:14PM
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*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=53448359027

look at this one.. it's better !

Nov 30 2009 7:23PM
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FreeskierRocco.
Posts: 3740 - Karma: 91
my dad is 56 (i'm 14...) and he telemark skis... sick lookin skis tho
Nov 30 2009 8:40PM
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gnarmada
Posts: 235 - Karma: 17
my mom skis vokl auras and my dad teles on karhu somethings
Nov 30 2009 9:03PM
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Austeeze
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the old man skis on k2 apaches from a couple years back, the old lady those k2 women's skis from a couple years back (i think it's those "luv" ones?). they just like to cruise the blue groomers around my home resort.

Nov 30 2009 9:36PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
ON3P!
Nov 30 2009 9:38PM
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-fungus-
Posts: 249 - Karma: 14
my pops rocks fischer world cup skis, absolutely flies on them
Nov 30 2009 10:06PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
rentals lol
Nov 30 2009 11:19PM
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the-big-lepowski
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you didn't influence him at all, did you?  just found it on his own, right?

and my old man's rocking volkl bridges.  he even made it a few feet sliding backwards, so I'm pretty sure he takes it for the only 65 + freeskier

Nov 30 2009 11:55PM
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NWextrem
Posts: 56 - Karma: 11

My dad is rockin prophet 100's and 130's for the pow

Nov 30 2009 11:58PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
coolbeans my dad has those too
Nov 30 2009 11:58PM
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cct_222
Posts: 1526 - Karma: 141
my pops shralps on a pair of k2 apache recons
Dec 1 2009 8:57AM
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IRockLizzys
Posts: 391 - Karma: 11
My old Line Assassin MTX Pros. He barely uses his K2's anymore
Dec 1 2009 9:51AM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
me and my dad both ski on bridges.

my dad thinks glen plake ripped him off with "jet turns" haha
Dec 1 2009 2:23PM
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rudager
Posts: 11335 - Karma: 4,626
For him, I'd say prophet series.

My dad has 06/07 K2 Seths, 07/08 Line Sir Francis Bacons, and a ton of Volkl Explosives CHM edition for rocks.

My mom skis on 09/10 Line Pandora's, Has a pair of K2 Nancys and K2 Phat Luv's

If you think your dad can handle a little rocker, go with the Obsethed, if not, Prophet 90
Dec 1 2009 2:27PM
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Balto
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well he asked me to find him pow skis.....
Dec 1 2009 2:34PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
Posts: 3928 - Karma: 65

right on! the 100 is always a great performing ski for the older folk... simply because they handle so well everywhere.

maybe some shoguns too? never been on them but i've heard great things.

Dec 1 2009 5:52PM
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.peter
Posts: 1222 - Karma: 63
how good is your dad? My dad skis on a pair of Fischer race stock skis (there's only one binding you can get for most race skis) in 167 or something I think. They're pretty short but since they're mounted for racing the tip is about the same size as a 180ish center mounted park ski.
Dec 1 2009 6:26PM
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joly.sp
Posts: 2305 - Karma: 585

both my parents ski rossis but my dad is going to get a pair of the salomon teneightys

Dec 1 2009 7:24PM
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FreeskierRocco.
Posts: 3740 - Karma: 91
i used to have salomon teneighty's im pretty sure. my first pair of twins
Dec 1 2009 8:11PM
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PhuzzyWuzzy
Posts: 358 - Karma: 82
My pops skis 195cm Salomon Equipe Axes and some 205cm Fischers (straight ski).  He's a great skier, but he's reluctant to try a shorter ski with a lot of sidecut. 

I'm gonna make him demo a pair of Prophet 90s or 100s this year though, everyone likes Prophets! 
Dec 1 2009 8:51PM
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TimmyK
Posts: 779 - Karma: 15
My parents ride the couch now, but  i do have my mom's circa 1960 hart skis.
Dec 2 2009 10:14AM
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A.P.
Posts: 667 - Karma: 136
same thing with my dad.... We have sam boot size and i have clicked into them before for a run. Its a huge difference for carving.
Dec 2 2009 10:25AM
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dice552
Posts: 304 - Karma: 42
my dads a gaper
Dec 2 2009 1:38PM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,290
My grampa rips in a sweet neon pink one piece and k2 extremes. He does the most wicked backflip ironcrosses in the world! hes 64 one of the old mougle skiers not pro but hes pretty good!
Dec 2 2009 1:43PM
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