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Suggestions for new park skis?

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traylortrash
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so my nordicas I've been using this season finallydied, and I'm looking for some suggestions for new jib skis. I've already gotpow skis so these will be just for park. I do mostly rails, and on therare occasion that I do jump I don't hit anything big. I'm lookin forreally light, poppy skis (obviously), and maybe not a super noodley flex since Ireally don't butter a lot... any thoughts on what would be good? a decent pricetag would be wonderful as well...

oh and I'm 130, 5 7- 5 8

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Feb 15 2010 8:46PM
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Backyard.Skier
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take a look at afterbangs. they are light and poppy and are not that expensive. i find that they are a really good rail ski and can take a beating.
Feb 15 2010 9:36PM
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Zoro
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get t-halls.  i got mine off ebay for $260 shipped brand new.  paired with the salomon z12 titanium bindings i think its the lightest ski out there.  real poppy, flexible, and the base can take and undershot cliff (trust me on that).
Feb 15 2010 9:59PM
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Chilly.
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if your going to be doing mostly rails then a-bangs for sure...they are cheap so when you trash em its not a big deal
Feb 15 2010 10:45PM
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traylortrash
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yeah I was thinking t-halls as well... what's the flex like? and as far as afterbangs go, which size would I go with? to be honest I'm not a huge fan of really long skis and my friends 177 seemed fairly long, but judging by the ones I've seen the 166s seem pretty short... and what's the flex like on the afterbangs? I've heard everything from noodley to actually pretty stiff
Feb 16 2010 1:29AM
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Martin-moe
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Fat-ypus G-butter. Watch Adam Delorme ski. Those skis are sick!
Feb 16 2010 6:45AM
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PaleCelery
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moment reno jibs/rockers or bluehouse antics or mr's

both are great companies and would not let you down like some other companies have.
Feb 16 2010 7:59AM
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traylortrash
Posts: 1935 - Karma: 2,450
aren't moments really stiff? and I'll look into the bluehouses...
Feb 16 2010 4:49PM
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jeR.
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aha dude im in the exact same situation as you. we're even the same size haha
Feb 16 2010 5:00PM
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*TURBONERD*
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reno jibs are sort of stiff but verrrry poppy and they get softer the more you use them
Feb 16 2010 5:40PM
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PaleCelery
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not really... reno jibs are medium stiff and rockers are very soft.

It seem slike a lot of peopel are under the impression that moments are super stiff skis. My rockers are sooo soft, and they are rockered obvs making them ski like noodles
Feb 17 2010 5:15PM
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SkiTheYeast
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i ride the 166 afterbang im 5"6 150 and they're pretty soft super good on rails and surprisingly i havent washed out on a jump yet and i land backseat alot
Feb 17 2010 8:23PM
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traylortrash
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bump... im considering the thalls at this point but anyone got any more info? what size should i go for?
Feb 20 2010 9:09PM
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Twig
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if you aren't a fan of buttering you might as well get a stiffer/poppier ski. T-halls aren't bad but they are fairly soft. Volkl Wall, Reno Jib and ON3P blue steele seem like good options. I like soft skis but i have owned both the first two and while they weren't for me i could tell they were great skis.
Feb 20 2010 9:48PM
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jibking1212
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If the a bangs are to noodleys..then chronic cyptonite in the 173 or 178
Feb 20 2010 10:01PM
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traylortrash
Posts: 1935 - Karma: 2,450
buttering's fine, and it would be good to learn to do it better, all i was saying is i just dont want a total noodle. plus im fairly light... and does stiffer mean poppier? i know i have a tougher time ollieing high and such with a stiffer ski sometimes cause i cant flex it very much...
Feb 21 2010 12:40AM
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Jamestown
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Bluehouse antics? Soooo poppy
Feb 21 2010 6:36PM
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