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Eljefe5
Posts: 63 - Karma: 91
I am going to college out at Boulder next year and I wanted to try to sell my volkl walls cause i dont really ski that much park and get a ski that performs all over the mountain-something that shines in the powder and back country, but can handle the groomers when necesarry. So far after some extensive research the three top candidates are the Atomic Blog, the K2 Obsethed, and the Liberty Helixs. Any ideas as to which of those three skis I should get, or possibly something I may not have listed here that fits the requirements I want for my new ski?
Feb 16 2010 8:05PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8864 - Karma: 31,612
Gear talk next time,
give us a little more info, height, weight, skier type, etc

i have been looking into the blog as well and am looking for more info on it
Feb 16 2010 8:08PM
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MANDER
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i have JJs and they can carve amazingly once you get used to it. they are also great in powder. i just took them to revelstoke and they murdered pow. maybe look into those.
Feb 16 2010 8:09PM
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_steffen_
Posts: 904 - Karma: 131
obsetheds are great all mountain perfect amount of rocker
Feb 16 2010 8:13PM
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Eljefe5
Posts: 63 - Karma: 91
The JJs are the most expensive i think though. I know they would kill pow but does it take a while to get used to them on hardpack and what not, or does that come pretty quick?
Feb 16 2010 8:18PM
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Eljefe5
Posts: 63 - Karma: 91
The JJs are the most expensive i think though. I know they would kill pow but does it take a while to get used to them on hardpack and what not, or does that come pretty quick?
Feb 16 2010 8:18PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
I just won a pair of Blogs from the Atomic Text and Win contest thing. 
Feb 16 2010 8:19PM
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MANDER
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took me one day. the first day they dont turn but then you learn if you really push your edge in they carve better then all my park skis.
Feb 16 2010 8:24PM
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Torkeltee
Posts: 418 - Karma: 13
obsethed are rockered and have full twin tip unlike the blogs. i dont know much of the helix, but i have a pair of obsethed. i would tell you to get obsethed
Feb 20 2010 2:23AM
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edd1e
Posts: 679 - Karma: 16
I have 08/09 obsethed (same as this years, different graphic) in a 179 and ski whistler and have done 100+ days on them and I absolutely love em. They are so sick apart from in real crud and boilerplate.

recently I skied the 2011 Blog and it skis very similar. Its lighter but not quite as stable, but it has a bit more rocker and is more playful. Potentially my next ski.

Both sick skis if your lighter weight and prefer a softer ski.
Feb 20 2010 1:48PM
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blackoutbill
Posts: 2918 - Karma: 282
What are you talking about? Blogs definately are full twinned
Feb 20 2010 4:02PM
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mashdrop
Posts: 103 - Karma: 10
it took me 1 run to get used to my jj's on hardpack,
they hold a great edge. better than any other park ski iv skied.
theyd be ur best bet man
Feb 20 2010 7:43PM
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Torkeltee
Posts: 418 - Karma: 13
oh my bad i was thinking of a different ski
Feb 21 2010 3:53PM
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littlejwigs
Posts: 523 - Karma: 24
if i was you i would buy this years k2 obsethed they are a all around good ski.
Feb 22 2010 1:44PM
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beermuscles
Posts: 1821 - Karma: 100
Salomon Shogun. Hands down best performing ski for front face/pow/trees.


So responsive but floats with the perfect amount of rocker. This ski is the real deal. If you look at next year's line from Salomon, they are incorporating the same technology into next year's Czar.
Feb 22 2010 1:46PM
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Mike.Steezze
Posts: 407 - Karma: 17
Some research or background knowledge may help you in knowing before just recommending the ski you ride, the blog is atomic's version of the JJ, or the same as the bent chetler but not as fat which is like the JJ. It may be quite possible that the blog and JJ are even pressed by the same machine since armada has their skis pressed by atomic. But the blog or jj will not let you down. and the shougun is another good choice.
Feb 22 2010 1:58PM
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yeahitsdave
Posts: 1315 - Karma: 10
helix, imo. not as much rocker as the other two, but stupid light (unlike the obsethed) and super stable. skied soooo incredibly well everywhere. i didnt get to ski any pow with it, but it killed groomers and the park, so anything else is a bonus (at 105 underfoot with a little early rise, it should rule for you.)
Feb 22 2010 2:08PM
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Vikingskier
Posts: 240 - Karma: 4
how do you enter that contest i have been looking for it    is it already over
Feb 22 2010 7:11PM
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