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Ski waist

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DTC
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Curious, is a 92 waist to big to ski bumps effectively?
Mar 14 2010 3:21PM
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JKill
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The waist in my opinion isn’t as much of a factor as the turning radius. I got a 98 mm waist ski with a tight turning radius and it kills bumps way more than my 85 waist with a wider radius.

Mar 14 2010 3:40PM
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Slinger1x1
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its going to be a bigger ski in general, which will be harder to throw around
Mar 14 2010 3:55PM
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Ben.
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its certainly no bump ski, so its not gonna be super nimble, but it should be ok.


i dont really think turning radius makes much of a difference, since you dont really carve in bumps..
Mar 14 2010 4:24PM
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flex is going to be the most important factor when skiing bumps. softer skis will be less stable and more unpredictable. Stiffer skis will do the opposite, and be less nimble.
Mar 14 2010 9:23PM
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DTC
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Cool, thanks for the info
Mar 15 2010 8:32PM
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