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Elizabeths vs blends 10/11 blends

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dakesteeze
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I'd primarily be using them for messing around on the occasional bit of fresh pow, while still being able to do the occasional park lap. I currently have a set  of pow and park ski's but want something in between that is fairly soft and playful. Im 5'9 and 145lbs, I'd only be able to get the lizzies in 172 where I'd go longer with the blends. Any opinions would be great!

Jun 7 2010 11:41PM
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amo
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aside from their width the lizzies aren't much of a pow ski. if i were you i'd take a look at the 182 bacons. a little bit of rocker, but still holds up in the park. sounds more along the lines of what u lookin for. it's more or less an all mountain jib ski
Jun 8 2010 7:43AM
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I_Am_Mod
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just what skis do you have right now? (for park and for powder)

if i'd have to complete my quiver and look for a park/pow ski, i'd go with the lizzies, especially now they're being canceled and it looks like such a fun noodely ski to me! :)

+i've always had something with fat skis in the park, i guess it turns me on ....
Jun 8 2010 9:45AM
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I_Am_Mod
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^^and where do you ski ? EC, WC, europe ?
do you plan on riding fresh powpow or more mixede crud and sludge pow and icy groomers ?
Jun 8 2010 9:46AM
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Lemuel
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Well, do you want fairly soft or really soft? Lizzies are as soft as they get, mine are awesome in everything but trackout snow and moguls. Screw what everyone says about them not being a pow ski, they are sick in fresh snow.
Jun 8 2010 10:25AM
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jibjunkie
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while lizzies are fun they arent the most versatile ski. im going to have say the blend is going to be your best bet. back before they rockered them eric olson and a lot of the other line guys like joe schuster destroyed powder with them while others like will wesson destroyed them in the park. the rocker is only going to make them float easier in the pow and make them more buttier in the park. either year ski is going to be the perfect "blend" of ski ability that you need.
Jun 8 2010 11:09AM
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dakesteeze
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yea! I've always liked the idea of a fat ski in park. Well my current pair of park skis are the 09/10 armada Ar6( fairly stiff) and my pow skis are the 08/09 bacon with a touring binding (stiff/heavy). I ski WC but most of the hills i have access too dont have as much snowfall annually. So I tend to spend more of my time in the park..... dont get me wrong when it actually snows I avoid it at all costs.

Jun 8 2010 7:13PM
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Scrambles
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I demoed a pair and they were worse than my Reno jibs in pow, funnest ski ever for messing around with on normal runs and jibs. (was at least) the most play full ski on the market. Took them through some chutes and it was the scariest thing in my life, but then again I am 6"01 190lbs on a 172 noodle
Jun 8 2010 9:04PM
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ski2fast4u
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blends

Jun 11 2010 10:57AM
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Most-D
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So what is the overall consensus: are Lizzies better in park or in powder? I got a pair for my birthday two days ago and am so stoked about playing on them later in the year.
Sep 14 2010 2:13PM
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arandomname
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I'd say they're best for messing around/having fun.  They won't be very good on jumps, and from what I've heard they're not super great in pow.  They'll definitely be a fun rail ski.  I would just get them just to have fun jibbing random stuff.
Sep 14 2010 2:23PM
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Balto
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they are a park ski, that is what they were designed for that is where they will ride best. want a pow ski, buy 172 bacons. lizzies have very low profile tips and tails, which makes them very very prone to tip dive, so have fun riding backseat a shit load
Sep 14 2010 2:36PM
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