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Salomon pro pipe

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ngates_EC
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Does anybody have any info on the Pro Pipe? Ridden it, know size underfoot? What does it ride like outside of the pipe. Rails, Jumps, Groomers.
Jun 20 2010 4:31PM
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phishfood
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im pretty sure they're the same ski as the old dumont or the 2009 teneighty.. i've ridden the old dumonts a couple times and they were really fun, light and springy.
Jun 20 2010 4:36PM
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family_vacation
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the Salomon guys at Jib Academy said it's pretty much the new Dumont. I'd be sketched out to buy a Salomon ski though...
Jun 20 2010 9:01PM
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ngates_EC
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why? you don't think they have fixed their prolems? I was thinking about maybe getting the 2012.
Jun 20 2010 9:15PM
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aaron@summit
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the 2012's look like a different type of top sheet construction then the suspects and others in the past so they look a bit more durable in that regard

Jun 20 2010 10:16PM
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ngates_EC
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what is it, the cap construction thing?
Jun 20 2010 10:21PM
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family_vacation
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Salomon claims that it's better, but I'd want to wait a year and see how the 011 skis held up before buying some for the season after. If they claimed that edge armor would make them amazing, how do we know that the "new technology" will be something beneficial as far as durability is concerned for next years skis?
Jun 20 2010 10:25PM
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Stringsteeze
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any one know the lengths for this ski?
Jun 21 2010 8:21AM
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ngates_EC
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bump
Jun 23 2010 4:53PM
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ngates_EC
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bump
Jun 25 2010 5:58PM
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DUKES
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161, 171, 176, and 181

122/85/112
Jun 25 2010 6:04PM
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ngates_EC
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have you ridden them?
Jun 25 2010 6:10PM
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Candyman.
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This seems correct, but if i remember there was no 161 but instead a 166.
Jun 27 2010 9:31PM
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ngates_EC
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gona bring this thread to life to see if anyone else has any info about this ski for a one ski quiver? also pricing?
Aug 9 2010 12:24AM
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ngates_EC
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gona bring this thread to life to see if anyone else has any info about this ski for a one ski quiver? also pricing?
Aug 9 2010 12:24AM
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NoBigDeal
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http://www.salomon.com/us/product/dumont-pro-pipe.html

not sure if this helps but all the new skis are up
Aug 9 2010 1:23AM
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Scrambles
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i demoed them for a little, they feel pretty heavy, really stiff, not the most playful but did feel very solid, charged groomers very well, good pop. sick topsheet...
Aug 9 2010 1:47AM
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DUKES
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i believe the pro pipes don't have edge armour
Aug 9 2010 10:33AM
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c4t_l0ver
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mine are on order :)
Aug 9 2010 11:40AM
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ngates_EC
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nice. I have pretty much narrowed my search between the ar7 and the new suspects, but I wanted to think about the pro pipe because i like the race base for all mountain.
Aug 9 2010 12:55PM
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c4t_l0ver
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whoa dude, my choices were the ar7, pro pipe, suspects and 2012 aswell. weird.
Aug 9 2010 1:07PM
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DUKES
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AR7 FTW
Aug 9 2010 1:08PM
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Mr_pretzel
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The pro pipe is so stiff. Like freaking almost race ski stiff so it is not forgiving at all. I mean its made for pipe and thats it. It also has a race base so your going to need to take care of it a lot.
And it carves great because thats to be expected because its a pipe ski.
Aug 9 2010 2:32PM
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Scrambles
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The flex was similar to my reno jibs,
Aug 9 2010 3:46PM
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Mr_pretzel
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The ones i demoed were super stiff stiffer than any other park ski i have tried.
Aug 9 2010 11:48PM
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Scrambles
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have you tried reno jibs?
Aug 10 2010 1:04AM
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Mr_pretzel
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Si.
Aug 10 2010 2:45PM
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leahey
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I remember seeing a terrible review of the 2012 on here somewhere...

These are probably going to be just like any pipe ski.
Aug 10 2010 2:48PM
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ngates_EC
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haha cool. I have heard only good things about the ar7s. and I ride suspects right now and have had no edge issues. So those are still appealing to me.
Aug 10 2010 4:27PM
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