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Please help me decide which ski to use.

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Juice.Doctor
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So i am definitely getting new skis for next season very soon and i need a little bit of help deciding.
about me:
i like skis that are a little bit more on the flexible side... and i really want them to be light. i dont have a preference about rockered or not rockered, but the ski will be used for %100 park. i am 5'7 and my old 167 afterbangs went up to the middle of my forehead.
options: K2 Domain. Liberty LTE. Last years Amplid Antiogma. I was also considering the ON3P Blue Steele but the pre-sale ended and the price went up. if you strongly recommend them i guess i can work a bit more...
please help me decide and fully convince me on a ski.
Also i will need bindings and my choices are Marker Jesters or Look Jibs. (please help me out with this too)

thanks a lot. and + mad K to anyone that helps. unless its flashkick because hes already at 10.
Aug 17 2010 6:26PM
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DUKES
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lte with pivots
Aug 17 2010 6:37PM
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Juice.Doctor
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thank you man... want a few more opinions
bump

Aug 17 2010 9:13PM
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TOAST.
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I have heard good things about the LTE (never used it)

I would say stay clear of the dogma if you like rails because my friend had them and the edges ripped out in about 20 days. I have townships and the same thing happened with them. So unless they have changed something within the past 2 years I won't recommend them.

As for the other 2 I have not heard much about them
Aug 17 2010 10:23PM
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TOAST.
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I have heard good things about the LTE (never used it)

I would say stay clear of the dogma if you like rails because my friend had them and the edges ripped out in about 20 days. I have townships and the same thing happened with them. So unless they have changed something within the past 2 years I won't recommend them.

As for the other 2 I have not heard much about them
Aug 17 2010 10:27PM
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DUKES
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yeah the bamboo and poplar core in the lte's make them so fucking light, and their edges on the lte's are made with a softer metal, such as when on a rail the softer metal causes less friction
Aug 17 2010 10:36PM
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Juice.Doctor
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ok im beginning to lean towards the lte
Aug 18 2010 8:42AM
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Juice.Doctor
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Aug 18 2010 12:30PM
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RudyGarmisch
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I'm sorry, but what? They use HRC 40 edges, which are soft, but how exactly is this theory proved?
Aug 18 2010 12:59PM
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ndye
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I tried the LTE and it was awesome. great ski holds itself together really well and if you do have a problems Liberty is a great company to work with. I would consider going against whats cool and hip though and buy from a bigger company like K2 because even though its not as "underground" big companies are really easy to work with as they have all the kinks worked out. Plus their new skis are the SHIT. The Revival and Domain kill it in the park. I used those at Hood and loved them
Aug 18 2010 1:07PM
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ndye
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Oh and i like the Jesters. My last pair of LOOK bindings has serious problems
Aug 18 2010 1:08PM
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50in07
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LTE's no doubt. All my friends rave about theirs.
Aug 18 2010 1:10PM
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ndye
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yea this is the first time iv heard about the friction being reduced actually.
Aug 18 2010 1:14PM
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K_FRANK
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surface no times deffinetly the lightest park ski ive ridden
Aug 18 2010 5:13PM
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Juice.Doctor
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Yeah I've denies nine lifes a few weeks ago but all of them were braking
Aug 19 2010 12:05AM
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Juice.Doctor
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Breaking
Aug 19 2010 12:06AM
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ndye
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yea dude spoke to a guy who was sponsored by surface he hates their skis he left them to ski on anything else. he said he would never pay for a pair of surface skis. felt pretty strongly about them
Aug 19 2010 1:41AM
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we could listen to what you've heard from some guy about surface skis, or you could wait for somebody who knows about the ski to make an educated statement.

the no time is made a little bit heavier then the 9 lifes mainly to make them a bit more durable, but they are still light as hell. They butter like a champ because of the early rise and get around just about everywhere thats not knee deep. they're decently playful but stable on jumps. I'm not too much for rails but they seem to do pretty well.

Aug 19 2010 12:16PM
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eddy9
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I might be in a similar position soon so k2 or lte?
Aug 19 2010 12:28PM
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Juice.Doctor
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bump.....
Aug 19 2010 6:16PM
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Juice.Doctor
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Aug 20 2010 12:37PM
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Juice.Doctor
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Aug 20 2010 4:33PM
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freeballer
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if you want a light ski that slays the park from jump lines to rails, get the LTE.  it does everything well.  plus, it is a blast to ski on out of the park as well.  not a noodle, but flexy enough to butter around and be playful. 
Aug 20 2010 4:36PM
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DUKES
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get the ltes bro deffantely worth every penny, in comparison to k2 same durability, great edges, ltes one of the lightest skis, k2 makes heavy skis, the bamboo makes them super responsive
Aug 20 2010 4:36PM
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Juice.Doctor
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i also found a sick deal on rossignol s4s. would you recommend them?
Aug 20 2010 6:59PM
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AJizzle
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The s4 probably don't have the flex pattern that ur looking for, maybe a little too stiff. I would def go with the look jibs, my buddy had them for years on his spats and never had had a prerelease that I saw. I swear buy look/rossi and sth16 binders
Aug 20 2010 11:26PM
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Juice.Doctor
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thanks man +k
Aug 21 2010 3:11PM
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Juice.Doctor
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Aug 22 2010 5:07PM
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YoungJah
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Moment rocker are a really good park oriented/all-mountain ski.
Aug 22 2010 5:22PM
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Juice.Doctor
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Aug 23 2010 8:25AM
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DUKES
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i believe yer top choices would be the lte's, reno jibs, and rockers
Aug 23 2010 9:17AM
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Juice.Doctor
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are the reno jibs all park ski? i honestly dont know anything about them
Aug 23 2010 10:39AM
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jibs are fully symetrical, mid stiff, and pretty responsive. my friend rides a pair and swears by them.

here's the site

http://momentskis.com/skis/reno-jib.php

then here's the reno rocker

http://momentskis.com/skis/rocker.php

Aug 23 2010 11:12AM
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Juice.Doctor
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how are the rockers only 300?
Aug 23 2010 3:10PM
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No_Dub
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softer metal = more surface area = less friction??!?!?!!?!??!?!?!? mind=blown
Aug 23 2010 3:46PM
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Juice.Doctor
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Aug 24 2010 2:50PM
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what more do you wanna know?
Aug 24 2010 7:10PM
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Hamster.
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ltes definitly if not the lightest one of the lightest skis on the market
Aug 24 2010 9:51PM
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Juice.Doctor
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well ive only heard about the ltes. i still wanna hear more about the other skis.
Aug 25 2010 7:06PM
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PaleCelery
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How about the bluehouse antics? You can get them on their website for like 275 right now and I've heard great things about them.
Aug 25 2010 8:55PM
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supersteezey
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blue steeles, this years have rocker
Aug 25 2010 9:51PM
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Juice.Doctor
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Thanks.
And will the LTEs have a big difference in riding switch? will i be able to notice it how they are not symmetrical?
Aug 26 2010 11:23AM
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Hamster.
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they're pretty far off symmetrical but you'll be fine and if it is an issue you'll get used to it.
Aug 26 2010 12:50PM
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Juice.Doctor
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hahah im working this thread so hard. thanks for all of your answers.. now does anyone know where i can buy the LTE online for the best price
Aug 26 2010 2:58PM
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DUKES
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http://www.the-house.com/skis-liberty.html

http://www.moosejaw.com/moosejaw/shop/product_Liberty-LTE-Skis-164_10114844____?cm_mmc=CSE-_-GoogleBase-_-na-_-Liberty-LTE-Skis-164&ad_id=GoogleBase

sorry my insert hyperlink isnt workin
Aug 26 2010 4:02PM
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