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Should line make a true twin powder ski

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MR.McKFLY
Posts: 162 - Karma: 90
i live in Alaska ski a lot of powder and always have dreamed of a true twin powder ski i think it would be the funnest ski ever for back country booters. who would be the best manufacturer for this type of a ski i think it would be line and Eric Pollard where the first to make a true twin ski way back with the twelve 60. and now i think they should do it again but with a back country specific ski not a park specific ski.


*YA OR NAY* IF WE GET 250 YA'S I WILL E-MAIL THIS THREAD TO LINE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE DOWN
Aug 17 2010 9:25PM
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B4NE1
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EP Pro's? they are 153-127-150 and are recomended mounted back 2 cm that is not much. 3mm is not even gonna be noticable nor will 2cm

Aug 17 2010 9:32PM
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MR.McKFLY
Posts: 162 - Karma: 90
that's not true twin i now its close but its not
Aug 17 2010 9:35PM
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onearmwanderer
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surface new lifes i believe are what you are looking for.
Aug 17 2010 9:42PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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yeah i thought there was already some.
Aug 17 2010 9:43PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
pretty sure bacons were a true twin...

but with the rocker in today's skis, there is no need to be a "true twin", seeing as the tail isn't even touching the snow...
Aug 17 2010 9:44PM
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RudyGarmisch
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True symmetrical pow skis can be a little hookey in the tails... I really prefer a bit of a smaller tail for riding pow, and in testing our companies BC jib skis (Caylors) there was an overwhelming consensus that trimming the width in the tail from near symmetrical to what it is now.

Besides, wtf. Line makes the EP, which is pretty much your answer for a great pow ski, PLUS the Prophet... they kinda have that arena covered.
Aug 17 2010 9:44PM
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teleak
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Volkl Chopsticks mang

http://www.volkl.com/ski/skifinder/skis/free-chopstick.php

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Aug 17 2010 9:46PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
OP, if you want a symmetrical pow ski, the only ones that come to mind are chopsticks and new lifes, but as rowen said, there is a reason the majority of brands do NOT produce a symmetrical pow ski, there are far more cons then there are positives
Aug 17 2010 9:48PM
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DHogg
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Symmetrical pow skis are trash, thats why no one makes them. You gain nothing over a ski with a bit of taper and they are hook as shit in heavy or crusty snow.

The Caylor/EP/Hellbent is what you want for powder jibbing.
Aug 17 2010 10:25PM
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