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Best Park ski?

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scottrider350
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What is the Best park ski in the price range below $600? What do you guys ride?

I'm looking at either P4 or Punisher jibs

Sep 17 2010 8:43AM
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TijmenDal
Posts: 4849 - Karma: 1,295
Maybe you should specify what you want from your ski?
Mostly jibs, rails, pipe, kickers or really huge booters. Your level, length and weight are also pretty important factors...
Sep 17 2010 8:56AM
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scottrider350
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im 5'9'', 171-180 size ski, 150lbs, 65% jumps 35% rails
Sep 17 2010 9:02AM
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Mr_pretzel
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For 600 you could get every high end park ski out their.

I am gonna say on3p blue steele, Armada ar7 and volkle walls.
Sep 17 2010 9:34AM
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Mr_pretzel
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All in 181 or the walls in 177.
Sep 17 2010 9:35AM
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AdmiralSnackbar
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I'd go ask Non-Ski Gabber and Media and Arts, they havent been blessed by one of your threads yet.
Sep 17 2010 9:46AM
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TijmenDal
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Rofl, make my day babe!

There's a shitload skis out there that fit your description. It doesn't really matter what park ski you have, if you mount your bindings true center or like max 2cm back you'll be fine. The ski itself accounts only like 8% of your performance. It really is all about what you yourself can do...
Sep 17 2010 9:54AM
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Mr_pretzel
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ahhahahaha no. Go hit a fucking huge jump on invaders and say that again or try and only ski rails on the salomon pro pipe. You want a ski that fits your needs.
Sep 17 2010 10:20AM
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EC-Skier
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i like my armada arv, really nice ride, and pretty flexy, which i like
Sep 17 2010 10:48AM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
i say thats about 8%..

and to admiralsnackbar, i have never seen you before, but i'm a fan. quality response +k.
Sep 17 2010 1:21PM
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Mr_pretzel
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So your saying flex, swing weight, rocker, core material, pop, sidecut etc. have nothing to do with the way your ride? Sure i could still thrown down on skis with no sidecut super heavy swing weight and dead stiff flex. Would it be fun? no,
thats why they make different kinds of skis for different kinds of riding styles.
Sep 17 2010 3:17PM
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Balto
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BSs ftw

oh and its volkl, no E at the end
Sep 17 2010 3:34PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Damn iv always had a hard time writing volkl.
Sep 17 2010 3:36PM
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DUKES
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are you guys going to have another sale for the season or was the presale the only one
Sep 17 2010 3:54PM
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Mr_pretzel
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They will probably have a end season sale to sell of the last of their stock but i think that will be the last of it.
Sep 17 2010 3:56PM
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chardi
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nah i'm not really serious. but really, if you buy a park ski, in the right length, it probably won't matter what it is. for boots, if they are not perfect it can really suck, and with bindings you can get seriously injured if they are not right. but for skis, you buy whats right for you, but all this really does is maximize the fun for what you are doing. that said, since the op didn't give us any info on what he likes, if he bought any park ski 171-181, he would probably be good. but yea, i look for all those things when i buy my skis, and if i bought something random, i would still have a ton of fun, but based on what i like to do, there are probably better options.
Sep 17 2010 4:08PM
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Mr_pretzel
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This is was i was trying to say.
Nicely said +k
Sep 17 2010 4:09PM
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chardi
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^actually let me re phrase that to make it simpler, dub post i know, whatever.


skis = based almost on 100% preference

boots = based almost 0% on preference and almost 100% on needs, physical size, ability, etc.


kind of what i meant to say, that any ski he buys will work, it will just work better for what its made for. so if he buys a powder ski, hopefully he is skiing powder. and if he buys a really soft, buttery ski, he probably shouldn't be doing big pipe hits. but its preference and its not going to be dangerous or painful to use a ski that is not perfect for him. this may be a dumb post, feel free to tell me so.
Sep 17 2010 4:15PM
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Mr_pretzel
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No not dumb.
Nicely said again.
Sep 17 2010 4:16PM
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gigi.d
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I lol'd. I was able to hit the line in freeway on my 161 invaders...
Sep 17 2010 11:00PM
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gr4
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ive skied alot of different park skis and they are all pretty much the same. really just depends how stiff you want them and if they are be durable. find a good deal on some older model skis and save some cash. personally i really like surface. great company with high quality skis.
Sep 17 2010 11:37PM
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Mr_pretzel
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U are god.
Sep 18 2010 1:59AM
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tiger_shart
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icelantic da'nollie...
Sep 18 2010 12:44PM
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djdiggidydave
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to help out he can throw a 1080 and is more on 75 jumps and 25 rails he goes big on some crappy jumps  we have at our home mountain hope this helps a little
Oct 10 2010 11:38AM
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