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Park pow ski?

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Bossgdi
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I'm stuck picking my next ski. I love park I love pow when we get it. I'm 5'9 145lb I'm a very advanced skier. I can ski anything. I ride whister and sunpeaks. I like huge backcountry and in boundary kickers. I'm looking for a ski that can handle this all. I only have one ski in my quiver. ive been taking. Look at K2 hellbent size 169, atomic bent chetler 179, and the salomon dumont pro 171 . money is not an option hence working at a shop.
Oct 22 2010 2:26AM
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Whaley
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 there aren't very many.
Oct 22 2010 2:29AM
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Bossgdi
Posts: 81 - Karma: 13
I demo'd last Years hellbents for like a week. I tried park and crud and everything. I'm afraid this years are just going to be way to muuch ski.
Oct 22 2010 2:36AM
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Bossgdi
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does any one think a 169 hellbent will be too small?
Oct 26 2010 8:49PM
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NWPA
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yes the 169 will be way to small
Oct 26 2010 9:03PM
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AJizzle
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Would rather go with the seth than the bent, more versatile, but personally I would go with the jj's
Oct 26 2010 9:06PM
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skiierman.
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JJ's are more versatile than Bent's
Oct 26 2010 9:10PM
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ShredAZ
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I actually just talked to a sales rep at my local ski shop about the Hellbents. He said that he just sold 2 of his 09/10 Hellbents to a few park rats because they preferred to use them in the park.

Now take it for what it's worth. I've never used them let alone in the park, but I'm just spreading some thought. There was a video on here not too long ago of a kid shredding hard with Hellbents in the park. Kickers, rails, and all.

Oct 26 2010 9:14PM
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Ftacnik
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Surface Live Life 2's/One life??
Oct 26 2010 9:16PM
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HiTz
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175 armada JJs would be ideal for you
Oct 26 2010 9:32PM
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Bossgdi
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the jj's eh. umm k ill check them out.
Oct 27 2010 2:32AM
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ThaLorax
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for sure.


Check out the 4frnt VCT Turbo or the CRJ
Oct 27 2010 2:56AM
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Bossgdi
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do you guys kno if the jj is center mount? id prefer center
Oct 27 2010 3:17AM
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AJizzle
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Would not center mount, recommended to -3 only
Oct 27 2010 5:33AM
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^BEANS^
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rossignol s3 178
Oct 27 2010 10:50AM
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-AWC-
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Bacons - yum
Oct 27 2010 11:24AM
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k2zebra
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k2 obsethed or fujas 2010-11 model
Oct 27 2010 12:14PM
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sagaRIP
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Dont you mean 09-10 Obsethed or 10-11 Fujas?
Oct 27 2010 12:18PM
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Bossgdi
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i dont want my swing weight to be off balance. i like thoses jj but idk if there not center mount then im not too down. this years obsethed is sick looking
Oct 27 2010 12:28PM
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andrew95
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i have seen the VCT on tramdock for like 350
Oct 27 2010 12:32PM
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Bossgdi
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well i work at a shope
Oct 27 2010 2:52PM
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Bossgdi
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i work at a shop* and i get discounts on rossi k2 salmomn lime lib tech
Oct 27 2010 2:54PM
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jibjunkie
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kung fujas is exactly what you want size 179
Oct 27 2010 2:59PM
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AJizzle
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The obsether this year has kinda a pintail design, not that great for switch pow skiing, also alot of rocker. If u must center mount look at the line blend
Oct 27 2010 3:02PM
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Bossgdi
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blend isnt center mount :( thats dumb about the obsethed i wanna see how much rocker the kung fuas is. oh yea i can also get atomic and dynastar .
Oct 27 2010 3:13PM
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joshua
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The only symmetrical fatties I can think of are New Lifes and Chopsticks, and those probably wouldn't be to ideal in the park.
Oct 27 2010 3:14PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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You could also try getting 2 pairs of last years or two years ago skis at a great price. then you don't have to compromise.
Oct 27 2010 3:20PM
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Ski.Ballet
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Liberty Helix, Surface Watch Life, K2 Kung Fujas, 4FRNT Turbo
Oct 27 2010 3:27PM
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nutsnbolts
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ditto mr. coo
Oct 27 2010 5:42PM
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Bossgdi
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yea im kinda leaning towards the obsethed. 169 or 179 ?
Oct 27 2010 6:08PM
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nutsnbolts
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Up to you, k2zebra rides the 169 Obsethed from last year and hes 6'3 180 and I got the 2009 179 Fujas and i am 6'1 155. I would go with the 169 mine feel a little big sometimes...but its all about what you want.
Oct 27 2010 6:24PM
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Bossgdi
Posts: 81 - Karma: 13
what about the 183 bent chetler?
Oct 29 2010 8:16PM
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ThaLorax
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are you serious?
Oct 29 2010 8:24PM
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Bossgdi
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yea why not?
Oct 30 2010 12:55AM
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ThaLorax
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cuz they're huge and he wants to ski park on them too. you don't have to go super fat to ski powder you know. if he's into that kind of ski, he'd probably be better off with the chopsticks or the elizabeths or something like that.
Oct 30 2010 5:15AM
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iffe
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I would go for, and in this order:

- Line Sir Francis Bacon
- Line Blend
- Rossignol S3
- Rossignol S5 (this one also has the most gorgeous graphic of any ski ever)
Oct 30 2010 6:37AM
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Bossgdi
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ye im super indecisive haha
Oct 30 2010 3:48PM
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Bossgdi
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effing skis have to be so difficult :/
Oct 30 2010 3:48PM
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ThaLorax
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it really isn't. demo what's available to you out of what's been suggested and go from there.
Oct 30 2010 3:57PM
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arandomname
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I'm going to go ahead and say the Sir Francis Bacon.
Oct 30 2010 5:19PM
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Bossgdi
Posts: 81 - Karma: 13
i demo'd all k2's twins. salomon shogun dumont lord czar. head mojos. old line ep and bacon
Oct 30 2010 6:59PM
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Bossgdi
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im feeling the bacons and hell bents :p
Oct 30 2010 7:00PM
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-AWC-
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You can't argue with Sir Francis
Oct 30 2010 9:24PM
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brice_SKIIN
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New Obsethed's are so sick, i have a pair
Oct 30 2010 9:30PM
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blatt
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blends can do it all.
Oct 30 2010 10:05PM
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ChumSauce
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Yeah they can

Oct 31 2010 11:43AM
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FUUUCK
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sounds like you want blends.

you don't want to go too wide on a one ski quiver. hellbents are overkill.
Oct 31 2010 11:46AM
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gpitcher
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yea i do, i think you should be at least on the next size up, and on the hellbents, those are way to big to ski any rails, and a lil tough to hit park jumps with, but
Oct 31 2010 11:55AM
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gpitcher
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yea i do, i think you should be at least on the next size up, and on the hellbents, those are way to big to ski any rails, and a lil tough to hit park jumps with, but they do have some of the sickest graphics
Oct 31 2010 11:55AM
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belden...
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Why has no one said elizabeths yet? If you can get your hands on a pair get them the sound perfect for you. If you can't find a pair look at sfb and obseths/ kung fujas. I feel like bents would be too much in the park although ive heard stories and seen vids of people slaying rails on them. I'd deffinetly say try them out first
Oct 31 2010 11:59AM
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.ste
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2011 Blends would be perfect for you. You can center mount them if you want.
Oct 31 2010 12:00PM
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