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I can finally kinda justify a fat ski
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So as the title says I can finally kinda justify a fat ski (100+ waist). This is because ill be making about 3or 4 trips out of Ontario, and quite frankly i just want a fat ski. I weigh about 200lbs and am 6 feet tall. these skis would be used for powder, all mountain and occasional runs through the park. I currently ski on Armada ar6's which are my primary ski. These fat skis are replacing the line afterbangs i bought for some reason. I want something stiff and rockered, but still fun at the same time. The afterbangs were too soft for me and ive started to rocker the tails due to sitting in the back seat. ( the afterbangs were used for park as a second set but quite frankly i dont like them) What ever ski i get, they will be mounted with old rossi fks15's either center mounted or 1cm back as i actually prefer to ski all mountain and pow on centered skis.
so the skis im looking at are either
Surface One Lifes 189. I always thought these looked good and ive heard pretty positive reveiws
Armada JJ's 185 . Ive always likes the armada park skis ive owned
K2 Kung Fujas 189 . Always here good things about k2's.
Currently I'm leaning towards the One Lifes, but i dont have much reasoning behind that. The whole point of this post is to get the opinion of someone who skis in terrain outside of ontario, who has either used these skis or any ski similar.
So what would you recommend for me as a ski thats between 100-110 under foot, rockered, stiff, yet still fun.
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I'd forget JJs if you want to centre mount or ski park cos they have a very specific sidecut and narrow edges.
Kung Fujas are meant to be seriously soft and 200 pounds is fairly heavy (from what i understand, I can only use kgs) so i'd avoid those too.
One Lifes are stiff, rockered, and close to a centre mount, they seem to be what you are looking for.
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exactly what i was going to say. Along with the rest of your post too
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Get Caylors, 10mm bigger isnt so much and they kill it everywhere, spring park this season was super fun on em (lolerskates, they teach you to takeoff centered).
Seriously though, at 6' 200lb, you need a stiff ski.
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Volkl Chopsticks and Line EPs are pow skis that perform well when center mounted.
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Chopsticks would be another good choice, EP's are way too soft for guys our size imo
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Personally i'd say Chopsticks are pointlessly big and stiff for ontario. From what I know about it (never skied there) he's not going to be skiing bottomless all that often or hitting big lines. Something about 110mm is gonna be a much more useable ski i'd think..
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^ agreed, I don't know what the fuck I was thinking
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i have one lifes havent got a chance to ski them yet base isnt deep enough....Although i personally ski a 98 underfoot for park and love it. The ski isnt fat but it defiantly isnt to skinny to ski some pow
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One Lifes!
I rock my 189s everywhere I go! They're stiff, sick rocker. and only mid fat (112mm).
I can't say how they'll hold up in park. But they're great for powder and all mountain.
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check your PMs, definitely a deal for you if you're interested.
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thanks guys for kinda confirming my original thoughts about what to get. These skis will be used for times im outside of ontario, and when i just wanna ride something stupid in ontario. I think im going to opt for the one lifes.
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