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Best all mountain park ski?

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Kreech
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Im 5'7", 122 lbs, ski pretty aggressively, like medium flexing skis, and am 15 years old. Been looking into the 2011 chronic cryptonites, and the 2011 blends. also the 2010 elizabeths. i like line, but ill go with anything worthy. right now i ride the line anthem spirals with look px12 jib tis. thanks.
Nov 20 2010 8:54PM
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freshlyDIPPED
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k2 revivals.
Nov 20 2010 9:11PM
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Im.a.skier
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Salomon 2012, but if you wanna stay working the skis you've named I get cryptos if your main thing is park. What do you ski the
Nov 20 2010 9:14PM
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Im.a.skier
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Last sentence should say: what terrain do you ski the most
Nov 20 2010 9:15PM
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CDdesign
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if you dont hit rails, the PRO PIPE, or PIPE CLEANER would be a wicked all mountain ski with the faster nicer base!!!
Nov 20 2010 9:16PM
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scotia
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Whitedot the One

http://www.whitedotfreeride.com/skis1.php
Nov 21 2010 10:54AM
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CDdesign
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dude those are sick!
Nov 21 2010 10:57AM
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scotia
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^ they ski very well. I have those and the Redeemers. Sooo well made.
Nov 21 2010 12:20PM
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eddy9
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Nov 21 2010 12:26PM
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crawley
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those new blends look so sick, I would think they would be a much much better all mountain ski with the 100mm waist and rocker than the 90ish waisted skis that others are mentioning. If I won the lottery the blends would be the first thing I would buy.
Nov 21 2010 12:30PM
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Canuker
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forget ski's, you need to eat! Im 5'5" and weigh a good 15lbs heavier than you.

But seriously revivals sound pretty good, in terms of length though your going to need a horter ski because your are pretty light.

Nov 21 2010 12:39PM
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powderhound100
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http://on3pskis.com/products/jeronimo/
Nov 21 2010 1:03PM
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iffe
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New Blends are great. If you want medium flex, then Elizabeths aren't what you're looking for. They're super soft.
Nov 21 2010 1:53PM
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RudyGarmisch
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J-mo's are 96 underfoot, not above 100mm. We didnt want to push them into that range just for that reason, and as such, they're doing pretty well on the east coast.

But again, this is like a handful of millimeters we're talking about, most people wouldnt really notice much of a difference between a 95 waist ski and a fatter 100 waist ski.
Nov 21 2010 2:05PM
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the604
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biased
Nov 21 2010 2:06PM
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Obie.
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My vote goes to the Armada El Reys, great all mtn park ski.

Nov 21 2010 2:49PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Absolutely.

But as he's looking for medium flex skis (which is why lizzies seem a bit out of place, but whateva), ours are more medium stiff. I'm not going to recommend our skis if they dont fit.
Nov 21 2010 3:27PM
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ORDEAL
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4FRNT MSP's. They are wide enough to handle themselves in powder, yet are still able to SHRED in the park.


Also, they are good on groomers, and are symmetrical. Which means fucking amazing switch skiing.
Nov 21 2010 3:41PM
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surface double time

surface watch or green life

double time is 90 underfoot, watch life is 100.

Nov 21 2010 6:06PM
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Kreech
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thanks for all the input. I ski west coast, usually crystal mountain and stevens pass, but my school ski bus goes to snoqualmie so i also ski there when i have to. oh and what do you think about the 2011 sir francis bacons for everything except urban?
Nov 21 2010 6:29PM
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Kreech
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sorry for the double post, i ride about 40% park 55% powder and 5% everything to and from lifts
Nov 21 2010 6:35PM
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SIZES:
170cm - 124 / 90 / 113
180cm - 128 / 90 / 118

Nov 21 2010 7:01PM
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its what shows up on the site. that was what i was basing my information on. thank you for the enlightment as to what the dimensions actually are. Out of curiousity are they 170 or 180?
Nov 21 2010 7:14PM
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treecery.
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Nov 21 2010 7:37PM
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griz_lee
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Moment Tahos!
Nov 21 2010 7:47PM
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iffe
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YES.

I was looking for this kind of skis. I demoed Blends, SFBs, ARVs and Kung Fujases. The SFBs were by far the best and I ended up buying them.
Nov 22 2010 8:33AM
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garrets
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chronics?
Nov 22 2010 10:18AM
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ChadThundercock
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i would say the chronics or the k2 revivals
Nov 22 2010 10:19AM
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IRockLizzys
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Elizabeths are great all around skis but are very soft.
Nov 22 2010 10:42AM
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collavino
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The volkl bridges for sure i go the 08's love them....especially this years model with the new rocker, u will be ripping in the park and for sure be tearing up all over the mountain including the bumps
Nov 22 2010 11:31AM
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adamra
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if you want any sort of all mountain performance stay are from k2 and line
Nov 22 2010 11:54PM
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DMan-II
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I was debating on ARV, Blend, or Kung Fujas. Ended up getting a KILLER deal on 2011 blends so had to jump at the chance. In all honesty I think I would rather have the kung fujas, but cant beat a 2011 for $185 shipped....
Nov 23 2010 12:51AM
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iffe
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Care to tell why?
Nov 23 2010 3:56AM
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adamra
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i've used them from ice to perfect conditions, don't hold their edge as well as companies like armada volkl atomic
Nov 23 2010 10:43AM
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.frenchy
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Afterbangs!
lol
Nov 23 2010 2:59PM
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Kreech
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what about jjs?
Nov 23 2010 8:43PM
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iffe
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Demoed them too. They were alright but I prefered the SFBs. They were a lot more playful and fun. Also I think that SFBs are far superior in the park.
Nov 24 2010 2:05AM
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Kreech
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thanks. im gunna try to demo some sfbs
Nov 24 2010 4:10PM
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crawley
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SFBs look sweet, but that's a lot of extra swing weight in that extra width for a 122lb kid.
Nov 24 2010 4:23PM
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Kreech
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yeah i guess, but if all else fails, i can just use my anthems for park if i end up buying the sfbs
Nov 24 2010 4:27PM
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Kreech
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shit i forgot about bent chetlers, what does anyone whos tried them think?
Nov 24 2010 5:20PM
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XtRemE11
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care to compare the blend's and kung fujas? and what makes the SFB better?
Nov 24 2010 6:15PM
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EmperorKuzco
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arent you the cherubic one
Nov 24 2010 6:25PM
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iffe
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Id rather not, because when I demoed the Kung Fujases the mounting point was very different than what I would have liked to have and I think one binding was more forward than the other. They had Schizos mounted and the rep was really struggling with them.

I can tell you about the Blends though. On hardpack they feel like a rather traditional ski with a long-ish turn radius. This was what I disliked about them the most. I like smaller radii, because the hills I usually ski are rather small so a smaller radius means more turns. That was pretty much the only thing I didn't like. The Blends feel really solid, have a good flex, are great on hardpack (except for my personal preference about the radius) and work well in the park too. I demoed them in spring so there was no soft snow around, but I don't see why they wouldn't be great in soft snow too.

SFBs have a smaller radius and the increased early rise makes them really buttery and playful, which I like. Also I'm a fat ski lover so the 115 mm waist compared to 100 mm on Blends felt better to me.

These are both great skis. Blend is a bit more traditional and maybe a bit more stable too, while the SFB is more playful and more "fun" (at least to me), which is something the Blend lacked.
Nov 25 2010 2:58AM
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m-smith17
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What about the masterminds? I'm in the same position as you rocket, looking for a ski that shreds the park as well as all mountain and I've been seriously considering the Masterminds, what are your  guys' thoughts/experiences with it?
Nov 25 2010 12:12PM
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Kreech
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for my purposes, i feel like masterminds would be too skinny, and a bit more park oriented. i think im more looking for something that excels in powder but can handle park reasonably well
Nov 25 2010 1:27PM
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m-smith17
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Well i'm in Vancouver BC, so I frequently ride both the local mountains and whistler, and I think the masterminds would hold up fine in Whistler pow, however the locals don't have that great pow so when I'm at locals I'm usually doing park laps, which is why I'm going with the masterminds, it might be entirely different for you though.
Nov 25 2010 3:33PM
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XtRemE11
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cool thanks, i was thinking the blends would be a little too traditional for me. the SFB sounds awesome but it just might be a little too wide for a ski thats gonna be in the park 90% of the time. from what ive heard the kung fujas seems alot more buttery playful and lively than the blend. and the width seems alot better for park. but the SFB just seems like the ideal flex, sidecut, rocker, and poppyness combination.

anyone ski both the SFB and kung fujas that can compare them??
Nov 25 2010 4:20PM
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