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Skis For That Deep Stuff

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B.Taillefer
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Hey guys, i know it's getting a little later in the season but oh well, i want a pow ski!
I'm 5 7, 135 pounds intermediate/expert skier, and want a ski that's going to be fun and jibby, but still manage to drop cliffs with ease. I most likely am not going to be skiing any super gnarly tech lines, but i want something that will hold up on some steeps, and won't make me feel like I'm going to absolutely die on hardpack.
Some skis I'm interested in: ON3P Caylors, Atomic Bentchetlers, and next year's Line Mr. Pollards Opus
Mar 7 2011 8:04PM
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monkatizer
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next year's Line Pollards Opus sounds good as well as the sir francis bacon. i dont know much about the other skis u mentioned
Mar 7 2011 8:08PM
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derpina
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Reverse sidecut with a rocker is where it's at. Huge fan of my Rossi S7's. Sturdy and insane float but the rocker makes them so playful and "jibby".
Mar 7 2011 8:18PM
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B.Taillefer
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Aren't the S7s quite stiff though?
Mar 7 2011 8:25PM
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derpina
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Stiff or soft =/= playful and jibby.


Either way, they're not that stiff...

I've ridden a lot of super soft pow skis and I am NOT a fan.
Especially on the steep and deeps...

And all the chatter on the groomers/hard pack because of how long I ride pow skis... yuck.


Demo them, you won't be disappointed.
Mar 7 2011 8:43PM
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MothaHucker
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icelantic gypsys/keepers

k2 obsethed

Mar 7 2011 8:48PM
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derpina
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My bf just sold his Keepers for the JJ's... another ski I would recommend. Keepers were too soft yet not playful enough.
Mar 7 2011 8:51PM
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captainEMERICA
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Moment Bibby pro!!
Mar 7 2011 9:10PM
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RudyGarmisch
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The S7 is pintailed, its a very directional ski that is designed for a traditional mount point. Considering the other skis he's looking at, its a pretty large departure...

ON3P Caylors dude!
Mar 7 2011 9:50PM
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49566738265
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Awesome choices. Flip a coin.
Mar 7 2011 10:11PM
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95959
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Surface New Lifes!
Mar 7 2011 11:38PM
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Banane.
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I have JJ's and they are great, perfect all around and good on hardpack. But bentchetler look more playful, and they are a little bigger. I think on3p have a sale, so maybe caylor like you mentionned
Mar 7 2011 11:41PM
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minibus4
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This. I cant fucking stand soft sloppy powder skis. Man the fuck up and get something stiffer so you can actually charge rather then having a ski that sucks at everything except resort powder runs.
Mar 8 2011 12:59AM
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Scrambles
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Mar 8 2011 1:03AM
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division.bell
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Another vote for Caylor's.

I have owned both JJ's and Bentchetlers in the past. That should say enough.
Mar 8 2011 1:06AM
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Blake.P
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Caylors. Best decision I made
Mar 8 2011 2:24AM
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Daoust
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http://on3pskis.myshopify.com/collections/2010-2011skis/products/caylor
caylors on sale for $579 if your gonna go with that
Mar 8 2011 4:54AM
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Scrambles
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Caylors rip groomers too, the last time i had a ski that carved that hard it was a race ski.
Mar 8 2011 9:42AM
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CDdesign
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the S7 comes in two models for 2012, one with metal and one with out, so i would got with the one with no metal, it skis great, awesome jumper

The JJs are pretty much the benchmark pow ski..... though... i have never had as much fun on any ski as i did on the bent chetlers IMO

Mar 8 2011 10:25AM
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B.Taillefer
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With the sale going down and how dope they were, I had to go with the Caylors
Mar 8 2011 6:42PM
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Chlamydia
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great decision man. they are the best pow ski i have ever ridden.
Mar 8 2011 8:18PM
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Blake.P
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definately the right decision
Mar 9 2011 12:39AM
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