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Pros and Cons of Wide Park Skis

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SKIANYWHERE
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What are some advantages and disadvantages or wide park skis?? by wide i mean 94mm-100mm waist
Jun 8 2011 11:24PM
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84891jnf92048
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94-100 you dont notice too much difference. they may be a little harder to edge on rails, but the extra girth adds some stability on jumps and landings.

the extra width really doesnt make too much difference on rails though; after breaking my 88mm waisted afterbangs i had to ski on my s5's for park (98mm waist) and didnt have any difficulty hitting rails with them.
Jun 8 2011 11:33PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Wider = more swing weight, harder to throw around. More stability on landings, and as wider usually means softer flex, more buttery.
Jun 8 2011 11:58PM
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Kreech
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Although I've found wider park skis (I.e. Anthems) to be a bit cumbersome to throw around, I feel like they're also a bit more stable. Hovever, I like the feel of a skinny stiff park ski the best because they're light and nimble but still stable. I don't butter too much anyways.
Jun 9 2011 1:34AM
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DG.3
Posts: 794 - Karma: 288
pros
-stability on jumps
-sometimes you can go a little shorter if you want
-buttering and especially pressing is so much easier
-overall smoothness

cons
-heavier
Jun 9 2011 1:48AM
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Ski.Ballet
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I much prefer wide park skis, even on rails. They offer a much more stable platform for balancing on. My best days in the park this season were on my Helix's (105 underfoot), not my AR6's...
Jun 9 2011 2:11AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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depends where you are. i'm in NJ, and really, I don't want a ski much wider than I have right now (85) it would be super annoying on the all ice slopes that occur.
Jun 9 2011 10:12AM
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Toasty.
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lizzeys are amazing in the park. if you can find a pair i would get them. i love mine. i alos used my eps alot in the park this year (no rails) and they were pretty nice. washed out here and there. but still good.
Jun 9 2011 12:08PM
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Shenanigans
Posts: 868 - Karma: 455
wider skis help soo much for one-footed grinds
Jun 9 2011 12:12PM
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My green lifes are stiff
Jun 9 2011 4:01PM
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Dan.
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I've been riding lizzies in the park for a few years, they kind of blow if you want to dance on rails or spin past 5 on smaller jumps, but for just flowing through the park and dicking around, they are amazing.
Jun 9 2011 4:16PM
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Newschool_Pope
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its individual. some people prefer wider skis for park, some dont.

i for example like my park skis skinny. keep the weight at a minimum, be quick edge to edge and have a real responsive ski.

i definitely see the advantages of a wider ski, but i just prefer the skinny punx im on right now
Jun 9 2011 5:06PM
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RudyGarmisch
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"usually"
Jun 9 2011 8:52PM
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bt@509
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I ride lizzies and LOVE THEM. 110 underfoot and it's just awesome how stable they are. I've had a few close calls where I would have gone down HARD on my punx that I just buttered out on my lizzies. Personally I like the lizzies, and I loved my 06-07 chronic blends in the park. Those were reasonably wide. But I've found that a wide park ski provides me with more stability on rails and jumps. It's harder to jib tho. At 5'2" these fatty skis are a bear to jib with haha.
Jun 9 2011 11:28PM
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rgwilson
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Fat skis in the park are so dope
Jun 10 2011 4:19AM
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^BEANS^
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Pro: rips the slush in the spring and you can also ride the freshies with ease
Jun 10 2011 9:32AM
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