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midwestpowhunter
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 189

Alright so im looking for a one ski quiver for michigan and some out west. i am 6'1 260. I ride alot of the mountain, park, steeps, trees ect. currently i ride line prophet 100s and they rip. i also own armada arg's. i want to find something that would be somewhere in the middle. Im leaning towards the 12 bacon, line influence 105 or the 11 jj. you can tell i want a rockered ski....i love how bomber the prophet is. the are a tank and i can turn em edge to edge just fine. the drawbacks for a big guy is that they dont float in pow for me and they arent that playful. can i get something that will be more playful but wont be heavy as shit while still floating in pow, jibbin some rails, bombin groomers. am i askin too much?

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Aug 29 2011 2:08PM
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lincolnloop123
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i dont know much i am not like super pro (which can be told by my carma rating) but i have the prophet flites and they dont have as wide but there pretty nice
Aug 29 2011 2:44PM
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midwestpowhunter
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 189
not really burly enough for me, rockered, or wide enough but ill +k for the comment. i know what its like to be new
Aug 29 2011 3:00PM
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thomjphilly
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I grew up racing and am on the big side (5'11, 225lbs) as well so I tend to prefer burly skis so here is my break down of the three you posted.
SFB - Kick ass ski.  The new shape is unreal, super fast edge to edge for something 108 underfoot and a wonderful ski for doing everything.  It's sort of like a more playful version of your Prophet 100's.
Influence 105 - Do not buy it.  While the shape of the ski is great and it has a good directional feel it is a full cap construction and does not have the beefy feel the Influence 115 (last years Prophet 115) or your Prophet 100.  I weight a slightly less than you and it was a ski I could get to flinch without pushing it to the limit.
JJ - While I do really like this ski I find it to be a bit towards the soft/chattery side, which is why I was pumped about the AK JJ which is a bigger stiffer version at 120mm underfoot.  At that point you are looking at more of a pow/big mountain specific ski.

Now to get a truly perfect one ski quiver at your size is going to be a bit difficult.  Where I would look is to Blizzard.  They make a ski called the Cochise for this season which is 108 under foot with full rocker so you will get a bump up in flotation over your Prophets, but unlike the SFB, the Cochise has two layers of titanal which means the ski will be able to provide you with great stability and be able to rail on groomers at your size.  They make it in a 185cm which would be an ideal length to keep things nimble and playful but still having directional power and drive.

Aug 29 2011 4:15PM
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midwestpowhunter
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Thanks bro for all the info I will check the blizzards out!
Aug 30 2011 6:58AM
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thomjphilly
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Here is some info on it
http://www.skis.com/powder-skis/c1000006836/blizzard-cochise-skis-2012-p232369.html

Aug 30 2011 9:12AM
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