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rudedog41
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im looking for a all mountain park ski with butterability but stability for learning new tricks cuz i seiously look to progress this season i weigh 180 and am 5'7" help a brotha out and give me some suggestions or reviews on these or and other skis you think are right for me
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Cab3
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if you want to learn butters but still be stable maybe try the thalls? what you got are both good, but a tad stiff maybe
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mamothki10
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try the punx!!! dude
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rudedog41
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ive heard those are way too soft for my wait if i wanna do all mountain at all
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mamothki10
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maybe they wont be to soft for me tho im only 125 pounds im correct right??
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Autist
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It's not about you.
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Autist
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and yes i am pretty sure they will be too soft for all mountain!
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Bloc_chain
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well if you want to learn to butter, you should pick up something with some rocker, it makes a world of difference when you are starting out, skis I would take a look at would be:

on3p filthy rich
on3p blue steele (used in s/t)
moment rockers
armada halo
armada alpha 1

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AGOF
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+k2 recoil
salomon 2012
dynastar 6th sense distorter
scott punisher jib
basically any top lever rockered park ski
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mamothki10
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i know
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Bloc_chain
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see, I was recommending skis that don't suck
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monkatizer
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hahaha truth!

OP' balto's, your list is prolly the best.

you should look into stiff skis as opposed to soft ones because with 180 pounds you could butter anything.
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84891jnf92048
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telling everybody else that the skis they like suck does not make you cooler.
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rudedog41
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^^^Balto which are the best out of that list for all mountian

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Bloc_chain
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they will all ride around the same out of the park. I enjoy ripping groomers on my blue steeles, and I know the FR is a tad stiffer, so it will be even better. Some of my friends have the moments and the armadas, they all seem to enjoy them for different reasons. but out of that list, I would say the filthy rich, and the halo will be the best all mountain, they are the stiffest so they will be the most stable at speed and will hold a turn the best.
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B.Taillefer
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actually i would say the dynastars and k2s are actually very good skis. The recoils are bombproof and great all over, in and out of the park because of their 90mm waist and a little bit of rocker. The dynastars are also a very good choice, and would be comparable to the k2s.

None of the skis on that list "suck" and how many of them have you actually skied?
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