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Skis for my dad.

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SHastatahoe
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 Hey people.  I have not been around for a while, but my dad is wanting new skis this season and requested that I look into it.  Being that grad school has taken over my life for the past couple years I have not been into what you kids are calling "hip" in the world of this years ski, so I come to you for suggestions of skis I look into. 


So, my father is looking into a rockered powder ski. 

Currently he has Volkl gotamas (older white ones) 183, volkl Tigersharks (172?), and some old Volkl V3s.  (Yeah, he apparently likes Volkl).

He is (I'm kinda guessing) 6 foot, maybe 190-200 lbs.  59 years old.  Good skier, but slower since his valve replacement/double bypass surgery. 

So far I have been considering the DPS lotus, and the pon2oon.  I have hellbents, and I think something like that will be completely too much ski for him (they are 189s). 

He has no problem skiing powder on traditional camber (or old straight skis, for that matter), but he has expressed interest in this "rocker" shenanigans. 
Oct 22 2011 8:51PM
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Skiingsnow
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s7s?
Oct 22 2011 8:58PM
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Balto
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which lotus is he looking at, the 120 or 138? For both, make sure the pures are the only ones he are looking at, the hybrids just can't compare in weight and how they ride. Another pow specific ski to look at would be the praxis powder boards. If those are potentially a bit too pow specific, he could also check out

dps 112rp
on3p billy goat
armada jj

All would provide solid options for someone his size
Oct 22 2011 9:00PM
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SHastatahoe
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I'm not going to put my dad on Rossis. 

I was looking at the 120s, I think anything bigger would make him uncomfortable.    I will check out those others.  I totally forgot about Praxis, thanks a lot.  ON3P is on my list for next skis I get for myself.  Have been since the beginning, but I'm poor as shit myself. 
Oct 22 2011 9:09PM
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malibufishnsurf
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Check out the Armada TST
Oct 23 2011 4:17AM
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