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Fat vs Skinny

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CalebT
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Post your opinions on why you like fat skis for park or skinny skis for park.
Jan 2 2012 1:44PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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i have never seen anyone use fat skis in the park.

ever.
Jan 2 2012 1:48PM
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fragglemuffin
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Depends...wider skis like line elizabeths are SUPER fun to jib/hit rails on, but when hucking spins off jumps I prefer something in the 90mm range.
Jan 2 2012 1:48PM
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Squeenerd
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if you are hitting big jumps you might want to consider going wider underfoot for a more stable landing. and for rails skinnier are easier to control and won't get caught up in each other
Jan 2 2012 1:57PM
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-emile-
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I saw a guy rocking some jjs in the park I was like dafuq ?
Jan 2 2012 2:06PM
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@tlas
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me, being quite a small person, i like skinny skis, for example i ride 85mm t-halls. and the widest i would venture is about 92mm, since i also ski the QC, so icy small hill's/
Jan 2 2012 2:06PM
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CalebT
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I don't mean fat as in powder skis, but a wider base.
Jan 2 2012 2:16PM
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Bock
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my friend rides pow skis in the park. he does a lot of surface swaps and butters. it's actually pretty stylish
Jan 2 2012 2:32PM
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*Bird
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i rep my one lifes in the park. so much fun
Jan 2 2012 2:36PM
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Shenanigans
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100mm underfoot is my favorite, not too wide and not too skinny.
Jan 2 2012 2:37PM
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CalebT
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And post the length of your skis as well so people can get the idea.
Jan 2 2012 2:38PM
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how do they hold up hitting rails?
Jan 2 2012 2:39PM
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nkmo.
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I ride One Life's as pretty much my only ski. They've had way more park days than pow on them. I own STLs but they just don't do it for me anymore. I'll bust them out very rarely if all I'm doing is ripping groomers. I just don't enjoy riding sub-100 skis anymore.
Jan 2 2012 2:41PM
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punk.kid
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my buddy shreds whistler blackpark on his ep pros throwin steezey sevens switch sevens rodeo and switch rodeo aswell as slays rails and he looks cool as fuck doin it

and until you have hit a 65 foot+ jumps on a pair of hell bents or ep pros you havent lived


Jan 2 2012 2:54PM
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Banane.
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I use my JJ's in the park sometime ahah , they are fun.
Jan 2 2012 2:57PM
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Piste.Off
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i ski my live lifes in the park, 115 at the waist, tons of fun.
Jan 2 2012 2:58PM
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.ZT.
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medium
Jan 2 2012 3:10PM
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GreenStezz
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Same....................
Jan 2 2012 3:13PM
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SteezoSaurus
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Well, I think that the width differences are quite dependent on style. If your looking to get techy on rails, having a narrower lighter ski is a bit more cohesive. However, if you like doing slower, smoother tricks, a fat ski can be more suitable.


Jan 2 2012 3:17PM
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Tikayt
Posts: 1031 - Karma: 1,543
My min ski is 85mm for only park, nothing else really and I have mid skis, between 90 and 95mm which is also good for park even though i use it for BC.
Jan 2 2012 3:39PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9215 - Karma: 5,398
skinny fo sho
Jan 2 2012 3:40PM
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Anathema
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skinnier, but long. short skis are noob mode. long skis make grabs look ridiculously steezy.
Jan 2 2012 3:45PM
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I_Am_Mod
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i like my parkskis like my women, tall and skinny !


Jan 2 2012 3:47PM
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mountainviper
Posts: 1931 - Karma: -3
Yeah my bacons are my park skis but honestly, more and more I find myself lappin the park on my opus'. Just a different style of riding is all.
Jan 2 2012 3:57PM
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CalebT
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so then what do you make of a lot of these posts?
Jan 2 2012 5:40PM
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stickski
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oh, i'll keep that in mind
Jan 2 2012 5:40PM
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dom_daq
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I rode STLs forever and loved them. Theyre really narrow underfoot and i liked them on rails.
Jan 2 2012 5:50PM
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CRiP
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i like my women how i like my ski boots, rear entry.

had to do it.
Jan 2 2012 6:55PM
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Bill.Nye
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My buddy skis on Rossignol Sickles in the park (110mm underfoot, pretty fat).

Jan 2 2012 6:58PM
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AwR
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fat skis then again all i do in the park is variatinons of 7's, 5's, 3's, and 1's and butters!....yeah i suck.
Jan 2 2012 6:59PM
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nkmo.
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They're an awesome ski, no doubt. As I've got older, my style has just changed.

Both types have their pros and cons, and styles associated with. Just keep 'em long. 183+ for me.
Jan 3 2012 4:08AM
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Newschool_Pope
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i really love very skinny light responsive yet not too stiff skis in the park. with my punx i dont even really feel them on my feet. they do exactly what i want with 0 effort. edge to edge is so quick with 82mm. i ski them in a 182 cm length being 6ft2 but id get em longer if they had them. i love this ski on groomed too, they carve super nice and i find them quite stable at speeds if you hold an edge, only in pow they are atrocious. my domains in 179 feel very dead and heavy in comparison to the punx. i much rather ski the punx.

skid my 189 hellbents in the park but i didnt like em there really. too bulky to throw around, too floppy.

my 002
Jan 3 2012 8:27AM
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jibjunkie
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currently i ride 95 underfoot kung fujas and before that i was on anthems. im a firm believer that you will get used to whatever you are on but i would like to try out an 80 mm waist ski in park just to see whatit is like
Jan 3 2012 8:58AM
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Flying~Squirrel
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i have afterbangs, and i respect my pow skis to much to hit rails with them
Jan 3 2012 9:05AM
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bdowning
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I have Line Steup's (177) for park and Atomic Bent Chetlers (183) for Pow.
Jan 3 2012 10:43AM
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CalebT
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Guys I'm not looking for guidance on which type of ski, I'm simply just making a thread to see other peoples opinions and so that you can share your opinions.
Jan 3 2012 12:04PM
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mountainviper
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Pretty sure peeps get that. They're just sounding off on what they ski. Still relevant. If ya want opinion I really think its just a matter of style. With a narrower ski you can get way more technical with switches, grabs, etc. With a fat ski it's more of a surfier, floatier style. Way less tech. Feels cool doing long, no change grinds or big floaty 3s or even just straight airs. Sure I get the crazy stares from the A-banger kids when I lap the park on my opus'. I even catch the occasional snicker or "he thinks it's ten feet of pow" comment, but I really don't give a crap what peeps think. I'm not skiing to impress them. I'm skiing because I enjoy it and I feel like a fatter ski just suits my style better. Got no hate for traditional park skis. Those kids are progressing the sport. I just gotta do what's fun for me and right now fat is where it's at. Once ya go fat you'll never go back. Haha.
Jan 3 2012 12:14PM
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FerrisBueller
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i like skinny girls



Jan 3 2012 12:18PM
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CrotchKiller
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ill get new skis then
Jan 3 2012 1:26PM
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Clark_Griswold
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Tons of people at my hill ski fattys is the park. i see bentchetlers, hellbents and chopsticks constantly, occasionally i'll see some lizzy's, EP pros, or obsetheds but not to often
Jan 3 2012 6:57PM
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Clark_Griswold
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but personally i like my skis tall and skinny
Jan 3 2012 7:01PM
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Eazy_Steezy
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Nice haha
Jan 3 2012 7:03PM
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FreeVillain
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My sfbs are really fun to goof around on in the park but are to heavy to ride only park on
Jan 3 2012 7:49PM
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skiSBmaine
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Bringing this thread back, what about the difference within park-oriented skis? For example the punx at 82 underfoot whereas the LTC is 93?
Jan 14 2013 7:58PM
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TChronic
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http://vimeo.com/37458253 ill just leave this here
Jan 14 2013 8:01PM
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SPUTnik.
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he means a ski like on3p FR's as opposed to something like k2 recoils
Jan 14 2013 8:23PM
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Sherm.
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I disagree young draper
Jan 14 2013 8:51PM
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Swankie
Posts: 203 - Karma: 902
What a terrible thread "fat skis or skinny skis" unless you want to look like an idiot in the park get thinner ones
Jan 14 2013 8:57PM
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elinde
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i use my Bacons in the park, and they work really well. On rails and on landings they're very stable, and a plus is you can shred park n pow, not just park.
Jan 14 2013 8:58PM
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