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FULL TILT HELP +KKK

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Jiberfish
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I am just wondering how well the full tilt hot doggers perform in powder and big mountain cliffs and stuff. I know they are a park boot but how well will they do in big mountain?
Jun 10 2012 8:56PM
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Jiberfish
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Jun 10 2012 9:32PM
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Jiberfish
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Jun 10 2012 9:32PM
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tomPietrowski
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If they fit you perfectly and you dont mind them being a little soft, even with the stiffest tounge, they will be fine, however they will be no better then any other boot which fits you well and has a good flex for you.
Jun 10 2012 9:39PM
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TimRiley
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^Agree. They will be very soft for big mountain.
Jun 10 2012 9:49PM
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.R-Lohin
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Just change out the toungue if you find they are a little too soft for you in big mtn or backcountry
Jun 10 2012 10:57PM
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.squirrely.
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title is lolz
Jun 11 2012 9:05PM
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snakerton
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lol now i see it
Jun 11 2012 9:24PM
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TimRiley
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How stiff of a replacement tongue can you get for hotdoggers, 110?
Jun 11 2012 9:53PM
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snakerton
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i think full tilt measures their stiffness differently. 1-10 and you can put a 10 on any boot. im not sure how their numbers convert
Jun 11 2012 11:02PM
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NoSkillsCrew
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I ride the first chair which has the 10 at first it felt like 110 flex (comparable to dalbellos ranges) but now that I've ridden it 100+ days it has packed out into the 90 territory. They have treated me well off of drops and pow.

So yeah just get a10 tongue and swap out when its pow pow time.
Jun 12 2012 10:45AM
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Motes
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I have this past seasons hot doggers.  They come with full tilts 6 flex, for me this is perfect for park and east coast groomes/trees.  (I like my boots softer though)  You can buy a stiffer toungue to switch out for powpow and big mountian though.
Jun 12 2012 11:10AM
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VD.
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just noticed haha ... anyways the best boot is the one that fits you best, do not just buy full tilts becase they claim to cure all your boot fitting problems. They will only be the answer to your bootfitting problems if they fit you well. In term of flex the best allround boot is the 8 flex so maybe a seth mo or a konflict would be a better choice if you want to ride bigmountain/backcountry as well as park.
Jun 12 2012 11:40AM
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TheWakes.
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6 flex is good for park. bigger skiers and all mountain skiers will want a stiffer tongue. im considering having a pair of both for different days.
Jun 12 2012 12:33PM
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iskibad
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If they fit?!?!? what does that mean? I thought, as long as i ski full tilts, I'll be able to huck cliffs like Seth and shed the park like Tom?!?!?!
Jun 12 2012 12:35PM
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snakerton
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you can!
Jun 12 2012 12:44PM
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Aiden-P
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the 6 is soft when in a little bit of powder. if you throw in the 8 flex it would be the same as the konflickt (minus the buckles.)
Jun 12 2012 1:06PM
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Jiberfish
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haha i shoulda taken off one of those k's
Jun 12 2012 1:53PM
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tomPietrowski
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Your best bet is to go try them on with a bootfitter and see what he thinks of the fit and flex for you. Personaly for park I ski in the SPK Pro which is a 110 flex or the equivalent to FT stiffest tounge, so for me, FT do not really make a boot stiff enough for out if the park, but I ski aggresivily and im about 170lbs. If you prefer softer boots you may be fine.
Jun 12 2012 2:07PM
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Blake.P
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Full tilt needs to make stiffer tongues for the influence series (booters) I love mine but a highest of 6 flex... How about 8 or 10 too?
Jun 12 2012 2:12PM
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420_skier
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i rocked plain old tom wally hot doggers no tongue change, and they were fine, but i recommend a stiffer tongue
Jun 12 2012 4:33PM
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Jiberfish
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thanks guys! +KKK...K ^^^^^
Jun 13 2012 2:04PM
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skicel
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i bought this years boaters and they work great in all conditions, but then again i also like flexible boots, its all preference, the hot doggers are a bit more stiff than the boaters so you should have no problems with cliffs, i took a few 15' to 20' cliffs with my boaters this season and i was fine
Jun 14 2012 2:07PM
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