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Sir francis bacons?

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whistles
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I only have enough money to buy one new pair of skis and my other pair are pretty thrashed public enemies. So I am looking for a ski I can ride all over the mountain. I can hold my own in the park with some inverts and big spins..

I am telling you this because I want to know if it will affect my park skiing. I want to try out a ski with a fatter width to have more fun in the pow. I am thinking about buying the sir francis bacons. I only ride park about half the time but I still really like it. Will a fatter ski really hold me back? obviously it isn't the ideal park ski

These are a gift for graduation so I don't have time to go demo a bunch of skis.

I hate shopping around so if you better ski suggestions for me let me know. Also a good pair of bindings

6'0" 175lbs I ski all over the mountain


Sep 24 2012 10:55PM
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GrumpisPringle
Posts: 630 - Karma: 728
if you want to get a fatter ski, that you can go any where, get the line blend, or the schimtar, both on evo.com for cheap

Sep 24 2012 10:56PM
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DrZoidberg
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Pollard on bacons.
Sep 24 2012 11:04PM
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Kickerzzz
Posts: 234 - Karma: 62
Just find a fat ski that's not excessively heavy and has a near-center mount. Or get Marker Schizos.
Waist width per se doesn't really affect spinning. It just happens that most fat skis are noticeably heavier than park skis and usually have a set back mount point. A sidewall-to-cap construction can also help.
Sep 24 2012 11:04PM
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AndyGreen
Posts: 827 - Karma: 61
They are a super fun ski, real nice and playful. good float and still has a quick edge to edge.
i havent heard a bad thing about the on3p jmo. might be a better 50-50 ski
Sep 24 2012 11:06PM
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NOpoleon
Posts: 263 - Karma: 44
bump
Sep 24 2012 11:11PM
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Goku
Posts: 8119 - Karma: 4,223
no, Bacons are fatter than Blends.
I use Bacon's as my main ski in Michigan. Everywhere. And I love them
Sep 24 2012 11:12PM
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50Kal
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 5,412
Get ethier SFB 184, Jeronimo 186, or rossi scimitar 185, moment PB&j 188.

Thats my short list of skis to check out. All on Evo.com (except new jeronimo)
Sep 25 2012 8:32AM
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TheWakes.
Posts: 685 - Karma: 235
i like my bacons on big park jumps. dont expect to get too tech on rails tho. their size does catch up to u there. but butters are fun.
Sep 25 2012 11:23AM
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TimRiley
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Bacons 108mm underfoot more pow orientated, Blends 100mm underfoot all mtn. Jmo's 101mm underfoot all mtn..
Sep 25 2012 11:24AM
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doitbig
Posts: 4818 - Karma: 315
I think Pollard designed these skis with you in mind. They will float in pow, charge through slop, and can definitely hold their own in the park. If you're planning on kfed'ing everything and getting technical, they may not be the greatest, but you should choose a park ski for that.

Sep 25 2012 1:39PM
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Paddington-Bear
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Anyone have an opinion would bacons suit for a girl? My girlfriend isn't very experienced skiier, so I thought that good pow qualities could make variable back country conditions easier, than say basic rockered park skis.  Would they still be still nimble, relatively effortless and playful on groomers and on occasional park runs? Shes between 60-67 kg don't remember, 170cm tall and shes a former gymnast with a WERY good physical fitness (resting heart rate under 50). So shes relatively strong, but not experienced in skiing.

Other suggestions for some relatively suitable ski that would work for a novice girl, but would keep up with skill progression.

Sep 27 2012 10:03AM
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willice_l
Posts: 85 - Karma: 239
too main stream
Sep 27 2012 10:39AM
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50Kal
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Only Hipsters and D-bags care if it's too main stream.
If you ride a ski and it feels better than the "less known" brand who cares? It's what you want, not "what's cool" or "fresh".

EX: Some people perfer the SFB over ON3P Jmo. Because the SFB is softer and easier to butter in the Park.
Sep 27 2012 11:37PM
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TheWakes.
Posts: 685 - Karma: 235
lady's version of the bacon is the pandora. has no tail rocker, only tip rocker, and a little softer if im not mistaken. if my 55 yr old mother can ski it and have fun, i bet she can too. bacons would still be a good option, but the chick version is easier.
Sep 28 2012 2:57AM
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WittyName
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Okay, so I"m an on3p fan. The J-Mo is my main ski, but ive tried others, and theyre all nice. The JMo is one of the best 50/50 (park, pow, and piste) skis on the market, or so ive heard. However, it only has a 96 waist. THis works just fine in powder, but I'm not really hanging out in the ridge region a whole lot. If your really demanding more float, try something like the Jeffrey. It's a combination of the Caylor and the JMo, with 108 waist for more pow performance, but also has a bigger camber for more pop, while the Jmo doesnt have as much of a waist, and the Calor not as much pop. It's also pretty jibby, so if your hitting the trees or something it'll help you out there. I think one of it's few drawbacks is how it performs on cruddy snow. So if you just spend most of your time in pow or the park.. I think it'd be a good fit.

If anyone has corrections to what I said... call me out cuz I'm really not super experienced. I've just read a lot lol.

Sep 28 2012 4:45PM
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steezenskis
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i dont think hes saying that the blends are fatter than the bacons. hes saying that they're fatter than the average park ski
Sep 28 2012 6:12PM
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Noha
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I have them and their steller
Sep 28 2012 8:46PM
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Line_Skis
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SFBs or Blends would be sick!
Sep 28 2012 9:01PM
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willice_l
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Ya i was kidding. They are an awesome ski and id love to have a pair, my friend has a pair and he loves them and my other friend just bought Jmo's, i have nothing against these skis, i guess i cant joke around about it again
Oct 24 2012 10:02PM
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