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Looking for some cheat park skis

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skinom
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Not much of a park rat so all my skis are 110 plus waist except for some beat up AR7's I got free off a friend. I'd be fine with using AR7's but they feel way short (172) when mounted center. Basically I'm looking for something to fuck around with on groomer days in the park and not afraid to beat up.

Cost is my main concern. Don't care much about versatility, and it doesn't have to be true twin, but something close at least. I can get good deals on Salomon, Line, K2, Rossi and probably Atomic. Any recommendations or comparisons would be appreciated.

Skis I'm considering:

Afterbangs

Suspects

Punx

Scratch

Oct 31 2012 1:38PM
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skinom
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Also looking at some Head skis that I can get super cheap. I think its The Show. Never heard much from head in the way for freeski/freestyle but maybe they stepped their game up after signing Dumont.
Oct 31 2012 1:48PM
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715.
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How tall are you? Afterbangs blow and wouldn't last very long
Oct 31 2012 5:51PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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just go to a shop and see what's on for a good deal. you can probably cop some pretty decent skis that were bought on closeout or are a couple years old. if you're buying new, you're not going to get a killer deal on anything.
Oct 31 2012 7:32PM
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MittensFoDayze
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Bluehouse Antics, they sell factory direct so the price is super cheap.
Oct 31 2012 8:27PM
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Krokodile
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I've heard a lot of good things about the Punx - they get compared to the Afterbangs all the time and almost everyone agrees they are superior.  The Suspects have been known to have durability issues.

If I were in your position I'd go with the Punx.
Oct 31 2012 9:31PM
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bighomieflock
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You could look at the recoils there's a really good deal on them right now.

http://www.evo.com/skis/k2-recoil.aspx
Oct 31 2012 9:43PM
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skinom
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Let me clear a couple things up. I do work at a shop and we do have afterbangs on closeout but too short. I'm 6' 170 and I'm thinking about getting something in the low 180's. I'm not too concerned about length, I can figure that out. The problem is we barely deal in park skis, mostly your frontside carver "all mountain" category and some wider 100-125mm all mountain/powder skis.

I have extensively knowledge of all the 100mm+ skis but don't know shit about park skis, so I knew this was the place to go. I'm gonna get an awesome deal on any of them by going through the manufacturer but on a very limited budget so basically trying to see what I can get away with. Right now the Head's on on the top of my list only because of price. So looking for something basic I will use at small midwest hills and urban and not afraid to tear up, but want it to last a bit. I might bring them with on trips out west but don't plan on using them out there unless conditions are like last year.

Oct 31 2012 9:45PM
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