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Nordica soul riders?

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kdes6
Posts: 93 - Karma: 67
anybody ever ride a pair of these picked a pair up in the shop and they seemed so light and playful deff interested in demoing a pair
Jan 7 2013 9:06PM
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7springsprod
Posts: 2661 - Karma: 3,181
Wouldnt surprise me if they are really quality playful skis. I absolutely love my Nordica products.
Jan 7 2013 9:23PM
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kdes6
Posts: 93 - Karma: 67
bump
Jan 8 2013 11:38PM
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joe-d
Posts: 140 - Karma: 35
Also really interested in hearing some things about these skis, they seem pretty sick.
Jan 8 2013 11:48PM
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kdes6
Posts: 93 - Karma: 67
yesssirrr bump
Jan 9 2013 4:07PM
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-Condor-
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my favorite skis!! without a doubt the most versitile ski i have ever been on. shreds all conditions. i ski 177's mounted with dukes at +3cm from traditional. im 5'4'' 165lbs type 3 skier. i ski everything but park. they really do ski well everywhere. they are fairly soft, but really stable, and have an enourmous amount of pop coming out of the turn. they have a very versitile turn shape to them, and they are comfotable at any speed. they will handle soft snow pretty well. the rocker on it is long, but doesnt have a ton of rise, and they handle hardpack likea dream.

Jan 9 2013 7:11PM
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Nate.Dog
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holly shit I demmoed this skis... literally my favorite ski of all time, insanely light, buttery, but still full of pop and extremely responsive. They just transition from edge to edge like a god damn dream.
Jan 9 2013 7:34PM
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Jib_High
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Just bought my pair. Picked them over line blends, nomad rkr, and on3p jeronimos after demoing all of them and so far have only great things to say about them
Jan 9 2013 7:39PM
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kdes6
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thanks guys alot of good responses loven it thats what i like to hear

Jan 9 2013 9:21PM
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zac_v
Posts: 231 - Karma: 214
super awesome ski! i got the El pacos which is slightly thinner under foot, and its hands down the best ski ive ever owned. buttery, floats well, handles jumps/rails and are super light.
Jan 9 2013 9:32PM
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kdes6
Posts: 93 - Karma: 67
bump. im gonna head to a shop tomorrow see if i can demo a pair keep the positive feedback coming i wanna hear more
Jan 10 2013 12:18AM
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kdes6
Posts: 93 - Karma: 67
bumpppp
Jan 10 2013 1:28PM
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joe-d
Posts: 140 - Karma: 35
If you demo a pair post up what you think. I'm really leaning towards these as well.
Jan 10 2013 11:08PM
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Gmart
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I FUCKIN LOVE THE SOUL RIDER! I'm good friends with the nordica rep and I ended up skiing a pair about a month ago, they are super turny even though they are a wider ski. I kept on the groomers and a hair in the park but they were great, I'm actually thinking on picking a pair up at the end of the season
Jan 11 2013 7:40AM
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TheSkiMonster
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Awesome, awesome ski! Ski doesn't need a ton of speed to get the energy out of it.

One of the best skis in their entire line for sure.
Jan 11 2013 3:36PM
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kdes6
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sickk everyones only got good things to say about them i need to get my hands on a pair of these
Jan 11 2013 7:10PM
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kdes6
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will do with all the good comments i really need to get on a pair of these

Jan 11 2013 7:14PM
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Nordica
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97 underfoot. earlyrise tip and tail. playful as all hell. These skis RIP

Definitely one of the more popular skis we make. Eveyone who skis on them gets hooked! I highly suggest trying them out!

Kieran McVeigh rides them regularly:

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Jan 14 2013 7:56PM
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H0llyw00d
Posts: 49 - Karma: 66
loved these skis as well, my only issue was the edge ripped out of mine after an edge crack caught a rock after 2 months of riding them. they definitely have thin edges (the model i had anyway) if someone knows how thick they actually are that'd be… kewl
Feb 24 2014 1:36AM
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bighooch
Posts: 349 - Karma: 2,062
Buying some as soon as I make some skrilla
Feb 24 2014 11:06AM
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SoCore
Posts: 141 - Karma: 222
Got this year's in a 185 a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely love them. Haven't hit a ton of rails yet, but they've been super fun on jumps. Snowed 7 inches overnight at Winter Park on Sunday and they handled both the fresh in the morning and the chopped up crud in the afternoon beautifully. I was a little concerned that they might be too soft to really charge, but I was way off.
Feb 24 2014 12:31PM
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MontanaMuggin
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I hear they're heavy. If they're wernt so wide underfoot id definetly get some
Feb 24 2014 8:43PM
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