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Punx vs filthy riches or prestors

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M.M
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I'm 16, 5'7'' 140 and expecting to grow more. these skis will be for park and only park since i already have a all mountain/ pow ski. i ski park in Edmonton Alberta and it snows alot but when its -30c for a week and it doesn't snow it can get a little icy but im not worried about that to much. im about 50/50 rails to jumps and i spin jumps as big as my local places have, last years was 60 feet and i was spinning it but thats on the bigger end of jumps 40 feet is about the average size so they need to be pretty solid landing jumps but be really durable for the rails and thats why i want on3p because i have first hand experience of how durable they are. its mainly a toss up between the punx and filthy riches, and maybe prestors but i feel like they would be to stiff.

punx-
positves: good flex, good on rails, some rocker, lightweight, good size underfoot.
negatives: not durable

filthy riches-
positves: rocker, good on rails, really fun, bomb proof.
negatives: possibly to soft? possibly heavy?

prestors-
positves: bombproof, good size underfoot,
negatives: possibly to stiff?

can someone help me decide and are filthy riches to soft for jumps or are they just right?

Aug 31 2013 10:16PM
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M.M
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Aug 31 2013 11:43PM
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TRAP_CHEF
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If i were you id probably rule out the prestors there gunna be too stiff for you your already pretty light and you wouldnt need a ski that stiff unless you were hittin mostly jumps the filthys are a ton of fun though and i would definitely recommend them but the punx sounds like a great ski too honestly if you pick one of those two you wont look back
Aug 31 2013 11:47PM
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M.M
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the only things im worried about is punx getting beat to shit and fr being to soft? help
Sep 1 2013 12:27AM
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SPUTnik.
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Punx are a waste of money, my brothers got delaminated in the first two weeks
Sep 1 2013 11:56AM
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SPUTnik.
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Punx are a waste of money, my brothers got delaminated in the first two weeks of use
Sep 1 2013 11:56AM
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tomPietrowski
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^ well that's unlucky but he will get them replaced by warranty if its a delam. They are a great ski though and honestly for the op sound the best option especially with the new ones being a bit stiffer. I have had punx and the durability is on par with any other park ski so don't worry about trashing them.
Sep 1 2013 12:41PM
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M.M
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anyone know if the flex of the two is similar underfoot of punx and fr's
Sep 1 2013 1:01PM
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EthanScott23
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friend of mine said the filthy riches have a shitty turning radius
Sep 17 2013 6:26PM
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SkiTheYeast
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Filthy Riches are hands down my favorite ski ive ever been on. They are light, poppy, DURABLE, and the rocker is so sick it allows the ski to be stiff but still really easy to butter and press.
Sep 17 2013 7:01PM
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Newschool_Pope
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going into the second season with the 12/13 punx. hit some urban, lots of summer glacier skiing and indoors. i really beat them on rail with high impacts and the edges only have a few cracks. no edges pulling out, only an 1x1 inch part of topsheet was chipped off of the tail. the wood shows a little now but i put some epoxy on and theyre good to go. going to buy another pair when this one dies.
Sep 18 2013 8:01PM
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Cotter
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He said they were for park soley. I don't think I have ever even bothered looking at turning radius for park skis because it doesn't matter all that much (for a park ski).
Sep 19 2013 11:20PM
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will_powder
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60 footers in edmonton...yeah right haha.
Sep 20 2013 2:55AM
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tomPietrowski
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Of course it matters if your carving off a lip it's the turn radius that dictates how they will carve. It's less inportant then all mtn but certainly is a big factor in ski choice still.
Sep 20 2013 4:46AM
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Balto
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Your friend is probably a shitty skier. As an ex FIS level racer and someone who has been on BS's and FR's for years, i can safely say they make a turn better then ANY OTHER SYMMETRICAL SKI ON THE MARKET. They have an infinite turn radius, so the more you put into them the harder they can turn. They adapt perfectly to pretty much any ski style, from really tight turns around rails or trees, to big fast SG turns ripping down a groomer or into a jump. I've hit jumps 70ft+ on FR's and never once had any stability issues.
Sep 20 2013 11:45AM
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Jakey.
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Sep 20 2013 3:21PM
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