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Help me pick an all mountain ski

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deng
Posts: 74 - Karma: 39
Hey guys I'm looking for a new pair of skis for the upcoming season. I'm 16 5'8" and 135 pounds and I ski in Utah. I'm looking for a ski that preforms great in powder and trees but can handle park and jumps every now and then. My main choices right now are the Line sir Francis bacons and the 4FRNT devastators. I'm open to other suggestions those are just the two I've found that seem to fit me well. What size would be good for me also? Thanks in advance
Sep 14 2013 5:28PM
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slt.shred
Posts: 176 - Karma: 198
moment pb&j's

101 waist so floaty, but light and agile enough for park. check em out!
Sep 14 2013 5:53PM
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deng
Posts: 74 - Karma: 39
Would it still be able to handle pow 80% of the time?
Sep 14 2013 6:16PM
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bieberhole69.
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The SFB are sweet, also look into on3p jmo and jeffery.
Sep 15 2013 1:05AM
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beauchamp
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soul riders or al dentes is what you're looking for
Sep 15 2013 1:01PM
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deng
Posts: 74 - Karma: 39
The soul rider looks pretty sweet but would a 97 waist be enough for mostly powder. im mostly going to be skiing powder but when there isnt any or early or late season im going to be in the park. also what size would be good for me?
Sep 15 2013 3:00PM
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canuck
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Check out the 4frnt YLE.
Sep 15 2013 3:36PM
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.AR6rider.
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I know everyone is probably sick of the ON3P bandwagon by now, but get some Jmos or Jeffreys. Seriously. The Jmos are the best things I've ever strapped to my feet. Jeffreys are a bit wider and would probably handle pow/all mountain a bit better though.
Sep 15 2013 4:03PM
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K-Dot.
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Maybe some line blends
Sep 15 2013 5:13PM
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TheChosenOne
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On3p makes some incredable all mountain skis!! I would say 160-170 zone is a good size
Sep 16 2013 9:50AM
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snurfsup
Posts: 96 - Karma: 135
onfreepee if you weigh more or need stiff ski
snordicas patron if ya like a fun 115mm waist (FWT standard waist width) that can stompz
lots of people ride the shlalomon rocker2 but i personally folded the tip and double ejected to stomp on those
ns classic: ardama jjz
Sep 16 2013 1:23PM
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jaypeakskier
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i would say SFB or pb and j
Sep 16 2013 7:58PM
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MartianMan
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Salomon Rocker2 108 is a good pick, its super light and it rips it all. Just be careful, because the SFB is much softer than the Devastator, and also has camber, compared to the full rocker of the Devastator. They are not the most similar skis.
Sep 16 2013 8:15PM
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snurfsup
Posts: 96 - Karma: 135
if you weigh less than 150, the 108 rocker2 would probs work, but I personally felt that those skis were much better at the 115mm waist. Its a cool idea, honeycomb and all...
Sep 17 2013 12:02PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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I would look at the Devastator, but I have a pair of Turbos, and I love them.

I'm also bigger than you and much older.  And I don't ride park.
Sep 17 2013 1:38PM
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Top_Gun
Posts: 258 - Karma: 469
Look at Batalla Twins, they're 106 underfoot and they have a pretty good price
Sep 17 2013 2:08PM
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DonkeyKwong
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Line SFBs would be a good choice, the whole point of that ski is to balence park and freeskiing. They are wide enough to float on most sidecountry/resort powder but still constructed symetrically so you can ride switch no problem.

Personally, I own a pair of Moment PB&Js and they kick all sorts of ass for skiing a considerable abount of pow. They don't have the symmetry of the SFBs and lean a bit more to the pow side but are still pretty light so I'm sure they can handle the odd park run.

If you're looking to do park and powder in equal amounts, go SFBs. If you want mainly a pow ski look at PB&Js.
Sep 17 2013 2:14PM
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Top_Gun
Posts: 258 - Karma: 469
You also could look at Volkl Bridges, thats what
Sep 17 2013 2:18PM
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Top_Gun
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they're ment for, half park, half pow
Sep 17 2013 2:19PM
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candy*man
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Not top of the line or anything but I own the Armada El Reys and they can rip all mountain and handle in the park, more of a price point ski but I enjoy them
Sep 17 2013 3:01PM
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paige.
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The Line SFB would be a good choice. If you spend a lot of the time in the trees rather than steeps then you might want to look at the 4frnt Cody over the Devastator as it has a shorter turn radius.
Sep 17 2013 3:27PM
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deng
Posts: 74 - Karma: 39
I'm pretty sure I want to go with the SFBs. Would a 172 or 178 be more suitable for me?
Sep 17 2013 11:53PM
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Dr.Dickless
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97 is wide enough for Utah powder

basically everyone here is pampered, you can this ski powder on slalom skis, it don't matter
Sep 17 2013 11:56PM
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Dr.Dickless
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I would also check out shredditor 102's they got redesigned this year and they feel pretty champ
Sep 17 2013 11:58PM
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AK-Pow29
Posts: 157 - Karma: 215
Yes^! Kung Fujas (Shreditor 102)
Sep 18 2013 12:39AM
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AK-Pow29
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Yes^! Kung Fujas (Shreditor 102)
Sep 18 2013 12:39AM
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