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Fastest and cheapest skis

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El_Barto.
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I like to go fast. Ive pushed my watchlifes as fast as i can make them go, i top out at 67mph. I know i can go faster. What is the cheapest twin with a race base I can get?

Preferably around 100 underfoot, stiff as hell with lots of camber. I dont want a gs ski because i like to dick around too much...but sometimes i like to turn on the afterburners and let gapers eat my snow dust.

Thanks Gs
Oct 26 2013 5:18PM
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tomPietrowski
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There are plantation of option out there. Park ski wise suspects are really good for hauling ass. They are stiff though so can get unstable if it's not perfectly groomed.

Sometime you may find a ski with. Softer flex is actually better for top speeds so long as you are not needing to make sudden changes in direction. A softer nose will allow the ski to track much Breyer over moguls ect. Hit a mogul at over 60mph on a super stiff ski and you are flying.

Maybe look for a mid stiffness ski in top and tail with some nose rocker. A stiffer under boot flex will be good and look for a 50 50 sidewall cap construction.
Oct 26 2013 5:25PM
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tomPietrowski
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Haha plenty not plantation.
Oct 26 2013 5:26PM
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BLADEE
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The only ski i can speak for out of experience is the suspect, which i thought just wanted to go fast. However suspects aren't really the cheapest skis, but i have heard a lot of stuff about addict pro's being stiff and fast.
Oct 26 2013 5:29PM
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milk_man
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Armada el reys are one of the stiffest skis you'll find and they're pretty fast too.
Oct 26 2013 8:12PM
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Hippykillerz
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line step ups have race bases are twin tip and fairly stiff for charging.. probly your best bet
Oct 26 2013 8:17PM
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.ste
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Levelninesports.com has suspects for cheap
Oct 27 2013 12:26PM
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last_tango
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guys he is looking for something around a 100 waist.......
Oct 27 2013 12:40PM
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snakerton
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If you really wanna go fast don't get a twin tip. Get the rossi experience 98. Super stiff and super stable
Oct 27 2013 1:08PM
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Ski.Ballet
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LOL
Oct 27 2013 2:10PM
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tomPietrowski
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Which part are you Loling at? The part about hitting a mogul.
Oct 27 2013 2:19PM
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Ski.Ballet
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That paragraph in general
Oct 27 2013 2:23PM
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tomPietrowski
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Why
Oct 27 2013 2:24PM
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a_burger
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either way your still going to go flying if you hit a mogul at that speed, a stiffer ski though would probably much better for keeping you balance when you get flung into the air by random shit
Oct 27 2013 3:59PM
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tomPietrowski
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It's actually the opposite. A stiffer ski will hit an object and not deform so you will be airboats very quickly with little to no catch to absorb it. A softer ski in the nose will allow the ski to deform a little more and allow you to react and compress the object.

Now stiffer skis will certainly turn much better at speed as they will flex less and allow you to use the shape of the ski to carve a turn. But if it's going g
Fast without many turns then a softer. Used ski is preferable.
Oct 27 2013 4:22PM
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Erikgorn
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evo.com has good deals on last years skis!
Oct 27 2013 5:52PM
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Goku
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Volkl Bridge
Line Blend
Volkl Mantra if you can live without a twin
Oct 27 2013 6:45PM
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250r
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haha i've made too many posts talking about my praxis park skis but whatever i'll make another. being able to go fast and ski the mountain, yet still hit the park is pretty much why i bought these skis. i ski them in a 184 with a 25m radius, 99mm underfoot, sintered bases with a medium flex, but you also have the option of medium stiff, or stiff, which would be a lot stiffer than any other park ski you could buy. they've got fairly minimal sidecut, but with the bit of rocker they have, i don't have any problems making small turns, you can always "slarve" them somewhat on hard pack if its too tight a turn for the sidecut.
Oct 27 2013 7:11PM
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DBL
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The fastest
Oct 27 2013 7:13PM
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Goku
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anything can be fast with access to a wintersteiger
Oct 27 2013 11:44PM
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Finkle
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I've hit 74 on my AR7's is that fast enough?
Oct 28 2013 12:36AM
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ThaLorax
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Moment Belefante
Oct 28 2013 1:29AM
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El_Barto.
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I like the idea of going volkl. I havent had a pair if volkls since my dogens.

And for the dudes giving me skiing advice...lol. Dont ski moguls at mach10, got it. I just want to go fast, im pretty sure I dont need a lesson, let alone one on an internet forum
Oct 28 2013 1:40AM
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ThaLorax
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The Bridges can go mach 10 and slay moguls too. And they float pretty well in powder for their size.
Oct 28 2013 1:46AM
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last_tango
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I have rode on bridges and they are really fun. They don't have any camber now. Its a fully rocker ski but the rocker isn't anything crazy as say hellbents. Its a really mellow rocker that is done right. I didn't have a problem setting a edge on them back on the ice out east.
Oct 28 2013 2:14AM
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Goku
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I'd go with the Bridge then.
Theyre super fun and they rip. I smile everytime I ski them
Oct 28 2013 8:53AM
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AJizzle
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Get the old atomic pimp with the benjis on the top sheet. 103 underfoot, holy fuck amounts of camber and fast as fuck.
Oct 28 2013 10:50PM
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AJizzle
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And to Goku, if I'm tryin to go 80 mph on skis it sure as fuck isn't going to be on blends, unless of course they are like 215mm which could be a shit ton of fun.
Oct 28 2013 10:53PM
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k2andcannoli
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Rocky Mountian Underground- The CRM
Oct 29 2013 8:18AM
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k2andcannoli
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I forgot about the cheap part. Crm retails for $800
Oct 29 2013 8:19AM
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Huck_Norris
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The fastest park ski is still much slower than the slowest race ski. Just get a pair of 210 DH boards from the 90s. Not only will you look hilarious but you are likely to break the sound barrier- for $0.
Oct 29 2013 9:13AM
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Goku
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Which is why I said Bridges after he said he said he just wanted something fast.
I would recommend Mantra's first though, but they arent twins, nor cheap
Oct 29 2013 9:50AM
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El_Barto.
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I have a garage full of those from my older siblings. I bust a pair out like once a year
Oct 29 2013 11:07AM
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ThaLorax
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The CRM isn't stiff at all and it's barely a twin tip.
Oct 29 2013 11:34AM
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