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Ever skiied park on powder skis?

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Karl_Hungus
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Saw the other thread and thought that i only will have powder skis this year so im wondering how powder skis are in the park. after all some people like forster meeks and (kind of) kieran mcveigh prefer to ride pow skis in the park
Nov 14 2013 12:07PM
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CrotchKiller
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hellbents in the park is fun as hell
Nov 14 2013 12:10PM
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monstertruckk
Posts: 3044 - Karma: 454
Only ski the park on pow skis
Nov 14 2013 12:39PM
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BROSEIDON
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ski park on my new lifes all da timee ask 1337
Nov 14 2013 1:07PM
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Blurst
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Ive ridden on mine a few days as well.

Rails were fun as hell, landing switch on hard icy landings not so much.
Nov 14 2013 1:18PM
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Ali_Dibden
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 1,688
Tried it once on Surface New Lifes but they were pretty terrible, the rocker on those skis sorta demands deep pow!
Nov 14 2013 1:18PM
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617freeskier
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I skied the past two seasons with 2011 Line SFB's (which are wider than the newer models) as a daily driver. They are fun as all hell in the park until you're taking it to some bigger jumps. they are just a little too soft flex to really stomp the bigger airs without putting you in the back seat. But on jibs and small/ medium jumps they are a ton of fun.
Nov 14 2013 1:18PM
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617freeskier
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What skis are you on? that really makes a big difference. Reverse camber is not going to be very fun on jumps for example.
Nov 14 2013 1:21PM
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617freeskier
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Also majorly depends WHERE you are skiing. If its icy its just going to suck. If your out west where its usually nice and soft than you will have a blast.
Nov 14 2013 1:22PM
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BROSEIDON
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yeah any hard landings on ice hurt, nothing to absorb the landing haha. But on rails they are a blast, super stable and you can swap around with out ever catching
Nov 14 2013 1:22PM
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Blurst
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Yah I just found the lack of camber and ridiculous rocker made me shoot to my face if I didnt land bolts, mostly on jumps.
Nov 14 2013 1:42PM
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J-Evs
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someone find that old edit of a dude wearing a g-suit and using hellbents in a park
Nov 14 2013 2:15PM
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ZeechMcHuck
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I find it extremely fun to float jumps and just throw super slow spins but when it comes to jibbin I prefer something skinnier

Nov 14 2013 2:29PM
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Ski.Ballet
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THIS! Rails are so much fun on NL's
Nov 14 2013 2:30PM
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soops
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Yeaaaaah it totally depends on the powder ski. I was on the Atomic Blog (flexy as frick with low swing weight for a pow ski) and they did alright. Lot of fun carryin over 100mm on kickers. You're not gonna be as steezy but that's ok. We can't all be Tom Wallisch.
Nov 14 2013 2:41PM
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HOTKARLHOTKARL
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I feel like riding my pow skis (rocker 2s) in the park would be soooo much fun but i dont have a pair to ruin on rails

Nov 14 2013 4:50PM
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drwclrk
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One of my all time faves!

Nov 14 2013 4:58PM
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kootenayklaus
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I ski my One Life's in the park regularly, they are so much fun. Rails come with ease and a tad more stability in my opinion, but hitting jumps over about 40 feet is a little sketchy because they tend to get pretty squirrely at speed.
Nov 14 2013 5:02PM
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jimmydar
Posts: 852 - Karma: 1,628
rails and jibs are fun on a set of rockered out skis but its a different story with the jumps
Nov 14 2013 8:02PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
I have rode Hellbents and Onelifes in the park for a few years. Super fun but jumps kinda of suck.
Nov 14 2013 8:04PM
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PsychedelicMoose
Posts: 792 - Karma: 3,568
When I was at mhssc the coach (Maks) Rode on RMU powder skis, and he killed it, I think you should only do park on pow skis if you know you can handle it.
Nov 14 2013 8:27PM
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jca
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og hellbents are my favourite park ski by far.
Nov 14 2013 8:51PM
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VersaceCockring
Posts: 366 - Karma: 638
I've rode my JJs in the park a few times, but I try not to as the edges are pretty thin.
Nov 14 2013 8:54PM
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ParabolicSidecut
Posts: 100 - Karma: 158
Armada ARVs are my park skis, and I've rode a pair of Surface rocker skis in the park multiple times. I think I just ride better and am more comfortable on wider skis.
Nov 14 2013 9:33PM
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GuillaumeLafleur
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I Do Just bougth icelantic Gypsy for this years !! my narrower ski avec icelantic Nomad rkr! and i usally ski only park except for a week in whist and i ski trees too!
Nov 14 2013 9:35PM
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Lemuel
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It doesn't exist anymore. I bumped the thread a few weeks ago inquiring as to why it was taken down but no response.
Nov 14 2013 9:38PM
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elinde
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Skied all last season on Bacons. Fun as hell!
Nov 14 2013 9:42PM
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snowfinder
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Truer words have never been spoken.
Nov 14 2013 9:48PM
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Jewschoolers
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ski park on my bentchetlers sometimes. pretty damn fun
Nov 14 2013 9:50PM
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.Duncan.
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I've done jumps and a rail or two on my billygoats, wouldn't recommend it though.
Nov 14 2013 10:16PM
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GrahamGould
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Its super fun once you get used to the swing weight. It is a little easier to catch an edge on rails though.
Nov 14 2013 11:11PM
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KingGeedorah
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At the very end did he just have his hands in his pockets?
Nov 14 2013 11:40PM
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Backyard.Skier
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ski park sometimes with my chopsticks, they are fully symmetrical so its just like riding super fat park skis and the rocker feels sick when doing switch ups and what not. super soft and fun for buttering around on
Nov 14 2013 11:42PM
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I_liketobutter
Posts: 2664 - Karma: 997
wtf blindside, put that shit back up
Nov 14 2013 11:52PM
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MaddiesPooHole
Posts: 103 - Karma: 84
Was is Leo?
Nov 15 2013 11:30AM
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HungryHypocrite
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friend of mine 2 years ago in St. Moritz on hellbents
Nov 15 2013 11:48AM
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Spiri7o
Posts: 2163 - Karma: 1,100
People look at me funny
Nov 15 2013 12:39PM
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SFB
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hit the breck park on my 2010 SFB's couldnt really do rails on them but the boxes and jumps were fun.
Nov 15 2013 1:36PM
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I_liketobutter
Posts: 2664 - Karma: 997
In MN

Typical park skier and gapers with the same question:
"Hey are those powder skis?"

My response in my head:
what the fuck do you think dude? they're whatever the fuck i want them to be
Nov 15 2013 1:39PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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Nov 15 2013 1:43PM
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Backyard.Skier
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^pollard is a god amongst men
Nov 15 2013 1:51PM
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JakeSalvador
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Collin Collins
Nov 15 2013 1:54PM
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J_Christoph
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I love my pettitors in the park, and my buddy slays on his hellbents. Collin Collins slays on pettitors too at sun valley
Nov 15 2013 1:55PM
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B_Klukas
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Surface new life's are a blast in the park. Fun to butter and spin but no so stable when you're hauling ass on icy snow.
Nov 15 2013 2:16PM
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drwclrk
Posts: 1114 - Karma: 719
Yes! Soo epickkk.. I've always tried to do my end of day, casual park laps with the hands-in-pockets swag. Infinitely harder than Pep makes it look.
Nov 17 2013 2:02AM
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Insomniac
Posts: 2816 - Karma: 185
My question is what do you think rails would do to a set of guardian's or other AT binding? All of that sideways force with a removable heel..
Nov 17 2013 2:08AM
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squibble
Posts: 4569 - Karma: 104
Personally, I don't like it. Landings feel good, but I just don't like the extra weight. Like fuck I would put my pow skis on rails though
Nov 17 2013 2:21AM
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will_powder
Posts: 3194 - Karma: 5,445
All I'm gonna say is truck drivers are hella easy with One Lifes in the park. The rocker basically places the tip in your hand.
Nov 17 2013 2:42AM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,603
Bacons on park jumps is so much fun. Having that extra swing weight feels like magic. So goddamn smooth.
Nov 17 2013 2:54AM
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s.t.u.
Posts: 86 - Karma: 105
Moment Night Trains are super fun on park jumps for a few laps.
Nov 17 2013 1:54PM
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Protest
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Nope but I've done park on pure downhill race skis.
Nov 18 2013 6:32PM
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