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Extra waist width in the park?

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kwattsthefirst
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I'm just curious about this. I'm currently on a ski with an 82mm waist and for some reason I've been really interested in wider skis like the nordica soul rider and the line blend. Does anyone have anything to say about how a wider ski acts in the park in terms of swing weight and just overall ability. I'm just wondering if it even effects anything because guys like huele and mcvay absolutely kill it on these things
Nov 26 2013 5:18PM
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DrunkRandy
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I am also in this situation!
Nov 26 2013 5:57PM
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Dr.Dealgood
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It'll take a day or so to get used to the air-feel and turning, but as soon as I made the jump to a wider waisted daily driver (not just a park rider FWI) I'm never turning back. I grealty prefer it. And recall too that Pep Fujas used to use Seth Pistols in the park.
Nov 26 2013 6:11PM
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NMMedia
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for sure takes getting used to, but honestly once you get used to it its no big deal. Dont even notice the extra width or swing weight anymore.

Nov 26 2013 6:19PM
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theorolfs
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You can defiantly ski a wider park ski in the park with no problem. The Armada Al Dente goes up to 99mm underfoot in the 188 length. Usually swing weight is not a problem, a wider ski is usually more buttery and playful. it can be more stable as well.
Nov 26 2013 6:38PM
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LeComfortable
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I ski icelantic Nomad rkr ( 106 waist i think) and Icelantic gypsy ( 124) Both 85% of the time in park and i love it !
Nov 26 2013 6:46PM
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TheDetectives
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made the switch this year, i love them already, go for it!!!!
Nov 26 2013 7:28PM
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Nacho+
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My one ski is the K2 Obsethed (120 waist) witch I do ride in the park. (fuck getting 2 pairs of skis too expensive) They are soooo much fun with rails it is crazy. It is harder to pretzel and spin though, but sliding around is wicked easy. Surface swaps are easy, but getting a good grip can be tricky. I suck at jumps so don't listen to what I say, but they can be harder to land on bigger jumps. On medium size kickers throwing boosted 1 3 or 5s is super fun. If ur a technical mother fucker I wouldn't get a ski that is too fat, but if you're out there having fun buttering around, go for it!
Nov 26 2013 9:48PM
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kwattsthefirst
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Thanks guys!, Another question, is there an change in feel when setting an edge or not really?

and my second question is
Soul riders or blends?
Nov 26 2013 10:17PM
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Nacho+
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I havn't riden either of them, but from what I've heard, my preference would be the blends. I ski more all mountain/glades than I do park and I like a ski that is a little bit fatter. If you are in the park all day and live somewhere where powder is rare, get the soul rider, but if you like to go out of the park a lot, get the blends. (But I also like the graphics on the soul rider more and because they are really similar it might have an effect on my decision, but maybe not yours) Agian, I havn't ridden either of these skis so don't base your purchase off of what I have said
Nov 27 2013 9:32AM
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DanielHanka
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I'm skiing Faction - Prodigy in park which are basically a BC skis... I'm about 180 tall and I got 184cm skis, they are pretty soft so you can butter the shit out of everything, but still really comfortable on big jumps. If you get used to it, which could probably take some time, you can do really everything from crazy rail an swaps and spins to deep pow!
Nov 28 2013 4:45AM
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mode2n
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I've been riding Soul Riders every day so far this season, they're a really fun ski I've come to learn! Definitely took a while to break in though, at first I found them quite stiff. Great skis for butters, jumps, and overall a fun ski
Nov 28 2013 1:31PM
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god the pistols were so sick
Nov 28 2013 2:35PM
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XtRemE11
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wide skis are awesome in the park. IMO after about 95-100 waist width, depending on the weight, it starts to limit how techy you can get. but something right around 100 or so you can still whip around real easy and you get a lot more stability and that buttery wide ski feel. when you get around 110 and wider it kinda opens up the possibilities on how you can ski a park, some of my favorite park skis were the original 122 waist, 179 length center mounted hellbents. you could butter and pop off anything, press everything, surface switch up easy, and i still hit 60+ foot jumps and learned/dialed in 7's and switch 5's on em, learned 450's on, which is pretty sweet considering the width. easily the most fun ive ever had in the park.

unfortunately there really isnt any ski being made right now that has that perfect combination of flat underfoot, big rocker, soft flex and width that the hellbent had. if there was id snatch them up in an instant and use them for my park skis
Nov 28 2013 3:34PM
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zahava
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My daily park skis are 101 undefoot (Jmos), I dont think I could ever go back to skinny pipe skis, so much fun for smooth rail trickery and I find them way more stable on big jumps.
Nov 28 2013 4:08PM
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