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What powder skis should i get?

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skiingizkewl
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I have been looking into getting powder skis recently and i was hoping NS could give me some help to choose the right pair. I live on the west coast and am looking for a ski that is pretty wide underfoot but not so much that i cant handle it. The size would be in the low 180's, also i have been looking at last years skis because i don't want to spend a ton of money. Any help at all would be great!
Dec 17 2013 6:53PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Any ski / get more specific.
Dec 17 2013 6:55PM
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Bogs
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What kind of skiier are you? Do you like to charge? Are you more playful? What's your favorite kind of terrain to ski, or what kind of terrain do you think you'll be using the ski for most often?
Dec 17 2013 8:17PM
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skiingizkewl
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I want a playful powder ski that i can easily throw around and take in the park if i want. Also i already have a park ski so i will be using the powder ski for the days dont want to ski park.
Dec 18 2013 3:35PM
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AJizzle
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 522
Line opus
Dec 18 2013 3:44PM
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bieberhole69.
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line opus or SFB. k2 shredditor 112, atomic bent chetler
Dec 18 2013 4:07PM
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deng
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ON3P Jefferey
Dec 18 2013 4:32PM
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lukemeahan.
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4frnt YLE
Dec 18 2013 5:03PM
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tilem
Posts: 309 - Karma: 57
bump, looking for the same answer.

Was looking at JJ, shredittor 112 or 120, bacon, opus and new life.
Dec 18 2013 5:42PM
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tilem
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I'd like something not to stiff to butter and won't go in park with the skis.
Dec 18 2013 5:44PM
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Bogs
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what other people have said, the opus, bentchetler, pettitor, yle plus the moment ghost train, 4frnt crj, armada jj, icelantic gypsy or nomad rkr, and maybe the volkl one
Dec 18 2013 6:42PM
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MartianMan
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Then the Bent cheater is probably perfect. But also check out the Opus, YLE, Candide 4, Jeffery, Volkl One/Two. The APO Sammy BC sounds like it would be good as well; it's a new ski, but all the reviews have said that it is really fun and playful, so that one is also worth considering.
Dec 18 2013 7:15PM
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Scotty_Boy
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4FRNT CRJ are amazing. They're softer in the tip but stiffer in the tail which gives some playfulness but still gives stability in big landings. The 115 waist lets it go anywhere on the mountain, even groomers. The camber underfoot gives it a good edge on groomed stuff and it can charge hard. I have the 2013 model which is nearly symmetrical underfoot, 126-115-124 sidecut. I would definitely recommend it is amazing.
Dec 18 2013 8:13PM
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BoughtJagged
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You should come visit Maine, on our POWDER DUMPS I take out my powder dogs. 177 KENDO. 89mm waist is more than enough flotation. With we got some powder stashes in Maine, Ice-Powder. Its kind of ice and kind of powder. I bet you are jealous of our ice-powder, its magic. well its our and you can't have it. Deal with it.
Dec 18 2013 8:59PM
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AK-Pow29
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Yeah, Opus or Pettitor
Dec 18 2013 9:11PM
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patt.
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4frnt CRJ, you can get last years on ebay for 299
Dec 18 2013 9:13PM
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tilem
Posts: 309 - Karma: 57
Would love to get a pair of opus, but can't find a good deal or some used one. However I found some bent chetler. Should I get them or wait till I find a pair of opus?

I like not too stiff skis, jibby and surfy. I ski mostly trees.
Dec 21 2013 12:05PM
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Dirty.Harry.
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ON3P Jeffrey. Hands down the best, most versatile ski I've used to date. I don't take mine into parks because they're mounted with Dynafiddles, but I found they are super playful on features in the backcountry.
Dec 21 2013 2:14PM
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last_tango
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For being a person who has rode on nothing but park skis for the past six years the 4frnt YLE was a super awesome cross over to a powder orientated ski that still felt like something I have been riding on for years. They are on the stiffer side but when you are riding pow you end up crushing huge cliffs most of the time instead of buttering and pressing boxes.
Dec 21 2013 3:52PM
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tomPietrowski
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I'm amazed no one has recommended the rocker 108. It's such a fun and nimble ski. It pivots really fast thanks to the honeycomb tip and tail. The flex is mid in the tip and tail and mid stiff underfoot. When mixed with the long symmetrical rocker it makes a really fun ski both forward and switch. They have a ton of pop and can still shred back down to the lift.

There are some other good options in this thread main ones if suggest maybe avoiding are the sfb. They are so heavy. They also have not much pop. Yes they are soft and buttery but just don't have much life to them.

Others I would look at are the sick day 110 and Rossi soul 7. Both much more directional then the rocker 108 but they are still a lot of fun if you don't plan on spending too much time riding switch.
Dec 21 2013 4:36PM
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rylee.the.jedi
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I ride the bentchetlers and they are amazing! Super surfy and float amazing. I'm only weigh about 135 lbs but I can still butter them, though I will say I was surprised at their stiffness which makes them chargers.
Dec 21 2013 10:41PM
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GANGBANG420
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K2 pettitors or shredditor 120s. Super buttery and spiny and stompy and not wheelie down the whole fucking mountain like on hellbents or opus because you hit a 5 footer and landed a little backseaty
Jan 2 2014 12:40AM
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MothaHucker
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The Moment Night Train is without a doubt the best powder ski ever created. They float like a dream in the deepest blower powder, truck through anything semi-hard like crud and ice chunks etc, yet they are soft enough to butter abd bounce around through pillows. They stomp the shit out lf the biggest cliffs I have thrown myself off of, and are really easy to swing around for bigger rotations. I really dont know how moment is able to make these skis both a hard charging monster yet soft jibby and playful, it has to be magic. They carve well on groomers and are very fun to take through the park every once in a while. Also they have been around for a few seasons now so you can probably find some killer deals, check em out for sure.
Jan 2 2014 8:34AM
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tilem
Posts: 309 - Karma: 57
Bought a pair of chetler thanks guys!
Jan 3 2014 8:18PM
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juicedrummer11
Posts: 1960 - Karma: 1,331
also gonna jump in here cuz i need some powder skis that i can ride all over when im not in the park but mostly powder and that sierra cement. i was thinkin the jj's
Jan 4 2014 3:01AM
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