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Soul rider vs Al dente

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G_B
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So I am choosing between the al dente and the soul rider as some skis which I plan on using for the days that I'm with friends who don't do a whole lot of park, and will be super fun to butter around on. I am really looking for whichever one will flex the most without being super broken in, but also fun for rails. I am not a huge jump guy so that doesn't matter.
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Jul 19 2014 7:28PM
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G_B
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Help?
Jul 19 2014 10:25PM
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Both are good skis and are very similar, personally I would go with which ever one you could find cheapest. Just remember though you need stiff boots and overall body strength to actually butter not just slide around on the ground/revert, neither of these skis are extremely soft (which is a good thing) and they do require a bit of time and effort to get them flexing a lot.
Jul 20 2014 4:39AM
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NegromancerBoth are good skis and are very similar, personally I would go with which ever one you could find cheapest. Just remember though you need stiff boots and overall body strength to actually butter not just slide around on the ground/revert, neither of these skis are extremely soft (which is a good thing) and they do require a bit of time and effort to get them flexing a lot.


So what skis are extremely soft?
Jul 20 2014 9:11AM
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GusacegammoSo what skis are extremely soft?


Pretty much no park ski is extremely soft, probably the softest skis are fully rockered powder skis. Extremely soft skis perform like absolute shit in anything other than deep powder. If you make skis to soft then they wash out on landings, get speed jitters and don't hold edge very well at all.

If you want to butter like McVeigh, B-Dog, Delorme etc you don't need super soft skis you need good fitting boots and body strength. I can butter alright on my AR7's which are fully cambered medium-stiff skis I just needed to break them in a bit.
Jul 20 2014 4:22PM
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I'm leaning towards al dente because it's cheaper and in the right size,, anyone think this is a mistake? Will they both have the same flex once broken in?
Jul 27 2014 3:21PM
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Negromancer
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Both skis will have very similar flex once they're broken in, just know that Al Dente's aren't actually very soft skis right out the box. They've got soft tips but underfoot their stiff and the tails are mediumish flex. I think this great though because you'll be able to do really nice nose and tail butters while still having good stability.
Jul 28 2014 1:23AM
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Soul riders all day homie
Jul 29 2014 12:31AM
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tsk94Soul riders all day homie


Why?
Jul 29 2014 12:50AM
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Bagina
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GusacegammoWhy?


Because he said so.
Jul 29 2014 12:57AM
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I don't like the idea of a tip rocker only in a park ski. The Soul Riders feel more balanced, low early rise both tip and tail, medium flex when new but definitely an be broken in to be as soft as you'd like. And for where I ski they are great to rip around the mountain in almost any condition too, then you can take them into the park and have a super playful, easy to use, park ski. And cause I said so..
Jul 29 2014 11:30AM
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tsk94I don't like the idea of a tip rocker only in a park ski. The Soul Riders feel more balanced, low early rise both tip and tail, medium flex when new but definitely an be broken in to be as soft as you'd like. And for where I ski they are great to rip around the mountain in almost any condition too, then you can take them into the park and have a super playful, easy to use, park ski. And cause I said so..


Thanks man, just bought a pair of soul riders because of this. +k to you
Jul 29 2014 9:37PM
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