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Which skis would be best?

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cpal
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So I'm looking to get some new skis for this upcoming season and I have a few choices that I'm looking at. I'm looking at 4frnt YLE, 4frnt CRJ, Faction candide 3.0, and faction candide 4.0. I ski at snowbird, Utah about 4 days a week I'm looking for a ski that can compete well in comps. It should be pretty stiff and easy to throw around off drops and jumps but stiff enough to stomp of 30ft cliffs and charge easily through crud and hard snow.i don't ski deep pow very often and I have pow skis so I'm not looking for that. I'm looking for a big mountain ski.
Jul 22 2014 11:45PM
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Al.Capone
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Armada TST, Moment Deathwish, K2 Shredditor 112, Nordica Helldorado, Fat-y-pus D-Sender, all good big mountain skis. What do you mean you don't really ski deep pow if you ski 4 days a week at the bird haha? Next time post this in Gear Talk and you'll find people willing to help you.
Jul 22 2014 11:58PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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For a cheap(disposable) big mountain/comp ski, I would look into Ninthward THA187s or NGPs. They're big and burly, and can take a ton of abuse.

For something a little newer, L9 has Armada Syndicates in 181 or 191. It's an early-rise version of the ANT, which was their premier big mountain ski for a long time.
Jul 23 2014 11:01AM
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Scotty_Boy
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CRJs could be what you're looking for because they have good swing weight and slice through crud. How ever they are only stiff in the tails, not in the tips.
Jul 23 2014 11:07AM
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cpal
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Al.CaponeArmada TST, Moment Deathwish, K2 Shredditor 112, Nordica Helldorado, Fat-y-pus D-Sender, all good big mountain skis. What do you mean you don't really ski deep pow if you ski 4 days a week at the bird haha? Next time post this in Gear Talk and you'll find people willing to help you.

the bird gets pow but not a whole lot recently and you haven't needed fat, soft pow skis for it because it has been crusty underneath too.
Jul 23 2014 4:21PM
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Al.Capone
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It was a rough start but come late February through April the wait was all worth it.
Jul 23 2014 4:54PM
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BeefiestExpert
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Maybe some on3ps? They're a fairly stiff ski but with the rocker allows them to be extremely playful. Plus with there wide selection of mid/fat underfoot you can easily get an all mtn ski that will perform very well.
Jul 23 2014 5:37PM
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shin-bang
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crj wouldnt be good for charging and screaming down hard pack. i mean its do- able, but the tips flop quite a bit but nothing to serious for me. also crjs are super soft in the noses with a stiff tail
Jul 23 2014 6:31PM
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shin-bang
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_J.T.crj wouldnt be good for charging and screaming down hard pack. i mean its do- able, but the tips flop quite a bit but nothing to serious for me. also crjs are super soft in the noses with a stiff tail


i didnt mean to say hard pack ^ they carve really well on grooms. but for hard icy conditions they don't do extremely well.
Jul 23 2014 6:32PM
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Scotty_Boy
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_J.T.crj wouldnt be good for charging and screaming down hard pack. i mean its do- able, but the tips flop quite a bit but nothing to serious for me. also crjs are super soft in the noses with a stiff tail


I don't get much tip chatter when I ski my CRJs on hard pack. There's quite a lot of camber for a powder ski
Jul 23 2014 6:43PM
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cpal
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Al.CaponeIt was a rough start but come late February through April the wait was all worth it.


yeah it was good but only for a short time and didn't need pow skis most of the time.
Jul 24 2014 10:56PM
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