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What Park Skis?

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CanadianShredder
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Hello there, I am trying to decide on a new pair of skis for the upcoming season. I usually ski park and groomers. So I am looking for a ski mostly for park but can also ski groomers. In the park I ski about 60% rails and 40% jumps and go relatively big. I am 6 foot and weigh 140 pounds. I also need a very durable ski but it needs a fairly low swing weight. I have a budget of $700
Aug 23 2014 1:20PM
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CanadianShredder
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Most of all I need a park ski that I can progress on.
Aug 23 2014 1:26PM
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3mania
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APO Sammy C's.
Aug 23 2014 2:23PM
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shin-bang
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4frnt switchblade, hands down
Aug 23 2014 2:43PM
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MartianMan
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What kind of flex are you looking for? Soft/stiff... Also are you interested in rocker, or just full camber?
Aug 23 2014 2:57PM
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Scotty_Boy
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a_shaky_gif4frnt switchblade, hands down


Or every other full-camber park ski out there. If I had to go full-camber I would choose the on3p prester.
Aug 23 2014 4:15PM
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brend
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AR7 or Pipe Cleaner
Aug 23 2014 4:18PM
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LCWC
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Line Chronic or Afterbang
Aug 23 2014 4:31PM
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CanadianShredder
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I am looking for a stiffer ski with very low swing weight yet durable. The new Ar7 apparently has poor construction. The prester would most likely be to heavy.
Aug 23 2014 5:15PM
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Scotty_Boy
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CanadianShredderI am looking for a stiffer ski with very low swing weight yet durable. The new Ar7 apparently has poor construction. The prester would most likely be to heavy.


ON3P skis are pretty light.
Aug 23 2014 6:51PM
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MartianMan
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CanadianShredderI am looking for a stiffer ski with very low swing weight yet durable. The new Ar7 apparently has poor construction. The prester would most likely be to heavy.


I would go for the PC over the AR7 because it has a race base. Neither of those two skis has poor construction. ON3P Presters would fit the bill perfectly, they might be a tad heavier than the AR7s, but will still be lightweight and insanely durable. Others I would check out are Salomon NFX Labs and Nordica OMWs.
Aug 23 2014 7:53PM
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RobWatson
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Shredding groomers has never been more fun than on my Thalls
Aug 23 2014 8:08PM
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CanadianShredder
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Ok right now I am favoring the Prester. Is there a park ski that could handle some back country jumps? I plan on building some jumps of my own.
Aug 23 2014 8:24PM
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MartianMan
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CanadianShredderOk right now I am favoring the Prester. Is there a park ski that could handle some back country jumps? I plan on building some jumps of my own.


Not really. I would go for a pow ski setup as well. You can go for a ~100mm waisted freestyle ski, but that will do park and pow, just do neither of them well. I would stick to the Presters and then get some pow/all mtn sticks.
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