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Fast and stiff park ski?

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MACK.
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Hey so my parents are making me join my high school race team because of some stupid reason.. anywho i need a fast and stiff ski but theres no way in hell im getting a race ski so any suggestions on a stiff and fast park ski
I was thinking maybe armada pipe cleaner?? any other suggestions would be helpful
thanks
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Nov 21 2014 10:24PM
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S.J.W
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Volkl Wall is super stiff, Fischer Nighsticks are also pretty stiff.
Nov 21 2014 10:30PM
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AnthemzzzZ
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I'd go with liberty.
Nov 21 2014 10:38PM
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Roo
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Pick up a used race ski. If you are going to be racing and are buying gear for it why not buy the right gear.
Nov 21 2014 11:45PM
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shin-bang
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RooPick up a used race ski. If you are going to be racing and are buying gear for it why not buy the right gear.


he wants to be an undercover park rat.... racer by day...park rat by night
Nov 21 2014 11:48PM
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Perogies
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salomon nfx are the stiffest ski's ive flexed, other then that id recomend the walls, or the presters
Nov 22 2014 12:30AM
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steezy_doge
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this might just be me but i actually didn't find nightsticks to be that stiff for some reason. but on the other hand volkl walls are stiff as fuck, although i don't think any park ski actually compare to a race ski.... the closest a race ski gets to a park ski flex is when you have an old pair of race skis that someone hammered for a few years and they lost their flex.

also i used to be a racer so thats how i know about race stuff. man, i quit racing cause it got too boring all you did was freeze your ass off in spandex and wait in a fenced area... i honestly sat in the corral looking at the mountain thinking "oh that line would be fun".
im not sure how i feel about quitting though i was one of the top boys in my age category in canada and i was offered a sponsorship from fischer but they offered me it the year that i quit.....
hmf idk

sorry for me venting on your thread lol.
Nov 22 2014 1:57AM
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Negromancer
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I think the problem you will encounter is your edges if you plan on hitting rails in the park. You can't hit rails and have sharp edges and if you don't have tuned edges good luck trying to go down an icy race course at any sort of speed.

My suggestion would be to buy a nice pair of park skis and then just try find a cheap pair of second hand race skis or vice versa.
Nov 22 2014 3:23AM
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fluffyclouds
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Not sure if I'm allowed to speak up like this but racing ain't for faggots, in fact it can be a lot of fun - get a proper (used?) race ski and enjoy man.
Nov 22 2014 4:30AM
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steezy_doge
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steezy_dogethis might just be me but i actually didn't find nightsticks to be that stiff for some reason. but on the other hand volkl walls are stiff as fuck, although i don't think any park ski actually compare to a race ski.... the closest a race ski gets to a park ski flex is when you have an old pair of race skis that someone hammered for a few years and they lost their flex.

also i used to be a racer so thats how i know about race stuff. man, i quit racing cause it got too boring all you did was freeze your ass off in spandex and wait in a fenced area... i honestly sat in the corral looking at the mountain thinking "oh that line would be fun".
im not sure how i feel about quitting though i was one of the top boys in my age category in canada and i was offered a sponsorship from fischer but they offered me it the year that i quit.....
hmf idk

sorry for me venting on your thread lol.


lol idk why i said this i quit racing like 3 years ago
Nov 22 2014 10:15PM
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s-hand
Posts: 1334 - Karma: 1,800
Nordica Ace. Full layer of metal baby. =no binding pullouts, =stiffness
Nov 22 2014 10:35PM
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