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Line Chronic / Salomon NFX / Head The Caddy

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eshc
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I'm trying to decide between these skis for an all mountain / park / fun ski.
I have pow and race/carve skis so these will be used to cruise around when hanging with mates.
Can anyone shed some light on what would be best?
I'm 6'3 so I was thinking the 176-181 options within each range.
Mounting centre or close to.

THANKS
Jul 14 2015 7:07AM
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Burgy
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iv never ridden any of them, but i would say get the chronics. the NFX and Caddy are good park skis for comps and such, but the chronics, with the extra waist width and softer flex, will be more fun and versatile imo. but like i said i have never ridden any of them so if anyone wants to correct me, go ahead.
Jul 14 2015 12:09PM
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a_burger
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Another vote for the chronic, very fun park oriented all mt ski. At your height I would get the 185's though.
Jul 14 2015 1:08PM
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Swandog7
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I would third the chronic. Both the NFX and Caddy are very good skis but are more for hitting big jumps and sturdy, thus having a good amount of camber/stiffness. They may be slightly more durable as the chronics sometimes have chipping issues and such, but it depends on how often/abusive you are to the skis. I would definitely favor the chronic. You can do whatever you would like. Sometimes you like something that you didn't think you would, but by your description the chronic will fit best imo.
Jul 14 2015 1:42PM
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Rice
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I have the Chronics, they're a really fun ski and really light, so great for the park especially rails.

Not very durable though. The side wall is completely operated from the edge on one of the skis (they were brand new).

Just keep in mind that if you do get them, they are on the fragile side.
Jul 15 2015 2:31AM
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eshc
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Thanks for the replies.
Without the option of trying them out I at least have some idea how they compare to each other.
The Caddy or NFX could work out ok.
Being a bit stiffer they would hopefully perform a better for me outside of the park.
Jul 15 2015 5:14AM
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Swandog7
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eshcThanks for the replies.
Without the option of trying them out I at least have some idea how they compare to each other.
The Caddy or NFX could work out ok.
Being a bit stiffer they would hopefully perform a better for me outside of the park.


Honestly I'm not sure how much better the NFX or Caddy would be for all mountain compared to the chronic. You make get a bit more stability, however, you won't charge through crud as well
Jul 15 2015 10:15AM
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WhatTheHuck
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You want the chronics dude. I haven't had any problems with durability either. Could just be lucky though
Jul 15 2015 1:11PM
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tomPietrowski
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The NFx rips out of the park. You can ride them so hard even on the hardrat ice, so long as you have some edge. If all mtN to you is ripping around and boosting off side hits they are a super fun ski. they do fall down when there is pow and in those conditions the chronic would be my choice but for ripping round hard and fast the NFx is hard to beat.
Jul 15 2015 2:02PM
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eshc
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I probably should have mentioned they will be only used for resort skiing in Australia so powder is not exactly a huge consideration.
That is also why I didn't mind going for something shorter than normal because I travel with my other skis and always have them for backup here.
Jul 16 2015 6:50AM
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tomPietrowski
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eshcI probably should have mentioned they will be only used for resort skiing in Australia so powder is not exactly a huge consideration.
That is also why I didn't mind going for something shorter than normal because I travel with my other skis and always have them for backup here.


Oh yeah for aus somthing like the NFx or caddy will be great. They will rip around the harder snow you often have. They will make great all mnt skis. You could certainly ride the 176 especially if you are not riding huge terrain.
Jul 16 2015 1:34PM
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eshc
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Cheers, I appreciate the input.
Jul 18 2015 9:33PM
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Rice
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eshcI probably should have mentioned they will be only used for resort skiing in Australia so powder is not exactly a huge consideration.
That is also why I didn't mind going for something shorter than normal because I travel with my other skis and always have them for backup here.


Since you are skiing in Australia, I would get the ski that skis slightly better in powder.

The fresh snow we get is really heavy and wet, so if you have a ski thin underfoot, you'll really struggle.

I skied on the chronics during a 'pow' day and they were pretty good whilst one of my friends was using the Afterbangs (thinner underfoot) and he struggled quite a bit.

I would say don't get a ski under 90mm underfoot for Australia, and skiing a wider ski for park is pretty popular.
Jul 19 2015 2:34AM
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jps2.0
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i ski in perisher Australia with the salomon NFX maybe only 2 or 3 days a year when i need a fatter ski.

Also since you have race skis the NFX is quite stiff similar to a race ski
Jul 19 2015 4:31AM
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