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Softest park ski?

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Free5kier
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I've rode 2015 al dente's for 2 years now (by far my favorite ski i've ever ridden) but sadly they're delaminating at the tips. Are there other skis as flexy or even more soft than the dente's?
Mar 1 2017 9:51AM
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Session
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So you mwant a ski that delams faster?
Mar 1 2017 10:22AM
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Brule.
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Line Honey Badgers are basically noodles. But the softer the ski, the easier they can de-lam.
Mar 1 2017 10:32AM
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K-Dot.
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Vishnu wet
J ski whipit
Icelantic nomad 95
Fatypus L Toro
Line blend
Armada arv96
Mar 1 2017 10:34AM
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Jesse_
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Brule.Line Honey Badgers are basically noodles. But the softer the ski, the easier they can de-lam.


I've also heard of people snapping them...
Mar 1 2017 11:14AM
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number1.suspect
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Vishnu's look pretty soft based on what I've seen and because of how rockered they are.
Mar 1 2017 11:22AM
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JakeSalvador
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I can verify from the way simon knight skis that the Vishnu Wet is indeed one of the softest park skis on the market at the current moment. I'm always in awe at the things that he can do on them...it looks like he's riding on trampolines its actually nuts haha. he was also on the al dente prior to getting on vishnu and his riding style was amplified by his vishnus. buy vishnus!!
Mar 1 2017 11:41AM
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SammyDubz
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K-Dot.Vishnu wet
J ski whipit
Icelantic nomad 95
Fatypus L Toro
Line blend
Armada arv96


The arv is really that soft?
Mar 1 2017 11:44AM
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clorox
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I like to peel the bases and edges off and glue the bindings directly to them. Can't get core shots if you don't have cores!
Mar 1 2017 11:48AM
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Brule.
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M1chaelVishnu's look pretty soft based on what I've seen and because of how rockered they are.


I'd rock a pair of Vishnu's any day if I could only get my hands on a pair.
Mar 1 2017 12:06PM
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BrentCehelsky
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nordica soul riders
Mar 1 2017 12:52PM
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skiznuts
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I've heard the wets aren't the softest ski out there but they're still excellent for buttering.
Mar 1 2017 1:40PM
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K-Dot.
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SammyDubzThe arv is really that soft?


I've never skied them but from what I've read and heard they're about the same flex as the al dentes with more play/less stiffness in the tails. OP was asking for skis as flexy or more flexy than al dentes. I may be wrong. I guess I could've left them off that list and put the b dogs instead
Mar 1 2017 2:23PM
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SammyDubz
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K-Dot.I've never skied them but from what I've read and heard they're about the same flex as the al dentes with more play/less stiffness in the tails. OP was asking for skis as flexy or more flexy than al dentes. I may be wrong. I guess I could've left them off that list and put the b dogs instead


I have no idea I'm interested in picking up a pair but if theyre really that soft I'm not interested
Mar 1 2017 2:33PM
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kalle.
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BrentCehelskynordica soul riders


not that soft out of the box imo, more like a medium flex. after they're broken in they get a really nice soft flex
Mar 1 2017 2:40PM
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SofaKingSick
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SammyDubzI have no idea I'm interested in picking up a pair but if theyre really that soft I'm not interested


i doubt it. no denying it's a pretty soft ski but the dente came about as an arv (when there was only an arv 96) with a couple tweaks, and im pretty sure the only tweaks at that point were adding nose rocker and making them a little softer
Mar 1 2017 4:03PM
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Deepskier
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K-Dot.Vishnu wet
J ski whipit
Icelantic nomad 95
Fatypus L Toro
Line blend
Armada arv96

This is basically the list without the bdog which is actually softer than the aldente maybe drop the arv but its all opinion. Vishnu wet though is the softest ski I know of.
SammyDubzI have no idea I'm interested in picking up a pair but if theyre really that soft I'm not interested


They are more of a medium flex to my knowlage
Mar 1 2017 5:32PM
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Aparker
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volkl wall
Mar 1 2017 5:40PM
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park_orphan
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I ride the K2 Shreditor 102 in the park. They have some wicked rocker making them really easy to butter if you center mount them and overall really REALLY soft. plus they can shred the rest of the mountain too
Mar 1 2017 10:14PM
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BraydenNemarich
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blends are like skiing on ice cream. in a good way
Mar 2 2017 11:28AM
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brockmoules
Posts: 68 - Karma: 175
Line Tigersnake, Volkl Ledge, Line Blend, Line Honeybadger
Mar 2 2017 12:49PM
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gak98
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Vishnu wet and liberty antigens are the softest skis known to man
Mar 2 2017 1:01PM
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Shoey-Ski
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Bdogs are sooo soft this year
vishnu wets
line honeybadgers (literally think I could snap them by hand flexing them )
edollos
j skis whipits and all plays I've heard are pretty soft
line blends
Mar 2 2017 8:13PM
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spushkin
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My brother got a pair of Line Blends, I got a pair of Vishnu Wets.

The Vishnu handflex, especially right out the box, is stiff. The blends are fucking soft right away.

But by no means are the Vishnus stiff. They are so soft when you ski, and they just keep getting softer. Like its actually insane. With the Vishnu's, they are soft on both the tip and tail. The Blends are stiff at the tail. Near the end of the season, the Vishnu's were still getting softer.

One VITAL difference that I noticed is that the blends are like fucking noodles. They don't snap back and its actually kind of hard to do things on them that you would think would be easy. Plus they're wider and pretty fucking heavy. The Vishnu's are like rubber bands. They resist you a bit as you flex them which is perfect and they snap back when you want them too. Only problem I had with my vishnu's was they delammed after 5 days of skiing at breck with no park. Seems I am the only one with the problem though. I rivetted them at all 4 ends 3 times and epoxied them every other week but the delam kept getting worse.

Honestly though the point is, don't judge a ski just by handflex. The Blends lack any snap and resistance when buttering.
Mar 6 2017 1:21PM
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OG.40
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Majesty Rock'n'Rolla
Mar 7 2017 12:46PM
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patskis22
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not that soft out of the box imo, more like a medium flex. after they're broken in they get a really nice soft flex

true. its taken me the whole season to break in mine, now they're sick. buttering was a shitshow at first
Mar 7 2017 8:17PM
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