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Help me picking up new skis please xd

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IDragn
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So i have been skiing for my whole life now and i am pretty good on the piste now. I decided to start skiing more in the park and in the trees since it is more fun. I dont really have any experience outside the pist. I want to have a ski that is good in the park and in the trees, it does not has to be the best powder ski. In fact of that i am 16 now and i often ride with my family on pist,i need a ski that can handle speed and also hard snow. A ski with a good amount of edges would be great too.
Here are some information that might help finding a ski that fits to me: 5.9 height and around 140lbs.
I dont even know if such ski exists because to me it sounds like an All-mountain/Freeride/park ski. I
Feb 8 2018 2:26PM
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Non_State_Actor
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Where do you ski primarily?
Feb 8 2018 2:29PM
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IDragn
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mystery3Where do you ski primarily?


Around Europe. Mostly in Austria, Italy and Switzerland.
Feb 8 2018 2:37PM
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powpatrol
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If your looking for that do everything ski for park,free ride and all mountain like you stated your going to see skis that sacrifice park riding for a better all mountain feel (black crows camox).Or maybe a ski that focuses a bit more on the park to sacrifice more all mountain (Armada ARV96). The list goes on and on.
Your best bet is to demo skis whenever you can and also crunch down on what you really want so you can find that perfect ski.
Personally I was in the same boat as you,but once realising that i wasn't really going to be doing lots of park riding I could focus on just piste and off piste.Leading me to choose the camox.
Feb 8 2018 2:49PM
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IDragn
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powpatrolIf your looking for that do everything ski for park,free ride and all mountain like you stated your going to see skis that sacrifice park riding for a better all mountain feel (black crows camox).Or maybe a ski that focuses a bit more on the park to sacrifice more all mountain (Armada ARV96). The list goes on and on.
Your best bet is to demo skis whenever you can and also crunch down on what you really want so you can find that perfect ski.
Personally I was in the same boat as you,but once realising that i wasn't really going to be doing lots of park riding I could focus on just piste and off piste.Leading me to choose the camox.

The Camox sounds interresting. Is the ski fine in the park for a beginner too? And how can i get to demoing skis? Thanks alot
Feb 8 2018 2:59PM
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powpatrol
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IDragnThe Camox sounds interresting. Is the ski fine in the park for a beginner too? And how can i get to demoing skis? Thanks alot


The ski does work in the park,but if you were primarily park riding you wouldn't choose it. Hopping in the park every so often to learn new stuff will work fine on them.
You can demo skis by either being in the right place at the right time on the mountain,where a company or local shop might be situated with a tent or two and their skis on show or by (usually) paying a small fee to a shop to take out some skis for a day or two.
More common in the US but you will start to see demo shows around Europe a lot more.
If you don't mind me asking,what resorts do you visit in Europe?
Feb 8 2018 3:35PM
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IDragn
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powpatrolThe ski does work in the park,but if you were primarily park riding you wouldn't choose it. Hopping in the park every so often to learn new stuff will work fine on them.
You can demo skis by either being in the right place at the right time on the mountain,where a company or local shop might be situated with a tent or two and their skis on show or by (usually) paying a small fee to a shop to take out some skis for a day or two.
More common in the US but you will start to see demo shows around Europe a lot more.
If you don't mind me asking,what resorts do you visit in Europe?


I always change the resorts. Just recently i have been in the dolomites. I never see such tents. I guess the other places i ski are not mentionable in fact of, that they are not so famous.
Feb 8 2018 3:47PM
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powpatrol
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IDragnI always change the resorts. Just recently i have been in the dolomites. I never see such tents. I guess the other places i ski are not mentionable in fact of, that they are not so famous.


Dolomites are a nice place!
The tents and demos etc aren't on the mountain 24/7,companies just sometimes run little demo days where you can try the skis.
Feb 8 2018 3:50PM
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Cade2
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Most park skis dont realy sacrifice all mountain performance, id actually argue that they increase performance due to them being way more playful and fun. OP Id look at skis like chronics, poachers, kartel 98s. Any park ski that isnt very noodly and is around 90-100mm underfoot. Those typicaly are your best do everything skis. Depending on how much pow you will be skiing dictates how wide you want your skis. but if your going to be on piste with the fam and in the trees and park id recomend something on the skinnier side. Hope this helps.
Feb 8 2018 7:24PM
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Zypher
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ThundercatMost park skis dont realy sacrifice all mountain performance, id actually argue that they increase performance due to them being way more playful and fun. OP Id look at skis like chronics, poachers, kartel 98s. Any park ski that isnt very noodly and is around 90-100mm underfoot. Those typicaly are your best do everything skis. Depending on how much pow you will be skiing dictates how wide you want your skis. but if your going to be on piste with the fam and in the trees and park id recomend something on the skinnier side. Hope this helps.


+1 for the poachers. Chronics look to be getting a nice upgrade next year but may still be a bit noodley if you’re up at speeds. The Kartel 98s are an amazing option but it’s nearly impossible to snag ON3P skis across the pond. Poachers are a nice, somewhat stiff park ski that is maneuverable enough to take on trees but also stable enough to rip around on piste. They are much like the camox from black crows, just a little more flexible and park friendly.
Feb 8 2018 11:27PM
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Non_State_Actor
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What are other core euro brands we could recommend? Black Crows was mentioned, Majesty...what else? Would those brands be any more likely to run demo days over there than in the US?

OP, where do you live?
Feb 9 2018 12:13AM
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IDragn
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mystery3What are other core euro brands we could recommend? Black Crows was mentioned, Majesty...what else? Would those brands be any more likely to run demo days over there than in the US?

OP, where do you live?

I live in Germany.
Feb 9 2018 2:06PM
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