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Playful Pow sticks

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Bondy
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Hey guys Im looking for a pair of pow sticks to compliment my Kartel 108s
I very playful skier I love to hit drops and throw my skis sideways but I dont really throw any tricks.
It does need to charge to I ski Whistler BC and I love to hit techy big lines with drops. I was looking at skis like the Moment Bibby and ON3P Billygoat. Im 5'10 150lbs Any suggestions?
Feb 13 2018 12:11AM
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Rum_Ham
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Bibby pro is more freestyle oriented while the billygoat is more directional.
Feb 13 2018 12:22AM
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Gnar_Shralp406
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Icelantic Gypsy/Nomad 125 (same ski)
Feb 13 2018 10:59AM
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powpatrol
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Look into line,mordecai or pescado maybe
Feb 13 2018 12:21PM
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old.man.tibbles
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You'd love the Bibbys, but from my experience they are so versatile that they crush it as an all mountain ski too. I have the K108 as well, and my Bibby steals days from it. I may actually sell my K108 because of the Bibby...
Feb 13 2018 2:57PM
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soupcan
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If you don’t really spin much or flip then a flatter tailed ski would generally speaking be more powerful and more stable having said that there is a new generation of stout playful pow skis out there now.
Playful Flat tailed options
-billygoat
-hoji
-super 7 HD (kinda old manish but could be a good option)
Twin options
-Bibby
-blackops
-meridian 117 (full rocker but with a back bone)
-kartel 116
Those would be my recommendations personally having skied whistler a good bit a beefier ski wouldn’t be a bad thing when you get that heavy wet pow that occurs often.
Feb 13 2018 6:31PM
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Cade2
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Get like a super fat ski, imo having a 108 and then 116 or whatever the BG is, isn't really big enough of a difference in my opinion. Get like some powbungas or C&D's or 120+, just my two cents
Feb 13 2018 6:52PM
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Bondy
Posts: 277 - Karma: 467
soupcanIf you don’t really spin much or flip then a flatter tailed ski would generally speaking be more powerful and more stable having said that there is a new generation of stout playful pow skis out there now.
Playful Flat tailed options
-billygoat
-hoji
-super 7 HD (kinda old manish but could be a good option)
Twin options
-Bibby
-blackops
-meridian 117 (full rocker but with a back bone)
-kartel 116
Those would be my recommendations personally having skied whistler a good bit a beefier ski wouldn’t be a bad thing when you get that heavy wet pow that occurs often.


Yah I was looking at the hoji till I saw the radius which is gigantic 40 meters. Have you ridden them before
Feb 13 2018 7:15PM
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skidemon22
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Faction CT 4.0
Feb 14 2018 1:59PM
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Bondy
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skidemon22Faction CT 4.0


I had ct 2.0s and hated them are they similar?
Feb 14 2018 4:42PM
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trevorschu
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Lib tech Megapows are a shit ton of fun but you need to be DEEP
Feb 14 2018 4:55PM
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skidemon22
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BondyI had ct 2.0s and hated them are they similar?


No, not at all. CT 2.0 is a 102mm waisted park ski and is fully symmetrical with a center binding mount. they get a poplar beech core and no metal reinforcement (there is a carbon sheet underfoot for impact protection against rails, boxes).

CT 4.0 is a directional 118 waisted ski. It uses our flax/ balsa hybrid core (which is super light) and for this year and next year, it gets poplar stringers to beef it up a bit (without making it super stiff). It has a Ti plate for binding retention as well. The CT 2.0 and 3.0 are my go-to skis this year, and they are great!
Feb 14 2018 5:18PM
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japanada
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4frnt HOJI or Renegade. Full rocker and super stable, but still able to crush cliffs and mach looney speeds
Feb 14 2018 5:45PM
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Rum_Ham
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You're making a mistake if you get anything that isn't the Bibby pro
Feb 14 2018 6:04PM
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clorox
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I just ripped a park for 4 days on JJ Zeros with kingpins /claim
Feb 14 2018 6:25PM
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gapersarefriends
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Hojis
Feb 14 2018 7:15PM
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Zypher
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BondyYah I was looking at the hoji till I saw the radius which is gigantic 40 meters. Have you ridden them before


Meridans, Hojis, and many other full rocker skis have a big radius listed but they don't really have that big of a radius in reality. Since they are full rocker, you can engage the edge underfoot before the largest tip and tail contact points giving you a much shorter radius than what the full radius would be listed as. I've ripped over 150 days on the Icelantic Gypsys and am getting into the meridian 107s more and more. Both have big numbers in the radius category but are very quick edge to edge due to profile.
Feb 15 2018 3:14AM
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Bondy
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mr.tibblesYou'd love the Bibbys, but from my experience they are so versatile that they crush it as an all mountain ski too. I have the K108 as well, and my Bibby steals days from it. I may actually sell my K108 because of the Bibby...

Yah really been considering thos. I was reading a review on blister and it said on recommended mount point the felt really weird and over aggressive is that true?
Feb 15 2018 1:36PM
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JWillySkeez
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Rossignol Black Ops, they have a solid back bone to em but the rocker and twin shape makes them very capable of being thrown around.
Feb 15 2018 1:45PM
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Rum_Ham
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BondyYah really been considering thos. I was reading a review on blister and it said on recommended mount point the felt really weird and over aggressive is that true?


I've had mine at recommended (-6) and -5 due to getting smaller boots. The mount point feels great to me, especially if you like to ski fast. They have a huge sweet spot
Feb 15 2018 2:56PM
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old.man.tibbles
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BondyYah really been considering thos. I was reading a review on blister and it said on recommended mount point the felt really weird and over aggressive is that true?


I haven't heard that. I have mine right on the recommended line and it's great.
Feb 15 2018 9:29PM
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denvertrash
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Holy fuck u need to try sego tater tots...never skied anything better for deep snow.
Feb 17 2018 10:47PM
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Bondy
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bump
Feb 22 2018 4:46PM
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K-Dot.
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Something full rockered 120+ for those deep days if you already have k108s for daily drivers.

Icelantic Nomad 125
Surface Balance
Volkl Revolt 124
Feb 22 2018 5:43PM
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BuSkiz
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I reallllyyyy like my CT 4.0's. Super light, and can handle a variety of terrain well.
Feb 22 2018 8:21PM
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skidemon22
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BuSkizI reallllyyyy like my CT 4.0's. Super light, and can handle a variety of terrain well.


The only way to live
Feb 22 2018 10:45PM
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