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Narrowest Park Ski?

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Lemuel
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Are there any park skis out there around 80 underfoot anymore? Seems like Punx are probabaly the closest. I wish Dynastar would bring back the 78 underfoot trouble maker.
Dec 19 2018 7:11PM
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TBONE902
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The Show from head is identical to the original jon olson pro and is 79 underfoot. Honestly doesn't seem too bad, full wood core, and only $350 haha
Dec 19 2018 7:17PM
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Swandog7
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I feel like Head has a ~80mm underfoot (frame wall?), Moment Vice at 83mm (discontinued last season). IK its closer to 90 but ARV 86 is a good embodiment of a stellar cambered thin ski.
Dec 19 2018 8:02PM
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Rum_Ham
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Moment wise pro model is 84 I think
Dec 19 2018 8:33PM
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cpohl
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armada ar8 84 width waist
Dec 19 2018 10:30PM
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Woos
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Um I mean there are kid skis like Soul Rider 84s and ARV 84s and stuff. Idk how an adult could rock 80s or why they would chose to these days. Interesting.
Dec 20 2018 10:58AM
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LineSkier
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teamSESHIdk how an adult could rock 80s


You know that adult race skis can be less than 70 right?

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Dec 20 2018 1:56PM
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zman420
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Surface Auburn is 83 I think
Dec 20 2018 2:23PM
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Woos
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LineSkierYou know that adult race skis can be less than 70 right?

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Keyword: Race
Dec 20 2018 2:34PM
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Nickc88
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Liberty transfers are like 87 or something like that
Dec 20 2018 5:54PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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It's like you guys forgot that park skis used to be "skinny", like 85mm and below.
Dec 22 2018 8:13PM
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Non_State_Actor
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a_pla5tic_bagIt's like you guys forgot that park skis used to be "skinny", like 85mm and below.


Yeah, all skis used to be skinny like,

**This post was edited on Dec 23rd 2018 at 1:01:44am
Wtf? Apparently the forum doesn't care for the " less than" symbol. What I was trying to say was all skis used to be sub 80mm and then shapes and rocker evolved and now we have wider skis except for race skis basically.

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Dec 22 2018 10:56PM
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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Fatypus g butter.

Nuff said. Sickest brand.
Dec 22 2018 11:57PM
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Obie.
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There’s still some High Society Classics (or the newer version, the Bezerks) floating around the internet. They’re 80 underfoot & are full camber with a dreamy softer flex. Super fun skis if you like a skinny park stick
Dec 24 2018 12:54AM
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Woos
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a_pla5tic_bagIt's like you guys forgot that park skis used to be "skinny", like 85mm and below.


Nah, didn't forget. I had Line Invaders that I remember feeling wider than I was use to when they came out. I just don't understand going thinner than like an 83 or 84ish ski unless you were really small but even then, I personally wouldn't go smaller.
Dec 24 2018 11:42AM
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Greg_K
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Had a pair of Trouble Makers many, many years ago and they were a fun ski. Dynastar makes a twin called the Slicer now and its 98mm underfoot now. lol
I have a set of Head Framewalls that are 84mm underfoot that I use for hard snow/moguls etc and they rip! Very stable at speed and damp feeling. The Head Caddy would be a slightly softer version of it again in 84mm underfoot. Both would be stiffer than the Trouble Makers and much more stable. Most narrow skis would be stiffer than the Trouble Makers as they are biased towards harder snow.

Nordica Soul Rider 87 and Armada ARV86 would have similar flex patterns to the old Trouble Maker but with tip/tail rocker and a more versatile width. Both would be good Trouble Maker replacements/upgrades.
Dec 24 2018 12:45PM
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Lemuel
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^ The Slicer has a perfect flex pattern, just wider than what I want for a park ski haha. Also did find the High Society Classic for sale, looking into those.

And for those wondering why anyone would want a narrow ski these days, it's because narrow skis rip. And it's been a while since I've whipped around some skinny sticks on rails. I had Line 1260's back in the day, the tip and tail were narrower than most waist widths these days.
Dec 25 2018 7:40AM
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