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What skis are good for next season?

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mattpaul611
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I’m a park skier and usually ride 90-95 underfoot and I’m down to ride whatever just having a hard time finding a brand to fuck with
Jan 26 2021 10:10PM
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chef_boyardee
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you'll get better feedback if you give more information. what qualities do you consider important for a brand to have?
Jan 26 2021 10:23PM
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mattpaul611
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I like a playful ski. But it has crazy pop and still is somewhat stable. I also like it not getting too wide in the tips
Jan 26 2021 10:39PM
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mattf51
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Can’t go wrong with armada for both ride and durability. Also a lot of shops carry them so you can find last years ski for 350. Line and faction are nice but the durability is not there from my experiences. If you want a popper ski the k2 poachers (spelled something like that) are Very playful.
Jan 26 2021 10:45PM
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rubberpantaloons
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mattf51Can’t go wrong with armada for both ride and durability. Also a lot of shops carry them so you can find last years ski for 350. Line and faction are nice but the durability is not there from my experiences. If you want a popper ski the k2 poachers (spelled something like that) are Very playful.


poachers are far from playful, stiff ass skis with no pop. id go with blends, tw pros, edollo/bdog or chronics
Jan 27 2021 12:16AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Sounds like you want Line TW Pros, Line Chronics, Armada ARV96, Völkl Revolt 95s. Plenty of other good suggestions will come behind me but those are some solid starters that are easy to find with good markdowns. The problem though is that crazy pop doesn’t usually correlate with playful. So you may need to figure out exactly what you’re looking for in a flex profile.
mattpaul611I like a playful ski. But it has crazy pop and still is somewhat stable. I also like it not getting too wide in the tips
Jan 27 2021 2:08AM
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mattf51
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BradFiAusNzCoCaSounds like you want Line TW Pros, Line Chronics, Armada ARV96, Völkl Revolt 95s. Plenty of other good suggestions will come behind me but those are some solid starters that are easy to find with good markdowns. The problem though is that crazy pop doesn’t usually correlate with playful. So you may need to figure out exactly what you’re looking for in a flex profile.

I have heard good thing about how lines ski, but I have just had to many of my friends have there too sheet separate way sooner than they should.
Jan 27 2021 6:30AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Then do Armada. Even Völkl has decent durability.
mattf51I have heard good thing about how lines ski, but I have just had to many of my friends have there too sheet separate way sooner than they should.
Jan 27 2021 6:32AM
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WoFlowz
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rubberpantaloonspoachers are far from playful, stiff ass skis with no pop. id go with blends, tw pros, edollo/bdog or chronics


Ik a guy who skis poachers and he says they are on the stiffer side but a little bit of speed they’ll be butterable and have nice pop. Plus they’ll keep you standing if you land backseat or nose heavy on bigger jumps
Jan 27 2021 9:36AM
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Ginger_Drew
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ON3P Magnus 90. Can't go wrong there.
Jan 27 2021 10:26AM
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mattf51
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I just came back here to say that. They are exactly what you want. Check all the boxes.
Ginger_DrewON3P Magnus 90. Can't go wrong there.
Jan 27 2021 10:44PM
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animator
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rubberpantaloonspoachers are far from playful, stiff ass skis with no pop. id go with blends, tw pros, edollo/bdog or chronics


No they have pop, you need to have good form in order to get the best out of them. It takes more effort to bend them than your typical park ski, but if you can flex them they have a lot of energy
Jan 28 2021 12:56PM
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