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09-25-2019, 09:33 AM #26Registered User
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09-25-2019, 10:33 AM #27
Demo (not rent) from the mountain for a day and swap out skis as many times as you can, just to get a sense of what you like. Armed with that knowledge demo some finalists from a shop that would deduct the demo from the final sale. I really dig the people at Lift House (I think they had the rustlers, Kastle 106s and a few others that might move the needle).
Then come here, tell everyone what you decided.... get lit up by the TGR spotlight of truth and purchase some ON3P Woodsmans or Moment Wildcat 108s.
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09-25-2019, 10:48 AM #28
Soul 7's
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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09-25-2019, 11:00 AM #29
And once you do buy some new skis, sell me your katanas.
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09-25-2019, 11:05 AM #30
^^The katana was named after a type of Japanese sword used by top samurai. It's not for beaters. Do you have the skiing chops to handle such a ski?
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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09-25-2019, 11:41 AM #31
I'd also be interested in the 184 Katanas if one mount and still in good condition.
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09-25-2019, 11:50 AM #32
The OP's been skiing for 30 yrs and can't handle them. What makes you two think you can tame those beasts?
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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09-25-2019, 12:21 PM #33
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09-25-2019, 01:17 PM #34
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09-25-2019, 01:23 PM #35"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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09-25-2019, 04:40 PM #40Banned
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I like the mix the smaller ski provides. Wider tip, smaller waist get the best of both. Some of my favorite days at Alta we on 25+" days and on sub 110 skis. I like their versatility when it's not deep too.
I went through a quiver stage and have skied up to 150 underfoot (moment comi og), and while fun I got to where I didn't feel like changing mid day as conditions changed so I never skied the quiver.
Different strokes I guess. It's all fun that's for sure.
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09-25-2019, 05:15 PM #41
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09-25-2019, 06:42 PM #42
115 is the new 100
Amazed at how fatter skis can handle soft groomers these days. Firm and bumps are another story entirely.
OP, you order up some Praxis yet? Get er done!
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09-25-2019, 06:55 PM #43
OP--my experience as I age (I've got 18 years and 30 pounds on you) has been to go lighter, softer, less radius but not narrower.
And I advise against age-appropriate binding settings. They're why my season ended Feb 16.
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09-25-2019, 08:13 PM #44
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09-25-2019, 08:32 PM #45Registered Useless
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09-25-2019, 08:34 PM #46
Every ski is a big-mountain ski, if you're not a bitch.
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09-25-2019, 08:41 PM #47I touched your avatar
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I have a pair of barely used enforcers for sale. 185cm mounted once for pivots.
Took me like 10 minutes to figure out how to change this shit
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09-25-2019, 08:53 PM #48
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09-25-2019, 10:59 PM #49
Close to 50 and 100+ days at Alta and a handful more at Snowbird and DV. I skied a QST106 on plenty of deep days and occasionally started some of them on a Pescado. The Pescado may not be for me so I’ve added an Enforcer Free 115 during the off-season.
If you pick up a demo from Powderhouse in Holladay you can then trade them out at any of the 4 locations at Alta and avoid paying the higher amount which includes a resort tax.
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09-25-2019, 11:31 PM #50
Lots of good information from most of you. I was hoping to find the right ski without going the demo route by using this huge data base. Looking at all of the recommendations so far the J Ski Metal intrigues me the most. I agree the best thing for me to do would be to demo a bunch and figure out what I like on my own but that can get time consuming and a bit pricey plus put me well into the season.
When I do get new skis I may just sell my Katana's which have only been mounted once and still in good condition considering they are 6 years old.
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