 Poster: A snowHead
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im thinking about buying the teneighty foil's but i have a few questions. first off should i get the 06 or 07 version? and do they work well as all mountain ski's as opposed to just working well as park ski's and would they work well in powder? and are there better allmountain/park ski's? if anyone has some and could offer any info thatd be greatly appreciated
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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connorj122, They are good skis and work well as all-mountain skis. They have good width, and the wide shovel will work in powder, and are nice and lively when carving etc. I own a pair of 06 foils and would suggest that if you can get an 06 pair cheaper to go for them - the graphics this year are worse and there have been no changes in the skis.
On the negative side, and this depends on how heavy you are and how hard you ski, they are on the softer scale of the spectrum and, even though not exactly noodles, they might not perform very well at high speeds or at hard surfaces, depending on how hard you push them.
HTH
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skibomb, How very honest. I wish Salomon had the guts to put that in their product description!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, Would be good if all ski manufacturers did that. Like, 'In an attempt to look ubercool this year, our graphics for this season's skis suck. And you can last year's skis cheaper anyway' 
connorj122, For alternatives, look at allround all-mountain twins look at, for example, K2 Public Enemies and Volkl Karmas - both are stiffer, and especially the Karma will give you good performance on harder surfaces. It really depends on your style of skiing and your weight.
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skibomb, I believe this years Foil has part of it's graphic with "5euro" written on it. Irony? Agghhh there is a ladies boot called the 'Irony' the ex-design team are having the last laugh?
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I like this year's Foil graphics 
Are softer ski's better off piste/in the park or is softness just a failing point? (I'm 6'4 and 17st so a bit concerned by the "if you're big and heavy they're not for you" comment!)
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toiletduckuk, No accounting for taste  I believe this year's graphics were done by a Dutch artist, and they are certainly less boring or corporate than the usual salomon designs.
Softer skis would be nicer in powder and in the park as well, and I found the Foils to be really nicely lively in softer, pisted terrain. It's just that at high speeds and on hard pack/ice you might find that they chatter.
It is a nice ski, and stiffness is also a personal preference I suppose. But with your stats, I would not go smaller than the 182 cm Foil though...
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Yeah, I've been advised that before - thing is, i'm looking for "big kids blades" - is it still easy enough to mess around on 182cm of ski? I imagine them being really heavy and difficult to do little things like spin backwards on the ground to ride switch?
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toiletduckuk, tbh if you like to ski short, I don't see why you wouldn't go for 174s - again a lot of this is also down to personal preference. I like to ski quite short as well, because I come from a skiboard background, and I like fooling around. If you are looking to use them to fool around a lot, or for park skiing, it can be useful to go a size smaller than you would normally go for. It certainly is a fun ski and it all depends on skiing style and the time you spend in park/piste/powder etc - just don't expect stellar performance on fast, hard surfaces, or amazing float in the powder if you go for a short Foil.
All my personal opinion of course...
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I'm looking at getting these myself for my offpiste/park ski, fwiw 
