 Poster: A snowHead
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What are the powder skis of choice this year?
Which ones should I get?
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Begin flame war.
ok,ok, so a bit more background:
I've already got a set of B2s, RC4s, and some Storm Riders  , but this year it's time to complete the set of all skis for all conditions. I'm looking for something to take out on a fresh powder day - something that's going to be good in the steeps and won't mind taking a knock or two from silly silly rock drops.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have had Volkl Karmas for the past couple of seasons.. Fat.. but not as Fat as the Gotama. I find they float nicely and they are also great in the park. They are also surprisingly good carvers.
Not too sure what the weapons of choice should be this season.... 
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You still observing an upper waist limit?
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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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comprex, Yep, 111mm Katana.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, you forgot the praxis. 
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Faction 3zero or 13s.
Big, powerful and lots of fun.
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snow_gibbon, Nordica Doberman SL-Rs. Just awesome in anything I've thrown at them. And they're a hoot if you're having to use boring old pistes to get at your pow.
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snow_gibbon, What's wrong with your stormriders in powder?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Got to say the Icelantic Shaman.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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kiwi1, you would  To be fair, I know many liked Icelantics at the EOSB.
However, I am very pleased with the Scott Missions resting up against my office wall as I write - and bought last year. Haven't checked - but Iguess Scott are still producing them.
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achilles, And very nice skis the missions are also.
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You know it makes sense.
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snow_gibbon,
Probably best to give your height & weight so that people can suggest a ski suited to your size.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I'd say that the Missions are an all rounder rather than a pure powder ski.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Kramer wrote: |
| I'd say that the Missions are an all rounder rather than a pure powder ski. |
Agreed
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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After all they're positively waif like at only 90mm underfoot.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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redrunmarcus, Not long now. Getting them to the shops around 3rd of November and am droping yours of to Jon on the way down to 47degress.
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snow_gibbon, call me old fashioned (and curmudgeonly if you like) but isn't the point of thigh deep powder that you're actually thigh deep? Not floating around on top skiing like you're on piste on a pair of ridiculous skis that bear more resemblance to snowboards?
Learn to ski the deep stuff, don't sit on top of it.
(You know that short skinny slalom skis are the way forward, you do, really...)
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Factions... great skis! www.thefactioncollective.com
You won't go wrong with some of the K2 range - i was so impressed with the strength of the base on the Seth Vicious - another all round awesome ski.
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Tue 23-10-07 14:44; edited 1 time in total
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Drake skis has to be mentioned at some point.
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redrunmarcus, I'm kinda thinking i slipped up no doing the Nomad, i loved it last year. Too stuck in my wooden ways. You'll love them. 
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, hope so thanks for that hope I get a chance to get a good blast on them-sods law always powder on a transfer day 
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redrunmarcus, They rock everyhere. 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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redrunmarcus, Oh and you at La Plagne, you'll eat the pistes.
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| redrunmarcus, I'm kinda thinking i slipped up no doing the Nomad, i loved it last year. Too stuck in my wooden ways....... |
These are Icelantic Nomad's which are wood. But yes, I think you could have done well with the Atomic Nomad's, especially the Crimson.
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You know it makes sense.
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snow_gibbon, what are your stats as I've a pair of new Sugar Daddy's going dirt cheap.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, bought them for our huge OFF  piste!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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redrunmarcus, Sounds like spyderjon, has what you're looking for there.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kiwi1, DPS?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Far be it for me to agree with David Murdoch, on this point, for he seems to like turning which seems a bit weird, but I went out with a mate who'd bought something fairly fat - Seths Pistols, I think - which he loves almost completely. The thing is he weighs eff all and can't get the face shots he craves any more because he never sinks more than about three inches into the fluff. A bunch of superannuated racers I've been chatting to just grab their GS skis when it snows, which seems perverse in a fun sort of way.
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| parlor wrote: |
| kiwi1, DPS? |
Yup
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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So take a 90mm, sink and swim, whoo hoo.
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fallliner, kicker fun if you can do the bounce off the bottom layer
David Murdoch, call me oink, I've been snorkel deep on Volkl Explosives.
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SZK My favorite days are the ones when there are 500 people outside the GM lift an hour before it opens, most brits and scandies with hugemous skis, but, how many days in the last 3 years were like that?
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Every day, god i'm pi**ed. Whoo Hoo.
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