 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi guys,
Im looking for some twin tip, all mountain ski's and would would like too know what you would recommend ?
Im 5'10 around 78kg
cheers
Adam 
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Broadway, welcome to  's
Take a look at the K2 Public Enemy's
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Broadway, you may get a good deal on volkl karmas (the model before the bridge) lurking about on the internet...
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Black Crows (not sure of the name but the freestyle one), tested them at PSB, I liked them. I also bought Volkl Karmas in April, they were recommended as good all-round ski. I'd recommend you test different skis in different lengths to see what suits, my Karma are 185 but tested 177 also, but I'm six foot and weigh a little more than you.
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Peter Ross, Viator from Black Crows as I recall? ?? Zookeepers rate them as well.
My choice bottomed out twixt them, Nordica Enforcers and Volkl Bridge last week. I, aided and abetted by 'The Zookeepers', decided Bridge in 177 best for me as I wanted an 'easier' off-piste ski and wouldn't ever be in a 'Park' or similar.
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Nordica Supercharger Enforcers are a big (wide) twin tip but perform really well on the piste - just spent the day hurtling round Verbier on a pair.
Black Crows have the Viator which is 86 in the waist or the Navis which is 103. Both twin tipped and both really nice skis. They have a dual sidecut so you can have a longer ski that is very manouverable on the piste. The Volkl Bridge isn't a bad ski either......
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brian
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Agenterre, excuse my bewilderment but (given you're still a relative novice and your self confessed non-park rattery above) wtf are you doing looking at twin tips ?
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brian, One tip, twin-tip .. it didn't matter .. Having tasted the off-piste last year I wanted something which fitted that agenda. Desk research ( places like realskiers etc) support that choice ....
more importantly, much more importantly to look cool ...
so Twin-Tips is a total 'so-what'. I know 2 people here who wouldn't go near a park who have twin-tips as their only skis ...
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brian
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Agenterre, hmm, unless you want to go backwards I wouldn't bother for 2 trivial but pragmatic reasons: telecabine slots and the damn things falling over when you lean them somewhere.
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Agenterre, that's it Avator, I really liked them. I agree twin tips look muched cooler also! Although personally I also like a jump or two and twin tips are alot more forgiving than a piste ski when trying to land and they make powder so much easier.
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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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brian, Points taken .. well the telecabine one especially ... but some of them won't take my wife's Attiva 5s either ... and they are neither twins, nor wide .. ( I was only here to point out what Peter skied recently and had to put my 5-pennorth in , so I'll shut up as I'm 'drifting' this thread)
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| Agenterre, hmm, unless you want to go backwards I wouldn't bother for 2 trivial but pragmatic reasons: telecabine slots and the damn things falling over when you lean them somewhere. |
Any twin tips I have used fit in fine one per slot and there are always available slots or if you a really worried about this just use chairs and drags! Only drunk twin tips fall over.
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You know it makes sense.
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buckers is right K2 Public Enenmy's, excellent all round ski's, highly recommend. Volkl Karma's are also good. I've not skied them myself but I have been warned off Soloman 1080's they are meant to be too flexible. The K2 Seth Vicious are meant to be good too a mate of mine loves his.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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bensley, You're in the Groove my man. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Can i summarise the Volkl Bridge. A Volkl Karma with a bit more Volkl Karma. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks to everyone who replied!!
ive been looking at the Volkl bridge and found them for £350+15 delivery with marker 12 bindings anyone seen them cheaper?
Also been looking at some scott punishers with S12 Ti bindings for £369 including delivery? what do you lot think of them ?
Thanks again
Adam
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Broadway, there's several pairs of Punishers on ebay at the moment for 352.50 delivered (295 + bindings + delivery) being sold by one of snowheads not so favourite shops.
I've got one eye on the Punishers and another (after SZK's sage advice) on the Bridges, and yet another on the thought that I don't really need another pair of skis
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PE's are ace - really surprisingly good, 1080 foils are really good fun but wibbly and get wibblier - s l o w. Scott mission (kissing cousin to the punisher) are supposed to be the nuts and I'd prefer the bindings to markers. But I reckon you can't go wrong with the Volkl or PE if you're just taking a punt online. Proper sandwich construction, not too ugly (but still ugly enough to be a proper twin tip, dems da rules) track record, no nasty handling surprises, bombproof build.
Same choice last year - went PE. But going to canada this year, so wish the Bridge had been out then  I'll have to muddle through on a mere 85mm waist, somehow.
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spyderjon, Hmmmm, Different from the Rossignol Crowd?
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Or there's the Line 90s, I suppose.
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Yes, Line Prophet 90s are good in the same category, or the Head Mojo 90s.
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ok ive gone for the Volkl Bridge now i need some bindings which do you lot recommend there?
also which size should i go for ?
161cm, 169cm, 177cm or 185cm im 5'10 around 78kg ?
Cheers guys
Adam
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Broadway, leather works well. that's what I have ..where you buying from?
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Check out the movement range to see if any of them seem nice to you.
Something like the Flame or Spark might suit you.
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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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Broadway, leather works well. that's what I have ..where you buying from?
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Got them from ebay for 271 euro just got too find some bindings now 
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