 Poster: A snowHead
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178 this years model ex demo inc bindings £250 deal or no deal?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Too short for you. IMO.
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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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My reasoning being thus-
There's no point in buying Missions unless you want to go off piste. If you do, then being quite a well built chap, you'll need the 183s to give some decent float in deeper snow. If you don't then don't bother buying missions, and go for a piste ski.
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Despite whether you should buy them or not, unless the ski is trashed £250 has to be a pretty good deal, no?
New I would expect to pay closer to £500 for ski + fixation???
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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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Kramer, I have piste skis they are 176-
will 5cm make that big a difference? I tested the 183's at breahead at the ski test and liked them:
"Scott Mission 183: This was the longest (and widest full length) ski I have skied since I started skiing again 18 months ago ( I used to ski 185 in the early 90’s and tried 100mm+ Icelantic boards at the EoSB). They were very cruisey - big wide sweeping turns. I tried shorter turns and the ski would do it but I don’t think it’s what the ski is made for. "
I could think of other things to spend £250 on but they caught my eye today 
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II, I think that you'd find the 176s too short off piste. On piste, skiing a ski a little on the short side doesn't matter, but off piste it does make a difference IMO.
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I'd say £250 for ex-demo and not necessarily the right size is a bit pricey.
You could probably pick up something new on a ski-bilek ebay auction for about that (apparently some Blizzard Titan Arqos with Dukes went for about £270 the other day)
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I agree with Arno, good price if they are what you want/need but not so great if they a re make-do
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brian
brian
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Have the Missions changed this year (apart from the graphic) ?
If not, last year's 183s available here for €359.
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brian, I don't think so. why change a winner?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Last year's have much better looking topsheet graphics IMO.
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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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Bump, I skied at pair of hired 178 Missions for 7 days at the EoSB and loved them now kicking myself for not buying them in Jan 
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You know it makes sense.
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I agree with Kramer. I'd say you should be looking bigger. What sizes do they do beyond 183?
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