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Anyone skied these? are they much different from the Prophet 100s? would i be right in presuming they are simliar but with the blend having more park friendly edges (i presume this accounts for the increased weight over the prophets) and more flex in the tail?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Never skied them but I've allways like the look of, think your description pretty much sums it up though!
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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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cheers will have to go have a look at some in store and have a mooch i think
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I was looking at a pair the other day - the heft is presumably down to the fact that they are sidewall rather than cap and dont have the metal sheets in 'em, so there's more epoxy and so more heft. I guess this make them more poppy and less damp.
Great looking bases, though, and that's what really counts 
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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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I thought they had the same metal sheets as the prophets have? Line bases always look great.
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I could well be wrong, but though the big lumps o' metal was what really differentiated them from the Prophets. Lumps o'metal not so good for jibbing.
My prophet bases are boring plain black with yellow logos - booo. All because I went for the grown up size  Might have to add some bacons this year to lively things up a bit...
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Now the bacons have fantastic looking bases..
my pay riase better come through soon bloody work. *shakes fist at HR*
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papasmurf did you buy or test any line blends? if so id be really interested to know as i am looking to change from my msp's to either the blend or the fujas
Cheers Andy
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Line blends are great I used to have a pair but swapped them in for some bacons  they dont have the power that the prophets have and personally think that the p's are better on piste! if your looking to get in the park tho the blend has alot more pop in it and isn't bad on piste at all! off piste i think both are good if anything i may favour the blend...
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Skiied the 2010 ones this year at glenshee demo day, i thought they were really nice and i might still get a pair, soft tips and tails but not overly soft and they dont feel like a 100mm ski they were good on the piste i had a lot of fun on them.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Yes I bought a pair in the end, and really like them. Plenty of pop, stable landing, stiff enough and surpisingly quick to initiate turns and I find them just as happy to push relatively short turns or drift out large ones.
The construction is pretty tough and having spent around 3 weeks on them this past winter hitting boxes and the occasional rocks they're still in pretty good nick. I use them in the park, on and off piste and they handle all pretty well, just as you would expect hardpack icey pistes aren't ther best place for them but on a trip where I took them and my punishers, I went to the Blends pretty much everytime.
The only thing I'd change is maybe having a bit more length.
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