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Hi folks,
Just got back from a week skiing in Les Gets and had an awesome time. Sadly not much off piste to be had, but the groomers were in top form despite the lack of snow since christmas. Anyway, I digress. I am wanting to purchase a pair of new skis to get into freestyle that also function as a decent pair of powder skis too. Any suggestions? Thanks a bunch.
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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?
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I'd suggest a snowboard 
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Both very good suggestions, but I was looking for something a bit more specific.... 
I do snowboard too....but that may be next years purchase.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Tordi, there are off piste freestyle skis out on the market, if you have a look around, there are quite a few good cross overs that work in the park and off piste.
If you want to start at the total off piste end of freestyle then look at the Movement Flyswatters that we do, and work down from there until you find a balance, we have tried the Movement Baggy and also the Sluff and they both work well off piste and in the park.
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I'd say that I'm a reasonably fast intermediate/advanced skier (ski all levels of piste). I haven't done a great deal of off piste, but was hoping to get into it, along with some freestyle. I have some Salomon lady skis which are semi twin tipped, but they were my first skis so my binding placement was standard and therefore not great for learning to ride switch. My shoe size is 7.
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 That's ok. I probably should of said.
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The choice in this range is enormous now !
The specialist manufacturers in this area would be Armada, Line etc.....almost their entire range would sound suitable....
If you need to opt for skis with a more freeride/powder bias with a twintip then the Volkl Gotama/Atomic Blog/Atomic Access/K2 Kung Fujas could be suitable......its really a case of checking all the manufacturers as they all do them now and determining your preference!
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Hi Tordi - its a tough choice....
Out of interest what colour are your current skis ?
Could you also measure the ratio of your ski length to your poles ?
Then we might have some ideas and suggestions 
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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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My Salomon lady skis are turquoise and white, the ones from 07/08 I think, only 153s. Bought them a bit short for manoeuvrability (I'm 5'6''). I have just bought some K2 Burnin Luv piste carvers too which are 160's for shredding on the hardpack. My ski poles are 115cm I think.
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Tordi
Have you tried shorter ski poles ?
It really helps in the powder
Maybe you could also look at adding the new Salomon twin tip adapters to your current skis ?
Do you prefer blue or red runs ?
And what is your star sign ?
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Tordi, ^^^ yep.
I wouldn't worry about the binding placement, the only reason to have a centre mount is if you are really chucking big spins and landing big jumps switch. It will screw up how the ski performs everywhere else.
What do you think of the Ladies? Do you want fatter, longer, shorter, lighter... Will you be keeping them or replacing them? What do you not like about them and what to improve?
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Poster: A snowHead
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The ladies were great as a first ski as they do well in crud etc. They are pretty poor on hardpack and ice though, hence the reason for buying some proper piste carvers like the Burnin Luvs. I think the ladies were fat enough (tee hee) but a proper twin tip would be nice, and possibly something a bit lighter and longer. I reckon I will sell the ladies to purchase something new.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tordi, The Mai Tai's get great feedback from my other half she loves them and uses them for a little bit of everything, Basic Park, Off Piste mostly and some on piste.
Other options are anything by Line but the will not be great out of the park
Head have some really nice park stuff at the moment aswell
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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My girlfriend has the Line Celebrity's, she loves them for everything, park, piste and offpiste. They're fat enough to help with float off piste and give more stability on landings.
I've got armadas and love them plus i've only ever heard good things about them so the ARVW could be worth a look.
Also the MissBehaved by K2, lots of seasonnaires had them when i was doing my last season. They've got "jib rocker now" which would help with the off piste as well.
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Tordi, remember that if you go for a centre mount to make freestyle easier it will have a negative impact on its overall handling especially in powder as your weight will be further forward. You could solve this problem by going for a marker schizio which are adjustable but they aren't cheap. Otherwise i would keep the bindings in the normal position. Don't women have a slightly further foward mounting anyway?
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