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    If these were your skis, would you accept this (incorrect?) mounting of Look Pivot 14s? w/ PHOTOS

    I dropped off my skis+bindings at a ski shop last Thursday and just picked them up (Tues. morning), having paid $50 to have them mounted. They are Armada Halo skis (in 182cm) and Look Pivot 14 Wide bindings. To my eye (see for yourself below), both mountings are off center by 2mm. In...
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    Break width: how much clearance is necessary? what's too much on a park ski?

    I've got a 83mm waist park ski, and I'm thinking about some Look Pivot 14's. (I'm 6' 4", 185lbs.) But they come in 80mm (narrow), 95mm (wide) and 115mm (XXL). Which break width should I buy? Perhaps I can bend the 80's, but when this ski dies and I buy my next ski, it probably will be no...
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    Out of my mind: Stepups v. Reno Jib v. Halo

    I'm looking to score a late season deal online or locally, and I've spent a ridiculous amount of time researching all types of park skis, but with no opportunity to demo them and online deals disappearing at any moment, I need some more advice from NS. I'm 6' 4", 185lbs. Looking for a park only...
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    Thall 176cm -- Too short for 6' 4" 185 lbs park skier?

    Need some advice! I'm looking to score a late season deal but stocks are all run dry online and locally. At a local store they are selling Armada THALL skis in 176cm. I can also get Armada AR7's in 176cm online, free shipping for big discounts. My local store also has some Nordica Ace of...
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    Afterbangs with Rossi 140s? Look PX 12 Jibs? STH 14 drivers?

    Need some advice. I've read the various sticky threads on bindings, etc. I'm planning on picking up some Line Afterbangs (177cm) and I'm trying to decide what bindings to put on them. I'm 6'4", 190 lbs, size 28 salomon boot (32.5cm boot length), Level III puts me at 9 DIN. I'm considering the...
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