Help me out with a Fat Ski

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PatAldon

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Hey guys, I'm new here, but not to skiing. I've been skiing for about 10 years, and consider myself a pretty good skier. I'm more of a big mountain guy than a park guys, but do session the park and build booters occasionally. I ski in both the east and west-50/50. I will slay anything in the east and almost anything inbound out west. I like to ski super fast and real aggressively. I'm looking for a fat ski with enough float for the powder, blasts through crud, quick in the trees, and stable at mach speeds, but also something that works in the park and backcountry booters. My shop carries k2, blizzard, atomic, dynastar, volkl, armada, and head. I was thinking either

a) Volkl Gotama

b) Seth Vicious

c)Head Mojo 90

d)Dynastar Big Troubles

e) Blizzard Titan Nine( Only turned up tail)

f) Volkl Mantra( Only turned up tail also)

Which would you guys reccommend for me and why?

Thanks-Pat
 
Is this going to be everyday west and east? Or everyday west and powder days/soft snow east? Or just powder boards in both east nd west?
 
Kingswoods may in fact be going a bit overboard. But if you buy them, I will be jealoous.
 
Or he could just get capital to make him a custom pair... that would also incur jealousy...
 
have u looked into the karma? it would help to know how tall you are and how much you weigh as well. you dont wanna give a 6' 125lb kid 189 seth vicious
 
gotama or vicious. The vicious will be a bit more versatile as its got more sidecut and slightly thinner. Both will be sick. I wouldnt get anything below a 95-100mm ish waist though.
 
The Mid-fat is ideal IMO. They are just sick skis.

Capitals as well.

Gotamas are really sick, get this years not next years as they changed the shape to add more sidecut.

The vicious is a fun ski, and if you spend a lot of time in the park if would be one of the better ones. Vicious and I did find that I wanted something more substantial, even in the 189.

Maybe look at the scratch bc. Ive never liked rossi but it seems like they finally made a dope ski.

Seriously, though....kingswood or capital are the two sickest options.

Capital - for $900 they will make you a completely custom ski, for $750 you get to pick one of their shapes, choose the wood topsheet and flex pattern throughout the whole ski. You can also changed the tail on the ski from swallow, normal, small twin, or big twin.
 
the seth vicious are probably gonna be a tad soft depending on how big you are and for the type of skiing you do. id recomend the Big Troubles. but you really cant go wrong with any of those, the vicious will do amazing but im just thinking theyll be soft.
 
and kingswoods are only $895 NZD which is about $610 USD so + 80 shipping its under $700 which is really pretty good.
 
I have always liked Rossi's, and i have skied the BC and it is really good, hard to ski though, it takes alot of energy
 
got to test the vicious in harder conditions a few days ago and they are too soft for the hard bumps, and crud, but rip the groomers and everything soft
 
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