Line Elizabeth vs. Sir Francis Bacon (172)

stingfire

stingfire

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I am looking to maybe picking one of these up but can't decide which one to get. Anyone here skied both of these and can help e out on the feel and what they can do, and if there are any huge differences I should be aware of?

To give you an idea of what I'm used to, I am currently on Prophet 100 (178) for the last 2.5 seasons and they are a touring setup, but it looks like I won't be doing much touring in the near future (I might be selling them with Dukes and G3 skins cut for them if anyone is interested). I like them but wouldn't mind something different. I might be looking to replace these with my new pair so for the beginning the new ones will be the only skis I will be on. I am a skilled skier and looking for something to try advanced tricks etc. and something fun all over the mountain. I'm 5'8" and 170 lbs.

Not sure how to say this without being a dick, but...

I'm not interested in what websites or magazines say about which of these will work where. I realize the Lizzies are marketed as a park ski but if it works everywhere else (powder/groomers/etc) then why not.

I'm looking for advice and experiences from people who skied one or both before. Please don't tell me what the skis can or can't do if you've never rode them before.

Thanks in advance.
 
i have a pair of lizzes and they do fine pretty much everywhere, a little to soft for hardpark eastcaost stuff sometimes, but they rip in the trees. I love them but once again they are very soft. Also, i think next year the bacons are going to be rockered if you were looking into next years skis
 
i have never ridden sfb's but i can tell you that elizabeths are awesome in the park and pow, these things are stupid soft and butter like crazy, the elliptical side cut is also the shit because you turn like a snowboard which allows you to be able to slash and turn super fast, in powder these things are sick as hell to, even without all that fancy rocker taper etc. stuff they preform very well, they even ride switch in powder, they do hook up every once in a while but no big deal, if you want a ski that can ski everything buy the elizabeth, or wait till next years bacons with rocker
 
I have Elizabeths, and absolutely love them. They are super fun in the park, and are super stable on rails. They are also a killer tree ski, and because of their width, they can slay pow also. They are a perfect all mountain ski for a smaller person because of their ability too shred any kind of snow anywhere. Ive skied mine in the park on ice and loved them just as much when skiing knee deep pow or bombing a groomer. Overall, theyre a great ski.
 
I'll bump this, just cause I just got some elizabeths, they're last years model and I got them mounted up and skid on for the first time today, I had so much fun, very playful ski, that you can bounce around on and still hold a line. I haven't had them in any powder due to none around me, but like all the other comments about the lizzies they're great and I would recommend.
ps 110 underfoot is pretty fun too
 
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