what to get?

[Quasimorte]

OK first off howdy all.
heres my background
started skiing in high school,
went to big feet after about two years never went back.
had to stop sking because of college and am looking to get back in.
i generally want an all mountain board, something i can scream down the slopes carving on and something that will represent in the parks.
love moguls and jumps but love carving and backcountry.
from what i have read i got three options set up

1.pair of canon pro 99cm with bomber bindings.
2.pair of fischer xxl same binding.
3.pair of line pro 90cm with 4-hole insert same binding.

here are the questions.

am i going to want the extra 9cm i lose with the lines?
is it worth the extra cash for fischers?
and my only problem with the canons is delivery date as i am going to snowshoe on the 12th. (i hear end of this week so i figure if they get here i will have no problems.)
any input would be great or if anyone has other suggestions i would love to hear them.

[allz]

i think the XXL is wider that Canons, but i think u should get Canon!!! ***da best***

[joel]

I'd say go with the canons, hands down.

Either that, or a used MN Pro from 01 or earlier.

So you know though, skiboards won't generally perform all too well on moguls. They just aren't really made for it.

[Greco]

you like to ride the same way i do so i have to suggest what i ride.. groove brinton gundersen pros and 99cm canon's. i change up every now and again. the brinton's are better for powder.

btw, if you go with the canon's get them from SBOL, we'll have them at least a week before anywhere else.

-G

[Quasimorte]

Ok cool i was thinking the canons but i did not know if they would be in by this week
how long would u guys need to add the bindings?

[Greco]

where going to be filling all the orders the same day or the next day that we receive the boards from Canon.

-G

[Quasimorte]

are the bomber step in bindings as good as the regulars?

[J.D.]

cant use them without the right boots.

[Quasimorte]

would salomon verse boots work?

[idano]

i think it only works with snowboard hardboots. the verse are ski boots.

[Greco]

no they won't, the step-ins only work with snowboard hard boots like raichle where the heal piece can be removed and replaced with a special one needed for the step-ins.

-G

[WillyWonka]

Im lookin to buy the Head Big Easy's with releasable bindings. Does have any opinions on them or know something horrilbe about them that would stop me from buying them? Any help would be awesome.

[joel]

Originally posted by WillyWonka
Im lookin to buy the Head Big Easy's with releasable bindings. Does have any opinions on them or know something horrilbe about them that would stop me from buying them? Any help would be awesome.


uh , dont get heads at all. Order some canon or groove boards from sbol.ws.

and non-releasable bindings, although there are some releasables that will work if you're dead set on em.

[WillyWonka]

Whats wrong with the Heads?

[Roussel]

i've heard pretty good reviews on them, althought they must be really stiff cuz of the long bindings

[WillyWonka]

Whats the word on the SnowJam 2003 90cm Skiboards?? Are they good boards?

[Quasimorte]

Ok since I couldn't wait for the cannon pro's I grabed a pair of Groove Brinton gundersen pro 99's. still went with the bomber bindings and they were awsome. I loved the carving on them and even hit a few jumps. I got really good speed with them. had fun on everthing from the greens to the blacks. While my friends (snowboarders) were zipping past me i still had to wait for them at the top and on the bottom at the lifts, but that was only when we were speeding down the mountain. I think i might get a pair of shorter skis for better tricks and whatnot. maybe something with a releasable binding, but who knows.