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Faction Prime 4.0 is going to be a noodle for you I'm guessing, especially in the tips.

interesting. it's hard to get an idea of stiffness. I was just going off faction and retailers like evo rating it "9/10" stiffness and an advanced-expert ski.

still thinking about the fischer 202 just not sure on the 108 width
 

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So will those 202 fischers have a lot of float even at 108 due to length? Like comparable to a 120 185 ski?
 

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So will those 202 fischers have a lot of float even at 108 due to length? Like comparable to a 120 185 ski?

A very simple way to look at this is surface area = Length X Width. So 2020mm x 108 mm = 218160. For a 120 wide = 242400 or 11% less

They should still float pretty well.
 
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A very simple way to look at this is surface area = Length X Width. So 2020mm x 108 mm = 218160. For a 120 wide = 242400 or 11% less

They should still float pretty well.

Ok so if you compared it to a shorter 185 120mm it would be 222000, or only 1.63% less surface area so pretty similar.
 

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I skied a pair of those 202s on Tuesday. They were really fun. The Fischer 115 in 196cm sounds pretty serious. Apparently, the athletes call it "The Truth", think Jack Nicholson.

Lots of rocker in the tip? Curious how a ski of that length and width has only a 23 radius
 
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yeah that's another thing, wonder how that would feel. I would want 30r on a ski like that
 

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Might as well just go all out with the 200cm, full rocker, reverse sidecut, custom praxis powder board. It's a big boy ski

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Very specialized ski with a unique feel. If your home area supports a quiver of powder skis then these have a place, other wise there are better skis for resort use. And they are not suitable for touring either, the revers camber and side-cut really suck on a skin track. They are for sled skiing, cat skiing, or similar pursuits.
 
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I've only skied it on hardback and in slush. I wouldn't say it feels like a slalom ski, but it does turn just fine. I really enjoyed fall line shortswing turns on it, it feels like a big GS ski and reacts very nicely to those. It's also happy to just lay over and slay crud.
 

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