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Willie please help- what are your thought about the S6 as a backcountry...
By Anonymous
Ranked #178 - Alpine Fat Skis
February 11, 2009
Willie please help- what are your thought about the S6 as a backcountry set-up with dukes and the SFB with the deadbolt 15's. Will that be a waste of money, or will the skis be different enough to justify having both of them. I was thinking the Rossi S6 186cm as the backcountry setup because of my size, 6'2, 215lbs, as compared to the SFB?
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By skiaddict
Ranked #714 - Alpine Fat Skis
February 17, 2009
I think the bacons would be a better backcountry set up, with the early taper they hook less in powder/soft snow and are lighter and quicker, In my opionion rossie tried to copy the bacon when it came out with the steeze last year same as the s6 this year. The bacon is more versatile then the s6, heck i was riding them in the pipe 2 days ago and they worked great plus they float a little better, I would get 2 pairs of bacons at that price or get 1 and wait till the 2010's come out because they will have a slight early rise/rocker, even better for skinning.If you're getting a two pairs of fat skis, mount the backcountry pair with something other then dukes, fritschis or naxos maybe. The duke just isn't great for the backcountry unless you are using it at the resort all the time as well. Another note, unless you are setting your skin tracks every time you head out in the backcountry, rocker/early rise isn't always a good thing, and reverse camber is definitely bad.
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