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4Frnt EHP Alpine Fat Ski

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The advanced to expert-level 4FRNT EHP Alpine Ski's three sizes and shapes give superhucker Eric Hjorleifson the float and strength to tackle the biggest, gnarliest lines he can find around the globe. Designed like a custom quiver, the EHP's three lengths are all significantly different from each other. The 190...

• 190cm

4Frnt EHP Ski

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The 4FRNT EHP is back, and it’s been training all summer for this year’s deep-powder huckstompathon. All three sizes of Eric Hjorliefson’s 08/09 EHP Pro Model series are now cast on the popular zero-camber design of last year’s 186cm version, with 4FRNT’s new HI-LITEblock wood core and damp Q-45weave glass...

4Frnt VCT Ski

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Vincent introduced the world his 4frnt VCT Ski a few years ago and, at the time, as a powder ski. As the years have gone by, the VCT has become an equally respected all mountain tool. The VCT comes in four lengths, each with a surface area plenty wide for...

Armada Ant Pro Skis

Armada Ant Pro Skis: Backcountry skiing is the fastest growing genre in skiing. Enter the Armada Ant Pro Ski, the burliest big mountain, powder, backcountry ski from Armada to date. Directly inspired by pro rider Anthony Boronowski, the Armada ANT Pro is fully loaded with Chugach walls and monster airs...

• 191cm

Armada ARG Alpine Ski

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The Armada ARG Limited Series Alpine Ski will change the way you see lines and ski powder. Reverse sidecut and tip and tail rocker means the ARG floats like a cork when skiing switch or regular, while the ultra-fat waist makes stomping landings easier. The ARG’s reverse-sidecut shape provides effortless...

Armada JJ Alpine Ski

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With a mixed rocker/camber design and variable sidecut, the 2009 Armada JJ Alpine Ski breaks the mold of traditional ski shapes and represents a revolutionary tool for new-school riding in variable snow conditions. The JJ is a ski within a ski: 50% rockered powder fatty, 50% all-mountain carver, and 100%...

Atomic Big Daddy Ski

Do a couple of steep ‘n deep runs on the Atomic Big Daddy Ski and you might decide to pick your prom date up in these super fat powder beasts instead of borrowing your dad’s Caddy. Atomic built these boats to be stiffer than the average powder ski so you...

• 190cm

Atomic Thug Freestyle Ski

Skiing a plank that’s 140 at the shovel is like trying to dunk your pudgy cousin in the pool—it’s nearly impossible to make it sink. The insane surface area of the Atomic Thug Ski floats you to the top of the snowy sea as you pounce pillows, cut switch lines,...

Black Diamond Megawatt Ski 08/09 Model

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A super-fat, zero-camber, rocker-tip powder ski from the valedictorians of the old-school? Either the thermostat in Hell is busted, or you're looking at the brand-new Black Diamond Megawatt. Unlike any ski BD has ever made, the Megawatt features an early rising “rocker” tip to get you on top, and a...

Blizzard Titan Zeus IQ Ski w/ FR 16 Binding

Big, straight, and stiff, the Blizzard Titan Zeus IQ is the lightning-bolt-throwing, powder-crushing ruler of the mountain. The burly FR 16 Binding makes this massive ski touring-capable, but with a traditional sandwich wood/titanium construction and vertical sidewalls, the Zeus is all about going fast and straight in the opposite direction...

• 191cm

Dynastar Huge Trouble Ski

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Dynastar Huge Trouble Ski 2009: And we’ll all float on okay – on the new super fat twin tip known as the Dynastar Huge Trouble Ski! This ski is built with a balanced flex, very low camber, thin profile and a long radius tip and tail a.k.a. the perfect combination...

• 185cm

Dynastar Legend Pro Plus XXL Alpine Ski

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Expert big-mountain skiers and freeriders ski mythical lines and bottomless deeps in the titinal reinforced Dynastar Legend Pro XXL Alpine Ski. This Dynastar ski redefines the word burly. The Legend Pro XXL Alpine Ski's wood core and titinal reinforcement give it the power to charge huge lines at high speeds....

• 194cm

Dynastar Legend Pro Rider

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Expert-level skiers who spend nearly all their time seeking out untouched, off-piste lines will love the Pro Rider Wide dimensions and tip shape provide superb performance in bottomless powder; sidecut performs surprisingly well while navigating the groomers 3-D construction transfers loads of power to the edges and reduces weight in...

• 176cm

Dynastar Legend Pro XXL Alpine Ski 08/09

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Expert big-mountain skiers conquer mythical lines and bottomless deeps on the titanal-reinforced Dynastar Legend Pro XXL. This Dynastar ski redefines the word burly, with a full wood core and full-length titanal sheets that give it the power to charge huge lines at high speeds. This super fat plank blows through...

Elan M 1111 Alpine Ski

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The Elan M1111 (Quad One) ski has the width and size to float over the deeps and may cause permanent powder grin. Step in and let go because the Elan M1111 super fat freeride ski eats up big lines like Homer eats donuts. The M1111's light wood core has a...

• 182cm

Fischer Porohete 106 Alpine Ski

Powered by a bombproof wood core that's surprisingly lightweight and nimble, the 106mm-waisted Fischer Porohete Alpine Ski shines in powder and holds its own all over the mountain. This ski is at home in the steep and deep, and the wide waist creates a stable platform for stomping cliffs and...

Head Supermojo 105 Twin-Tip Alpine Ski

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Take the Head Supermojo Alpine Ski out to explore the steepest and deepest lines, then throw something down for the cameras. This fatty twintip surfs the pow regular or switch with gravity-defying float and laser precision. This Head ski's heavy duty construction charges big lines without the shakes and shivers...

Icelantic Shaman Skis

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Icelantic Shaman Skis 2009: Needing some extreme ski power to exorcise the demons? You got it with the Icelantic Shaman Ski. A truly unique shape and design, the Icelantic Shaman balances a skier’s weight, allowing a forward, powerful powder turn unlike anything you have ever believed possible. The Shaman provides...

K2 HellBent

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Hellbent on bringing you the freshest backcountry lines these powder/ park K2 HellBent skis provide the best bidirectional ride in the deepest snow. Its rockered design provides more float than a coast guard boat while a non rockered flat section under foot helps control the beast while you track the...

K2 Obsethed

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Inspired by pro skier Seth Morrison and his no-holds-barred skiing style, the obSETHed skis have a whole lot of big-mountain attitude Torsion Box design utilizes a Triaxial-braided wood core to create a high degree of responsiveness, forgiveness and energy transfer Fir core is inherently strong and durable, and it produces...

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K2 Pontoon Skis

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To heck with camber!—K2 developed a surf-inspired rocker to give the Pontoons a bowed up tip and tail, letting you float in the deepest pow Powder-specific sidecut tapers from a massive 160mm in the tip to 130mm in the waist and 120mm in the tail—now that's fat! A touch of...

Lib Technologies NAS Pow Alpine Ski

Step onto the Lib Tech NAS Pow Alpine Ski and drop the bomb on that freshly-veiled pow line. This chubby twintip charges the deeps and keeps you cruising the groomers thanks to Lib Tech's hard-carving Magne-Traction technology. With its giant 149mm shovel and can't-sink-it 117mm underfoot, the Narrow Ass Snowboard...

• 187cm

Lib Technologies NAS Pow reCURVE Alpine Ski

Lib Technologies brings reCURVE cambered rocker and Magne-Traction edges to powder town, with the fluff-hungry NAS Pow reCURVE Skis. That's two Earth-shatteringly progressive technologies in each ski—a total of four technologies, with seven points of edge contact on each side of both skis. Seven times seven, times two skis, times...

Line EP Pro Alpine Ski

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The Line EP Pro has been fasting all summer, but now it's back for another helping of the deepest deep. Eric Pollard's pow-specific pro model has a crazy fat, progressive shape and super-springy flex, turning any backcountry bowl into your personal terrain garden. He and Line incorporated early rise on...

• 185cm

Line Mothership

Line has brought back the Mothership name in the spirit of the original. The pioneering innovations found on this one-of-a-kind, hand crafted ski sets it apart from any other ski in existence. It's time again for the Mothership to set the pace for big mountain skis of the future to...