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joshbryant
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What brand/model of skis does everyone use currently? What brand/model are you looking to get for your next pair of skis? Why? I'm trying to decide what brands to expand to next year. I'm getting a ton of offers. Thanks guys.


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May 26 2004 9:12AM
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lizziebeth
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i'm sure this will come up so i just wanted to say it now. next year he'll have k2, armada, line, and liberty for all those who don't already know.

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May 26 2004 1:14PM
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MikeB
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Even though Salomon isn't that great, a lot of people really respect them and ride on their skis. Old people in particular like Salomons which is important because they're the ones buying the skis for their kids. I think you will sell a lot of Salomons if you carry them at the shop.
May 26 2004 6:34PM
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spinks
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salomon is too corporate. They dont care if their new ski is sick or not, they only care if it sells. The skis that CR, Candide, Mike Douglas, ect use are totally different from the ones that are on the sale racks. Salomon has sooooooo many molds that each skier can custom design the skis they ride on. When they need another pair, the geeks in the factory just select their pre-set settings, make any adjustments the rider wants, and press them some skis with the retail graphic or in some cases a placeholder graphic.
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May 26 2004 9:06PM
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joshbryant
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Spinks is right, salomon doesn't support the progression of the sport at all. Their retail skis are very easy to break too, they're made of foam. I've seen so many 1080's come in for warranty, but salomon doesn't warranty anything.


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May 27 2004 5:27PM
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MikeB
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I know they suck and they're the worst ski company in the world. My point is that their skis sell. Am I right?
May 27 2004 6:47PM
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lizziebeth
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yes but the store's called jibij, not shitty-skis-r-us a.k.a. specialty sports.
haha just kidding, mike. at least you're making suggestions.

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May 27 2004 6:50PM
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joshbryant
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I don't want to carry brands that have no desire to support where the sport is going. They've already been asking if they can be in the shop.


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May 27 2004 6:53PM
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MikeB
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In that case, you should carry Obermeyer next year. Heil Klaus!
May 27 2004 6:56PM
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switchmisty
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we should carry skizzas and sell blunts and fubu on the side that would be sick and gangsta


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May 27 2004 8:10PM
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3ski6guy0
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i ride 4frnts and htey are so nice. but i remember you saying that you didnt want to sell them because they cost too much.


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May 27 2004 10:31PM
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joshbryant
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That wasn't exactly the reason for not selling them. But that doesn't mean we won't sell them in the future.


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May 28 2004 11:19AM
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3ski6guy0
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ohh ok. well if you do sell them in the future, sell them for like $500. so many people will buy them from you if you do that instead of $550. and in 4frnts contract, it says you can sell them for whatever you want if you are selling in person (not online) so ya. get 4frnts.


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May 28 2004 11:45AM
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joshbryant
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Yea, but that doesn't make any sense seeing how much I have to buy them for, there's no profit in that.


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May 28 2004 11:58AM
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strode
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i take it you're not carrying rossi or dynastar for the same reasons as salomon? it would be cool if you somehow hooked it up with ninthward, and 4frnts are dope skis, but it's true they are more costly to the retailer than others. i bought a pair though, and i think they have a more solid rep that armada does. plus you know how many kids (me included) are going to geek over those 187 MSP's when they come out.



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May 29 2004 4:33AM
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monkeysteez
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how about Volkl, they got german quatily...LOL. No but really some of their skis r really sick and really high quality, Gotama anyone? And the rest are also pretty sweet, if you could get them in it would be pretty sweet.
May 29 2004 11:11AM
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strode
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^oh yeah volkl would be an awesome choice. the gotamas and the karmas are both sick skis (sick looking at least as far as i know). and you know they're crafted with quality (never heard of anyone breaking a volkl). but again they might fall into the same category as salomon for you's guys



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May 29 2004 1:55PM
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lizziebeth
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never heard of anyone breaking a volkl?? those things snap a lot.

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May 29 2004 3:59PM
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joshbryant
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I've worked in several ski shops before starting this one, and volkl was one of the most common skis to come in on warranty. Their park skis really aren't built to take the punishment that park riders are dealing out. I really want to keep the products we carry to brands that you can't get anywhere else. You can get salomon and volkl at any ski shop, but not Line, Liberty, and Armada. As for K2, while they are a big company, we're carrying them because they actually make quality skis, and they come at a very good price to the consumer. While we're on the topic of new brands, what about goggles and clothing? What brands would you like to see and why?


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May 29 2004 4:33PM
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arice
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scott and electric are off the heeze. plus scott's are pretty cheap.
May 29 2004 6:14PM
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strode
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if you somehow manage to carry ecko function i'll buy all of it from you. but that won't happen i'm sure. you're proabaly all over siver, orage, oakley, nomics, and DNA already, and i'd initially suggest a skier-friendly snowboard company or two maybe, but i dunno how core to skiing you're looking on keeping the shop. Dub makes really 'dope' stuff (they even name it after pot), and mission6 is good shit too, but you guys probably want to keep all snowboard stuff out of there i assume?



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May 29 2004 6:32PM
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MikeB
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Sublux is cool and I'm pretty sure that no other shop has it.
May 29 2004 6:54PM
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3ski6guy0
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i hear SO many people say that sublux has horrible quality clothing. for goggles, dont do oakley cause every other shop carries those, and they are really expensive. maybe just smith, electric, and some others


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May 30 2004 11:18AM
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joshbryant
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Right now we aren't dealing with oakley, but we do have electric, anon, and spy.


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May 30 2004 12:01PM
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bigskia
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got to get smith goggles...so many great models and combos with their lenses



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May 30 2004 10:30PM
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pdrago
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I would also recommend Ninth Ward skis. The guys are really cool, and everything I have heard from guys that ski them has been great. And if you are looking to project the image of an underground ski shop I would stay away from any snowboarding companies. The reason I say this is because D-Structure (Belanger's) store is a ski only underground type shop, and Phil has told me that one of the reasons he has been so successful is that he stays to the core and promotes skiing brands only. Most snowboarding companies do not sponsor skiers or promote our sport, but they have been making money on it. Just my 2 cents.

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Jun 1 2004 11:28AM
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joshbryant
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I've been hearing lots of good things about NinthWard Skis. I will have to get in touch with them. While the quality and popularity of snowboard brands is very high, I don't really want to carry them. All of their promotional material is snowboard oriented. I have big banners of almost all the companies I'm carrying, with skiers on them. These companies really know what it means to be a skier.


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Jun 1 2004 1:06PM
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nca777
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Volkl makes poor quality skis?? And K2 is very high quality?? Okay. I know youre trying to stay 'core' and all, but you cant tell me the point of business isn't to make money. If all you want to do is break even or make a couple percent and be happy, you could much easier take your money to the bank and open a savings account.
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Jun 2 2004 7:03PM
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Phrosty
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hmm, sublux, thats cody's company, cody has alot of control over freeskier, tell them you'll only cary sublux for cover shots for jibij athletes.


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Jun 3 2004 12:45AM
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joshbryant
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I didn't see one pair of K2's come in for warranty last season, but I lost count of the number of Volkl's I saw that were just destroyed. If you really want to buy Volkl's just go to any other ski shop.


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Jun 3 2004 9:54AM
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winterparksuks
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my volkls are almost dead






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Jun 3 2004 10:27AM
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SwitchBitch
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It would be really cool to see a good selection of skier specific outerwear for once. Its so hard to find decent clothes that are not snowboarding clothes. DNA, Phenix, Rotor, SnoMotion, etc. come to mind. Although highly corperate, expensive, and more snowboarder supportive than skier, Oakley makes a good product. Sessions would be really cool, too. They've been supporting skiers for a while and have cool, inexpensive stuff. Especially for girls, and that's hard to find.
Jul 7 2004 11:41AM
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joshbryant
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We already have DNA, Orage, and Siver. We may add sessions next year, not sure yet.

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Jul 7 2004 1:24PM
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lizziebeth
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i picked out most of the girls stuff so come check it out. i've got my eye on some orage stuff.

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Jul 7 2004 4:02PM
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RandomHero21
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I rode Line MoShips last season. They are going to be my AT ski this season. I'm gonna buy a pair of the new Armada ARV's for inbounds whenever they come out. You should definitely carry Sessions gear.


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Jul 8 2004 12:14AM
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SwitchBitch
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I have a pair of Orage girls pants and they're embarassing. They're tight in the ass and short and look stupid. Some of their jackets are really cool, but I won't even wear that crap anymore.

Anyway, I was just thinking, what are you going to be selling boot wise? Cause if your not selling Salomon, you're loosing a huge market with the 1080 boot. Boot choice is really just a matter of what fits your foot, not company loyalty. All those ogre footer mofo's are going to be out of luck without the 1080, and without nordica, people with narrow feet and low insteps are limited to lange, which dosn't make a good soft jib boot.

On a similiar note, if you could get in touch with the kniesel rep and carry the flexon, that would be just ridiculous! such a good boot, and so hard to find. You would cover the entire front range market with that shit.

just an idea...
Jul 9 2004 9:21PM
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RandomHero21
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Hey Now.........Orage is the shit.


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Jul 10 2004 12:20AM
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joshbryant
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Kneissel doesn't sell in the US any more. But Dalbello bought the design for the flexon. I'm not carrying boots right now, since there aren't very many good jib boots out there. But we will probably bring in boots next year.

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Jul 10 2004 10:55AM
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monkeysteez
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im either gettin fujatives cuz they r inexpensive and have really good pop or steele's promodel cuz ive heard they r really sick but i still want to try them first.
Jul 11 2004 10:09PM
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alexair7
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how much are your k2 public enemy's gonna seel for? and look bindings?
Jul 13 2004 12:01AM
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joshbryant
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The MSRP on Public Enemy's is $379. MSRP on Look Pivot Jib bindings is $305. But we will be having sales all the time.

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Jul 13 2004 10:33AM
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alexair7
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sweet why does ski deals have public enemys for like $475.
Jul 13 2004 1:05PM
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joshbryant
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Because the people who run boulder ski deals don't care about the sport at all. They told me that twin-tips were just a fad when I worked there.

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Jul 13 2004 1:18PM
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alexair7
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Ha they were way wrong, they also list the MSRP as 475 that's bullshit
Jul 14 2004 6:01PM
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lizziebeth
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MSRP might have been higher last year though. regardless, that place is evil.

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Jul 15 2004 9:57AM
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Spiffs
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i might be working there for the discount
Jul 15 2004 8:45PM
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lizziebeth
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don't do it. you'll never have your weekends free.

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Jul 16 2004 7:42PM
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zeppelinbro
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u shuld see if you can faction skis, they look pretty sick, and sessions wuld be good
Jul 17 2004 12:43AM
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levistewart
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josh i think u shud def. carry scots i had to buy a pair at camp for 40 canadan and the were way beter than my oakly wisdoms, alos a thing a bout ski deals besides the fact of megan the dike is i got my fujatives in febuary from chritys sports for 280 and ski deals just got their new k2s (half a year late because they hate freeskiing and are part of the fith rich)and the are sellin um 4 380 my point ski deals= nazies
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Jul 24 2004 5:36PM
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alexair7
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yea levi, I went into ski deals when they had that tent sale to look for bindings cuz my salomon bindings are way fucked up, and they finally got twin tip K2s in and they say the msrp on enemys is 475. bullshit. corporate bitches
Jul 24 2004 6:35PM
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nard
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I got my darksides at b ski deals... way overpriced... they are the most terrible ski shop ever...eveeeeeeeerrrrrrr... not only do their prices suck but their service is terrible too... I am so psyched that Jibij is coming to town baby... just listening to the wants and needs of us here right now is awesome and something that will get you lots of business in the future...





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