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Snowboard companies making skis.

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Scotland
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With the news that LibTec are making skis for next season do you think we'll see more board compaines jumping on? When snowboarding exploded many of the ski companies started making boards such as Salomon and Rossi etc. Fair enough none of the "core" companies have done but they werent around then. Now skiing is getting so much more hype will some the bigger boardrider compaies do the same such as Burton? I'm not sure, it'll be pretty hypocritical but hopefully good in terms of bringing the sports together.
19 years ago
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Min_Soo
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i hope not, i don't want burton to dominate skiing and snowboarding products.
19 years ago
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e.will
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but they sorta do dominate by making sick clothes. How many park skiers do you see dressed head to toe in burton products?

R.E.D. helmets are made by burton, and how many of your freinds wear those?
19 years ago
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Tze.C
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just don't buy there stuff
19 years ago
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phatbush
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lib tech already is! I saw them in a skate shop yesterday! It was scary
19 years ago
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617jibber
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im sure in the futur we will see a lot more snowboard companies start to make skis
19 years ago
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BELFRAGE
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the libtech skis look so bad. Snowboarding companies should stay out of the ski business
19 years ago
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fs04leoaksfny
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anyone have a picture of the libtech skis?
19 years ago
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SkiBM680
Posts: 888 - Karma: 13
lib tech is pretty core
19 years ago
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rocMALONEYphotos
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mike wilson rides on those libtechs, and there actually pretty fuckin sick skis, really wide, big nose and tail, wilson said he likes them.
19 years ago
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Schoening
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yea libtech's looked pretty sick. i think thats cool snowboarding is notcing skiing is really taking off and is starting to put out ski products
19 years ago
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Dan-Man
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cool beans
19 years ago
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Coalescent
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i like them...i wonder how they ride due to the magnetraction sides....probably pretty good for the east coast..because ive ridden the board with magnetraction and its nice
19 years ago
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SIX-SOLDIERS
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burton has already done it they have a board that turns into twin tip skis when you pull them apart
19 years ago
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srwinnsuco
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yo just to let you all know unity snowboards is going to be making skis soon. I've already seen some of the prototypes looking pretty dopidty
19 years ago
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___ASP___
Posts: 3861 - Karma: 490
i think its good if snowboard co.s start making skis, cause they will either suck and no one will buy them, or they will be better than the current stuff and force every orther company to make better products
19 years ago
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Jeff_Lo
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do you know anything behind libtechs product?? there actually a very innovative company in snowboarding and now entering the ski market, the created something no one else had thought of, instead of having 2 points of edge contact you will actually have 4 or 5 because of there mag-ne traction, i've never been privelaged to ski them, but i will say that there snowboards from what i heard ride very very well in the park and on icy crappy conditions
19 years ago
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Jeff_Lo
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its true, i was talking to someone from MSO in Dillion, and he confirmed it...said the first prototypes were pretty buttery
19 years ago
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enick
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yea, i like the new edges, theyre all wavy and shit, its suposed to be better for rails
19 years ago
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SkiBM680
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ur an idot thast not the idea at all, its so snowboarders can skin up a mountain and then ride down, unless u like rideing 145 cm skis with no inside edges
19 years ago
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trademark
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thats bc burton makes sick clothes that are the most indsetrucdable ive had
19 years ago
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BeLeiVeTheHyPe57
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i think ninthward might make snowboards
19 years ago
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[lineskier]820
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^ yea on the ninthward site they have somone under snowboarding team
19 years ago
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MNS
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wooo hoooo more skis more options
19 years ago
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nickmcnutt
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dont forget anon goggles...
19 years ago
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BELFRAGE
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you're right but if everyone starts buying the snowboards companies skis than it may get to the point where some of the skiing companies may go out of business, but hey who knows snowboarders may switch to skiing!!!!
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-+Siver+-
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prob
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jwhyte
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ummm did you guys forget about prior?
19 years ago
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iskindiana
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id be pissed if there was a burton ski... but not so much if there was a forum ski
19 years ago
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flatspinblunt
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^ why they make sick shit, and the more promoting/advertising our sports gets the better. Burton has done alot for snowboarding(understatement) so why not let them give freeskiing a little fire under foot?
19 years ago
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shootr
Posts: 293 - Karma: 20
I would have to say that Prior Snowboards was the first pure core snowboard company to produce skis. Chris Prior wanted to try skiing, so instead of buying a pair of skis, he just modified his tooling to be able to make a ski.
I know Chris and Dean and had the opportunity very early on to test these prototypes and they were a phenomenal ski out of the gate. The response he had was so great that he decided to make a production run.
I can say this, his initial prototypes were of far better quality and finish than Armada skis in retail stores at the same time. Many snowboard companies are small, handbuild their product and do everything under one roof. What this allows is quality assurance THROUGHOUT the manufacturing process.
This is a good thing, and is why you will see that their initial forays into the ski market will be equipment that is exceptionally well put together with alot of innovative R&D inside.

I look forward to this.
19 years ago
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Nine_Milla_Killa
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Why not? All the best equipment is made by Burton, if they made a new ski division like that did with RED, Anon, Gravis, etc, I think it would only benefit skiing.
19 years ago
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icecoastn
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i dont understand that at all since forum is a. owned by burton, b. makes the worst crap on the planet, c. is all about being "hip and cool" rather than having solid product, and d. doesnt warrantee shit

i had 1 forum board and 2 jeenyus boards which are exactly the same as forums, as well as 2 friends who had forum boards

theyre now all unrideable because theyre all broken
19 years ago
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timmi
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im actually pretty pumped about this. i think that people need to stop seeing it as 2 different sports, and just look at it as a modification of the same sport
19 years ago
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Crock360
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Burton will NEVER NEVER make skis.
19 years ago
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Jake...
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i wouldnt say never but i cant see it happening. although look at what skiing has become in like 5 seasons. it is possible. i wouldnt want it tho
19 years ago
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free]dumb[skier
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yea i dont want anymore board companies making skis...or vice-versa... people should stick to their own shit...i wouldnt buy a pair of burton skis if they made any...even if they were good and cheap
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watchmefall15
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how can libtech be "pretty core when it
1. is a snowboard company who advertises skis as "narrow ass snowboards"
2. has only been making skis for one year

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19 years ago
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icecoastn
Posts: 524 - Karma: 15
its a die hard core snowboard company
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