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Glen Plake on Elan!?!

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fitz
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http://www.freeskier.com/freeskier/news.php?news_id=673

That's crazy
Oct 23 2006 7:34PM
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fitz
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his wifes pretty hot too
Oct 23 2006 7:35PM
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freezed
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WHAT?!

Thats pretty crazy...
Oct 23 2006 7:36PM
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chewy15
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can't believe he left k2
Oct 23 2006 7:36PM
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jfuller
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ DING DING DING
IS...ANYBODY...FUCKING...HOME?
Oct 23 2006 7:40PM
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fitz
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it says that he signed beacuse elan and dalbello are now one company. So lets ditch K2. I just find it really suprising because its glen plake and K2. They should just be together
Oct 23 2006 7:43PM
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$tezzyStu
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i think a way long time agao he was on elan before k2
Oct 23 2006 7:44PM
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skifiend
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This is fucking crazy...I can't remember a time when Plake wasn't on K2! K2 and Plake are like one in the same. This sucks.
Oct 26 2006 12:37PM
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iskindiana
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thats so dumb. there is soooo much K2 gear with plake on it. Like every magazine ad. ever. i cannot believe that happend. i was like under the impression that plake by now owned some stock in K2.
Oct 26 2006 12:49PM
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Squirrel_Murphy
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Yeah, this sucks big time. So Elan and Dalbello come together, big freakin deal. Companies merge all the time.
Oct 26 2006 1:12PM
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K.C.Deane
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dolla dolla bills
Oct 26 2006 1:26PM
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freeskibum82
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plake and k2 = white on rice... instead of switchin skis he shoulda switched boots..
Oct 27 2006 8:27AM
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nothanks
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Yah it's been on skipress for a few days now...He's been on the team since the 15th of October.

He's getting so much skrilla for this. I'll still back up a comment on TGR that Elan most likely had a warehouse of 200-210's left over they needed to get rid of.

Elan and Dalbello(Now Dalbello~Elan Sports) teamed up so the switch was coming.
Oct 27 2006 8:40AM
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Fashion_Geek
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The big reason he left K2 and went to Elan/Dalbello. Is that Elan/Dalbello listen to him. K2 just wants him for a face. Elan/Dalbello want him for his knowledge.. If you have ever meet him, he is very smart when it comes to ski constrution.
Oct 27 2006 12:35PM
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SkierX
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Bingo.

I am pretty sure he was a large part of the brains behind the Krypton boot.

Although It will be weird to not see him on K2 anymore, I think Elan may be coming to a renessaince with his help. He knows his shit.
Oct 27 2006 12:47PM
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jfuller
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"renessaince" Hahahaha. It's ski construction, not art, or rocket science for that matter...And again, best reason to switch to Elan...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Oct 27 2006 3:59PM
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skidemon22
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i greatly disagree with that, it is a science and an art. everything potentially is an or a science
Oct 27 2006 4:07PM
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SkierX
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Oh, so I guess the shaped skis of today and the twip tips have NO engineering in them at all right?
Oct 27 2006 4:10PM
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Holte
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so very odd...
Oct 27 2006 4:13PM
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MarkieR
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elan sucks balls. that's retarded.
Oct 27 2006 4:29PM
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jfuller
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Yes it's engineering, dipshit, that's my point. Skis are made by numbers, calculations, and raw materials. And it is not that hard to build a ski, in fact most people could do it. The problem lies in the cost of materials and the cassettes to press the shapes. That's why skis are expensive.

If you think it's art, fine, but in reality it is a pretty stagnant, manufactured process. Just look at the dimensions of skis over the last 5 years (with the exception of new reverse camber/sidecut skis), they are all pretty similar. Look at the DIMENSIONS, the sidecut radius, not the width, and you'll find most freeride skis are between 17-22m range.
Oct 27 2006 6:31PM
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4frntSkier
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hard to believe
Oct 27 2006 8:52PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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there are to many reasons to list why that was a gay change...
Oct 27 2006 8:57PM
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leone
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this is just weird
Oct 27 2006 9:19PM
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FUUUCK
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you would think glen would be the last guy to switch companies
Oct 27 2006 9:23PM
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_Locals_*
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I heart DA PLAKE!

www.skipunx.com
www.mammothmountain.com
Oct 27 2006 9:30PM
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Pipe_Munky
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do they really?

i guess since elan changed skiing forever with the invention of the parabolic ski about 10 years ago, they really do suck balls.

their twins ski super well this year!



Oct 27 2006 10:08PM
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MLB
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Glen knows his shit. If you guys ride ANY Diabello boot, he has had his hand in it. Ohh and dude....glen is a BC rider. Look at Elan's BC ski lineup. You may hate their MO2s, but look at the M111...or 999. I could keep going. Now that Glen is on their team, the skis are only going to get better. Its like when Mcconkey moved to the K2 team. We not have the pontoon....the ultimate BC machine.
Oct 27 2006 10:38PM
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SkierX
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Where the fuck did I say anything about ski manufacturing or design being art? Oh wait, I DIDN'T. Learn to read.

Believe it or not, there is a lot of thought that goes into ski design and manufacturing, and there are still things that can be changed.
Oct 28 2006 12:37AM
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jfuller
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OK fucknuts, "believe it or not" it is pretty easy to design a ski that you would like (read my first statement on simularities).

All your "thought" going into ski design is based purely on marketing and sales (which is obvious I'd think), not on performance.

This is the exact reason certain independent companies should be supported...they are the only ones truly trying to "change" things...
Oct 28 2006 7:33AM
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mark311
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hahaha, most likely.
Oct 28 2006 12:53PM
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m1garand
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i guess i have to throw away my glen plake signed K2 poster now. snap.
Oct 28 2006 5:05PM
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skiRay
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Plake is possibly one of my favorite skiers of all time. he was the one of the reasons why i switched to K2 (along with people saying that its great). this sucks to the extreme.
Oct 28 2006 5:53PM
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meggles
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yup.
Oct 28 2006 6:06PM
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word929
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i'm stoked on elan,(probably becaue I ride them) but you all should do a little research. They are the worlds largest independent ski manufacturer based out of slovenia, there whole freeride line is dope aside from some questionable graphics, and you can probably get them cheaper than all those "cool" skis. Maybe he made the move not just for the money, maybe he wanted to work with people that would actually do what he told them and didn't have to run it by thier stock holders?
Oct 28 2006 6:15PM
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poofartpee
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yah i know its gay
Oct 28 2006 8:33PM
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Squirrel_Murphy
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Not everything that is made in the Elan factory has the name "Elan" stamped on it. Just cuz they make a lot of skis doesn't mean they're better. You can get their skis cheaper just because they can get materials for a cheaper price (bulk prices) just beacuse they are such a big MANUFACTURER, not neccessarily a SKI COMPANY. They may have skis that ride well but they don't have enough of them that ride well.

Elan sucks. Hate me.

Oct 29 2006 10:54PM
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