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kepler.
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i know theres a thread of this already but it died out a while ago. i'm hearin more and more rumors that burton will indeed have a ski out next year or by the latest two seasons from now. i'm totally against it and don't want this to happen. the only good i see coming otu of it is more snowboarders converting. has anyone heard anything, if so are you for or against it?
Dec 28 2006 2:56PM
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nothanks
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Does anyone know about that Volant Spatula? McConkey made it, so to that comment about K2 "wishing they had that idea", they did, and so did most people in the ski industry. Armada made a newer, in my opinion "better" version of the old Spatula design(same with Praxis now, and DP before them) and K2 went similar, but not the same.

The ARG is a dope ski, but as much as I love Armada, they didn't create it at all, and they know that too. They give lots of credit to McConkey for his great design.
Jan 5 2007 1:53PM
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JibEarth
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i think that it would be good we all cant say taht we dont like burton i no this is a random statistic but i would be willing to bet that at lest 40% of the members ont his site rock some sort of burton gear. they would definatly bring something new to the table binding wise for better or for worse. if its not a good product thne dont buy it who cares. Burton is such a big company also that it will bring more of the spotlight to sport of freesking perhaps half pipe in the olympics?
Jan 5 2007 5:06PM
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JibEarth
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i cant remember if this was true, and corred tme if i am wrong but didn't Burton sort of try to get into skiing with the split board. But it failed didn't it? i am sure this is just antoher try at thier ultimate goal. to own snowsports.
Jan 5 2007 5:13PM
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steezyjibber
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Burton is not making skis
Jan 5 2007 5:20PM
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kepler.
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shut up...you don't know shit...i seriously love these kids who just say blantent statements like burton will never make skis. cuz they are...so if you ever wanna contribute something good to the forum then ok. but if you are gonna be stupid and say " burton will never make skis" then just leave. cuz they will. its gonna happen...sooner or later. it WILL happen. burton is a money grubbin company who still care about boarding but couldn't give a fuck about skiing. they just want our money. but its ok cuz half the skiing community will buy it cuz they want to be gangsta like snowboarders. but please do not make a dumbass statement like that again. and please get some spaces in your sentences cuz i'm slightly drunk and i can still make a good argument.
Jan 6 2007 2:53AM
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skogenjake
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yeah i think i said that about the arg? i dont know if it was me who said something about k2, but i could have. its innovative that they brought it back...
Jan 6 2007 1:00PM
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JP_Thorpe
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rhat would be fucking sick pipe in the olympics!
Jan 6 2007 7:29PM
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Peach.
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i agree but still if burton makes skis and noboody buys them do you think there going to waste money makeing them season after season? and yes jake burton is a greedy s.o.b
Feb 5 2007 9:22PM
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GraemeMeiklejohn
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one reason its bad for skiing.

JAKE BURTON( OWNER AND FOUNDER OF BURTON) PUBLIC HATES AND INSULTS SKIERS. so if burton does make skis it is in know way that they want to progress the sport, or make a difference, ITS SIMPLE BECAUSE HE WANTS A FEW MORE DOLLERS IN HIS CHANGE PURSE.
Feb 5 2007 10:04PM
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a.jamieson
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every week we get a thread bout this

IT ISNT GOING TO HAPPEN
we emailed burton they replied on one past thread
Feb 5 2007 10:06PM
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charmander
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i dont know if brton goin into skiing would be bad for the sport....
lib makes skis now, kinda funky with that wavy edge thing thats popular in snoboards right now
Feb 5 2007 10:16PM
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steevner
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THEY AREN'T MAKIN SKIS!

Feb 5 2007 10:19PM
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thegreyarea
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That's pretty much it.

It is completely out of Burton's corporate strategy to make skis. If they were to even bother making skis, they would be under a new company name to prevent a confusing image to customers. I'd imagine that this company would be a complete off-shoot and not a subsidiary of Burton.

You guys should really give up on the whole Burton is making skis thing. Burton probably makes more in a year on their Analog line than the combined revenues of all twin tip sales by major ski manufacturers.
Feb 5 2007 10:20PM
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steezeninja
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Im totally for it. Burton makes good boards (so Ive heard) so the skis should be sick. Mike Wilson has Lib Tech skis. They are sick! More snowboarders converting is a good thing. Viva la revolution!
Feb 5 2007 11:08PM
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Tha_Grouch
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Unity and Lib Tech are making skis... whos next?
Feb 6 2007 12:59AM
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solitaryman
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ok get over it, burton sucks dick i had a ronin jacket and it teared down the hole seem and halfway across the back in a week from just... NORMAL SKIING, on top of that i messaged burton on myspace, and guess what they said no way in hell where the fuck are you getting your sources!!!!!!

my two cents, shane
Mar 7 2007 1:35AM
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Fintendo
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Maybe largeness ripped the jacket.

Either way they make good quality hardgoods, my buddy has been riding a Custom since like 03 or 02 and it's still killing it. Either way, I think Capita should make skis.
Mar 7 2007 1:44AM
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gregor
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I used to live near Burton-on-trent
Mar 7 2007 2:33AM
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fireballin
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i have a burton snowboard and i love the company but in no way should burton make skis.
Mar 7 2007 9:30AM
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railslayer
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just thought i'd add that i own two burton jacket and pants outfits.
Mar 7 2007 9:40AM
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kepler.
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ronin is legit...same with burton. i just think burton stuff is real ugly. don't bash on something becuase of a defect. they probably replaced it for you right quick
Mar 7 2007 9:51AM
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steevner
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never mind what i said before in this thread, surface skis, which seem to be viewed almost unanimously as dope are made in the same facotry in austria as burton custom boards used to be.
Mar 7 2007 11:15AM
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EL_FINRE
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STICK TO SNOWBOARDS!!!!!!!
Mar 7 2007 11:17AM
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solitaryman
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ya, no they haven't replaced it because the store is in whistler and i have to get up there first on top of that if burton is so fucking good that shouldn't happen and neither should them making skis, they won't never will thx god
Mar 8 2007 10:25PM
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freeskier1316
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Any company that bashes on another sport, and then wants to make some money off of that sport, i say fuck you to that company which happens to be burton...
Mar 8 2007 10:42PM
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Silence
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they arent as much of a sell out as burton is though, and they dont publicly hate skiers.
Mar 8 2007 11:32PM
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spruitm
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so are they making them?
Jul 24 2009 9:51PM
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J-Evs
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nice bump.......
and negative nightrider to ur (hopefully sarcastic) question
Jul 24 2009 9:57PM
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Midwestjibski
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I will NEVER buy burton skis.
Jul 24 2009 10:00PM
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Mooserz
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bahahaha i remember this
Jul 24 2009 10:11PM
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spruitm
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when i think of burton, i think of jake burton, who is a great guy.  starting something new, on his own, that nobody believed in and making it into a HUGE sport.  so i think of them as a good company and will always support them.
anything negative from snowboarding cannot be blamed on burton
Jul 24 2009 10:12PM
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Dr.Dickless
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i said it in the last thread but burton basically stole snowboarding's soul, it used to be underground and it used to be like a secret club if you were a snowboarder and thats what made it awesome, but burton overcommercialized snowboarding so now everyone's 10 year old cousin is sponsered by target or walmart, its stupid, they'll do the same thing to skiing. I think being made fun of by the aformentioned "pros" is a small price to pay for a little anonymity.
Jul 24 2009 10:18PM
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Twinjibber77
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PALMER SKIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAAAAHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 24 2009 10:23PM
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Dr.Dickless
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I'm pretty sure your shred history is off. it was tom sims that  introduced snowboarding and made it popular originally, and sims wanted to keep it as cool sport for him and people like him before burton showed up and basically raped snowboardings soul buying out everything and everyone on his path to make some money.

but they do make some quality shit!

Jul 24 2009 11:39PM
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thelizards
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The history of snowboarding is too messy to even know who hyped it up enough, all those guys(burton,sims,etc) started doing they're snowboard thing around the same time.
Jul 25 2009 12:33AM
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DR.SHRED
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ya
Jul 25 2009 12:51AM
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unchyll
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Hellla funny how they drop all the skiers on anon and pull this
haha im all for it tho, burtons got mad paper

Jul 25 2009 8:03AM
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theblacktaco
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im sick of all this rumor lol .. i mean its haliours but i just want to no
Jul 25 2009 10:03AM
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Chronic_
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if they do end up making skis id like to try a pair just to see how they are but i dont think id ever buy a pair. but yah if burton starts making skis id be all for it its just more money into the sport. i dont see why anyone cares either way just ski.
Jul 25 2009 10:35AM
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Twinjibber77
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Palmer Snowboards makes Skis. They have a full line on there website. How come nobody rides 'em?
Jul 25 2009 10:37AM
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mwg216
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nike has already made it to skateboarding, they make the nike 6.0's.. I don't think it's the nike company that makes ppl like that tho
Jul 25 2009 12:46PM
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larsen.
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i think it would be kinda sick
Jul 25 2009 1:11PM
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Twinjibber77
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They really did, he had a pair lol. I saw pics.
Jul 25 2009 1:18PM
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Typical
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I thought this topic was interesting. So I blogged about it...


http://www.steezemuffin.com/2009/07/25/burton-is-rumored-to-make-skis-gasp/
Jul 25 2009 4:08PM
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OrangeName
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that would be sooo gay! why? then you'd have to buy BURTON bindings for the burton "skis" i hate that idea
Jul 25 2009 4:17PM
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OrangeName
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Jul 25 2009 4:22PM
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k.thompson
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i really dont think its that bad of an idea just the name hyphy sticks is terrrible
Jul 25 2009 4:23PM
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B_Sellegren
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Burton was made for snowboarding just as line or 4frnt or only skis company was made for skiing...there should be a lline i think drawn also i doubt that burton would even make a ski.
Jul 25 2009 4:30PM
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Lemuel
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Actually no, it would be a great idea if all binding's had the same pattern and there were slots in every ski.  That would be teh best thing to ever happen to skiing.  When Line did it, it was the best thing that ever happened to them, their binding just sucked.  Rossi is now doing it, K2 is now doing it, and what are you talking about Burton bindings and Burton skis, that is not what the guy in the post you quoted was talking about. 
Jul 25 2009 5:02PM
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CreamSteez.
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no.
Jul 25 2009 5:27PM
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