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The Stoked Thread

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snwbrdmilf
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With permission, I have taken this idea from another cult. I think it would be great here.

This is a thread to post what you are totally stoked on. Share with us your happiness.  :)
Sep 10 2007 11:08AM
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SkierX
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Line is one of those companies that just tries shit. Look back at some of the skis they made in their history. Back with the original 1260. Look at how many symmetrical skis there are now? They were one of the first to get carried away with the fat ski revolution as well.

Sure they had a few flops as well, like the Reactor bindings.

Durability is a concern with Invaders, but at the same time, look at the price tag.
Jan 10 2009 7:01PM
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SkierX
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Oh, and earlier today I bought a new pair of skis to replace my Rossi Scratch BC that is a ski short of a pair right now as the other ski is floating around buried somewhere under the gondola on Killington Peak.

186cm Line Prophet 100's mounted with Look PX 12 bindings.

I'm excited to ski them as everyone raves about them.
Jan 10 2009 7:17PM
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iggyskier
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IF YOU WOULD, DO NOT COPY AND PASTE THIS PHOTO ANYWHERE.

I made a thread about it in Gear Talk and basically just got a PM from Line demanding I take it down immediately and that I show them where I got it (from a 09/10 ski thread on tgr).

That was fast.  They seemed pretty pissed.
Jan 10 2009 8:08PM
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Ryno
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dang mang

how has no one tried this construction before?
Jan 10 2009 8:18PM
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SkierX
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So much snky snky ski industry knowledge floating around in here.
Jan 10 2009 8:21PM
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iggyskier
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It had definitely been tried.  I even know home skibuilders who use it.

It is just tough to do perfectly because with wood that wide there is little inconsistencies in the wood that are very hard to account for, creating inconsistencies in the flex between one ski and another.

The whole reason skis are made with laminated blocks is to avoid this exact issue.
Jan 10 2009 8:22PM
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pbandj
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hmm i was wondering what new item line would come out with for next year.. the invader's getting a face lift, it appears that it's a tad wider than previously too, i'm curious to see how these turn out
Jan 10 2009 9:41PM
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pmills
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has this been tried in a snowboard yet?
Jan 10 2009 10:14PM
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cobra_commander
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Jan 10 2009 11:13PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Pow day tomorrow =)
Jan 10 2009 11:18PM
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Literature
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I am not a fan of wood sidewalls, and I can't even count how many broken skate decks I've seen. I'm super leery of this until it is proven to work well and durably.

Screw plate binders, I'm currently very stoked on 916s. I have them 2 Din settings below what my STH are at, and they aren't prereleasing.
Jan 10 2009 11:24PM
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iggyskier
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What have I been saying...

s916 = the truth.
Jan 10 2009 11:29PM
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Literature
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I called him out on it at one point, and had a lengthy pm discussion which convinced me that he's legit, but  just comes off as cocky online for whatever reason.
Jan 10 2009 11:35PM
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WILLFRO07
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Well PH,  i return once again, but this time, my winter break is done and i sit here on my couch at home watching "that 70's show" drunk as hell thinking about how much i love skiing. I'm stoked because i've skied a ton of days this break and made some good money, hung out with friends and had a hook up or two. so rock on PH, I'm backkkkkkkkk
Jan 11 2009 1:08AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Dammit, I'm so into this 9/10 chick. Shes definitely still fucking her neighbor, and real friendly with him, which is a problem cause hes the guy she cheated on her BF of two years with. But beyond that, we get along so great and uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh. Pity me and my unfortunate timing.

Also, I realize I now love girls that are nothing but trouble.
Jan 11 2009 3:08AM
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MacMahoooon
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Anyone remember the Mad Trix system?? sounds pretty similar and was a HUGE flop (though the skis were awesome)
Jan 11 2009 10:57AM
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Literature
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Just made cookies.... yum.
Jan 11 2009 2:13PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Mmmmm good day. Pow all morning. Got a little more ballsy than I normally am, which was sweet. Chatted up the Tahoe trip with Ryan Anderson on the chairlift. Man, he's yummy.
Jan 11 2009 2:47PM
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thegreyarea
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Best pow day of my life. Skinning is worth every second.
Jan 11 2009 3:51PM
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starlightlou
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Man i miss you guys! I've been so freaking busy up here in Tahoe, not to mention my internet isn't workin a la casa... so... i'm stuck trying to find it other places... like people's driveways. ;)

I've been fucking loving life... skiing a shit ton, checking out different mountains up here. Been to Alpine, Squaw, Boreal, Northstar, Homewood, Sierra... ahhhhh so amazing.

I've been pushing myself on the jumps too... i ski mostly at Alpine and they really didn't have any medium sized jumps, which i wanted to start off on since i hadn't done any this season yet... but i decided to just go for it, and did the larger ones. First one i totally undershot, second i knuckled, third... like BUTTAH! :)

Sierra was a lot of fun with some cool lil parks, one in particular had three lil jumps in a row, the last being a step up. Fun fun fun.

Been practicing riding switch too... but yet to figure out how to integrate that into the jumps... help please. :D

Basically life has been a non stop blur since i've gotten up here, of partying skiing, and the occasional nap. ;) i'm having a blast and can't wait to share it with the peeps who are comin to the retreat. We do need snow right now tho, i'm prayin to the snow godessess fo sho. ;)

Lake View with the phone cam bitches!
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Jan 11 2009 4:00PM
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Ryno
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^ lucky! hahaha

I had a wicked day skiing today...it was bluebird out and warmer then they forecasted and it was just awesome

although i lost my poles again so for the second or third year in a row im sans poles....grr
Jan 11 2009 4:39PM
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Craigskis
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The moon is massive right now.  For any of you west-coasters when it was coming up over the horizon tonight it was the size of a basketball.  Seriously with the clouds magnifying it was one of the biggest moons I've ever seen and it's shady all yellow.  I wish I had a nice telephoto lens camera right now, but I'm going to go dig out the old telescope.
Jan 11 2009 5:59PM
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Skipig25
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well, I'm headed back to bozeman tomorrow. had a killer winter break, as much as I could ask for, and now I guess I have to get back to work.
Jan 11 2009 7:30PM
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St.Steezy
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was that the system where you could pivot the binding around or something..? I remember it had some type of plate system..
Jan 11 2009 8:05PM
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pbandj
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stoked for heath ledger's golden globe win for best supporting actor in the dark knight, he was definitely one of my favorite actors, and his performance in that movie was surely stunning.
Jan 11 2009 9:02PM
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pmills
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ya it was a weird clip system that would unclip itself when you jumped it a bit too big.
Jan 11 2009 10:00PM
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Ryno
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I still own a pair of madtrix and they fucking kill it.

That swapable binding was straight bullshit though. Who the hell wanted to ride around with a smaller nose then tail? That didn't make any sense.
Jan 11 2009 10:51PM
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freezed
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it's an optical illusion!
Jan 12 2009 12:35AM
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coolhandluke
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only took 20 minutes of determined clicking, but i got my pilot light going again.  stupid gas fireplaces.  i miss my parents' house.  want a fire?  go chop up some wood.  but still, i can finally have fires again, now that the -20 degree weather is past.
Jan 12 2009 1:24AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Creepy, but that girl invaded my dreams last night. How often do you get a significant other that you dream of having within a painful arms reach?

And I'm going to Brauers (local bar I apparently tuned her on to) next week, she made me promise that. Seriously so bad though... just, UHG, wish she had a clean history.
Jan 12 2009 5:02AM
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Craigskis
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I am aware of the Harvest moon effect.  Here is a good article which summarizes the phenomenon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Illusion


For anyone that does any backcountry touring. I would highly recommend that you plan a trip in Feb or March during a full moon.  The powder fields light up like no other and it is sheer Epicness!
Jan 12 2009 9:59AM
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SkierX
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Sunny, crisp and cold. I don't have work or any other responsibilities today.

Off to the mountain to rip around some, maybe hit some jumps again finally. It's been almost a year since I hit some good jumps.
Jan 12 2009 10:04AM
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pmills
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starting my last semester of uni, not really sure if i'm stoked or what. i could really use another week of vaca but shit, this game is almost over!
Jan 12 2009 10:24AM
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snwbrdmilf
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Stoked that this thread is 173 pages. Rock on stokedness!
Jan 12 2009 11:32AM
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toominator
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werd! my last semester is coming right up after holidays are over
Jan 12 2009 2:06PM
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coolhandluke
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stoked?  life's a giant downhill slide after college.  stay there.
Jan 12 2009 2:47PM
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Holte
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I'm definitely feeling that. Maybe I'll try to stay for another year if I can scrounge up some cash.
Jan 12 2009 3:13PM
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lorida
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Don't know from where, don't know how, but...

there are PARTY SANDWICHES IN MY FRIDGE!
Jan 12 2009 6:29PM
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Literature
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Refrigerator party!
Jan 12 2009 6:39PM
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pmills
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seriously, it's a bit of a mixed feeling -- the world's not really sitting there with open arms but i'm definitely ready to move on. I think i want to find some sort of peace corps type thing, no longer in school, but still not completely on my own.

i'm not sure if i'd be ready to take on grad school at the moment.
Jan 12 2009 10:06PM
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Ryno
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im pretty sick of university at the moment but i realize the real world isn't going to be much better.

At least i'll be getting paid instead of paying to be at school...
Jan 12 2009 10:50PM
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coolhandluke
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in 99% of the jobs in the real world you can't decide at 10am your day sucks and sit on a lawn chair in your front lawn with a "you honk = i drink" sign.

your responsibility goes up 1000% and rewards down 1000%.

all the money you make goes to rent, bills, food.

you could have a fun job like ski patrol, but get paid minimum wage.

or have a high paying job, but be stuck inside in the corporate world and loathe your life.

you know how it seems like going to class for an hour or two ruins your whole day?  now imagine having to go for 8-10 hours every day.

other than that, its not so bad.
Jan 12 2009 11:22PM
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Ryno
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all my cash goes to rent and bills anyways...

Besides...as a university student...im too fucking lazy and that needs to change....getting paid might help motivate me
Jan 12 2009 11:30PM
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SkierX
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My Prophet 100's shipped today, should be showing up at my work tomorrow.

Can't wait to try those things out on Wednesday.
Jan 13 2009 12:15AM
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MacMahoooon
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Its not all bad if you balance things right.

I did 2 years of college, not for me.

Been in the full time corporate world now for 8 years, I may not make the most money but I enjoy the job enough that its not painful

I work 2 nights a week as patrol at one of the local hills, pay doesn't really get me anything more then offseting skiing for the season.

I do enough stuff that I love doing, ski almost every weekend all winter with a great crew, often road trips, and roll over to paddling in the summer. Every winter comes with a big trip somewhere for snow.

I know people who live in the grind and do nothing else and are miserable. I may not be able to ski all day everyday but far from corporate drone life
Jan 13 2009 7:26AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Same, well said.
Jan 13 2009 9:08AM
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thegreyarea
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Same here.  I don't hate my job, but I also don't want to do it for a super long time.

It's corporate.  I wear jeans and a hoodie to work, can ski 4 days/week, get paid well, good benefits, and we just merged so now I get 26 days of vacation/year.  I think the only downside is that the office manager is either hates or is scared of me.
Jan 13 2009 9:18AM
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Rogge
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I'm in Massachusetts doing a behind-the-scenes rail shoot article with Poor Boyz. It's for allisports.com - the home of the Dew Tour.

I'm super sick with a fever and feel like hell but at least its fun.
Jan 13 2009 9:26AM
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Ryno
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Lets set up a shop and make some skis bitch!
Jan 13 2009 11:20AM
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MacMahoooon
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Bibbys are here!!!
Jan 13 2009 1:09PM
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