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My Gaper in the park story

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oldskewl
Posts: 457 - Karma: 10
So I have been mostly skiing big mountain stuff this year (live in Park City).  It is mid-week and I go to the go to the park and start getting back into the grove.  Floating mellow 360's and working on a few grabs.  My 3rd run of the day I come around to land and this woman is standing right in the sweet spot.  I do a spread so I dont skewer her and basically wrap my arms around her and tackle her.  She double ejects and I single eject.   We slide a solid 50 feet.  Her boyfriend/husband comes over and comes unglued and threatens to kick my ass.  At this point I am so hopped up I kick of my other ski and say,"lets go you stupid sack of shit.  You dumb fucks are in a terrain park right in the landing of a jump and are lucky your girl isnt fucking dead"  As this is happening a crowd begins to form.  He mellows out and one guy comes in (non local he had a lift ticket) and completely diffuses the situation, by explaining right of way, park rules, etc.  Turns out she was posing for a picture!!!

At this point I bail and go ski the mountain for a while.  I go to put my skis in the car and one of my skis the sidewall is blown out and my edge is separated from the base of the ski.  This stupid cunt caused me to almost get hurt/ almost kill her/almost get my ass kicked and ruin a good pair of skis.

So the point of the thread is this:does any one know of an online place selling last years models of a good all mountain/park ski for cheap 179-185cm
Mar 2 2008 7:24PM
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notomatoplz
Posts: 1377 - Karma: 29
how did you ski on a broken ski for the rest of the day and not notice it?
Mar 2 2008 7:28PM
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twsnow22
Posts: 1285 - Karma: 488
that sucks... i think backcountry has some ok deals right now... but im really sure
Mar 2 2008 7:28PM
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oldskewl
Posts: 457 - Karma: 10
It is right under the binding and only seperated a little bit but enough for water to get in and basically unfixable. 
Mar 2 2008 7:29PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
Call of Jibij. I'm sure he can give you a really good deal over the phone since he's closing shop in a few weeks. He's got some Blend's for $292, and some P3's for $239.
Mar 2 2008 7:31PM
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skituner
Posts: 1162 - Karma: 127
damn man thats sucks. check out www.evogear.com there having a sale on this years stuff and there outlet has last years stuff
Mar 2 2008 7:32PM
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Dustin.
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Mar 2 2008 8:00PM
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artfullydodged
Posts: 8358 - Karma: 1,674
i think gaper insurance would be a good idea
Mar 2 2008 8:06PM
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chrismoJBEATS
Posts: 5898 - Karma: 44
warrente?
Mar 2 2008 8:11PM
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PatVigorito
Posts: 405 - Karma: 12
haha. yes
Mar 2 2008 8:16PM
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Yauch
Posts: 1685 - Karma: 62
wow i cant believe that bitches boyfriend got mad, i would would have just said something like, "yeah i was aiming for her" just to piss him off
Mar 2 2008 8:36PM
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kenevil
Posts: 1309 - Karma: 31
I seriously don't understand how people can be so stupid.  Posing for a picture in the middle of a landing?  What the fuck was she thinking?
Mar 2 2008 8:38PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
I wouldn't say that. That would make you sound so ignorant.
Mar 2 2008 8:39PM
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sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
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Mar 2 2008 8:41PM
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Yauch
Posts: 1685 - Karma: 62
i would have said ' hey dude, see that jump? you know what that is? you know what they build it for? JUMPING!"
Mar 2 2008 8:45PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
You could say that, but I see this response coming from him, "That's a mountain, not a jump."
Mar 2 2008 8:46PM
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ontwosticks
Posts: 915 - Karma: 95
evogear has a sale right now, i didn't check out many skis on there though.
Mar 2 2008 9:45PM
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skiblandford
Posts: 1503 - Karma: 2
damn gapers

go to EBAY
Mar 2 2008 9:54PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
Their skis are even priced right to start with.
Mar 2 2008 9:56PM
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EL_FINRE
Posts: 2486 - Karma: 52
oh and im sorry for your ski's death
Mar 2 2008 10:00PM
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SkiingLlama
Posts: 694 - Karma: 5
haha thats probably exactly what she said.
Mar 2 2008 10:08PM
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seanyJ
Posts: 297 - Karma: 1,397

JIBIJ!

Mar 2 2008 10:13PM
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colin13
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 216
she should've photoshopped herself in instead of being all dangerous.
Mar 2 2008 10:19PM
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lotsoffun
Posts: 278 - Karma: 15
haha, thats awesome.

backcountry has some slick deals right now
Mar 2 2008 10:30PM
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who_cares
Posts: 379 - Karma: 10
that sucks.
im fine with people who r new to the park and r trying shit but i hate the peolpe who hav no clue what there doing and cut u off only to land on the back of the actual jump.

it sucks that u didnt find out sooner bout ur ski, cus i wouldve been like, u gotta pay for this.

but lit's been said, chack the warrenty, cus i cracked the sidewall of my Nordicas and i got them replaced for free cus of the warrenty.



Mar 2 2008 10:35PM
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gson
Posts: 235 - Karma: 41
that fucking sucks
whats almost worse is when the ski schools do lines through the fresh groomed park infront of the jumps/ roll over the jumps to flat

but that seriously sucks
Mar 2 2008 10:36PM
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who_cares
Posts: 379 - Karma: 10
word, i hate that, and they also take forever to get through.

but i love the little rippers that like throw a grab or something, u gotta hav respect for those tiny rippers.
Mar 2 2008 10:38PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
I am a pretty happy person, for the most part, and I only get happier when I go skiing.

But when someone either cuts me off on the large jump line, or comes back to the same place I politely asked them to not be the run before, I feel justified in yelling a bit. If only they would enforce the park pass.
Mar 2 2008 10:55PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
fuck i need that, i've landed on 2 this seaosn
Mar 2 2008 11:30PM
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keystoner1
Posts: 2143 - Karma: 11
this is funny. i havent had stuff liek this happen to me this year. but today i was going into a rail and this gaper was cutting over and looked staright at me and kept cutting me off. also one was sitting on a box for a photo opp. I hate gapers. you should have just slapped a ho
Mar 2 2008 11:37PM
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MCIRONCOCK
Posts: 3094 - Karma: 30
That's rediculous, how can people be so fucking stupid.  Honestly, are they not aware that they're in a terrain park.  Are the clues not obvious enough? Big mounds of snow with people going over them....what could that be? I think i'll take a picture and see if my friends back in texas know.
Mar 2 2008 11:52PM
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snowboardersrule
Posts: 1077 - Karma: 15
I bet he got a sweet pic.
Mar 3 2008 12:11AM
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SteezePatrol
Posts: 10281 - Karma: 36
^hahahah hopefully

some dumb ass asian snowboarding chick comes flying OFF the slope out of control onto a WALKING path behind a bus stop today screaming like WAAAAAAAAAAAA or whatever the asians scream when they get excited/scared. I'm like wtf she;s just gonna stop. nope, buddy ahead of my jumps out of the way (i couldn't really see her coming the whole way because i was behind him on a path about 4 feet wide). so now it's her and me, i juke right, she goes right, im like dumb bitch, so i jump left, kind of rotating on my left leg lifting up my right knee. she obviously then swerves to my left and i just completely clothes line her with my knee. she basically folds over my right leg and goes flying. i don't fall down because im the man. she was fine. dumb bitch
Mar 3 2008 1:44AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
Josh Bryant can fix this situation
Mar 3 2008 1:48AM
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thegreyarea
Posts: 3265 - Karma: 34
Call the manufacturer and see if they'll warranty it. They'll replace it w/the same ski if you're nice about it, but they'll probably send you to a shop to have the ski sent in.
Mar 3 2008 9:49AM
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bernard.saucier
Posts: 248 - Karma: 61
That would be frikken awesome :O :O
Mar 3 2008 10:24AM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
If there's something strange
in your neighborhood
Who ya gonna call?
JOSH BRYANT!

If there's something weird
and it don't look good
Who ya gonna call?
JOSH BRYANT!

I ain't afraid of no ghosts
I ain't afraid of no ghosts

If you're seeing things
running through your head
Who can ya call?
JOSH BRYANT!

An invisible man
sleeping in your bed
Who ya gonna call?
JOSH BRYANT!

I ain't afraid of no ghosts
I ain't afraid of no ghosts

Who ya gonna call?
JOSH BRYANT!

If ya all alone
pick up the phone
and call
JOSH BRYANT!

I ain't afraid of no ghosts
I here it likes the ghost
I ain't afraid of no ghost
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Who ya gonna call?
JOSH BRYANT!

If you've had a dose of a
freaky ghost baby
Ya better call
JOSH BRYANT!

Lemme tell ya something
Bustin' makes me feel good!

I ain't afraid of no ghosts
I ain't afraid of no ghosts

Don't get caught alone no no

JOSH BRYANT!

When it comes through your door
Unless you just want some more
I think you better call
JOSH BRYANT!

Who ya gonna call?
JOSH BRYANT!

I'll even give you the number...1-866-JIB-SKIS...tell em' Aspen sent you.


(I had way too much fun with that.)


Mar 3 2008 11:30AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13083 - Karma: 18,720
sorry to hear about that story, at least you showed the bitch were not to be

Mar 3 2008 11:51AM
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bernard.saucier
Posts: 248 - Karma: 61
^Who the fuck is Josh Bryant and what's the point of posting the entire lyrics o_O
Mar 3 2008 2:10PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
UHH OH! Oh, you did not just go there! He's only a legend! Nah, I was just having some fun and spreading some advertising.
Mar 3 2008 2:35PM
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bernard.saucier
Posts: 248 - Karma: 61
Advertising about what ??
Mar 3 2008 3:04PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
Jibij. They are closing down for the season in a few weeks.
Mar 3 2008 3:13PM
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bernard.saucier
Posts: 248 - Karma: 61
Ohh aight i get it :)
Mar 3 2008 3:14PM
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BobYohan
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man, i feel ya. im still dealing with shoulder problems from a crash of the exact same nature that happened 6 years ago

Mar 3 2008 4:45PM
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oldskewl
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Aspen...thanks for the info...I'm going to give them a shout.
Mar 3 2008 5:11PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
No problem! That's why I'm here!
Mar 3 2008 5:17PM
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joshbryant
Posts: 2133 - Karma: 228
Wow.  Impressive.
Mar 3 2008 6:30PM
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oldskewl
Posts: 457 - Karma: 10
Aspen and josh...just ordered the blends!!!! Cant wait to get on 'em.  
Mar 3 2008 6:36PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
I exercise great discipline!

Have fun with them!


Mar 3 2008 6:58PM
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Vernicus
Posts: 32 - Karma: 10
levelninesports.com has  last seasons skis. they will put the bindings on for free and mail them to your house. they are out of salt lake. they have a showroom there somewhere.
Mar 3 2008 9:18PM
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masta_LE3B
Posts: 3397 - Karma: 62
"SACK OF SHIT!" thats cool i like your thinkin
but what is peoples problems seriously sitting on a jump!!? for a picture!!!?
Mar 3 2008 9:21PM
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