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Did i just fuck myself?

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kryptic
Posts: 111 - Karma: 10

Well i just ordered some 08 invaders because i have always wanted invaders and they were $150.

I usually only ski park at my home hill due to lack of good terrain. But....Today i was on a ski trip with school to an actuall decent mountain( mont tremblant) and figured out how much i LOVE glades( i had never skied them before) moguls, and i even enjoyed some double black groomers.

Be honest, how fuck am i with the invaders?

Jan 6 2009 9:34PM
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Squid.
Posts: 1904 - Karma: 23
you are so fucked, just send the skis to me.

just kidding, they should be fine
Jan 6 2009 9:37PM
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hellomynameisjef
Posts: 5794 - Karma: 167
from what ive heard, the anthem would be better, but you should be set
Jan 6 2009 9:37PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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From the deal you got the mountain is gonna be fuched cuz YOUR GONNA SHREAD IT APART!! Wow that sounded gay, but your fine
Jan 6 2009 9:40PM
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enewmski1
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it depends how long they are and how tall u are
its all about being able to control the skis for quick turns
Jan 6 2009 9:40PM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
wait are you saying they groom the double black daimonds? ha. def not normal bro...but i ski in the nw so i guess i don't know about anywhere to the east
Jan 6 2009 9:46PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
No you did not just fuck yourself. On the contrary to what most of NS believes the invader can be skied everywhere just fine. I used invaders all last season as my only ski, even on waist deep pow days and I was completely fine. The only difficult thing was landing switch in pow.
Jan 6 2009 9:56PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
yeah thats wack,

i can ski trees (tighter than glades) with my race skis, so you should be ok.
Jan 6 2009 9:58PM
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kryptic
Posts: 111 - Karma: 10
i thought all runs were refered to as groomers lol, should i just say double balck runs?
Jan 6 2009 10:07PM
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ilikeplants
Posts: 1868 - Karma: 17

1. groomers are the runs with the little lines running down them, usually what is raced on and what the normal skier skis on.
2. black diamonds/double black diamonds are called that. black diamonds are usually not groomed due to their steepness and location of the run.
3. the invaders will do just fine. i have a friend that skis park, pipe, groomers, moguls, trees, crud, powder and everything inbetween with his invaders. obviously they are not a full out powder ski or a crud buster but they'll do fine for everything you throw at them.

Jan 6 2009 10:15PM
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sykonaut
Posts: 346 - Karma: 11
As long as you can actually ski half decent you should be fine. Any ski is fine anywhere. Certain skis are just geared more towards different aspects.
Obviously your not taking them into the BC or anything so you should be fine.
Jan 6 2009 10:18PM
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Jballz
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i rip my invaders through the trees all the time
Jan 6 2009 10:19PM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
you wil prob love those skis for just playing around the mountain but i don't know about those steeps like everyone is saying..i guess it depends on where you mount them cuz i have my volkl walls mounted center and took them down  some black diamonds at crystal mountain in washington...it was a bitch i was sore after the first run from leaning back so hard...and those skis are hella stiff. but might as well try it if  you  already have them mounted. dude personally it depends on what you do most and where you are located in the U.S. cuz on groomed runs i here they are good but not in pow...i dunno though i've never tried them
Jan 6 2009 10:26PM
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zues
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yo man, i take my invaders onto blacks all the time, even into some pow... they work fine, obviously they aren't the best choice, but they work.
i'm assuming tehy are center mounted.
Jan 6 2009 11:19PM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
well they would for sure work in places other than the west coast just depends where you're at cuz pow over here is like 2 plus feet. but on the east its and mid west its not as intense
Jan 6 2009 11:24PM
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BikeMlatt69
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yeah you will be just fine.
Jan 6 2009 11:25PM
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Drew-Z
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not at all...you should be fine at any east coast  mountain with invaders. as long as you arent too heavy and dont mind a little chatter while you rip you should be fine. just dont think about taking those into deep pow/bc
Jan 6 2009 11:54PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
You should probably buy some hellbents.  Just to be on the safe side.
Jan 7 2009 3:52AM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165

hahaha, judging that the trip was to tremblant im willing to bet he is in the east. SO i dont think hellbents are necessary

Jan 7 2009 3:21PM
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BigMeech621
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i skiied alot of all mountain/groomers/ice/crud with my fujatives last year and they did just fine. a little chatter but i would rather have soft skis on groomers to butter off cliffs and stuff.
Jan 7 2009 3:35PM
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kryptic
Posts: 111 - Karma: 10
ok this sounds a bit more encouraging. im not so worried anymore.
Jan 7 2009 8:52PM
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Shpadoinkle
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What does a double black groomer look like?
Jan 7 2009 9:00PM
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ArmadaFreerider8
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like outer limits at killington or other various trails around the east in which the mountain will groom half or more of the trail so people can claim they went down the most badass trail that mountain has to offer
Jan 7 2009 9:17PM
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laurence^
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they're skis, ride them....jesus christ
Jan 7 2009 9:22PM
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Shpadoinkle
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Oh, sweet. I love blue runs.
Jan 7 2009 9:25PM
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brenker
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i think the reason they only groom half of outer limits if because the other half is covered in big rocks and cliffs...
Jan 7 2009 9:40PM
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kryptic
Posts: 111 - Karma: 10

ok my bad people, i just always called all runs groomers( even when they arent groomed)

im sorry i meant double black "run"

Jan 7 2009 10:21PM
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Shifties4Dayz
Posts: 1657 - Karma: 553
pow in the midwest? hell msut be freezing over cause im used to skiing in heavy wet snow not pow
Jan 9 2009 2:51AM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
what exactly are you talking about? the midwest gets a crap load of snow just not the intense runs like the northwest cuz there is literally no mountains...btw if you think i live in the midwest you read my thing wrong i live in washington state....and by the midwest i'm referring to indiana in case you didn't get that either...
Jan 9 2009 3:08AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
If you want to make controlled turns at speed on hard groomed snow then invaders are not ideal - you need proper skis for that. The invader is a 100% park ski, and it is a great park ski at that. Way too soft to effectively ski anything else though

Anyone that tells you otherwise is a fucking idiot.
Jan 9 2009 3:11AM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
finally someone on this forum knows what they are talking about!
Jan 9 2009 3:20AM
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ski-swagga
Posts: 5276 - Karma: 219
not tooo fucked but they are super soft and dont handle high speeds too well
Jan 9 2009 5:30PM
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KravtZ
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honestly no offense if you have never really skied glades and or groomers a lot you will have no problems because you prob cannot carve very well granted that invaders arent the best ski for chargin groomers but if you no how to carve anyone can do it ull be fine.
Jan 9 2009 5:51PM
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skiP.E.I.
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on the east coast, always. ungroomed runs are sometimes referred to as "natural" runs. I however ski at a little piece of heaven (meh...) known as Marble Mountain, Newfoundland, where double black diamonds (the 1 there is) aren't groomed, but it's probably just cause the groomers can't make it up that steep of a run and there's no cable cats, so we are saved from groomed double blacks by lagging technology!
Wow that was a rant.
Jan 9 2009 7:53PM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
basically: no one cares and everything you said was pointless
Jan 10 2009 3:49AM
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sindrejibb
Posts: 333 - Karma: 23
Hahahahaha. When I saw the topic, I though you had managed to pull your penis back and put it in your ass or something. ahaaahahah
Jan 10 2009 5:23AM
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HamFaceGirl
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yes listen to this guy
Jan 10 2009 8:55AM
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skiP.E.I.
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In other words, cool story, hansel
Jan 10 2009 3:34PM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
wow you're dumb centered mounted skis in foot plus powder...nuff said...your a dip shit btw
Jan 10 2009 4:12PM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
oh and do you even know what center mounted skis are? prob not cuz your a dip shit
Jan 10 2009 4:12PM
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cweiss11
Posts: 285 - Karma: 10
you really don't know what you're talking about huh? dude leaning forward on center mounted skis where its not groomed will give you a nose diving effect in other words...you will sink into the snow...so maybe just maybe since your in florida you don't know what its like in washington...just think for a second you may be wrong and there you go... think outside the box faggot...maybe not all conditions are like the mountains in florida? wait are there any there so really you DON"T know what you're talking about
Jan 10 2009 7:28PM
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Motes
Posts: 1840 - Karma: 90
just your sidewalls... you will be fine
Jan 10 2009 7:33PM
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pjbauer
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i loved my invaders for park and all mountain
Jan 10 2009 7:36PM
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Squid.
Posts: 1904 - Karma: 23
Dude if you're in powder with non- powder skis, you lean back to stop tip dive. End of story. I've tried leaning forward and it wasn't pretty. Any idiot knows you lean forward when you ski normally everywhere else, but in pow on skinny skis, leaning back is important.
Jan 11 2009 8:47AM
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Squid.
Posts: 1904 - Karma: 23
I just noticed you have seths. THATS why YOU don't lean back, they ski differenlty because they are a big mountian rockered ski.
Jan 11 2009 8:50AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
Invaders are terrible skis for riding outside the park. But I love them.
Jan 11 2009 9:44AM
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Literature
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Skiing pow on center mounted park skis can be done, but if you have a choice to use something else, your mind will be blown.

Can you lean forward without tip dive on a center mounted park ski? Hell no.
Jan 11 2009 11:48AM
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