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What would you like to have that doesn't exist

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Burrito
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I'm an industrial design student in Cincinnati gearing up for my senior thesis project next year.  I would really like to do something ski related but haven't really been thrilled with any of my ideas so far, so I thought I'd pose this to you guys:

What have you always wanted someone to make?  Nevermind the type of product.  It could be outerwear, boots, helmets, goggles, gps, avalanche safety, or just a specific feature in something.  Anything you can imagine; what do you wish someone would invent for skiers?

Thanks.

Jun 26 2009 8:58AM
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KravtZ
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personally what i would want, as an east cosat skier who for a good part of the season skis park and groomers, i want a race ski that is a twin tip. or atleast like a carving ski they turn so sick and i would love that kind of performance with a twin tip unfortunatly that does not exist
Jun 26 2009 9:01AM
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Mr.Silva
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Park gloves that keep your hands warm at the same time
Jun 26 2009 11:50AM
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Aaaron.
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 a $100,000 bill
Jun 26 2009 12:16PM
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ElbridgeGerry
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A pair of full tilts that fit my fucking wide ass feet. Like SPK pro wide.
Jun 26 2009 12:36PM
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panojibber
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Really long pants with like a 30" waist, so it looks super baggy but doesn't fall off. That would be awesome.
Jun 26 2009 12:37PM
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Midwestjibski
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$200 or less park boots.

Jun 26 2009 12:45PM
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Triple_Strum
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lol none of these responses will help him.  I doubt mine will either, but I will go for it.

1) Skis with stainless steel edges.  Never dulled, never rusted.

2) A truly adjustable flex ski.

3) An insulated softshell jacket with newschool style.

4) A ski boot that has an interchangable bottom piece of the 3 piece design.  So the shin and ankle piece will always be rigid, but you could change out the toe box area to be soft and comfortable like a snowboard boot.

Jun 26 2009 12:47PM
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matt.rad
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Jun 26 2009 12:51PM
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Aaaron.
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my FTs were 150 brand new.
DS for the victory.
Jun 26 2009 12:58PM
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PaleCelery
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same here.

Did you get the model a's
Jun 26 2009 1:08PM
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CTD
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ID say theres a huge need for stylish (not trendy) outerwear that addresses how its really used. All the music pocket systems suck, thatd be a huge area for improvement, as would more durable gators and cuffs. Also, I think itd be really cool to look at the customizable aspect of stuff. not in the cheesy snap on cover sort of way, but like, if you could supply a plain ass white boot or glove or something that was designed to be taken apart and dyed and take spray paint. You could even put out some basic templates and see what kinda color combos people come up with for your final. Lot of inline skates are like that, and the shit people come up with is crazy. I still think a pump up air boot like the DCs would be dope too, but thats got to have some heavy duty patents over it. maybe a DC ski boot concept?
Jun 26 2009 1:24PM
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MarkieR
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a collapsable helicopter that fits into your pocket.  so you can fly yourself to summits and put it in your pocket for the shred down.
Jun 26 2009 1:44PM
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iFail
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^^^^ Billion $$ idea!!!!!  But I already have one of those

oh and to the first person to respond, there are park skis really good at carving...If you are comparing carving skis to anthems, then no, but to something like Chronics that are made to be mounted 6 back and are fairly stiff and built around that mount will be similar..  And Pipe Cleaners are 10mm directional and reco. of 5 back, so there is another one, with a race base and medium flex.  You have lots of options for skis like that already

Jun 26 2009 1:59PM
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Aaaron.
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camos.

Jun 26 2009 2:37PM
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bibs_skibum
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 how about a solid reliable all metal binding with a turntable toe and heel?
Jun 26 2009 2:49PM
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summersover
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replaceable knees
or some crazy knee braces that protected your knees from twisting too much i dunno
Jun 26 2009 2:53PM
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sirskizalot
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Yes
Jun 26 2009 3:08PM
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Ghini
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I think it would be great to have a sled that can get back to the bottom of your tree or pillow line all by itself.. So something with a gps system and auto pilot drive..
Jun 26 2009 3:10PM
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Uncle_Remus
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Goggles with a see through Heads up Display. that would be ill, bluetooth connection to a gps would be sick
Jun 26 2009 4:06PM
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bootleg_BEN
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Yes Me toooooo!
Jun 26 2009 4:19PM
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miker92
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im not trying to shit on you, but have you ever skied a real carving ski? park skis are equivalent to an intermediate level all mountain cruiser ski at best. there really is a need for a twin tipped ski that can actually lay down some arcs on east coast ice. unfortunately, a good carving ski is what park skiers would call ridiculously stiff, and a good park ski is what racers call a noodle. so what that other guy said about a truly adjustable flex might be a good idea. that and if you take what integrated binding systems have done for carving skis and introduce it to a park setup.

the ideal product of this would be like an 80mm waist, fat tip and tail, tight radius, adjustable flex twin tip with integrated bindings.

the problem with the flex thing is that good carving skis have metal in the core, and metal doesnt soften and harden at the touch of a button.
Jun 26 2009 8:39PM
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backwardsrider
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indestructable bindings that dont rip out, pre release, or wreck my knees.
Jun 26 2009 8:48PM
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stevenc
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I would really like a binding with the toe of a dynafit, but a regular style heel.  Also a 3 peice touring boot would be sick.
Jun 26 2009 9:30PM
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Balto
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fks 185

rockered snowblades ftw
Jun 26 2009 9:52PM
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charmander
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that can't happen unfortunately, a race ski skis how it does because of flat tails
Jun 26 2009 9:54PM
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skier_07
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My head madtrix carved pretty well on east cost ice. But those were the best carving twin around at the time I bought them and they were super stiff for a park ski.
Jun 26 2009 10:57PM
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ski-swagga
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skis that could change the dimensions depending on what your skiing, and edges that could get sharper or more dull depending on if your carving or hitting rails, and lastly bases that waxed themselves with the perfect wax for the temp.
Jun 26 2009 11:20PM
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Malcolm
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how about skis that flex all 4 ways. like pool noodles
Jun 26 2009 11:28PM
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Aaaron.
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a snowboard?
Jun 26 2009 11:33PM
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bibs_skibum
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turntable TOE and heel
Jun 27 2009 12:07AM
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powderhound100
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a winch that is much cheaper.
Jun 27 2009 2:11AM
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backwardsrider
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why?
Jun 27 2009 12:23PM
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Deletedtoday
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a 400 din binding
Jun 27 2009 12:42PM
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cobra_commander
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It was called the reactor, and it failed.
Although the p18 toe does pivot, just not around the boot.


I would like you to invent a girlfriend who does not bitch when you spend too many days skiing.

On the reactor note however,
A system that you could interchange skis and bindings, that did not way a ton or break. That way you could own one pair of bindings and switch them between skis. It could also make it so you could switch which bindings were on which ski. So I could have my p18's on my ski for when I am skiing the resort, then switch to dynafits or a duke when I want to go touring.
Jun 27 2009 12:53PM
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m.brus
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a backcoountry tool similar to the avalung that has a beacon and everything hooked up. Also some object for touring
Jun 27 2009 2:01PM
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k-rob
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a universe bomb.

so i could blow up a universe.
Jun 27 2009 2:31PM
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powderhound100
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YES!!!!!!!!! I would love to be able to switch my px 14's and my Fritschi's from ski to ski. So like a snowboard where you can switch bindings out.
Jun 27 2009 5:25PM
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deleted5
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a snow maker that works above 32 degrees
Jun 27 2009 7:07PM
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AC_breezy
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 a mystical crystal ball...that will grant my every wish

FUCK timmy turner and his magical fish!

Jun 27 2009 11:20PM
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stevenc
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Agreed.  I would love to be able to use my dukes on more then one pair of skis.
Jun 28 2009 12:07AM
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Meases_Pieces
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good threads in the summer
Jun 28 2009 12:39AM
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iFail
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yeah I used to race.  I see what you are saying though, a twin tip that is extra stiff and has a lot of sidecut right?  like maby what you would want is a stiff ski that is about 130-80-123(that much tail for the point of it being a twin).  personally I do not like big sidecuts, but I can understand the want for that by some.  Alpha 1s might feel somewhat like that(because the sidecut is in such a short area for how big it is) and for the integrated bindings, I think it would be easy to use some Tyrolia race plates or whatever on a park ski if you want(they aren't hard to get, they were on a lot of Head race skis, and I am pretty sure you can take off the whole raser(or riser?wahtever) plate from those and mount that on any flat ski and mount any Tyrolia on that).  I might have some of those plates somewhere, not sure anymore..  the con of that is rails are harder with bindings w/high stand height(balance).
Jun 28 2009 1:16AM
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miker92
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self-waxing skis are already being developed. i saw it in ski magazine a while ago and cant find the article, but heres another.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10930-selfwaxing-skis-provide-a-faster-ride.html

Jun 28 2009 4:15PM
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Shabangarang
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like the burton est binding u can ajdust them to what ur riding. it would be kinda cool for a ski to do that u could adjust the binding center mount for ridin park or push them back for ridin powder. idk
Jun 28 2009 4:47PM
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BigJew
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Tyrolia has had that system for a long time. The problem with these systems are that they add weight and height to the binding and they're just another thing to break. Ski companies can barely make a binding that holds up to park abuse, never mind making that binding move.
Jun 28 2009 7:04PM
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iFail
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Marker Schizo next year does that

Many or all Tyrolias do that

Jun 28 2009 7:44PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Durable Oakley outerwear.
Jun 29 2009 4:55AM
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DHogg
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same idea as the reactor, but something that works

Jun 29 2009 5:59AM
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Newschool_Pope
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the alpha 1s have a fairly short radius, only 14-15 m i think. so they would get pretty close to a twintip carving ski
Jun 29 2009 10:20AM
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Newschool_Pope
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shit that would be nice, like the head up display in jets. where you could see: your speed, angle of the slope your skiing on, the temperature, ways to the freshest untracked pow, crazy gapers waiting in the landing (which you cant see from the top), and maybe X-ray vision to see through the outerwear of hot babes XD
a button on the side to call a heli would be rad too.
best idea so far IMO
Jun 29 2009 10:24AM
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