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LMPJibbin
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"sir francis from uh.....line"

"monster booter"

I watched this and wondered how anyone could allow him to test a ski. From what i know i think skiing magazing and freeskier have sick testers i really hope they dont have anyone like this what do you guys think?
Oct 18 2009 6:59PM
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frosted_flakes
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his review on the salomon lord confused me. di he really think that a wider waist would help your lanings on jumps ("when you're up there doin 7's and whatnot")
Oct 20 2009 3:16PM
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iRide1080s
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Haha The ones that just amaze me are the prophets, lords, and el rays. He says some of the dumbest stuff i've ever heard. His explanation of "getting air" on the prophets made me cringe.

Oh and to whoever said check the cold heats had the right idea +k

http://www.invodo.com/Reviews-Fischer-Cold-Heat/p/Z1SS1498

Watch Andrew, Hans, and Jeff. All 3 of them mess up terribly hahaa.

Oct 20 2009 3:35PM
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KrazyistKarl
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i wonder if Jeff is on NS?  i hope he shows up and sees this thread
Oct 20 2009 9:12PM
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horner
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Meet Kevin, Jeffs older brosef

Oct 20 2009 9:21PM
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horner
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And of course there's Steve, the wacky dad


Oct 20 2009 9:23PM
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babujib
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"dope ski"
Oct 20 2009 9:54PM
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LMPJibbin
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apparantly he "recommends the z12 for park and pipe junkies" you guys better hop on that

and nomensteve those were hilarious hahahahah
Oct 20 2009 9:57PM
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Static
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The term "FAT" as he used it could go either way. Thickness, or width since it really isn't a technical term, sure some companys brag about fat bases in regards to the thickness, but lets not be retarded here. Fat can also mean wide. The base, as you yourself have described it has a thickness and a width.

However my complaint with your nit picking was two fold,

The waist is the center width, the dimensions of the ski were increased at shovel, waist, and tail. Not only the waist.

Obviously a thicker base isn't gona give you more than the mm's of float the new thickness is, so by fat we can safely assume he must have have been describing the base's overall width, not only the waist width like you called him out.

if you're gona nitpick...

Oct 21 2009 1:32AM
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hanksy
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I heard you can hit some real solid rails in the pipe on the dumont
Oct 21 2009 6:20AM
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GayWolf420
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i love how hes rockin a spyder race jacket with a uvex helmet and some c-bars. this guys straight up park rat
Oct 22 2009 1:21PM
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Pow.yuHdig*
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plus karma who ever canf idn a video of him skiing
Oct 22 2009 2:21PM
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sTr8_JiBbiN
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hahaha funny shit.
Nov 11 2009 8:24PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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hello jeff. and kevin
Nov 11 2009 8:47PM
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OhMyBosh
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I lol'd at how every ski is great at everything.
Nov 11 2009 8:59PM
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yohaass60
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he seems to like the word breed/does not know its definition.
Nov 11 2009 9:37PM
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fountain.
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i think i broke my nose due to extreme facepalm. haha this guy is hilarious
Nov 11 2009 10:22PM
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EVAN.F
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Jeff is definitely coining some new terms
Nov 11 2009 11:07PM
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i.ski.troll.
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Not trying to start some sort of stupid NS fight, but really? really?  Look what Minnesota has been doing the past two years...
Nov 11 2009 11:22PM
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Ryno
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god damnit my stomach hurts from laughing at these...pure gold
Nov 11 2009 11:32PM
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washbaugh
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haha best part for me was on the Lord review at 0:21 "gonna give you a little bit more ERROR relief when you're landing. you know its good tail...tail stphehh" What?!?
Nov 11 2009 11:34PM
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Goku
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true, but the vast majority of people around here are lame
Nov 12 2009 12:12PM
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WILLFRO07
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I'm pretty sure that's not Boyne Mountain, But it definitely looks like it's in MI. And the SFB actually does pretty well in the NLP (northern lower peninsula). A really good friend of mine has had a pair since they first came out, and believe it or not, that ski can rip on ice and shit, he actually uses them for his beer league races, which he does switch. But at Nubs we've gotten a few good storms over the years and i would say its kinda lame. I'm from the town Boyne Highlands and Nubs Nob are in and I've got hellbents and have put them to good use. just because we have small hills doesn't mean we don't get a little bit of good snow here and there. I've skied knee-waist deep up in the up where i go to school.
Nov 12 2009 1:16PM
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sk1er
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wow hes one of the most in the know skiers ive ever seen
Nov 12 2009 1:54PM
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zagfan5
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http://www.invodo.com/Reviews-Fischer-Cold-Heat/p/Z1SS1498

check out leffs bio hahaha

"top 5 finishes everytime"
Nov 12 2009 2:23PM
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Abc567def
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHA omg.... i think i peed
Nov 12 2009 2:28PM
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zagfan5
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omg steves bio is the most epic fail ever. he has a fucking stuffed penguin that he rides with everyday strapped to his jacket...


just listen to every bio. theyre all madd epic fails. all i keep hear is " i raced for 10 years, i raced for 8 years, i skied for 100 years, dont make it into the park much, i love working in the shop"

tools. fail fail fail
Nov 12 2009 2:30PM
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OhMyBosh
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Not trying to suggest that these guys know anything about skis/skiing... but hating on them because they dont ski park is retarded.
Nov 12 2009 2:45PM
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zagfan5
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no i'm hatin cause every single tester seems to have the exact same pedigree. they were a racer and now they shred groomers fast all day. theres no variety in their testers.
Nov 12 2009 2:57PM
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Brenone
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i'd like to add to that......

not only is there no variety but all of these racers and guys that haven't made it into the park shouldn't be giving advice on park skis then!  just my .02

Nov 12 2009 3:08PM
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zagfan5
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exactly.
Nov 12 2009 4:19PM
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Goku
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No it is boyne, he's to the right of the express lift
Nov 12 2009 6:14PM
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captainEMERICA
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wow, thats quite comical
Nov 12 2009 8:56PM
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WILLFRO07
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Oh alright, i'm a lot closer to the highlands and nubs because harbor springs is ma hometown so i don't really go to the mountain much.
Nov 13 2009 1:23AM
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Goku
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Nubs is the best imo
Nov 13 2009 12:49PM
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Funnel
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What the fuck?
Nov 13 2009 6:11PM
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