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A Ski Companies team influence

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jibopoply
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Hey NS, just wondering does a ski company's team infuence your decision on buying a certain product for example does the armada team which has mike hornbeck, tanner etc influence you to buy armada's and another question would anyone NS'r ride Kastle ???
Sorry if repost
Sep 14 2010 1:46AM
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jca
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if kastle made some fatter skis...
Sep 14 2010 1:53AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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they are damn good at doing what they do best
Sep 14 2010 1:56AM
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ectreeskier11
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you mean the hugo harrison pro mx128 isn't fat enough? kastle's are insanely well built skis, if you can afford them and like burly, indestructible skis they're perfect.
Sep 14 2010 1:57AM
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jibopoply
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they have 108 out already and 128 coming out from what i have heard
Sep 14 2010 1:57AM
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ectreeskier11
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ding ding ding
Sep 14 2010 1:58AM
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jca
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alright I should have specified...
Although I haven't skied anything made by Kastle since I was 5 or so, I assume that the Hugo model is stiff, cambered and bomber as hell. Which sounds like a fun ski and I would love to try a pair. But I was referring to making rockered skis and fun shapes although, those dont seem very "Kastle".

If you want a funshape tester im right here...
Sep 14 2010 2:13AM
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Rachy
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kastle and Stokli make me happy.... but more so in a fly down the steepest terrain I can find sort of way.
Sep 14 2010 2:22AM
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jca
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and now just looking at the kastle website. The 195 108 sounds like it would be a dope ski for everyday charging and freeski comps. But I bet it would be even better with a slight tip rocker.
Sep 14 2010 2:23AM
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jibopoply
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Hugo Harrison pro-model will have tip rocker which will be 98 and 128 underfoot. I am pretty sure the new 108 will also have tip rocker
Sep 14 2010 2:52AM
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AJizzle
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Kastle make some sick skis. Loved the mx 108 would be a great mixed condition/go as fast as gravity will let me type ski. If u like burly and abusive the mx 108 would be a great daily driver
Sep 14 2010 2:54AM
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jca
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sounds sick. I hope to ride a pair in the near future.
Sep 14 2010 3:30AM
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Noah_W
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Teams are a HUGE influence....When a kid is looking for new gear the first thing that they'll want to get is what their favorite skiers wear or ski on
Sep 14 2010 4:13AM
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ESAND
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For me teams have absolutely no influence on my gear buying decisions. Usually I know what sort of size and shape I'm looking for and quite often that leaves me with only 1 or sometimes 2 choices. I usually then read reviews or demo them if I can then look for deals and buy them.


I couldn't give 2 shits about who gets paid to say they're awesome.
Sep 14 2010 5:18AM
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I_Am_Mod
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eric pollards riding style is one of the key factors that convinced me to buy an ep pro...

call me dumb or whatever for falling for such a marketing ploy but it sure worked, and seeing nimbus en route nomads only makes me more stoked to ride em this winter !
Sep 14 2010 5:39AM
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Pipe_Munky
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everyone can say what they want but teams always influence their buys.

example: how many people were buying atomic twins before jossi wells was on their team? how many people buy dynastar twins now that candide isn't on their team? i remember not being able to go to a hill without counting 4 people on a dynastar candide pro model.

remember the first year that armada produced skis? i do and a shitload of people bought them and had nothing but problems with them. why did people buy them? well, tanner hall, jf cusson, and jp auclair all rode them so they had to be good.

if line came out with something similar to the ep pro with out pollard on the team, how many people would buy it?

lets face it, pro teams are the number one marketing tool for ski companies and are one of the biggest influencers for consumers.
Sep 14 2010 9:32AM
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jibopoply
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cheers for the replies, i would have to admit that i really agree with the atomic comment
Sep 14 2010 8:22PM
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wesley.
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stokli makes great park skis
Sep 14 2010 8:25PM
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DG.3
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the team members themselves dont influance me much (unless maybe the team is all unknowns), but i think its alot more about the companys IMAGE for me and alot of people.
Sep 14 2010 8:56PM
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