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2011/2012 Gear

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Kangbang
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i know its a little to early, but i saw a pair of atomics that had white top sheets on saga's blog.
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Sep 15 2010 8:12PM
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skijunkiedtm
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fuck graphics on bases, reminds me of world industries.
May 2 2011 9:34PM
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NoBigDeal
Posts: 2790 - Karma: 629
free stuff is almost always good, unless its a disease. but free skis is dope, especially those
May 2 2011 9:45PM
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Lemuel
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So much better than either prior years Charlie......
May 2 2011 9:46PM
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Milksteak
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So fucking ugly....
May 2 2011 9:54PM
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andrew95
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everyone knows, you hevent lived untill you have had a STD
May 3 2011 12:23AM
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Ben.
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that base isnt die cut is it? its just a graphic under a clear base layer. theres no way they die cut that...
May 3 2011 12:49AM
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*simba*
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If they die cut that, I will shit my pants and eat it.
May 3 2011 12:53AM
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Caveman.
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Definitely not diecut. Most likely sublimated.
May 3 2011 3:43AM
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Balto
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um...................................
May 3 2011 3:53AM
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Twig
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I think they look alright, better than the last 2 years anyway... since the worst of the graphic is under the boot...
I'm looking for a very soft park ski... I demoed Abangs and thought they were fun, also considering Joystick These or any other suggestions... I'm coming from Lizzies so looking for that kind of flex...
May 3 2011 5:53AM
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84891jnf92048
Posts: 11552 - Karma: 2,550
get the joysticks. afterbang playfulness, surface weight, and no major durability problems that surface nad afterbangs have.
May 3 2011 6:53AM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,289
They are surfaces. The durability will suck.
May 3 2011 7:03AM
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NoBigDeal
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this.
May 3 2011 7:47AM
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84891jnf92048
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dksbsunhsusjsyzhaiwh. i love my surfaces and they have not yet exploded or spontaneously combusted.
May 3 2011 7:49AM
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Mr_pretzel
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Lucky you.
May 3 2011 8:03AM
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danderson.
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 Haha sig'd. Nice one Carter.
May 3 2011 11:28AM
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.nasty
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I'd really only say this about the park skis, I have yet to hear bad things about the pow/all mtn skis. my 2010 watch lifes are holding up super fucking strong after heavy use
May 3 2011 1:58PM
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Mr_pretzel
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kinda true.
May 3 2011 3:00PM
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Balto
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generally pow/all mtn skis don't come in close contact with metal bars over and over again
May 3 2011 3:12PM
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Lemuel
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Any ski generally doesn't snap from normal use.
May 3 2011 3:15PM
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Balto
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i snapped a few pair of race skis
May 3 2011 4:18PM
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Caveman.
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Depends on what you consider normal use. They way I "normally use" my pow or all mountain skis is way more likely to break than the way I "normally use" my park skis.
May 3 2011 6:01PM
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84891jnf92048
Posts: 11552 - Karma: 2,550
It's hard to say that park is "normal use" for any ski. Skis were never built to be beat on the way that park beats on skis. That doesn't mean though, that manufacturers should not do the very best to make a durable ski, but most are doing that already.

Next year's No Times have a redesigned core, using a couple different woods, keeping it light, but hopefully strengthening them.

But until some sort of new, adamantium core ski comes out that will never break ever, I think broken skis will just be a part of park skiing that we will all have to live with.
May 3 2011 7:35PM
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Mr_pretzel
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There edges suck too.
May 4 2011 2:19AM
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Balto
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if all you people stop bitching about weight, skis can become more durable
May 4 2011 2:45AM
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84891jnf92048
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ill stop bitching about weight when weight stops mattering
May 4 2011 6:42AM
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*simba*
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May 4 2011 6:42AM
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Mr_pretzel
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It doesnt matter.
May 4 2011 7:06AM
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daniskier
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I do already have the bents (since january), slightly stiffer tail than on the 2011!

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May 4 2011 10:51AM
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Jaggy_Snake
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Those are a thing of beauty. Wish I had the need for them...
May 4 2011 11:20AM
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84891jnf92048
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why would you mount bentchetlers with what are basically a junior binding?
May 4 2011 11:20AM
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84891jnf92048
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take it from someone who switched from afterbangs to surfaces, and likes to do shifties and taps -- It does matter
May 4 2011 11:24AM
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Lemuel
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LOL I didn't know a 14 din was a children's binding Charlie.... And don't tell me that it's because of the toe piece. I have sth 12's with the non oversized z toe and don't have any issues.
May 4 2011 11:31AM
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GayWolf420
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STH's are a junior binding? lolwut
May 4 2011 12:32PM
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lanny94
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looks alot like a burton AK jacket
May 4 2011 12:57PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Take it from someone who skied surfaces with fks's and then got anthems with px's. I didnt notice any difference after about 3 runs.

To each to there own i guess.
May 4 2011 1:52PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
take it from someone who skis 191 C&D with 916s, weight doesn't matter. Grow some balls and go to the gym you pussy
May 4 2011 2:06PM
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84891jnf92048
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:O

i can almost guarantee you can not do snipers on those.

May 4 2011 2:46PM
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Lemuel
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???
May 4 2011 2:53PM
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Balto
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^this
May 4 2011 2:57PM
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Milksteak
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When you come off the end of the rail, do a shifty, and tap the end of the rail with your tips. It's fun.
May 4 2011 3:41PM
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Balto
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....thats easy as fuck
May 4 2011 3:57PM
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Milksteak
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I know....I didn't say it wasn't.
May 4 2011 4:12PM
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.nasty
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but it was implied that the ski weight is necessary to do that, which it isn't
May 4 2011 4:16PM
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84891jnf92048
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you shifty all the way up
May 4 2011 4:59PM
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84891jnf92048
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all the way up the rail, tap the side, then shifty back to regular. kinda difficut with real heavy skis.
May 4 2011 5:00PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Go to a gym.
May 4 2011 5:31PM
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84891jnf92048
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fuck off. i like light skis, and because i use light skis, i can do tricks that you can't. (/claim?) i ski the skis i want, which are light.
May 4 2011 5:37PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Its alright to like light skis, but saying heavy skis hold you down makes no sense.

We are only talking about maximum 1-2.5 lbs.
May 4 2011 5:43PM
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Balto
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i can do that thing you named on heavier skis, go lift some weights
May 4 2011 5:43PM
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