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pat-rickdaigle
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is it hard, what do you do to keep the skis from sinking to the bottom?




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Jun 2 2004 6:21AM
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skitheslopes
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its not like real skiing much at all. wakeboarding feels more like skiing than water skiing, its kinda weird.



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Jun 2 2004 10:07AM
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apestead
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no it doesnt, you are dum
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Jun 2 2004 12:11PM
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ScratchCobra66
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You cant, they arnt wide enough.




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Jun 2 2004 12:12PM
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PocketRocketRipper
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he's talking about waterskiing with snow skis on, and I have no fucking clue what it's like. I waterski a lot (barefooting is god!), and I think it would be fun to try. the skis would sink though, but if you duct taped some foam to the top of them, they should float pretty well. the only problem it that normal skis and water skis are completely different (besides the Spatula). Waterskis have reverse camber and reverse sidecut (the ski is widest at the waist, and the tip and tail are curved up from the middle), so using snow skis on water might be like using waterskis on a groomer.

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Jun 2 2004 12:13PM
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apestead
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glenn plake does it you punk ass bichs
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Jun 2 2004 12:24PM
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d-loc
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better use old boots too



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Jun 2 2004 12:27PM
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ScratchCobra66
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go skiing with water skis on.




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Jun 2 2004 12:27PM
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ECM
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i waterskie with skiboards on. you have to go about 35 mph and lean way back. its way to much work. just wakeboard





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Jun 2 2004 12:55PM
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Bhayter10
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Wakeboarding is better



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Jun 2 2004 1:22PM
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superpipe540
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wakeskating is the best
Jun 2 2004 3:31PM
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cthomaso
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I did it behind a snowmobile and its not all that hard, although i did it on Kahuna's which are like the widest skis of the year. Once you get on the water you totally feel it and its like riding powder. search videos for 'winter water skiing' in the top left to catch the video.
Jun 2 2004 5:37PM
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WONTON
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im sure some prophets would work



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Jun 2 2004 5:46PM
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3ski6guy0
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snow sking is NOTHNG like water skiiing. when you go fast, you stay above water.


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Jun 2 2004 5:54PM
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uglysnowgirl
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We do it all the time where I live. You just go fast down the snow, and ski across ponds and stuff.


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Jun 2 2004 6:38PM
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Jun 2 2004 9:31PM
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k2yeags
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i think he means like behind a boat. and normal skis are not fat enough under the boot cause thas where most of your weight is focused on the water. the line prophets might work but that would be about it



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Jun 3 2004 11:06AM
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3ski6guy0
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ya, you definatly cant use normal skis behind a boat. youll just get dragged in hte water until your arms rip off. the prophets probably wouldnt work either cause i dont think skis float in water, so you would drag a ton!


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Jun 3 2004 11:52AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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if you can pond skim then you can go behind a boat. It would just be really tricky to get going.


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Jun 3 2004 1:00PM
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Hedekar
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to stop your skis from skinking if you bail, just tie leashes to them.







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Jun 3 2004 3:09PM
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3ski6guy0
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ya, i guess your right. would be tricky to start though. youd have to start on snow somehow...


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Jun 3 2004 3:26PM
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uglysnowgirl
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it wouldn't be tricky at all. You would just do a deep water start like normal. Thnk about it, the shape of a water ski isn't the reason you can get out of the water on it. Snow skis would do just fine. I personally don't know WHY you would want to do this, but whatever.

hmm... swimming with ski boots on, doesn't sound like much fun to me.


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Jun 3 2004 3:38PM
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Crystal-needs-a-park
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um, id say dock start from a ways back so you have speed when you hit the water... then go really fast and lean back.
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Jun 3 2004 3:42PM
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go toobin

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Jun 3 2004 4:03PM
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ECM
Posts: 4614 - Karma: 101
get a wakeskate and have some fun





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Jun 3 2004 4:11PM
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Justo8484
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mcconkey does it in ski movie 2 i believe, he does a dock start
Jun 3 2004 5:54PM
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shrEddie
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the leashes are the best idea on this page


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Jun 3 2004 10:34PM
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WONTON
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mcconkey's always got fat skis!



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Jun 3 2004 10:36PM
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Allsalomon13
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i think it would be crazy weird
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Jun 3 2004 10:41PM
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skisfly2
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I did it once, with shitty 160 straits and rear entry botos 4 sizes too small., We got pulled by a fourwheel motorbike off grass then into a pond, going way fast.. It took a while but once we got a hang of it we could kinda water ski it (leaning heaps back tho)
We then went from grass to water to wall ride a grassy wall to water again.. Had some funny bails....
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Jun 4 2004 2:56AM
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Tanked
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whoever posted using Kahunas above is money. I pulled my brother a few weeks back on a pair of busted 189 kahunas with an ancient pair of lange boots. We made makeshift leashes out of old bodyboard gear and chains. Did a deepwater start which wasn't hard..only took a few tries to get him up and going. You need tons of throttle tho. They just dont cross the wake all that well.
Jun 4 2004 11:46AM
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albatross.
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What switchin_dirty is trying to say is that water skiing on normal skis (including skinny skis from the 80's) has been done before, but it is really sketchy and you would need to be a fairly experienced water skier to do it. It would definitley be fun to try out if you put the effort into it.
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Jun 4 2004 6:34PM
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McGoo
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I saw a tele movie last year where a guy is getting towed behind a snow mobile on the snow covered lakes edge, rides onto the water, back to the snow. He is going pretty damn fast though. Looks pretty amazing. That is, until he catches an edge and bails big time. It would be hard enough on alpines, doing it with half a binding is just nuts.



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Jun 5 2004 8:00AM
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DENALI44
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just get the spatulas for waterskiing, other then that use, they are rather retarded for snow skiing


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Jun 5 2004 8:44AM
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martockpublicenemy
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use spatulas ,exact same design as water skis!
Jun 9 2004 4:27PM
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skier04
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I dont think it would be similar what so ever... downhill is downhill, water skiing is straight. Plus, it would be hard to curve because you wouldn't have the little flipper thing on the bottom. Go wakeboarding... its much better*
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Jun 9 2004 4:54PM
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