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Dps skis... da fuck

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Legion
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is anyone as confused as i am?
Jan 27 2011 10:23PM
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DrZoidberg
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So does it have a convex base? And it looks like a dropped longboard.
Jan 27 2011 10:25PM
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.Max.
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Super rocker. Only real men ski on skis that have rocker in the rocker. As well as horizontal rocker. When I say roll the ski on edge, I mean roll.
Jan 27 2011 10:27PM
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Balto
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well, its dps, so its gonna work thats for sure

now lets wait and see how long till armada steals this
Jan 27 2011 10:46PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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haha

that looks silly. i wonder how it skis.
Jan 27 2011 10:48PM
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no_steeze
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damn i thought the praxis wave prototype was drastic but this redefines that
Jan 27 2011 10:51PM
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arandomname
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lolwut
Jan 27 2011 10:52PM
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epic_line
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and they said line was inovative
Jan 27 2011 11:16PM
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84891jnf92048
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i did this to a broken pair of rental skis the other day at my shop.

I CAN HAZ PATENT?
Jan 27 2011 11:26PM
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jon@wh2o
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it's the new 3-D downward vertical undulation in the edge combined with a convex base. Hope that helps








Jan 27 2011 11:40PM
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DirtyMick
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Yeah, was on tgr looking at these. Soooo nuts. The "dent" looking thing is what they are calling a "cleat". It's to help the ski on firmer snow. Yeah, convex bases are nuts.
Jan 28 2011 2:16AM
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Tablespoon
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Looks interesting. Interested in hearing how they ski. Knowing DPS it will probably be amazing.
Jan 28 2011 3:18AM
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Ghini
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I knew convex bases would come some day..but I was always thinking about how to make it work and how to get grip on harder snow..

DPS did it I guess.. They dont bring out something after long testing..

Jan 28 2011 4:30AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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i feel like convex bases would get destroyed easily. and obviously thats not doing park.
Jan 28 2011 9:56AM
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Mr.Fister
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i think im gonna stick to skis that are flat on the bottom.
Jan 28 2011 10:03AM
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tall_t
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yeah............
Jan 28 2011 10:20AM
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the-big-lepowski
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and what do you think everyone said of the first rockered skis? I'm sure it looked just as silly then. Major industry shifts in only 5ish years

and I agree, this frankenski reminds me a bit of a dropped longboard, like maybe a landyachtz dropspeed. If you think about the tech though, it makes sense. The same individual point contacts work for Lib tech boards, so I have to assume that they would for DPS as well. I'd be curious to try, but I'm sure that construction is pricy.
Jan 30 2011 1:39AM
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fouldsys
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bahaha
Jan 30 2011 2:06AM
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poluhasuper
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Jan 30 2011 4:18AM
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Campeador
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No, rockered skis just simply made sense for powder. The first time I saw a reverse camber ski it was a realization. Back in they day we use to demo spatulas on the reg. I wish I had sacked up and bought a pair.

Those dps skis are just simply what the fuck, looks like a dumb idea just like the libtech skis.
Jan 30 2011 6:17AM
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Mr_pretzel
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The look like a fishing spoon.
Jan 30 2011 1:44PM
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joshua
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Hopefully they don't do in snow what a spoon does in water.....
Jan 30 2011 1:47PM
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Mr_pretzel
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I think they are supposed to do the opposite.
Jan 30 2011 1:55PM
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CrunkNugget
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Yo dawg, we heard you like rocker, so we put rocker on you rocker so you can ski while you ski!
Jan 30 2011 2:18PM
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shibby
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It looks great to me, a convex base so that the ski doesn't dive in pow and the cleat for firmer snow.
Jan 30 2011 3:31PM
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Logey.
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so many spins on boxes.. maby?
Jan 30 2011 3:45PM
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.Asain-Skiier
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Looks like this guy is starting to give Dps some ideas.
Jan 30 2011 3:46PM
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S.C
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I wanna see this in action
Jan 30 2011 3:49PM
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Tablespoon
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Cant really see too much, but it's stil a shot of them in action.
Jan 30 2011 4:02PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Jan 30 2011 4:03PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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well if they're in powder i think most shapes will be better off. but on groomers and whatnot i wonder how it works.
Jan 30 2011 5:22PM
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austinmetsch
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that looks interesting and probably works pretty well for what it is supposed to do. obviously it would not be a park ski but it would make rails a blast. you couldn't catch an edge except the spoon park which could give better grip when scissoring. my question for DPS though... how are you supposed to wax this thing? a normal iron, scraper and brush wouldn't ever work.
Jan 30 2011 5:30PM
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kthnxbai.
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got a chance to check it out in person at the show yesterday.  that ski is wild looking.  seems like it will own pow.  one of the cooler radical designs at the show.
Jan 30 2011 11:41PM
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84891jnf92048
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or stonegrind without ruining your skis?
Jan 30 2011 11:47PM
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Tyler-49
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i think ud eat shit skiing on any hardpack with these
Jan 31 2011 12:07AM
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kthnxbai.
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Feb 4 2011 3:02PM
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kthnxbai.
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well that didnt work.  maybe this link will  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxK0yU_T1Pg
Feb 4 2011 3:06PM
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Willard
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I was starting to think you couldnt change a ski design that much more apparently you can
Feb 4 2011 3:09PM
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Legion
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Feb 6 2011 4:50PM
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ThaLorax
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You know how I know you're not from Tahoe/the PNW? LOL at people asking how this is going to ski on groomers.


Saw these at SIA and they look SO sick. They're surprisingly light too. DPS always innovating ahead of the game.
Feb 6 2011 5:16PM
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ThaLorax
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they're already part carbon are they not?
Feb 6 2011 5:39PM
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cbrady
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yup, you are right, the pure is super duper lightweight and is actually thinner than a standard ski. The hybrid does have some carbon fiber in it (stringers).

For the $1200 price, yeah its pricey, but it is the ultimate ski. IT will not tire down on you or fatigue over time. A pair of the lotus 138 pures is in fact lighter than my park skis.... crazy.
Oct 28 2011 3:18PM
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.squirrely.
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hahahahahahahahah so i herd you liek rocker so we put rocker in yo rocker so you can have rocker while you have rocker
Oct 28 2011 6:13PM
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troll_ski
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Oct 28 2011 6:23PM
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tripnip
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my local shops sells dps i will have to check these out if they are already not and for any thing but blower powder in like bc or where ever copius amounts of blower powder is these skis would be tight

Oct 28 2011 6:43PM
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ThaLorax
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what shop in golden carries DPS? bentgate?
Nov 3 2011 7:14PM
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Balto
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prototype on3p pillowfights had camber in the rocker
Nov 3 2011 7:36PM
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Kreech
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Whenever you lay a flat based ski on edge in dee powder, there's a point where, no matter the width and the rocker, it will lose float because you no longer have enough width under you. These are designed to allow you to "carve" and lay them completely over on edge, racer style, but in bottomless white gold. Seems like a great idea to me, as you retain the surface area of the base that's flat against the snow at all points in a turn, rather than just when you're going straight. Can't wait to try some!
Nov 4 2011 1:06AM
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maxwell666
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you have a very large hole in your education.

that point is 90 degrees.

of course you cant actually lay down at 90 degrees because you would have to be going really really fast, so this ski would float very marginally better at say 75 degrees (firstly, because the angle isnt very extreme, secondly, because if you are laying down at 75 degrees off vertical, your skis arent under you, the more force the skis have directly up on them, the more you fall down.) , but it wouldnt make that much of a difference, and anyways, i want to go down as i compress and pop out of my turns, not skitter across the snow like a kid on a garbage lid.

ski innovation is good, it lets people stumble upon great ideas that make skiing more fun and easier, but forced "innovations" like these just aren't very helpful.
Nov 4 2011 3:57AM
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ThaLorax
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wtf are you talking about. how is this design NOT helpful? it's a creative prototype that pushes the progression of ski design. have you ever seen this ski in person? Because I have. It's solely for the deepest of pow days and from the looks of it when i saw it at the SIA convention, it's going to be an incredibly fun ski in deep snow but would suck balls on anything else. But that's not what it's desgined for. It's pretty much a Tahoe/PNW only and deepest of deep for Utah/BC/CO days.
Nov 4 2011 12:00PM
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I.B
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pwnd
Nov 4 2011 12:36PM
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