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Rocker Conspiracy

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TheGnarwhal
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Not sure if this has been posted here, but my friend recently told me about the 'rocker conspiracy theory'.
The idea is that ski companies put rockers on skis to slow people down on the slopes and cause less accidents, since a rocker will slow you down on piste.
This, I thought, was a decent idea, considering all U.S. resorts are on private land (I think they are, I could be wrong?)
Either way, what's your ideas?
Mar 27 2011 12:10PM
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Piste.Off
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i think companies put rocker on skis so its easier to ski powder with
Mar 27 2011 12:13PM
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Njens.
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Mar 27 2011 12:15PM
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cultrara
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well rocker isnt meant for groomed trails and using them on a hard packed snow could cause more accidents becuase you cant turn as sharply.   this "conspiracy" is bs
Mar 27 2011 12:15PM
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petrov
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Just because the ski is rockered does not mean it isn't meant for all mountain.

This is a huge misconception that just because a ski is 105 under waist, its impossible to ride anywhere else other than pow. Take a wide ski in the park, or on some groomers, I think you will be very very surprised at how much fun you will have.

As per the OP's conspiracy.... LOL.
Mar 27 2011 12:18PM
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huck_to_flat
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This conspiracy is bull, and also not all resorts r on private land, some r in national parks
Mar 27 2011 12:20PM
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petrov
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^ That's a good point. One local hill I go to is on a Conservation Area (Park), and another hill I frequent is Privately owned by an elderly couple.
Mar 27 2011 12:24PM
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californiagrown
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so let me get this straight. Your friend thinks that a technology that is only meant for powder, makes people come flying out of powder onto groomers super fast, and gives you about 50% of the control of normal camber, is meant for safety? Ima go ahead and disagree.


People go just as fast on piste with big ol' cambered or rockered skis, the difference is that the guys with cambered skis have much more edge to turn with and ski in control.
Mar 27 2011 12:54PM
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wazzucrewskier
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/thread
Mar 27 2011 1:12PM
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EmperorKuzco
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I love bombing Bombing grounded on rockered pow skis
Mar 27 2011 1:13PM
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CK.
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Mar 27 2011 1:14PM
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GaggleFuck
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this
Mar 27 2011 1:16PM
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TWoods
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Hasn't slowed me down. I've only become a better skier since I got rockered skis.

Not specifically because of the skis themselves of course.
Mar 27 2011 1:29PM
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eheath
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If people wanna go fast on groomers they'll buy carving skis.
Mar 27 2011 1:34PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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ON3P Jeronimo. great all mountain rockered ski
Mar 27 2011 2:43PM
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monkatizer
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Mar 27 2011 2:49PM
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RudyGarmisch
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You guys are crazy, theres no way the government would pay for a program like that. We did get a nice bonus from the US Forest Service and Department of Land Management last year though, cant wait to see how much we get this year.
Mar 27 2011 2:56PM
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I.B
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Mar 27 2011 4:00PM
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DGski
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i'm gonna say its not a conspiracy. they are better for pow
Mar 27 2011 4:16PM
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Blurst
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ha
Mar 27 2011 4:19PM
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*TURBONERD*
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y'all be gettin troll'd
Mar 27 2011 4:22PM
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tall_t
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Mar 27 2011 4:42PM
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shithawks
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i am sorry. BUT YOUR THE BIGGEST FUCKING IDIOT ON THIS SITE!!
Mar 27 2011 4:45PM
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I_Am_Mod
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the people i know who ski on rockered skis are generally speaking the fastest, gnarliest, most way out of line skiers on the entire mountain ....

so unless ski companies want to fuel their madness in an idle hope of thinning out this "newschoolers" population by "natural causes" in an attempt to "secure" the slopes, i think they're doing not so well of a job ....
Mar 27 2011 4:58PM
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TheGnarwhal
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Woah woah woah, chill down guys..
I wasn't saying I full on believed it etc. I said it made sense, either way - stop the hate
Mar 27 2011 5:12PM
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eheath
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it does not make sense.
Mar 27 2011 6:05PM
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Elmo.
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if they are on national forest land then the land is leased/rented.

but that a wierd theory never heard that before
Mar 27 2011 6:07PM
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[evan]
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Autism Speaks.
Mar 27 2011 6:10PM
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belden...
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What is up with all the new people on the site today? Are we being trolled?
Mar 27 2011 6:15PM
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monkatizer
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Mar 27 2011 6:17PM
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.jesus.
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the fuck did i just read?
Mar 27 2011 7:20PM
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CousinEddie
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I think conspiracy theories are a bunch of bullshit.
Mar 27 2011 10:28PM
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skiierman
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and half the site will believe this...
Mar 27 2011 11:17PM
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AGOF
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as of this point, none of this site has believed this
Mar 27 2011 11:21PM
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monkatizer
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Mar 27 2011 11:25PM
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Z-Juice
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well I am the fastest (CLAIM!!!!) on my mountain with my K2 obsethed
Mar 27 2011 11:33PM
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cool_name
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can someone ban this kid. he is literally  to retard to be allowed on this site
Mar 28 2011 1:59AM
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AGOF
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i believe the words you were looking for are too retarded, glad to be of assistance
Mar 28 2011 2:10AM
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willysworld
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smoke crack much??

Mar 28 2011 2:48AM
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3ski6guy0
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i thought rockered skis just got you laid. thats why i got them
Mar 28 2011 2:58AM
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sagesnow
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thats what line skis are for.

but really i go much faster on my moment rockers than any other ski i've been on.
Mar 28 2011 3:12AM
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jennyboots
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most ski resorts are in fact on public land.
Mar 28 2011 5:00AM
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skiierman
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and you get to wear the special helmet today!
Mar 28 2011 10:24AM
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salomonskiier12
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i feel dumber already...
Mar 28 2011 12:04PM
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