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Newb ski picking instructions

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Logchucker
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Listen up, I've come up with a good model you gotta look at before you pick your skis.

First analyse your skiing. What kind of skiing are you doing? DO you need a wide for the powder of Jackson Hole, or a park ski for the East Coast?

Then Look at your jibbing style. Are you pushing it in the park on rails, or are you jumping and laying pipe? Or are you just in the park when your friends is?

Answering these questions for yourself, then narrowing it down, THEN DEMO. What I tell you on the internet may not be that same for you on the internet.

Thank You.

The smart man does not know everything, rather the smart man admits when he knows nothing.
Jul 19 2004 2:34PM
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thejackamo
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we need some way to keep this on top.

how about with bindings? i think we've all seen too many 'i have armadas/lines/publics/troublemakers. what binding should i get?'

there are pretty much 2 companies that everyone will refer you to - rossi/look (they're the same crap) and salomon. pick a pair with the right DIN for your height/weight. most of your questions have probably already been answered so SEARCH FIRST
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Jul 19 2004 3:36PM
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TheWorst
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yea im fuckin tired of the posts about whats the best ski or what are the best boots
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Jul 19 2004 4:29PM
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thejackamo
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boots: TRY SOME ON. one size (or brand/model) does not fit all.


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Jul 19 2004 4:41PM
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TheWorst
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damn right ^ and for bindings just ask the guy at the store... or look at din, do they look ghetto, and the brake on them
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Jul 20 2004 7:21PM
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MtHoodCork9
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finally someone did something smart. I wonder how many newbs have been fucked over by some asshole telling them to get skis that are like 5 times to big bindings that sucks ass and boots that are shit


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Jul 21 2004 6:20AM
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TheWorst
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most people in ski stores dont know what the fuck there talking about with fs ski stuff
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Jul 22 2004 5:25PM
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soup
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man when i went to a store and told them to centre mount my ski they looked at me like 'what the fuck are you talking about?' i had to show the fuckers. and when u say u want a park ski that will hold up to abuse its always the same answer, theres no ski that will do that. i wanna own my own store
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Jul 22 2004 10:25PM
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rns
Posts: 209 - Karma: 10
nice, but we can not demo skis in norway. atleast not here in narvik.

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Jul 23 2004 11:20AM
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TheWorst
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im takin business in school right now and in a few years im gonna own my own chain of freestyle skiing stores where people know what there talking about and shit
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Aug 13 2004 12:36PM
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SnowCoast
Posts: 1991 - Karma: 14
^Sick. It's about time that more shops got out there that now what they are doing. D-Structure is a good start though, awesome store.

Make this into an article if you haven't already. Take all the points in this thread and make them into one article.
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Aug 13 2004 12:47PM
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SnowCoast
Posts: 1991 - Karma: 14
Just took all the information in here and made a Ski-Related Article for it.

To Check it out go Here.
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Aug 13 2004 1:29PM
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r_witt
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not everybody can demo skis, so hopefully those are the people on here posting the 'what ski is best for me'
i know how hard it is since i live in ohio, ive never had a chance to demo aramadas or 4frnts so i have to rely on what people on here say about them
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Aug 13 2004 4:10PM
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Rick_Husted
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yeah thats true, i would know nothing about what skis to buy if it wasnt for this website.
Aug 14 2004 10:12AM
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TheWorst
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my brother is probably makin one of those stores in austria for international business

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