Sharpening edges for park

ArmadaSkier. · 2012-02-13 19:36:46

FIRST OFF IDC if this is a repost....but I am going to Colorado next week and going to woodward but am also riding all mountain... i have never sharpened my edges would that be a good idea, or would i catch on rails and such?

SpaghettiWizard

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DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE

Feb 13 2012 7:40PM

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nolaan

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Yeah that would be an awful idea. If anything I would say dull your edges underfoot. Jussayin

Feb 13 2012 7:41PM

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ArmadaSkier.

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hahah ok thanks i won't i just didnt know i ski on a 300 ft vertical and never been out west

Feb 13 2012 7:42PM

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Feb 13 2012 7:44PM

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out west you wont need edges, and if you plan on riding park and don't like rails hitting you in the face, keep them dull

Feb 13 2012 7:44PM

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Balto

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@th1337

have you ever been skiing out west? we use edges just like everywhere else, and we get ice just like the east, only on long steep slopes

Feb 13 2012 7:47PM

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[evan]

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Have you ever skied on the EC?

Dont kid yourself....

Feb 13 2012 7:49PM

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i grew up on the east and have been skiing in the west for a while now and i've got to say that you're a fucking idiot.

Feb 13 2012 7:59PM

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lol this.... most people from the west think ice is very very very compact pow. that makes a sound of ice... in the east we have sheets sometimes and not even the sharpest edges can get through that shit sometimes

Feb 13 2012 8:02PM

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lol.

Feb 13 2012 8:04PM

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haha good one

Feb 13 2012 8:08PM

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you should get some racing skis, makes you go real fast on the rails

Feb 13 2012 8:10PM

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@th1337

utah≠west, come to WA/OR where we have actual moisture in the air that likes to freeze from time to time. Im not saying the ice is as frequent as the east(even though we do have bullet proof ice just like EVERYWHERE), but the runs are far longer and steeper, which adds quite a big aspect to not having edges

Feb 13 2012 8:11PM

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you won't. no balls

Feb 13 2012 8:19PM

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yeahhh dont sharpen that shit (cussing completely necessary) nothing like the east out here. i ski steamboat cause its my home mtn and weve had a shitty year for snow but you definitely dont need to sharpen

Feb 13 2012 8:23PM

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I would say you have 0 k now ;)

Feb 13 2012 8:29PM

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Feb 13 2012 8:34PM

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bahahahaha, i lol'd when you said you get ice like the east, its a proven fact that you dont, your ice is way less icy then ours, trust me.

Feb 13 2012 8:37PM

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Personally I dont mind having the edge in the tip and tail a bit sharpened just to make it easier to carve off of jumps.

Feb 13 2012 8:41PM

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jeasus everyone flippin out. i would say dont but if you dont ride rails alot you might not want to. you could lose all of your contol outside the park with dull edges so keep in mind

Feb 13 2012 8:45PM

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i'd say, if your skiing all mountain, then get them sharpened. also, i hit a rail the other day after just getting my edges sharpened and was fine.

Feb 13 2012 8:55PM

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Feb 13 2012 9:01PM

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i'll just leave this here

OP, if you are worried, get the tips and tails sharpened, but leave the entire length of your boot + a little extra dull under foot

Feb 13 2012 9:02PM

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one time i sharpened my edges and then hit rails...... now i dont know math

Feb 13 2012 9:04PM

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I have a friend that sharpens mine but doesn't touch six inches forward and back of my bindings. Gives u an edge when u need it and won't leave dead hanging over a rail

Feb 13 2012 9:11PM

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Seriously hard crust/ice on the west coast is way more terrifying due to the fact that you are dealing with a way more steep slope. If you lose it you are sliding the whole way down the run, which can be taller than some east coast mountains total vertical.

Feb 13 2012 9:22PM

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hahaha this, +k

Feb 13 2012 9:27PM

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I think you are the idiot. I've gone up mid-day to my home mountain and skied an entire run that was pretty much solid as a rock. Just ice with a coating of snow to deceive everybody. True it hardly gets that bad, but it does sometimes. And of course during night skiing its all ice everywhere. Made the mistake to ride my skis that have the dullest edges imaginable, and it sucked ass.

Feb 13 2012 9:43PM

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holp poop they jib polar bears in alaska?!!!! i thought jibbin white tail dear and muscrats was fun in mi! im headin to alaska

Feb 13 2012 10:12PM

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just wondering do you get ice like this on the east coast

its mt ruapehu in NZ btw

Feb 13 2012 10:29PM

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richard.

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this. Its really not that bad skiing the mountain with dull edges.

Feb 13 2012 10:33PM

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It's hard to tell from the pictures but that just looks like hardpack... we get ice like this:

Feb 13 2012 10:37PM

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shut the fuck up, we can use our trails as boxes regularly...

Feb 13 2012 10:42PM

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SACKEDPanda

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oh ok. we get that too. sucks ass.

btw that lift was only 1 year old when that happen to it.

Feb 13 2012 10:44PM

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[evan]

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Why are we fighting over what region gets the worst ice?

Feb 13 2012 10:45PM

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here's a fine example of east coast ice

Feb 13 2012 10:46PM

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funny how the only kids that think the west gets as icy as the east have never spent a season on the east coast... but hey let us know when your "ice" is blue with marks that can only be created by the tracks on the groomers...

Feb 13 2012 11:23PM

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Haha it's hilarious how proud you guys are of your ice.

Feb 13 2012 11:36PM

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We aren't proud, but we certainly don't fuck around when it comes to West coasters thinking they have it as bad as us... it's kinda like how kids from the ghetto would be pissed to see suburban white kids bitching about how hard their lives are.

Feb 14 2012 12:03AM

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East Coasters have it pretty good compared to say the Midwest or Britain.

Feb 14 2012 12:23AM

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