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2013 K2 Sean Pettitors?

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TheUngroomed
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So I demoed these the other day and they are the shit! And i need to figure out how much saving i need to do for them. But I can't find a price anywhere. Is it not out yet or am i just blind? and if a MSRP isn't out yet, how much do you think they'd go for?
Thanks!
Mar 20 2012 12:08AM
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vermontana
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dont have an answer to your question...but what were they like? and howd they compare to other pow skis you've riden?
Mar 20 2012 12:17AM
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TheUngroomed
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They were awesome. Super buttery and easy to maneuver. Pretty light for a pow ski too. I haven't ridden much else in the ways of pow skis, but the biggest difference I saw was they were waaaaay easier on crud and groomers on the way to powder runs so I could actually ski. They just felt super solid and didn't chatter or anything. Really nice skis
Mar 20 2012 12:24AM
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DIX~
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Guessing they'll be +- 100 of Hellbents
Mar 20 2012 12:25AM
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lgbskier
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i saw them in comor in whistler and they are the best looking skis i have seen in a couple of years and the undersheet is sick there was no price on them but they are for sale
Mar 20 2012 1:02AM
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max61195
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anyone have a picture?

Mar 20 2012 3:07AM
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skiingute
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google is your friend

http://www.skiersrealm.com/connect/tag/2013-k2-pettitor
Mar 20 2012 3:57AM
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VD.
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They're essentially caylors, k2 just ripped their design off be a bro a support a small company buy ON3P I doubt you'll see much of a price difference between petitors and caylors anyhow
Mar 20 2012 3:59AM
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schmies
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When you are done patting yourself on the back, realize that NOBODY in this building nor Sean has skied on a Caylor. I'm not sure they've even seen one. I fully support ON3P's mission to make some rad skis and constantly experiment straight out of the PNW. But your comment is just ridiculous and unfounded.
Mar 20 2012 1:31PM
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Sklar
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I heard you really like cats
Mar 20 2012 1:50PM
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DUKES
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Yo Schmies do you have any idea on the pricing on the pettitors....cause im goin to be living in co and i need a long, kinda stiff, pow ski
Mar 20 2012 2:30PM
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A_Thomas
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The Pettitors are lining up to cost less than the Hellbents.
Mar 20 2012 3:34PM
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Dr.Gnar
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Get serious most of you don't have the skills or aggressive ability to make full use out of a ski made for someone like Sean Pettit...
Mar 20 2012 5:51PM
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hokkanee
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So they shouldn't be allowed to purchase the ski? What's your point? In that case why would anybody make a pro model ski? Dumbass
Mar 20 2012 5:55PM
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Dr.Gnar
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Definitely broken
Mar 20 2012 6:28PM
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84west
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having seen both skis, and as the owner of a pair of caylors, i would say that the pettitor is actually more similar to a 4frnt YLE in its rocker profile and dimensions then an ON3P caylor. That being said, heaven forbid three different companies sell three similar skis designed for a similar style of skiing, clearly someone must have ripped off the design...
Mar 20 2012 7:47PM
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phreshpow
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exactly...and to the guy who said K2 ripped ON3P

Who copied whom? Armada, Salomon, Rossi?

The JJ
The Rocker2
The S7

all very similar skis because they are all going for the same target audience...no company "copied" any other company. they all just realized there was a market for a certain ski and made the best ski they thought they could to fit a given need
Mar 20 2012 8:47PM
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NWlife.
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well considering hellbents are wider than the pettitors, i dont think they will surpass the price of them.. so expect them to be 750 or less
Mar 20 2012 9:22PM
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NWlife.
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caylors have much more rocker than the pettitors? pettitors are much stiffer? pettitors have more taper and more camber? so NO they did not rip the design off.. just cuz the dimensions are the same does not make them the same ski. ha
Mar 20 2012 9:24PM
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@skiinmitch
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im sorry but the only two skis that are similar in this statment are the jj and rocker2's

the s7 is a directional ski while the jj and r2 are more of a powder slaying jib ski
Mar 20 2012 9:29PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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everyone has ripped off the jj by now...
Mar 20 2012 9:35PM
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SamtheEagle
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I thought the pettitor was pretty similar to the obsethed from this year since next year the seth is becoming part of the backside line. Could be wrong about that but i would guess it would be the same price as the obsethed from this year since thats what it is replacing in the factory line.
Mar 20 2012 9:45PM
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Dr.Gnar
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Everyone ripped off the Spatula a decade ago, people.
Mar 20 2012 11:12PM
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SKI.ING
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Everyone ripped off 2 wooden planks you strap your feet to.
Mar 20 2012 11:52PM
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m3mike02
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Obsethed and pettitor are totally different skis.

I've got last years obsethed, love them in pow, average everyday ski. Fairly soft.

I got to spend an afternoon demoing the pettitor and really enjoyed them. The rep said they were the stiffest "pro model" K2 has made. Much less rocker up front than the obsethed. I spent about 2 hours on the 179's mounted on the line.. which is pretty far forward.. looked to be about 2 or 3cms back from center. Skied everything from soft groomers to untracked 8in. They put down a pretty nice turn on "hardpack" skied pow through trees with ease. More versatile ski than the obsethed.

Last thing I need is another set of pow skis, but if I was to buy another set it would be be between the pettitor and the opus.

To the guy that said.. "most of you arent good enough to handle that ski".. have you seen sean pettit ski? The guy is a fuckin animal. If you had to ski like that to own these, they wouldnt sell many.

The whole point of the thread was the price... No idea, would guess $699 retail?

Mar 21 2012 12:15AM
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SamtheEagle
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thanks for clarifying. I haven't skied either, i was just going off of pictures and guessing, so ignore my prior remarks.
Mar 21 2012 1:00AM
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skiRay
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Mar 21 2012 1:12AM
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Dr.Gnar
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I was very much trolling, I'm sorry.
Mar 21 2012 1:40AM
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teamdummy
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I haven't tried this ski yet,,,,,, but I think k2 fans have been waiting patiently for a ski this size ever since the hellbent went so wide. The original hellbent was a really fun pow ski, but not so huge that you could have some fun in the park and around the mountain too. The current hellbent is just so big, it lose some versatility, IMO. It's seems that the new Pettit ski will bring some of that fun back that the OG hellbent pretty much invented..
Mar 21 2012 4:40PM
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ColoradoSkiShop
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OP, these are going to be retailing at $699.

If you want to pre-order a pair we can do that over the phone for you.  Shipping on this ski would likely be late August.
Mar 21 2012 5:47PM
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paige.
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if you must troll, please keep it to nsg. leave gear talk for serious responses.
Mar 21 2012 9:55PM
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Dr.Gnar
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Yes, master.

Mar 22 2012 1:39AM
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skiRay
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this is a longshot, but does anyone have east coast experience with them? schmies maybe you have an idea?
Mar 22 2012 6:36PM
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TheUngroomed
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Thank you that really helps! All I was really looking for!
Jul 1 2012 2:49AM
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momentz
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omg i loled so hard right there great post kellen
Jul 1 2012 4:00PM
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RyandaGod
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lmao, had gif on deck and executed perfectly :)
Jul 1 2012 4:03PM
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Caleb.E
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lol this... and seeing as atomic (pretty sure it was atomic) bought volant (makers of the spatula) (atomic was owned by k2 at the time* pretty sure im right here). k2 owns all the rocker patterns....and guess who shane rode for? k2 ! every one be paying k2!
Jul 1 2012 5:22PM
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buttsnorkeler
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You can already buy them for 699.99

Jul 1 2012 5:54PM
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VD.
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A very good point; hopefully, my 15 year old 'retardedness', on such an occaision as this, can be forgiven

Joey

Jul 1 2012 6:17PM
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Blake.P
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As much as I love my caylors, it anything I'd say on3p ripped some of the design off of the old hellbent. But that is a super common ski shape, so god forbid companies make similar skis
Jul 1 2012 7:17PM
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Kreech
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On3p took the old hellbent shape and improved upon it by making it stiffer, made of bamboo/carbon so lighter, and way more durable. The stiffness added much needed versatility. The pettitor is neither a ripoff of the caylor or the yle. The dimensions are very similar to the caylor, but the pettitor is tapered, and has a good deal of camber underfoot, unlike the caylor. Also, the pettitor rocker is lower than the caylors, and although it is burly underfoot, it is softer in the tips and tails than the caylor, which has a stiffer, more even flex throughout. Also, the pettitor is even less similar to the yle. The rocker on the yle is much lower and much shorter. It also isn't a tapered ski, like the pettitor. I would say the pettitor is like a mix between the bent chetler and the old hellbent that has been stiffened up throughout but especially underfoot. I fondled a pair at evo a little while ago, and they have that stiff feeling where it's hard to press the cambered sections together when the skis are base to base with one hand, but softer in the tips and tails. Probably a similar flex to a bent chetler or an opus in the tips and tails but significantly burlier under the boot. Looks like a sick ski that's going to be just soft enough to be playful, but stiff enough to charge hard. The flex characteristics coupled with the taper and the long but low rocker profile should make for a very fun yet high performance ski. I'll have to demo some for sure. 
Jul 3 2012 3:58AM
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jibjunkie
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these had dimensions of 150/122/141

while that is a slightly larger difference from the petitor than the caylor, saying the petitor ripped off the caylor is retarted. the caylor ripped off the hellbent, the hellbent ripped off the pontoon and the pontoon ripped off the spatula. in my eyes k2 has more of a right to produce reverse camber skis than any other company because they did it with mcconkey before basically everyone else. with that aside im sick of pompous arrogant hipsters riding on3p's thinking they are better than everyone else. YOU'RE NOT. just stop no one gives a shit if u support products made in usa. no one gives a shit if your skis are one pair of only a few hundred. while on3p skis are better than many other skis, they are no the best. on3p didnt invent rocker, on3p didnt invent sidecut, on3p didnt invent reverse sidecut, on3p didnt invent symetrical skis, on3p didnt invent bamboo skis, i could go on for ever. they are not original and they sure as hell do not have a patent on any ski that comes within 1 mm of the dimensions: 148/120/140. dimensions dont even mean shit when comparing skis. you have to consider weight flex turn radius rocker etc. i havent ridden caylors and i sure as hell havent ridden pettitors but i can guarantee you they are different. im done ranting if you ride on3p good for you stop telling everyone cuz they dont care. the op did not ask what skis are similar to petitors hell he didne even ask what petitors are like. if he wants petitors then he will buy them so stfu
Jul 3 2012 10:54AM
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snakerton
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i know the ski is his pro model and designed for him but he is going to be one of thousands of people skiing this ski so im sure its not completely designed for him
Jul 3 2012 12:45PM
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2_fadez
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ball so hard.

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Jul 3 2012 4:38PM
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Caleb.E
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boom.

K_M please don't hurt me =)
Jul 3 2012 7:38PM
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jibjunkie
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in your defense i didnt mean to target you. i took many thoughts in this thread and should have just pressed reply instead of quote. however you are incorrect to say that the pettitor is closer to the caylor than it is to the 4frnt because as i mentioned dimensions alone do not necessarily correspond to similar feeling skis. i have heard you speak negatively about k2 in other threads and go on about on3p ad nauseum as well. This entire community seems to have a massive hard on for on3p which is fine but it gets a bit tiring seeing it brought up in just about every single ski thread whether or not the op wants it. i know im only making the shit storm larger but on3p is kind of like supreme is to nsg. it is the annoying pinnacle for which all clothing related discussions are based but again totally irrelevant just an example. and i got my kung fujas with griffons for 200 bucks and i love them. it is rare that i get to ski powder and if i do in the future i prolly wont be on my fujas but i have owned multiple k2 in the past and loved them all. i could care less that they are made in china because they are fucking durable and seem to last a long time based on personal experience and seeing them around my home mountain. maybe someday ill get to ski a pair of on3p but ive never spent more than 225 on skis and dont think thats likely to change anytime soon when i can get comparable good skis for way cheaper than the retail of on3p's. my apologies for misdirected anger
Jul 3 2012 8:28PM
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TWoods
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Hey guys, let's stop making claims about who's doing what. The Pettitor is pretty similar to the Caylor - which is pretty similar to the Hellbent - which is pretty similar to many other skis in the fat, symmetrical-ish, playful ski category. They are similar because these are the design elements that work for that sort of skiing. K2 most certainly did not rip off ON3P, in any way, at all. Short of dimensions, there's a lot of differences between the skis.

ON3P
Jul 3 2012 9:00PM
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TWoods
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NS won't let me post my whole response at once so bear with me:

ON3P ♥ K2. I could pull out my business card file and give you the names of several k2 employees - guys who are partial owners, ski designers, marketing, etc. that walked over to the ON3P booth at SIA and shot the shit. Not only because they wanted to meet the people behind ON3P, but to offer words of support, stoke, and even advice. Not one other representative of another company was even close to as cool (had some super shady conversations actually).

We're super stoked on the support we see on the forums, and we are glad that we make product people can get stoked on - because, honestly, these are skis that we make for ourselves, because we want to make the best skis we can. I ski the Caylor and constantly give design feedback to make it better.

Please, don't speculate on who's trying to steal what, because in reality there's almost always other thought processes involved! Sure, it's a competitive business, but people in the ski industry aren't generally out to get each other - often times it feels more like a collaborative effort than some sort of war.
Jul 3 2012 9:01PM
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TheUngroomed
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I think it's impossible for someone to say that a company ripped off another or copied the design or whatever. almost all powder skis are similar to each other because they are built for the same purpose. people are making too big of a deal about who did what considering it doesnt matter at all, if your not gonna ski on a ski and have never skied it, dont hate on it .
Jul 7 2012 10:38PM
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k-rob
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i'm really glad that guy who said K2 ripped off ON3P practically got shit on his face for it.
Jul 7 2012 10:49PM
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