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why are snowboards cheaper

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october
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why are they about 200 bucks cheaper than most skis?
Sep 30 2004 8:32PM
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Trash
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because your mom rides a snowboard, its a bigger market.


and snowboarding is better.
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Sep 30 2004 8:33PM
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EastCoastPride
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because there is only one of them.


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Sep 30 2004 8:35PM
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kyle_w
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cuz its gay, no one like to buy expensive stuff for something that gay






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Sep 30 2004 8:36PM
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summit-soldier
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market
Sep 30 2004 8:42PM
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hazel_32
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hazel_32



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Sep 30 2004 8:42PM
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hazel_32
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hazel_32



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Sep 30 2004 8:42PM
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pajibber
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The size of the mmarket. Armada makes more probally per pair of skis, but they only sell a small fraction of that of a company like Burton. I have no idea why the manufacturing cost of skis in general are so much (carving, racing etc...). Internationally the market for skis is much larger then snowboards. I know that twin-tips make up a very small market share for skis but... that doesn't provide an excuse for the rediculous price of skis. The fact that there is only one makes no sense. It requires less materials to make skis then snowboards.

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Sep 30 2004 8:43PM
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hazel_32
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^cant argue with that logic man....actually never post again...snowboarding is cool as hella nd i respect it...the whole skiing vs. snowboarding thing is dead



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Sep 30 2004 8:43PM
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hazel_32
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FFFUUUUCCKKK!!!!....whats with the posts that say hazel_32???....and that post above was to snapjibber.....forum is goin nuts



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Sep 30 2004 8:44PM
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strode
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it costs basically exactly the same to make ONE snowboard as it does to make ONE SKI, only with slightly more materials, hence why TWO skis cost more than ONE snowboard



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Sep 30 2004 9:27PM
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LPT_311
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^ thank you








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Oct 1 2004 6:05AM
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telestar6
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Haha trash 'bigger market'. There are like 4 skiers to every one snowboarder. Skiing is a way bigger market. Snowboards are quickly catching up in price though. Ride has a $650 board, K2 has one that's $620, and Burton has one that's $600. But there definetly is a little more production cost in two planks vs just one.

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Oct 1 2004 2:30PM
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Triple_Strum
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more than twice as much edging. More total material. Is this really a question?


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Oct 1 2004 2:38PM
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CTD
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these are both right. there is a larger market for snowboards, (plus most are made in china like k2) ant they cost mort to build. yeah, there is about the same wood and fiberglass, but you have more than double the edges and shut. plus, they have to match flex patterns per ski.

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Oct 1 2004 2:57PM
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ECfreeski3
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^hmm very good point.
my guess would just be that theres a bigger market for snowboards than TWINTIP skis.

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Oct 1 2004 4:27PM
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PowderCanuck
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yea. as far as twintips go, we are outnumbered grossly by snowboarders. But there is still all the 40-50 year old carver loving skiers to make the ski market strong, so it's not accurate to say that snowboarding has a bigger market. But it makes sense that skis cost more because for every set of skis you have to go through the whole manufacturing process twice instead of once.


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Oct 1 2004 4:32PM
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telestar6
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Actually very few snowboards, like skis, are made in China. Mainly because they're owned by ski brands.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Oct 1 2004 6:58PM
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mommy
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cause snowboarding is cool.
Oct 1 2004 8:04PM
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BennyB
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because it is so popular and there is such a big market

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Oct 2 2004 7:51AM
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Waldemar
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Yeah, thats right!!
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Oct 2 2004 7:54AM
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swissskipunk
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here in europe snowboards are more expensive. conclusion: we ski mooooooore!
Oct 2 2004 12:51PM
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punk_rider
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coz' it's the only way to convince people to practice a sport which is slower, easier, less fat than ski! coz snowboard is gay!



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Oct 2 2004 1:05PM
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punk_rider
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^yes it is! i took 2 hours of lessons 5 years ago and i was turning as an olympic champ, doin powder and a little freestyle!
i took years and years to do the same with skis. moreover, more tricks available on skis



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Oct 2 2004 4:07PM
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mommy
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snowboarding is easier than skiing. unless your skis are tiny.
Oct 2 2004 4:15PM
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rideforride
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yea, skiing is only for badasses that like a challenge! instead of riding a piece of shit board that does tricks for you!
Oct 2 2004 5:13PM
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october
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lets stop the hate. both sports are sweet i just feel like ski companies are exploiting the fuck out of us. . if you look back in the early 90s snowboards were still cheaper than skis; even with the smaller markets. 700 and plus for skis is just wrong.
Oct 2 2004 7:18PM
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punk_rider
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no!!! i hate snowboard and snowboarders! at one time, in parks, there was written 'reserved to snowboarders'. i went in and one day messed up my face: full blood in the snow. these fuckin' boarders never helped me and just yelled 'don't come in the park motherfucker!'. i will hate them until my death! those fuckers! i want to burn a snowboard with a snowboarder on it!



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Oct 3 2004 5:00AM
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park_kid111
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^hahaha
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Oct 3 2004 9:37AM
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NickMartini
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snowboarding compleetly infulence freestyle sking so shut the fuck up



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Oct 3 2004 10:21AM
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punk_rider
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^^ the student is now definitely better than the master!
moreover, snow only exists coz' ski was created before!



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Oct 3 2004 10:23AM
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rideforride
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^ you suck
Oct 3 2004 2:46PM
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klimp
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snowboarding isnt a bigger market, its mostly kids to like 30 year olds who snowboard, however, freestyle skiing is a smaller market relative to snowboarding, you can get skis wicked cheap, but getting twin tips is expensive.
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Oct 3 2004 3:02PM
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punk_rider
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^coz ur a fucking snowboarder or your friend with them, that's worst! you bunch of traitors! you do not deserve to ski! your not even skiers! go on snowboarders.com! kids! gays! ski is faster, bigger, sicker, harder, ...
Death to snowboard! and snowboarders! idiot dwarves!!! (yeah, sometimes, i need to make my hate go out! after it, i'm a nice boy! really!)



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RAILS SUCK!
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Oct 4 2004 12:05PM
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bigTeddy
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hahahaha threads like this always turn into snowboarding's gay. Give me one reason why it's 'gay' other than the fact it's considered the rival to what we do??? shut the fuck up about it and ski if you want. Oh and snowboarding's way harder.
Oct 4 2004 12:32PM
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punk_rider
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^fuck! ski is faster and you can do more tricks! that's a fact!


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PUNK'S NOT DEAD!
RAILS SUCK!
POWDER SKIING RULES!
DEATH TO SNOWBOARD-ERS!!
Oct 4 2004 1:19PM
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punk_rider
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you american can't understand what's 'roots' coz you do not have ones! Ski is the history: ski is faster, goes higher, longer, .... all words finishing with -er!!! ;D
snow is TOO easy! snow is what in line rollers are to skate: skate is hard and rules. in line is easy and sucks (out of for hockey).


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PUNK'S NOT DEAD!
RAILS SUCK!
POWDER SKIING RULES!
DEATH TO SNOWBOARD-ERS!!
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Oct 4 2004 3:16PM
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