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Kevin Rolland Skis?

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123+ski
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Just watched dew tour pipe highlights, saw Kevin Rolland with some skis that were just plain white on top and black on the bottom. Anyone know what they were?
Dec 13 2012 11:57PM
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SkiTheYeast
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Probably prototypes. Think before you ask stupid questions.
Dec 14 2012 7:58AM
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BWalmer
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He has no ski sponsor...and unlike Dorey didn't want to promote a dead company that's not paying him.
Dec 14 2012 8:31AM
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Sparta
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with what company?? Even protos have branding, usually. As the post above me says, he probably taped over his old Coreupts
Dec 14 2012 8:39AM
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zahava
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IWas Xav not riding the same skis? All white, GS style tip, race base.....
Dec 14 2012 11:39AM
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division.bell
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I thought Xavier was riding the same skis as well.
Dec 14 2012 11:46AM
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123+ski
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I only watched the highlights, and I didn't think it was all that stupid to ask, because like people said, every other prototype has graphics. I could see him taping over, but these looked pretty clean and the bases were solid too. Is it just that he doesn't want to represent a company/give free advertising to a company that isn't supporting him? I know coreupt is gone, I was saying if he was riding other skis as well.
Dec 14 2012 5:11PM
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BWalmer
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They look like Coreupts, super curved tip/tail. I don't think it's that far fetched that he could get a pair of blank, custom skis from Coreupt before they went out of business...it's not like they're going to be able to make good on their contract with him, it's kinda the least they could do.
Dec 14 2012 5:20PM
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123+ski
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thanks man, +k. this is the kind of answer I was looking for haha
Dec 14 2012 8:38PM
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zahava
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Yeah.... but why was Xav riding the same skis then?
Dec 14 2012 9:31PM
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BWalmer
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Kevin get's a bunch of skis made for him, Xavier doesn't have skis, Kevin gives skis to his good friend and teammate. That's really all I can think of. If both Kevin and Xavier were on another team AND riding prototypes we'd know about it by now...

Another possible explanation is it's the other way around...Kevin needs skis, Xavier is testing a bunch of protos for Rossi, gives his good friend and teammate skis. This is possible, but they just looked too much like Coreupts to me.
Dec 14 2012 9:39PM
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zahava
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That's what I was thinking, I know another rider was on skis with that same tip but scratch graphics with a graphite black race base.

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Dec 14 2012 9:45PM
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zahava
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^Also real sidewall, the regular scratch is like a step down or cap wall.
Dec 14 2012 9:46PM
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zahava
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Triple post, but those white skis with fks are in the background, haha.
Dec 14 2012 9:49PM
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