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RIP Fat-ypus

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deepvoice
Posts: 268 - Karma: 700
Sad day to hear that the brand is closing its doors. They made solid product and put together one of the cleanest teams out there.

Good luck with future endeavours, the ski industry will truly miss one of its finest you
Mar 5 2014 1:17PM
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baz1
Posts: 287 - Karma: -37
Did no one read my earlier post?
Mar 6 2014 12:26AM
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YoUnGinAYo
Posts: 307 - Karma: 226
Fatypus is more successful then ever. and more
People know about fatypus then ever before. This thread is retarted.
Mar 6 2014 12:39AM
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YoUnGinAYo
Posts: 307 - Karma: 226
But I did hear the owner is an idiot
Mar 6 2014 12:40AM
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Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,823
of all the things you've said in this thread each one was retarded in its own unique way
Mar 6 2014 1:43AM
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-SnowSnoli-
Posts: 756 - Karma: 1,703
Have you actually rode or seen a pair?
Mar 6 2014 2:07AM
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A.Haydenluck
Posts: 80 - Karma: 1,423
Whoops sorry guys, i didn't lie i got the email from allan cause i live in canada i just assumed it was the whole company. my bad
Mar 6 2014 2:11AM
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perryhunter
Posts: 721 - Karma: -185
Yeah right! Do they have extra inventory product sold for cheap? Anyway, why they're closing their business?
Mar 6 2014 2:23AM
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A.Haydenluck
Posts: 80 - Karma: 1,423
Ys very sorry for the confusion i live in canada and i got the email from Allan yesterday saying that he was closing up shop and once i saw this thread i assumed it was for the whole company. My Bad sorry guys, id like my karma back.. haha
Mar 6 2014 2:35AM
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blazer258
Posts: 1101 - Karma: 646
Jared Mazlish seems like the man
Mar 6 2014 6:46AM
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elcoach
Posts: 1104 - Karma: 2,681
I ask before getting them and pretty much half of the comments were like that..... Have you tried them..... And thats no even close to the true performance i have one of them just for this winter in breck! And they hold really good not to say the have some really good sizes!
Mar 6 2014 7:06AM
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elcoach
Posts: 1104 - Karma: 2,681
Just mention a bunch of brands that are pretty new in the game nothing more , i know that batalla just get in the game and rhe other brands are older.....
Mar 6 2014 7:08AM
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ABalls
Posts: 2091 - Karma: 3,754
Thank god, I hate when ski companies go under. I'm glad to see that they will be fine.
Mar 6 2014 8:39AM
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cyberginger
Posts: 574 - Karma: 7,082
It is fat-ypus CANADA that is going out.

I apologize now if you got more than one of this email. It is truly my last attempt at marketing my skis. I am closing fat-ypus Skis Canada.

It has been a long haul with a lot of great times along the way. I put a lot of time, money and effort into making Fat-ypus available to Canadians but it turns out I needed more than I could spare and I spared more than should. Five seasons in and I have to close my doors. It's a sad day for me but it was a great learning experience and a great time. The business was not successful simply because my pockets were not deep enough to finance the business plan as it needed to be run. I am convinced with the right plan, the right financing and enough time the brand will be a huge success here in Canada as it is in the US and Europe.
Mar 6 2014 8:52AM
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YoUnGinAYo
Posts: 307 - Karma: 226
Eh, from what I heard he has a fetish for massive cliff drops. and that is about it
Mar 6 2014 9:56AM
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FJibber
Posts: 1494 - Karma: 1,291
I don't know about the US, but I've been to many resorts in Europe in the last 5 years and I have never seen a pair of Fat-ypus.

I kinda liked the brand, mainly because Delorme used them, but that I'm afraid that "I am convinced with the right plan, the right financing and enough time the brand will be a huge success here in Canada as it is in the US and Europe." is already partially true. It has the same success in Canada than in Europe... none.
Mar 6 2014 10:09AM
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Session
Posts: 5379 - Karma: 22,191
They are just Epic Planks. Epic Planks who has folded. The Batalla guys will at the most give it a go one more season before they go out of business themselves.
Mar 6 2014 10:28AM
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Slowbro
Posts: 3864 - Karma: 21,310
I wanted a pair of L-Toros or G-Butters but the pricing for Canadians was so high it was almost silly, especially in Calgary where Icelantics, built in the same factory, are common, easy to get and fairly cheap, so we could either pay 800 bucks for some G-Butters or a little over 500 for some Danollies, or normal pricing for almost every brand so the choice was clear. Can you explain the really high prices for Canadians?
Mar 6 2014 11:53AM
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baz1
Posts: 287 - Karma: -37
1 = Tax's

2 = Allan needed to make money, its a business. not a charity.
Mar 6 2014 12:05PM
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Matt5838
Posts: 321 - Karma: 335
I wanted some to
Mar 6 2014 12:20PM
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.squirrely.
Posts: 7563 - Karma: 7,546
never seen someone riding fatypus
Mar 6 2014 12:21PM
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Slowbro
Posts: 3864 - Karma: 21,310
but skis coming out of the same factory with the same quality were far cheaper.
Mar 6 2014 12:50PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
Never got a chance to ride a pair so I cant speak from that point of view. But from a consumer standpoint they started with a rediculously useless ski for the average person and I think that really carried with them in their name brand throughout their time as a company. If someone said fatypuss skis to me, the first thing to come to mind was those maaassive skis they first made.
Mar 6 2014 1:13PM
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piritoiminta
Posts: 28 - Karma: 33
Don't worry guys, Fat-ypus is still in business! It was just one of the canadian distributors that closed, we are still alive and kickin!!
Mar 6 2014 3:06PM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,816
Poor Canadians. Some of the most hard charging, fun skis I've ever ridden. Wish I had a pair of A-lottas.
Mar 6 2014 4:53PM
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-SnowSnoli-
Posts: 756 - Karma: 1,703
Wrong, whilst made by epic planks Batalla skis use different presses and have different shapes..
Mar 6 2014 7:18PM
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swoger
Posts: 607 - Karma: 655
is OP an idiot or troll? or both
Mar 6 2014 8:12PM
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Session
Posts: 5379 - Karma: 22,191
You man molds?
Mar 6 2014 10:58PM
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snowfinder
Posts: 2873 - Karma: 34,181
If it true about Epic Planks not really that surprising they started to stack a team a little to fast for a new company, as well taking that team on ski trips. Seemed like a lot of big budget moves right out of the gate which isn't the best way to get the ball rolling imo.
Mar 7 2014 7:45AM
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jreilly
Posts: 1165 - Karma: 619
obv a marketing scheme
Mar 7 2014 10:01AM
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Iraq_Lobster
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 4,904
batallia? LOL
Mar 7 2014 10:12AM
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errrka
Posts: 2261 - Karma: 6,058
I was going to say... I definitely saw them at SIA this year with next years stuff
Mar 7 2014 10:23AM
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Byron_tha_gr8
Posts: 4573 - Karma: 14,299
maybe he just got cut from the team, but is too stupid to understand the email.
Mar 7 2014 11:17AM
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SuwakaFlocka
Posts: 447 - Karma: 1,472
This is not true. Fatypus has a big year ahead of them. OP go home.
Mar 7 2014 12:18PM
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Fat-ypus
Posts: 11 - Karma: 1,280
Hey Everyone,
We are not going under, our Canadian supplier quit and a rumor got started. Sorry for the confusion! We are going strong and looking forward to more amazing seasons.
Mar 7 2014 11:29PM
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Bloom.
Posts: 3540 - Karma: 13,300
That's good though man, if you don't have that passion for skiing, then your products won't reflect it. I've been skiing on fat-ypus for four years now and I can tell you that Jared knows how to make a damn good pair of skis
Mar 8 2014 12:13AM
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Session
Posts: 5379 - Karma: 22,191
You mean have Never Summer do it?
Mar 8 2014 12:44AM
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CrotchKiller
Posts: 9037 - Karma: 6,943
oh yea, they are the only company to have someone else press their skis.....

Mar 8 2014 1:45PM
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yangumane
Posts: 1816 - Karma: 3,347
good to hear it, damn rumors...
Mar 8 2014 1:54PM
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dbchili
Posts: 2555 - Karma: 1,657
if you hadn't heard about armada before the JJ came out then you either weren't skiing before that or were living under a rock. Armada was on the forefront of the newschool scene 3-4 years after the first 1080 came out, and was created and endorsed by the best skier in the game.
Mar 8 2014 5:19PM
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Session
Posts: 5379 - Karma: 22,191
I never said that. What I said was refuting that someone have Never Summer build ski's does not mean you know how to build a good ski.
Mar 8 2014 5:52PM
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Queen_Selassie
Posts: 1430 - Karma: 1,363
Why would you make a thread with a company you know nothing about? Fatypus is still making some of the best skis and has no plans of "closing its doors". Talk to someone affiliated with the company before trying to start silly rumors.
Mar 8 2014 7:50PM
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snomaster
Posts: 3344 - Karma: 5,748
JP, Boyd Easley, Julien or JF Cusson?








jokes
Mar 8 2014 8:46PM
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Bloom.
Posts: 3540 - Karma: 13,300
Yeah Never Summers makes the skis, but someone has to design them....
Mar 8 2014 11:56PM
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PowderStoked
Posts: 2 - Karma: 17
Fat-ypus Skis is not going out of business! 

FACT: The Canadian Distributor of Fat-ypus Skis - Powder Stoked is clising it's doors.

Source: Allan Martin owner Powder Stoked AKA Fat-ypus Skis Canada.

Allan@fat-ypus.ca or 1-855-769-7691

Fact: Go to http://www.fat-ypus.ca/home/sale.php to see all the specials
Mar 10 2014 10:13PM
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