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dubes720
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the question is..what if twin tips didn't exist today, where would you be? do you think you would veer over to the dark side and join our fellow one planking snowboarder nemesis'. or do u think you would still be a freeskier at heart?

thoughts?

im saying like. if twin tips havnt been invented yet. *
Nov 12 2014 6:41AM
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Dobber
Posts: 1698 - Karma: 9,835
If skis never evolved and they were still those 40mm waist neon racing toothpicks, I would switch. Twin tips saved skiing.
Nov 12 2014 6:58AM
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veng_m
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Ryan_HansenTwin tips saved skiing.


this.
Nov 12 2014 7:13AM
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dubes720
Posts: 128 - Karma: 130
Ryan_HansenTwin tips saved skiing.


my thoughts exactly
Nov 12 2014 7:23AM
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RiccardoMasutti
Posts: 248 - Karma: 662
I'd freestyle with normal skiis, lIke i did last year :D
Nov 12 2014 8:36AM
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Etnbr
Posts: 182 - Karma: 537
i would freestyle with my Volkl is75 racing skis hahahaah

No but seriously twin tips saved skiing hes right
Nov 12 2014 8:39AM
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braden0201
Posts: 35 - Karma: 801
I don't even ride twin tips. I think that applies for many skiers but for some I think its wider skis and rocker saved skiing.
Nov 12 2014 8:25PM
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ModMommy
Posts: 10840 - Karma: 57,626
I'd probably snowboard. I did it once, could do it again.
Nov 12 2014 8:48PM
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.jif
Posts: 441 - Karma: 1,013
Ya I would just switch, or maybe not since I wouldn't know what I would be missing.
Nov 12 2014 9:01PM
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Lurkerlou
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Well I probably would be some gaper racer (sorry racers) skiing would be pretty boring (to me) as It would basically add quite a few restrictions to park skiing no buttering no 180s or any trick were you land back wards is off limits. Plus It would be way more difficult to progress you would go from learning straight airs straight to 3s off jumps. (Also I snowboard anyway (don't hate) so I would just do it more)
Nov 12 2014 9:09PM
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crotchvent
Posts: 1527 - Karma: 2,184
It is definitely the parabolic shape and rocker/camber that saved skiing. I can't imagine any situation where skis wouldn't have become what they are now and there is no way snowboards would be parabolic and have rocker/camber and skis wouldn't.
Nov 12 2014 10:33PM
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LOLZfajitas
Posts: 393 - Karma: 1,054
COOOOPIt is definitely the parabolic shape and rocker/camber that saved skiing. I can't imagine any situation where skis wouldn't have become what they are now and there is no way snowboards would be parabolic and have rocker/camber and skis wouldn't.


hes right, snowboarding helped save skiing, as much as that hurts to say its the bottom line
Nov 12 2014 10:44PM
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gnar_whal
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But of we didn't have twin tipped skis, what would you do?
not ski just because of that?
Nov 12 2014 10:45PM
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gnar_whal
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But of we didn't have twin tipped skis, what would you do?
not ski just because of that?
Nov 12 2014 10:45PM
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dubes720
Posts: 128 - Karma: 130
gnar_whalBut of we didn't have twin tipped skis, what would you do?
not ski just because of that?


before i got into skiing i was a snowboarder. and i even tried snowblades when i was young. but it was when i discovered twin tips that i really fell in love with the sport and moved on from snowboarding
Nov 13 2014 7:44PM
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DeFunk
Posts: 204 - Karma: 1,097
I would be snowboarding, like I did before I started to ski. Happier that I put two planks under my feet instead of one in the end!
Nov 13 2014 11:40PM
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fluffyclouds
Posts: 166 - Karma: 329
Ryan_HansenIf skis never evolved and they were still those 40mm waist neon racing toothpicks, I would switch. Twin tips saved skiing.


never though in that loop but you are right. who created the first pair?
Nov 14 2014 1:06AM
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Willskiforfree
Posts: 929 - Karma: 3,167
Ryan_HansenTwin tips saved skiing.


So does this make j-lev our savior??

Would you like to take a moment to learn about our lord and savior steezus christ
Nov 14 2014 10:13AM
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