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Local ski shop only carries Saga....

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Dobber
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I swear my local ski shop sells everything that Saga makes.Not a big fan... oh, they also have an Armada sweatshirt or two. The struggle is real here in Wisconsin. What is your local shop like? Does one brand rule all?
Nov 20 2014 9:31PM
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bnewbs6
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You're complaining about a shop carrying Saga and Armada? My local shop only carries things you're average grandpa would wear.
Nov 20 2014 9:46PM
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sbarlett
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The best my local shop carries is north face. You're lucky to have that shit dude haha
Nov 20 2014 10:11PM
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1kewldewd
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I dream of going to a shop with saga. We have like mountain hardware and if we are really lucky some super expensive technical oakley
Nov 20 2014 10:28PM
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Dobber
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What the fuck. Where do you guys live? Wisconsin only has a lot of saga because all we do is park.
Nov 20 2014 10:49PM
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profa_212
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Local ski shop carries only dad clothes......TNF, Mountain hardware etc.
Local snowboard shop carries nomis.....so that's dope...
Nov 20 2014 10:52PM
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suup
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Quit your complaining, my local ski shop went out of buisness.
Nov 20 2014 11:44PM
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crotchvent
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I don't even have a local ski shop.
Nov 21 2014 1:13AM
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[tk]
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The struggle is real? What brands are you looking for
Nov 21 2014 1:25AM
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steezburgereddie
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The only shop i have that sells ski gear is source for sports. They pretty much only have solomon and burton.
Nov 21 2014 1:28AM
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Kretzschmar
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I dont know how you are complaining about Sheps carrying Armada (which we have coats, midlayers, hoodies, crewnecks, tshirts, suspenders, belts, and skis, most of which I picked out to bring in) along with Saga (I would say it is a quite the array of coats, pants, hoodies, hats, and accessories, also assisted with choosing what styles to bring in). We also carry the O'Neill x NS collab coat (we did last year which I was really excited about that I had some say in what we brought in).

1. I work there and have been for the past 4 years.
2. This is the first time EVER that we have carried such a large collection of clothing that specifically caters to freeskiers/NSers of which myself and another coworker were a big proponent in pushing the owners to bring in this style of gear.
3. I may not be the biggest fan of Saga anymore but I am beyond stoked to see that our owners are opening up to the fact that the twin tips/freeskiing/Newschoolers style is a growing area in skiing and will gladly rep my shops gear on the hill.
4. If you're not happy with Saga/Armada being carried here, who would you rather have instead? I'm all ears.
Nov 21 2014 1:30AM
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Bloom.
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Maybe you should walk back into the store, ask for the manager, slap him across the face, and ask him why the hell they don't carry Bloom
Nov 21 2014 1:35AM
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Negromancer
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You are lucky. Where I live in NZ the ski shops either carry only low end stuff from major brands such as Burton or are ridiculously over priced.

There was a B-Dog jacket from two seasons ago and it was $600... Pretty much you either buy low end gear or you try pick from a tiny selection of good but crazy expensive outerwear.
Nov 21 2014 4:42AM
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Dobber
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KrotchI dont know how you are complaining about Sheps carrying Armada (which we have coats, midlayers, hoodies, crewnecks, tshirts, suspenders, belts, and skis, most of which I picked out to bring in) along with Saga (I would say it is a quite the array of coats, pants, hoodies, hats, and accessories, also assisted with choosing what styles to bring in). We also carry the O'Neill x NS collab coat (we did last year which I was really excited about that I had some say in what we brought in).

1. I work there and have been for the past 4 years.
2. This is the first time EVER that we have carried such a large collection of clothing that specifically caters to freeskiers/NSers of which myself and another coworker were a big proponent in pushing the owners to bring in this style of gear.
3. I may not be the biggest fan of Saga anymore but I am beyond stoked to see that our owners are opening up to the fact that the twin tips/freeskiing/Newschoolers style is a growing area in skiing and will gladly rep my shops gear on the hill.
4. If you're not happy with Saga/Armada being carried here, who would you rather have instead? I'm all ears.


Man sheps isn't the only shop. I go to Outdoor Outfitters in Appleton and they really don't have much.
Nov 21 2014 8:24AM
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Dobber
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KrotchI dont know how you are complaining about Sheps carrying Armada (which we have coats, midlayers, hoodies, crewnecks, tshirts, suspenders, belts, and skis, most of which I picked out to bring in) along with Saga (I would say it is a quite the array of coats, pants, hoodies, hats, and accessories, also assisted with choosing what styles to bring in). We also carry the O'Neill x NS collab coat (we did last year which I was really excited about that I had some say in what we brought in).

1. I work there and have been for the past 4 years.
2. This is the first time EVER that we have carried such a large collection of clothing that specifically caters to freeskiers/NSers of which myself and another coworker were a big proponent in pushing the owners to bring in this style of gear.
3. I may not be the biggest fan of Saga anymore but I am beyond stoked to see that our owners are opening up to the fact that the twin tips/freeskiing/Newschoolers style is a growing area in skiing and will gladly rep my shops gear on the hill.
4. If you're not happy with Saga/Armada being carried here, who would you rather have instead? I'm all ears.


I've been to sheps once or twice before and it's a damn good store compared to the rest in the Midwest.
Nov 21 2014 9:13AM
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Aenomaly
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I have a hard time finding any freesking brands other than armada and oakley - and their sizing is just horrible. There are very few shops with brands like Saga, Bloom, Clrwr, L1 and they only have a small part of the whole collection.

And paying 50-100$ for shipping from the states is just do much.
Nov 21 2014 2:06PM
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Aenomaly
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^ in Switzerland, forgot to mention. Sorry for double post
Nov 21 2014 2:32PM
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equinn
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my ski shop carries spyder and strictly spyder
Nov 21 2014 3:55PM
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Park.
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I love my shop because they focus solely on the performance of the equipment. They carry orage analog Burton and a few other newer brands for clothing but only pick the stuff that has the best specs for the value. Skis are pretty much strictly performance. Head, volkl, rossi, nordica for park.
Nov 21 2014 8:48PM
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danncphedran
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Ur lucky to have saga haha
Nov 21 2014 9:36PM
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japanada
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Les Moise is the only shop you need in Wisconsin!
Nov 21 2014 11:15PM
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WU-sconsin
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Ryan_HansenWhat the fuck. Where do you guys live? Wisconsin only has a lot of saga because all we do is park.


as someone from wisconsin, the struggle si not real for you, you have no idea how lucky you are to be in wisco and have a real ski shop
Nov 22 2014 10:46AM
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thedanimal
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i now work at my local ski shop that used to only carry a small selection of freestyle stuff, they now have a very large selection of freestyle products
Nov 22 2014 11:14AM
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Dobber
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WU-sconsinas someone from wisconsin, the struggle si not real for you, you have no idea how lucky you are to be in wisco and have a real ski shop


Anybody from out west would not consider Wisconsin a lucky place to be
Nov 22 2014 11:16AM
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casey_cope
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Ryan_HansenThe struggle is real here in Wisconsin.


Is it?
Nov 22 2014 7:08PM
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Lutsenwreck
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I run a ski shop in Lutsen, we carry descente for the euro trash look, RPZN/PR for those on a budget and iNi for the NSers. Skis are Atomic, Nordica and Moment. Shops do have to make decisions based on what will actually move when deciding what to bring in and the reality is the typical midwest skier is still gushing about how great these new shape skis are and refer to twin tips as trick skis so if yer midwest shop has even heard of Saga you best count yer self blessed. BTW first post on NS :)
Nov 22 2014 11:34PM
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big.love
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There's this cool new thing called the internet. Front what I hear you can buy stuff on it.
Nov 23 2014 5:17AM
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