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ahshit
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Hey everyone, we are starting a new ski company. We have already begun to produce skis as prototypes, and are wondering if any of you would want to support the company, or give us ideas for a ski, or if you giuys could design a ski for us we could give it to you for free!
May 31 2017 11:22AM
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jjdsteeze
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sounds legit
May 31 2017 11:49AM
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snowfinder
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This sounds familiar........
May 31 2017 11:51AM
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Session
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Well.....Here we go.
May 31 2017 12:01PM
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-SnowSnoli-
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May 31 2017 12:08PM
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OregonDead
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You can use my idea and call it sickski. Just kick me down a percentage once you profit.
May 31 2017 12:42PM
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GrandThings
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Bill? Is that you??
May 31 2017 12:58PM
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BirtDike
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Make sure to use foam cores
May 31 2017 2:27PM
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ahshit
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Right now I only have bamboo cores, but I am planning to switch to foam later.
May 31 2017 2:30PM
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BirtDike
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instead of fiberglass, grind down the pubis of Gigantopithecus into a fine powder and melt it all over the skis
May 31 2017 2:40PM
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ahshit
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Kinda the same thing, right now I have carbon fiber, and I am gonna use that up first
May 31 2017 2:59PM
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clorox
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Make a clear ski, edges and all.
May 31 2017 3:54PM
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Sharko
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Make a ski that travels through time
May 31 2017 6:49PM
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OregonDead
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Linoleum bases!
May 31 2017 6:58PM
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BirtDike
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Pharoahinstead of fiberglass, grind down the pubis of Gigantopithecus into a fine powder and melt it all over the skis


Temp is 435 kelvin
May 31 2017 7:16PM
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Rparr
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Protip: Sand makes the best core

Source: the greatest skis ever made
May 31 2017 7:43PM
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Zypher
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PharoahMake sure to use foam cores


Came here to say this
May 31 2017 7:51PM
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ahshit
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RparrProtip: Sand makes the best core

Source: the greatest skis ever made


I want those
May 31 2017 8:08PM
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ahshit
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Pharoahinstead of fiberglass, grind down the pubis of Gigantopithecus into a fine powder and melt it all over the skis


Im planning on using carbon, may switch though.
May 31 2017 8:10PM
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Sharko
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1) Copy everything about the 186cm Rossi Sickle
2) Give it a different but referential name, like the 186cm Gucci Pickle
3) Profit
4) Cut me in
Jun 1 2017 4:15AM
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Skitrippin
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Sharko1) Copy everything about the 186cm Rossi Sickle
2) Give it a different but referential name, like the 186cm Gucci Pickle
3) Profit
4) Cut me in


I would buy any skis named Gucci Pickle in a fuckin heartbeat
Jun 1 2017 11:43AM
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Da.Vinci
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when you try to get ideas for your new company, and all you get is memes... lol
Jun 1 2017 6:18PM
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ahshit
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Da.Vinciwhen you try to get ideas for your new company, and all you get is memes... lol


Hey, memes make dreams.
Jun 2 2017 11:17AM
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mthoodshredder
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Well shit here we go again, make a ski that is all carbon fiber or stainless steel
Jun 2 2017 11:34AM
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ahshit
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mthoodshredderWell shit here we go again, make a ski that is all carbon fiber or stainless steel


Is their such thing as like 1 composite layer of carbon, and one layer of fiberglass?
Jun 2 2017 8:53PM
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ahshit
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Sharko1) Copy everything about the 186cm Rossi Sickle
2) Give it a different but referential name, like the 186cm Gucci Pickle
3) Profit
4) Cut me in


Thinking Im gonna actually make that, Gucci Pickle here we come.
Jun 2 2017 8:54PM
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JoshWong
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Sponsor me
Jun 3 2017 11:14AM
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Youngm_IPCME
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Threads for the hope of the gucci pickle. I have been meaning to get a new pair of skis.
Jun 4 2017 8:49PM
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tdollo
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RparrProtip: Sand makes the best core

Source: the greatest skis ever made


These are the bomb! You'll be blowing up the scene in no time
Jun 4 2017 10:39PM
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Militiaskis
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RparrProtip: Sand makes the best core

Source: the greatest skis ever made


tdolloThese are the bomb! You'll be blowing up the scene in no time


Now this is a graphic we could work with haha
Jun 5 2017 7:12AM
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snowfinder
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MilitiaskisNow this is a graphic we could work with haha


Do it then I will take it to Utah and see all the skier dads lose it.
Jun 5 2017 7:38AM
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ahshit
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snowfinderDo it then I will take it to Utah and see all the skier dads lose it.


ask them if they want to demo it...
Jun 5 2017 8:44PM
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ThunderChicken
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Make a ski that is designed for summer setups and urban, basically anything off the mountain that is harder on skis. Try to make them durable and cheap, so people can have a dedicated pair of skis for that kind of thing and a pair to keep nice for the mountain. Also custom graphics would be cool. I hope i'm not just ripping off some company I don't know with these idea's, but that's my input. Making the osama pros a thing would be cool as well.
Jun 5 2017 9:40PM
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BirtDike
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Make a ski like the 2011 and 2012 K2 Obsethed. 189cm, 117mm underfoot, long-ish sidecut that runs the entire length of the ski(no taper). Soft, but heavy and damp. 2550g/ski. The long radius and weight will allow it to handle speed, crud and mank.

Or a ski like the mordecai, but with a heavy maple instead of Line's fkn cloud core. If Line made the mordecai with the same core as the opus, they would have absolutely killed it.
Jun 5 2017 10:22PM
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.FRY.
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use cardboard to save money. great alternative.
Jun 6 2017 1:36AM
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snowfinder
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.Fryuse cardboard to save money. great alternative.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/869791/Totally-Disposable-Paper-Snowboard--Every-Third-Thursday
Jun 6 2017 9:45AM
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TrippTermini
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Make the skis ridged but buttery. Make cool topsheets and collab with ski clothing companies.
Jun 6 2017 2:45PM
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ahshit
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TrippTerminiMake the skis ridged but buttery. Make cool topsheets and collab with ski clothing companies.


Im thinking maybe even Make like a dual-core, Something nice and stiff underfoot, and something softer closer to the tips.
Jun 6 2017 2:54PM
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TrippTermini
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sickskiIm thinking maybe even Make like a dual-core, Something nice and stiff underfoot, and something softer closer to the tips.


That is exactly what I want in a ski!
Jun 6 2017 2:57PM
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TheDoughAbides
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just shape a pair of 2x4s by hand. take it back to the roots my man.
Jun 6 2017 3:24PM
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skiznuts
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oh BOY
Jun 6 2017 5:42PM
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ahshit
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What about trying to make a cheap ski to sell cheaper. I saw a vid where these guys made a board for 100 with a polywall base and other cheap stuff.
Jun 6 2017 5:45PM
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Militiaskis
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sickskiWhat about trying to make a cheap ski to sell cheaper. I saw a vid where these guys made a board for 100 with a polywall base and other cheap stuff.


Why not just make a nicer ski and sel it cheaper?
Jun 7 2017 8:18PM
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Sharko
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MilitiaskisWhy not just make a nicer ski and sel it cheaper?


Why not buy a cheap ski from China, slap your logo on it, sell it at a markup, and then tell NS how you are saving the industry from corporate greed?
Jun 7 2017 8:22PM
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JmckR
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Design them so they can split in half or even quarters to make them easier to transport
Jun 8 2017 7:48AM
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JmckR
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Design them so they can split in half or even quarters to make them easier to transport
Jun 8 2017 7:49AM
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TheDoughAbides
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SharkoWhy not buy a cheap ski from China, slap your logo on it, sell it at a markup, and then tell NS how you are saving the industry from corporate greed?


Jun 8 2017 8:15AM
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SvensDaukss
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Do pre orders, you will make a lot of money and you don't even need to ship the skis!
Jun 8 2017 9:52PM
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ahshit
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Gonna reopen this forum, started doing more construction I tried the dual core idea and fucked it up. Going with bamboo core, actual carbon underfoot, and most likely fiberglass in the tips. I bought a roll of cork to experiment with, you guys got any ideas?
Jun 19 2017 3:05PM
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Coloradoskier03
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make skis made out of stickers
Jun 19 2017 3:55PM
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Sharko
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How did the Gucci Pickle turn out? Dibs on the first pair.
Jun 19 2017 4:20PM
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