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Skiing on snow on water skis

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Eli.braun98
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Me and my dumbass friend started thinking about if it was possible to ski on snow on water skis. Now we are thinking about actually doing this. Does anyone have any tips? We gonna put a pair of pivots on water skis and just see how that works but I’m wondering about the bases
May 14 2022 3:25PM
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Jems
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you’d be better off attempting to ski powder on them if anything
May 14 2022 3:35PM
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NevWild
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/807361/Shane-McConkey-from-MSP--039-s-Focused
May 14 2022 3:37PM
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Icant_kfed
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Try it with waterskiing bindings, see how quick you pull a thall
May 14 2022 4:09PM
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CharlzHub
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Those things have fully rounded edges. It’ll have to be powder or else you’ll be sliding all over the place. Sounds funny though, upload the vid when you do it
May 15 2022 4:07AM
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MichiganCatFart
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Sounds like some rail skis to me.
CharlzHubThose things have fully rounded edges. It’ll have to be powder or else you’ll be sliding all over the place. Sounds funny though, upload the vid when you do it
May 15 2022 9:08AM
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toe-bang-gang
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Mounting a set of snow bindings will probably not work, water skis are a full foam core with a composite/resin or carbon/resin top layer so they are pretty sure to rip out. Also not having anything remotely close to an edge will make skiing not very much fun unless you only plan on going straight.

**This post was edited on May 16th 2022 at 11:56:05am
May 16 2022 11:55AM
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swherity
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Pretty sure shane mcconkey invented powder skis doing this
May 16 2022 12:03PM
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Eli.braun98
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MichiganCatFartSounds like some rail skis to me.


Yeah I plan on skiing spring slush and park
May 16 2022 12:03PM
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sidehillsurfer
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swherityPretty sure shane mcconkey invented powder skis doing this


He did
May 16 2022 3:12PM
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Goretex_Vidal
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Follow up, I'll venmo anyone $100 if they can land cork 3s on jumping skis.
May 16 2022 7:12PM
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skiguy04
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Who needs turning
May 16 2022 8:45PM
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Malskispow
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Would rather ski water on snow skis
May 17 2022 1:05PM
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Eli.braun98
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Does anyone know how to attach bindings to the water skis?
May 18 2022 5:37PM
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MichiganCatFart
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Eli.braun98Does anyone know how to attach bindings to the water skis?


velcro
May 18 2022 6:25PM
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FruitBootPro
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NevWildhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/807361/Shane-McConkey-from-MSP--039-s-Focused


Immediately thought of this video. Waterskis are reverse sidecut skis so they will be really maneuverable in powder but unskiable anywhere else. Also make sure to put ski bindings on them or else you'll break your ankle
May 18 2022 8:07PM
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jaybake
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I actually tried this with a slalom waterski once when I was in high school (just shoved my feet in the waterski boots) for a pond skim, but ya everyone is right, the rounded edges meant I could barely even steer it into the pond on that groomer haha let alone make it across. Good luck op
May 19 2022 1:39AM
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Eli.braun98
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FruitBootProImmediately thought of this video. Waterskis are reverse sidecut skis so they will be really maneuverable in powder but unskiable anywhere else. Also make sure to put ski bindings on them or else you'll break your ankle

Do you think I can just mount some bindings to them or do you think the bindings might rip out of the foam core. Also I’ve never mounted my own bindings so this will be a first
May 19 2022 2:15PM
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Eli.braun98
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FruitBootProImmediately thought of this video. Waterskis are reverse sidecut skis so they will be really maneuverable in powder but unskiable anywhere else. Also make sure to put ski bindings on them or else you'll break your ankle

Do you think I can just mount some bindings to them or do you think the bindings might rip out of the foam core. Also I’ve never mounted my own bindings so this will be a first
May 19 2022 2:15PM
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FruitBootPro
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Eli.braun98Do you think I can just mount some bindings to them or do you think the bindings might rip out of the foam core. Also I’ve never mounted my own bindings so this will be a first


The video I quoted was an experiment, the first step in developing the first reverse-sidecut snow ski. I really don't know about the structural stability of the actual waterskis when pushed. Just buy reverse sidecut snow skis (Armada ARG II, Praxis Powboards, etc.) instead
May 19 2022 3:08PM
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Eli.braun98
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FruitBootProThe video I quoted was an experiment, the first step in developing the first reverse-sidecut snow ski. I really don't know about the structural stability of the actual waterskis when pushed. Just buy reverse sidecut snow skis (Armada ARG II, Praxis Powboards, etc.) instead


That's much less fun tho. I live in Oregon and just wanna try to slap some summer rails on water skis
May 19 2022 5:32PM
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