Thread: Lhasa Pow Stoke

Finally got a day in on my 191's, well I skied a couple runs of heinous breakable crust in the BC already. Alyeska was firm (hard, icy) the groomers were getting corned up but the off trail on the south side was brutal most of the day. I was really wishing I had my 192's for that stuff.

North face was actually pretty decent, not hard and icy but firm and chalky. First run down Ragdoll was survival skiing then I found the sweet spot and wow. These things jump turn and friction turn and basically slay steep firm snow, in those conditions they were way better than 192's just stand on the tips and swing the tails around. Corned up groomers = slayed hard steep groom I couldn't carve well but I wasn't expecting to guys on mantras were sliding around too. Now I need to find some good conditions and really give these 191 Fats a workout! Stoked!

Lhasa pow 196's on closing day at Whistler

Pow11 dropping into west cirque



Pow11 dropping into Exhillaration



Less than ideal conditions, but the Lhasa's dig in...



and hang on!

Shannon Ridge camp

^^^Nice camp!

Vets, Ebbets Pass, CA 5/20/12

Bumping cuz it's summer and I'm antsy...

Reflecting on my one season relationship with the 186 (and looking forward to more), the key take away I've found to skiiing the Lhasa:

1. Ski the tips, it's the tits
2. Let em run
3. Ski with legs "loaded" (knees bent, aggressive stance) and while turning let the skis "slip/slide" below your center of gravity and once they pass your COG, then you can engage the edge.

So about #3....the lhasa is my first ski in the category at all, before them I had only skied a traditional camber/shape with slight early rise. Is the "slip/slide" feeling I describe what ya'll call "slarving"?!?! Sure is a different feeling than I have had on skis before.

Anyway...here's some stoke: the mark of the spring lhasa

I love my Lhasas so much that I think I might sell all of my other skis. Like /\/\/\ you say, keep the tips weighted and they handle groomers outstandingly, so what's the point of keeping any of my smaller waisted skis around? Still am considering a pair of Spatulas just because I've always wanted a pair, but I can't think of a reason to keep the other guys.

Nice pic, dude.
Cool thing about the Lhasas is they'll groom you to ski like a skier on the grooms and let you get away with almost anything in the soft stuff.

this is my 2nd season on the lhasa 191!!!!!!!!!!!!! this board is a bliss maker and a mountain slayer!!!!!! riding these boards advanced my skill progression to life time high levels!!!!!! sure, i am still a beater, gaper, flounder, jong...but i enjoy whatever the sky puts down. FKNA MADE IN THE USA!!!!!! powder skiing was invented in utah - only powder skis made in the USA will grace my boots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

patrol has just dropped the rope on road to provo for the first time this season!!!! old lady lies untracked just inside the gate!!! can you do it!!!! this is not the deep fluff of utah renown!! this is "mixed variable" raw mountainside!!!! FKNA!!!! the lhasa say drop in!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://live.tetongravity.com/_old-la...487/75233.html

Lhasa pows make you float up the skintrack like a powder crazed Aladdin. They're like a magic carpet of fabulousness!

Slaag master - the reason why im hesitant towards booth this ski and some americans, you just come across as religious nutbags. I kinda like it but im afraid i like it in the same way some germans liked adolf in 39

If it helps I'm an agnostic about god and jebus/ allah/budda/krishna/shiva but skiing Lhasas is truly an awakening. They're made of top quality materials by people being paid a living wage. Try to find that combination in mass produced skis or even one of those, not likely. My 192's have lots and lots of hard charging days and they're constructed just like the Lhasa, they still pop like new 3 seasons later.

Bulten, i applaud your diligence!!!! the hitler stache is making a comeback among bird employees!!! youth instructors shrill "NINE NINE NINE NINE NINE!!!!!!!" is daily heard on the parade grounds!!!!

on the other hand buddha say no deity long time!!!!!!!!!!!

Hahaha so fucked up im gonna get a pair just from this reply

bro befo ho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess I should add Max's helmetcam shots in here...





And powder11...

So what's the snow like in Tahoe? Specifically - Kwood and Heavenly.

I haven't been able to go up in almost 2 months now....

Last year the mount on the 191s (191 Hybrids) had me perplexed as they kicked ass in bottomless above treeline but let me down in tight tree pow as hard to turny. Replaced dukes with FT12 to bleed off some weight and then remounted +1. All ailments cured. They are dialed for me. Love em. So, now down to running LP 186 daily driver , 191 pow

New wit tey geypro...sorry no edit skillz yet
so turn down volume and hum CW McColl's Wolf Creek Pass

rocked my 196 lhasa pows yesterday in everything from knee deep pow to ice to chop to packed powder groomers.

i can't believe how awesome this ski is. mounted +0.9 and able to make turns short to long, rail train tracks to slarve and slash the pow. inspire confidence to truck on thru at mach looney.

my 191s should show up this afternoon! [dedicated tour]

I was literally LOL all afternoon riding my Lhasas through bottomless pow.... LOVE these skis.

powdork enrolled his Lhasas in flight school this week. Nice pic, pd!

utah stylee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4631956929792

Maxim Arsenault and Athan Merrick have some tips on last min Christmas gifts... Lhasa Pow!

Max waiting for Santa fed ex to bring his new rockered Bro 192's



Atrain opened his gifts early this year.

Look what I put under the tree for me:

I didn't wait for Santa to deliver

Santa isn't the only one taking to the sky on Christmas eve...