Thread: Lhasa Pow Stoke

^^superbro plus Lhasa = the sex

Originally Posted by ticketchecker

^^superbro plus Lhasa = the sex

I agree that it kind of looks like the SuperBRO (which is good) but unfortunately the SuperBRO does not have a (real) Carbon fiber top sheet.

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Originally Posted by ludwigk

Will they go into regular production?

Yes, but we'll also keep the regular Lhasa tops as well. This is the check 'em out phase and they're looking good enough to run with.

Originally Posted by splat

We did some test runs with these tops on 186s and 191s and they actually look a hell of a lot better in person than any photo I've been able to shoot.

I haven't seen the white graphic overlay version, but the all-carbon topsheets look very cool in person.

That topsheet looks amazing. Could you run it as an option on all the carbon based skis? I realise it'd be ridiculously awkward.

All our skis have full layers of carbon and glass above and below the cores and we will put these tops on every model next year in addition to the colored tops to demonstrate our construction and still give people some topsheet choices as well.

gorgeous, splat. Damn right, show'em what they're made of.

and yeah, caught the "Made in the US of FKNA"

If yer goin all clear topsheet and shit, can i get a, errr, leaf imbedded in the next pair of mine? Kinda thinkin right between the 'lhasa pow' and 'fkna'...

Originally Posted by Tye 1on

If yer goin all clear topsheet and shit, can i get a, errr, leaf imbedded in the next pair of mine? Kinda thinkin right between the 'lhasa pow' and 'fkna'...

Check back in the fall, Tye. heh.

Originally Posted by splat

Check back in the fall, Tye. heh.

perfect. Pissed this is the first spring in a few i won't be throwin down for some version of bro's but a)these fatass 191's [heh, i just invented that, see, for the original wider tail] are treating me fine and b) buying a house ain't cheap!

Originally Posted by Tye 1on

whereas this picture oughta be on this page too:

Those are FKN hot!

^^^ Yeah. Those are good looking.

So if I just rip the current topsheet off mine, will they look like the sexy blacks too?

Wait...I wanna have BROCKER instead of that softie LHASA POW on mine.

Those carbon top sheets are the shit, dam they look good!

Here are a couple pics to add to the stoke



First day test driving my new pair New Years day 2011, photo by Spats

Adding some recent photos of Eldereldo on his Lhasas.

goddam those are beautiful skis...^^^^^^^
once you go black.....?

Damn, ja surf, that is a flat out enchanting shot. Thanks.

I am a long way away from snow but this one takes me back.

I love the outlines on the all black tops.... will look the shit with ft-12 just as soon as I make it happen.

something for my 1500th post. I like them!

Damn those carbon tops look AWESOME!

Much as I love 'em, black topsheets (Maden AK, wrestler graphic Sumo) can be a drag at near-freezing temps though. The sun melts snow on top during the lift ride, then the slush freezes and attracts a ton of snow during the ride down, doubling or tripling the ski weight. Applying silicone wipe-on base wax (Zordos or something) to the topsheet helps some, don't bother with car wax.

the sun never shines and the temp never rises at Jay so I am not worried about that. I do see your point though.

Those Carbon tops have me drooling

I have dreamed of skiing, but I have never dreamed about a ski until I saw these Black Beauties.

I must have them

Originally Posted by ja_surf

Awesomeness

Kirkwood, Super Bowl Sunday, 2011

Full on spring conditions on this early February day: sunny blue skies, firm in the morning, softening up as the day progressed. Spent the morning on my telemark gear and was confined to the groomers because: free heeling plus me equals fail. Switched over to alpine gear around noon and that's when the REAL FUN began. So long groomers!

Anything off the groomed was either refrozen crud, icy traverses and moguls, slush and cake in the sunny spots, wind affected on the ridges, or mashed potatoes down low. With the Lhasa's, I was able to ski all of those crappy conditions with confidence and control. Fuckin' amazing! The easterly winds deposited some super sweet chalky snow in Thunder Saddle and in Wagon Wheel Bowl. Hot damn, that was nice.

Prolly 98% of everyone on the mountain stuck to the groomers because of the challenging snow conditions. Once I switched from tele gear to the Lhasas, I was all over the mountain searching for little stashes of 'soft' snow. I encountered a shit ton of firm to icy snow in the process and the Lhasas handled it all with aplomb. Dropping lips onto icy traverses? Shooting the Fingers into mashed potatoes? Done and done. I just fuckin' love these skis. A little game I play now is to search for the shittiest snow on the mountain and see how the skis handle it. So far, the Lhasas pwn it all. F.U.C.K. Y.E.A.H.

That is all.

Gary

PS pray for snow!