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05-12-2011, 12:35 PM #1
Let me ride that donkey.
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AK Trip: 2 ski options (Coomba vs. LL2)
In one week, I've got a trip to the Pika & Ruth Glacier's for some leg powered skiing.
I've got some beat to shit 188 coombas w/ dynafit that have been my go-to BC ski for a solid 2 years. I've done plenty of touring on them - but a year back I put a mean crease in the top sheet of one of the skis tips. It's not the worst thing ever - but it's there... and I can't really tell if or when it'll get worse.
I've also got a pair of 189 Surface LL2 that are currently mounted with 914s.
I'm debating pulling the 914s off and slapping a pair of sollyfit plates on them. My skins fit the LL2 - so it'd just be moving to a slightly heavier ski w/ massive rocker.
Clearly that much rocker has benefits in shitty punchy show - but also doesn't skin as well when 40% of the skin isn't touching the ground.
Thoughts?
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05-12-2011, 01:08 PM #2
Irrie Rasta Dog Copilot
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Take em both or at least a backup pair for the group.
Sloggin around on the Ruth I'd go as light as possible with dynas and coombas.
Don't you have a pair of lotus 120's soliplate those?
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05-12-2011, 01:19 PM #3
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No 120s for this guy... I WISH!
I guess tossing the extra's with plates would only be an extra 10-11 pounds.
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05-12-2011, 01:23 PM #4
Disgruntled zookeeper
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what is your bsl?
i have a pair of 191 lhasa pows with dynafits you could use if you are ~318.Last edited by wendigo; 05-12-2011 at 01:35 PM. Reason: pour spilling
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05-12-2011, 01:31 PM #5
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That's awesome wedigo - I'm a 316!! That would be friggen awesome. Also avoiding putting my skis into cargo would be one less chunk of coin.
So.... Wendigo = Ben?
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05-12-2011, 01:45 PM #6
Disgruntled zookeeper
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winner winner chicken dinner
Originally Posted by Poop*Ghost
I have skins as well. Plus I get the bonus of giving you my other skis if it dumps.
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05-12-2011, 01:48 PM #7
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WHEN it dumps. Originally Posted by wendigo
what are your other skis? please don't say atomic r:ex
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05-12-2011, 01:53 PM #8
That's like, your opinion
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There might be a lot of Lhasa Pow 191s on this trip...
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05-12-2011, 01:57 PM #9
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Yostmark Noodles! Bring leathers, they work best with the Superloops. Originally Posted by Poop*Ghost
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05-12-2011, 02:09 PM #10
Let me ride that donkey.
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BWHAHAHAHAHAH. I'm going to just stay at camp and smoke dope and listen to Bob Marley. Speaking of which, who's smuggling the AK-47?
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I can ski busted 188 coombas in Colorado Glop. I fear no ski.
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05-12-2011, 02:25 PM #11
Never Loved a Shovel
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Goddamnit, I've been listening to him moan about his ski situation for weeks now. It was 100% entertainment and then you go and solve his problem for him.
I am so pissed, I wanted to spend 5 hours on the plane listening to him whine about whether he made the right decision or not! And then wondering when he was going to snap another heel pin.
I have been robbed of endless entertainment!"Buy the Fucking Plane Tickets!"
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05-12-2011, 02:35 PM #12
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Hey everybody JoeStrummer makes it into Tech Talk??!! Wow, typically he's just loaded and cruising gear swap for impulse buys.
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05-12-2011, 02:39 PM #13
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He has been asking me for over two months now the same fucking questions... Originally Posted by JoeStrummer
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05-13-2011, 01:16 PM #14
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add me to the crowd of people he bitched too CONSTANTLY about this decision...
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05-13-2011, 01:50 PM #15
Never Loved a Shovel
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Eric Shipton could plan an entire Himalayan expedition on the back of a cocktail napkin over a glass of gin and bitters. Now Jason needs to wring his hands for weeks over which ski rig to bring. WTF has society come to?
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05-13-2011, 04:40 PM #16
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He's a worrier... Originally Posted by JoeStrummer
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05-13-2011, 08:55 PM #17
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A shortage of pink gins, thats what. Originally Posted by JoeStrummer
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