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    Blizzard Spur

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    189cm
    146/125/134mm side cut
    28mm Radius

    - Minimal camber underfoot, long, graduated rocker in the tip, Fairly flat tail with slight tail rocker.

    - No Metal, but lots o' Wood and plenty of Carbon.

    - Mounted at 0 (suggested)

    First off everyone wants cool shit. Let's face it, we all like it when people stare at our exotic skis and ask "what are those?"... While covered in snow most of the day I have never been asked more about a ski by random folks in the lift line than on these. They look fantastic!!!
    My Iphone pic above does no justice to the radness of these graphics. Anything that helps you look rad on the mountain is obviously awesome. So they pass the first and most important test with flying colors.

    As for the actual skiing.... Wow! Holy Shit!! I like them!!!

    I was told to think of the Spur as a Bodacious 2.0. I'm gonna up that to Bodacious 5.7...

    Favorite ski in this category has always been the 4frnt Renegade in a 196. I will always hold onto and cherish my two pair but the the first day on the Spur was an Ah-Ha moment for me.

    I'll have to reserve final judgement until some deep pow days on these things, but I can say with assurance the Spur is far superior on groomers and weird "transitional" snow.

    More to come...
    Last edited by Brianskis; 02-14-2014 at 04:42 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brianskis View Post
    First off everyone wants cool shit. Let's face it, we all like it when people stare at our exotic skis and ask what are those... While covered in snow most of the day I have never been asked more about a ski by random folks in the lifeline than these. They look fantastic!!!
    Do you have a fake Rolex?

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    They just look white. Why the fuck to manufacturers keep making white powder skis?
    No longer stuck.

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    Just an uneducated guess.

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    im interested in the boot drying box.... just tied into the vent?

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    i wanna play

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    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    They just look white. Why the fuck to manufacturers keep making white powder skis?
    Because consumers have spoken and the majority of them would prefer to have slightly less snow stick to their topsheets on bluebird days than a ski that is more easily found in soft snow.

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    The slippers (2nd pair from left) what kind are they?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    They just look white. Why the fuck to manufacturers keep making white powder skis?
    Because they're skiers themselves, and not e-skiers who pretend at expertise with 10k posts on TGR where they ask stupid questions or try to be funny but fail at that too.

    Maybe if you ask Blizzard's NRockies rep nicely -- from your shop owner's spot, or nationally recognized expert's spot, that should be easy to do -- they'll change the sheet to something that appeals to Westchester County transplants who bitch about the lack of expensive restaurants and good bagel shops.

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    Remember how I said to stfu?
    No longer stuck.

    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Just an uneducated guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by glademaster View Post
    Because consumers have spoken and the majority of them would prefer to have slightly less snow stick to their topsheets on bluebird days than a ski that is more easily found in soft snow.
    'Zactly. Won't buy a dark color ski ever again, dragging around ten pounds of topsheet snow sucks. I now have two pair of white skis, definitely the way to go, at least in warm Cali.

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    Saw someone at Vail today with these.

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    Here are some pics of the Spur and Renegade side by side with boot center matched up evenly. Again Spur is a 189cm and Renegade is a 196cm, both mounted at manufacturers recommended boot center. Interesting how, either the Spur has a very long tip (that's what she said) or the Renegade has a very long tail, depending on how you want to look at it.
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    Tail comparison

    I was gonna use multiple Hundies but thought better...
    Last edited by Brianskis; 02-14-2014 at 04:45 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by creaky fossil View Post
    Do you have a fake Rolex?
    Watches are for old folks who don't yet possess the "mobile phone"...

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    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    They just look white. Why the fuck to manufacturers keep making white powder skis?
    Crank your DIN, get better technique, buy a SkiFinder and at last resort use powder cords along with body armour and you may not need eye blinding neon graphics to find your skis after your surprisingly frequent blow ups... Just kidding maybe your really good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lindahl View Post
    Saw someone at Vail today with these.
    Fucking Lying Bastards, I was told I was the only one 😭

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    Quote Originally Posted by hawkgt View Post
    im interested in the boot drying box.... just tied into the vent?
    Not my place but yes, I believe so, along with a switch that can divert the air completely...

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    Quote Originally Posted by shroom View Post
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    Past the age of about 16 this has only had one meaning to me. A meaning that is much different from the meaning I knew before. I hope you are talking of the earlier childhood meaning and not the latter...

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    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Remember how I said to stfu?
    no. I remember you pretending to be a badass online, but not being one in meatspace.

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    Yeah, it was right where I said you know where I live, so come have a beer with me or stfu.

    Lol, Brian. I'm decent. I don't lose my skis but I'd. like to thing that just in case, a bright dayglow ski is best.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Just an uneducated guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caucasian Asian View Post
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    demo avail on sun and mon for you. I'll ski them tomorrow.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Brianskis View Post
    Past the age of about 16 this has only had one meaning to me. A meaning that is much different from the meaning I knew before. I hope you are talking of the earlier childhood meaning and not the latter...
    if it skis that well it simply becomes sensual.

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    i used to love losing my old white moship flights cause at that point im just lookin for tits in the snow - a wonderful pastime.

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    if stuck and crusty are done flirting.... can we get a comparison of the spur to rens? i have been a ren lover for 3 seasons now, will prolly buy a backup pair, and gotta say the spur is looking titties! first ski with that shape and rocker profile i've seen in a while that turns my head.

    edit: specifically interdasted if the spur has the same magic chargey/ stable while still redarted nimble/playful. also bonus if it handles the groomed and choo better than the ren...
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    Quote Originally Posted by hawkgt View Post
    im interested in the boot drying box.... just tied into the vent?
    That thing has a bathroom vent fan mounted on top. You can make one for about $30-40 in about an hour if you have any carpentry skills and tools..

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