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03-05-2024, 02:17 AM
Thread: New Strive - paging ONK
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I have some issues with my Strives 14 GW with...
I have some issues with my Strives 14 GW with alpine sole boots as well. There is noticeable lateral or rotational movement in the toe when putting lateral pressure on the ski tip, i.e. in forced...
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02-04-2024, 04:10 PM
Thread: The Dynastar Thread
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MF108 with a modern metal frame construction like...
MF108 with a modern metal frame construction like Mantra 102 or Nordica Unleashed would be money. The suspension of the hybrid core is not the bestI MO. I dunno if version 2 of the hybrid core...
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01-29-2024, 07:41 AM
Thread: Soft Snow Gymkhana - The Heritage Lab FR110
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I always thought the OG Devastator was a great...
I always thought the OG Devastator was a great ski design but in 194 cm it was plain to long to be enjoyable (and the 184 cm was too short). MO seems to get it right on the FR110. Maybe I should try...
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01-27-2024, 05:26 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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What a freakin crazy show! Marcus Gaugen was so...
What a freakin crazy show! Marcus Gaugen was so close to pulling off the most intense run in a ski comp ever. The modern version of Fabian Lentsch winning run at the 4* FWQ comp in Obergurgl 9 years...
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01-27-2024, 02:41 PM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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Kind of funny opinion but whatever. Great we have...
Kind of funny opinion but whatever. Great we have choices.
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01-27-2024, 02:13 PM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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At this point I had to laugh. Did you ski any of...
At this point I had to laugh. Did you ski any of the „noodles“?
Arne did of course charge at his time but this can’t be compared to charging today. Just watch today‘s FWT comp in Verbier. Different... -
01-27-2024, 01:47 PM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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If you define a charger as a ski which actually...
If you define a charger as a ski which actually people are charging on then you won’t see any Cochises or Bodacious. I mean really charging in real terrain not just skiing fast some black runs.
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01-27-2024, 01:29 PM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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Don’t really get this nostalgia for old school...
Don’t really get this nostalgia for old school chargers. The current crop of modern chargy skis like M-Free 108, Sender Free 110, Blade Optic 104/114 and Unleashed 108/114 are much more fun and won’t...
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01-27-2024, 12:22 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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That‘s the problem with guys like Hitzig or...
That‘s the problem with guys like Hitzig or Turdell - they‘re skiing so smooth that everything looks effortless even if they’re sending super gnarly stuff.
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01-24-2024, 12:09 PM
Thread: The Dynastar Thread
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The Dynastar Thread
The men’s podium of the Junior Freeride World Championship says it all - 2x MF108, 1x SF110.
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01-23-2024, 11:59 AM
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They are killing off E110 & E115 because no one...
They are killing off E110 & E115 because no one was skiing them in Europe besides some sponsored hotshots. Nordica has no sex appeal to the target population of skis >= 110 mm whatsoever. Just look...
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01-22-2024, 02:38 AM
Thread: Nordica Unleashed 114
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Regarding length: the UL114 have a long effective...
Regarding length: the UL114 have a long effective edge and don't ski short so no need to upsize like on M-Free 108. I measured the 191 to around 188-188.5 cm straight pull. Although I appreciated the...
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01-20-2024, 12:29 PM
Thread: Nordica Unleashed 114
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Nordica Unleashed 114
First day on my new Unleashed 114 191. I got them pretty cheap and lots of young rippers are on the Unleasheds around here so I wanted to give them a try. I spent the last 3 seasons on the M-Free 108...
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01-15-2024, 02:07 AM
Thread: The Dynastar Thread
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The Dynastar Thread
Ha ha, that’s exactly what some Dynastar athletes like Reine Barkered were doing on the MF108. Watch his run in Verbier at FWT final 2021.
https://youtu.be/NjG4Wjf4WQg?si=8e4brsCftUJ0NkyY
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11-18-2023, 01:05 PM
Thread: Tof Henry :-(
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Sounds like the guys dropped into an extremely...
Sounds like the guys dropped into an extremely exposed area with 50 deg slope and massive cliff in the fall line.
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05-01-2023, 02:55 AM
Thread: Mantra 102 - where to mount it?
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Mantra 102 - where to mount it?
I have/had all three, K108/M102/B97. Sold K108 because it was to much overlap with M102 and I much prefer M-free 108 for this spot of a soft snow oriented but still playful charger. The OG B97 in 189...
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04-17-2023, 11:54 AM
Thread: Soft Snow Gymkhana - The Heritage Lab FR110
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Funny, I spent plenty of time skiing reverse...
Funny, I spent plenty of time skiing reverse camber skis like OG Katanas, OG Cochise, OG Bodacious, 2nd gen Noctas, current Corvus, OG Devastators, OG Spurs but never noticed something particularly...
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04-05-2023, 02:46 PM
Thread: The Dynastar Thread
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04-01-2023, 11:52 AM
Thread: Katana 108 - the resurrerection
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Is there any noticeable difference between the...
Is there any noticeable difference between the 22/23 model and the 21/22? On soothski, it looks like there is, for example in the straight pull tape length measurement.
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03-02-2023, 03:50 PM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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Have you been on the old R11 188 in the past? How...
Have you been on the old R11 188 in the past? How does the new 186 compare to the old 188?
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03-01-2023, 03:03 AM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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Has anybody been on the new R11 yet? They start...
Has anybody been on the new R11 yet?
They start to appear at the shops now and I‘m tempted. I wonder if the 192 is still significantly more chargy than 186. I had 192 and 188 in the old version and... -
02-15-2023, 01:33 AM
Thread: The Dynastar Thread
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All the MF108 fanbois eyeing now the Rossignol...
All the MF108 fanbois eyeing now the Rossignol Sender Free 110 with a hard on in the pants…
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01-30-2023, 05:07 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Ha, ha, thought exactly the same. Drunk or...
Ha, ha, thought exactly the same. Drunk or stoned. Moga had significant control and fluidity issues as well as two backslap landings (two out of three). No way such run gonna podium him. Placing him...
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01-30-2023, 04:18 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Max Hitzig is German by nationality living in...
Max Hitzig is German by nationality living in Austria. He has also a German pass. No way he could start under FIS regulations for Austria.
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01-27-2023, 05:33 AM
Thread: The Dynastar Thread
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The Dynastar Thread
Alas shitty. I’m always astonished about the difference between my Mantra 102 or Bonafides and MF108 in edge hold on icy hardpack. MF108 pretty much sucks and both others are almost a joy. But...
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01-21-2023, 01:51 AM
Thread: Sender Squad vs. M-Free 108
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Yes, potentially likes to be killed as well...
Yes, potentially likes to be killed as well skiing this just with a hat. Someone has to introduce him to potential consequences. Can’t understand why Rossignol supports this kind of ignorance.
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12-25-2022, 05:51 AM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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So, no further intel on the new Rustlers? Someone...
So, no further intel on the new Rustlers? Someone has to know more than that.
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12-13-2022, 06:36 AM
Thread: Nordica Unleashed 108
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I was intrigued by U108 since last year when I...
I was intrigued by U108 since last year when I saw the young guns from the Nordica team around Stefan Häusl ripping those at my home mountain. I was thinking of them as a compelement to my MF108 for...
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12-09-2022, 05:46 AM
Thread: Going to Zermatt
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No! Yes! Chamonix-Verbier-Zermatt, all...
No!
Yes!
Chamonix-Verbier-Zermatt, all are quite close together, all with an abudance of magnificient terrain, all worth to spend several seasons there -
12-09-2022, 05:34 AM
Thread: Going to Zermatt
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Check out this:...
Check out this:
https://www.zermatt.ch/content/view/full/59606?type=apartment
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12-08-2022, 01:21 PM
Thread: Going to Zermatt
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Just rent one of hundreds private apartments...
Just rent one of hundreds private apartments offered in Zermatt via online booking. The prices are decent for those. Don’t go to any fancy hotels as they are hopelessly overpriced.
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12-08-2022, 05:47 AM
Thread: Going to Zermatt
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Funny thing though comparing Zermatt to places...
Funny thing though comparing Zermatt to places like Andermatt oder Disentis. Zermatt has like 5x bigger terrain (not even counting the south facing Italian side) and almost 1000 m vertical more. And...
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05-21-2022, 03:15 AM
Thread: Playful Pow Ski
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Suprised nobody mentioned Bentchetlers 120....
Suprised nobody mentioned Bentchetlers 120. Iconic playful but still chargy powder ski, at least in 192. Complements wonderfully MF 108 192 as DD. Sometimes I even wish MF 108 being more...
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04-24-2022, 12:18 AM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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My B97 189 waiting at the start line of „Weisser Rausch“ (White Rush) in St. Anton.yesterday Those things haul ass.... -
04-19-2022, 05:34 AM
Thread: Mantra 102 - where to mount it?
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Mantra 102 - where to mount it?
Looks like Völkl dumbed down the new 22/23 M102 making it more „accessible“. Has anybody been on them already and can compare to the current version?
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04-02-2022, 01:52 PM
Thread: 22/23 gear rumors
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22/23 gear rumors
Fondled today a pair of Nordicas Unleashed 108 186 cm. Interesting looking ski and would love to try them in 191 cm. Asked for the 191 length. Shop guy told me they aren’t available in Europe yet....
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03-28-2022, 11:16 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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To get this thread back to the common ground of...
To get this thread back to the common ground of gear whoring:
Interesting ski choice by Ross Tester. Either a Katana 108 mounted like +10 from recommended or the new Revolt 11x??? -
03-26-2022, 05:18 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Shiiit, Aymar went down hard. Not a good sign...
Shiiit, Aymar went down hard. Not a good sign seeing him sliding motionless down the face.
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03-26-2022, 12:49 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Shouldn’t happen with a decent helmet. Wonder...
Shouldn’t happen with a decent helmet. Wonder what happened. Did she lost her helmet or something?
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03-21-2022, 07:39 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Whatever guys, but don’t send some random unknown...
Whatever guys, but don’t send some random unknown to you dudes in this conditions there.
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03-21-2022, 05:04 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Snow for the Euros.
The top is quite steep and exposed over rocks. Then it opens up to more mellow lines in the lower part. You should know what are you doing if you drop in from the very top.
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03-21-2022, 03:22 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Snow for the Euros.
It‘s called Schweinströge and that’s definitely not an area where some tourists without solid local knowledge should get into.
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03-17-2022, 05:45 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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When I was a kid some from our group have been...
When I was a kid some from our group have been complaining about the snow to our trainer. He told us, if you have snow you can ski, there is not such a thing like bad snow, there are just bad skiers....
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03-14-2022, 07:00 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Incredible high level of skiing but I missed...
Incredible high level of skiing but I missed somewhat original line choices ala Bimboes or Tabke. They should forbid the Swedes skiing the same lines over and over. It’s not a fookin figure skating....
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03-13-2022, 11:37 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Freeride World Tour
Max Hitzig got obviously a wildcard for Fieberbrunn. Dude is on fire, deserves it.
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03-11-2022, 02:41 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Valle Blanche should be on the bucket list of...
Valle Blanche should be on the bucket list of every serious skier. Skiing is meh but the scenery is gorgeous. Thrill descending from the top tram station alone is worth to go for it.
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03-02-2022, 06:20 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Snow for the Euros.
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You were in the wrong place, man. Last week was just incredible in the right parts of the Alps! -
02-28-2022, 12:27 PM
Thread: Bent Chet 120
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Yes, gives you something between 5.5 and 6.0 cm...
Yes, gives you something between 5.5 and 6.0 cm from true center. Ski feels pretty balanced at this mount and I’m not planning to land switch in pow.
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02-28-2022, 11:11 AM
Thread: Bent Chet 120
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Big mountain lines on BC120. Such a great ski for powder days! -
02-21-2022, 11:51 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Freeride World Tour
Turdell skis very stylish and smooth but he’s definitely not „by-far“ the best skier on the tour.
It’s like saying Soul 7 is by-far the best freeride ski around which we all known but which is kinda...
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