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Thread: Review: Head A-Star
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Mount baldy! How was it? When do they close for...
Mount baldy! How was it? When do they close for skiing?
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04-09-2024, 02:52 PM
Thread: Salomon Stance 102
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https://www.outdoorxl.com/salomon-stance-102-31977...
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04-09-2024, 04:24 AM
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To speak more specifically to the 06/07 in your...
To speak more specifically to the 06/07 in your photo and your question they are 100% two layers of titanal still. I am almost certain it's full length and edge to edge. The core was a mix of wood...
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04-09-2024, 04:04 AM
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The xxl was 109mm and 37m (187)/41m (194) radius...
The xxl was 109mm and 37m (187)/41m (194) radius vs same year lpr was 97mm and 29m (186)/32m (194). I never skied the og race room lpr's, but I understand they were the burliest. But the 07/08 (and...
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04-08-2024, 11:55 PM
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That's 06/07 i'm pretty sure. 07/08 is the black...
That's 06/07 i'm pretty sure. 07/08 is the black fleur de lis with the orange tips and faux woodgrain tail. I'm pretty sure the 06/07 and 07/08 are the same ski though
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04-07-2024, 04:00 PM
Thread: Heritage Lab Swallowtails (R, FR, & BC)
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i said it seemed odd to combine a certain rocker...
i said it seemed odd to combine a certain rocker profile designed for skis at one extreme to a flex/sidecut/mount originally designed at the other extreme. And then i said i could imagine how there...
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04-07-2024, 03:26 PM
Thread: Heritage Lab Swallowtails (R, FR, & BC)
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People all seem to like the r120 when they ride...
People all seem to like the r120 when they ride them, but I kept asking marshal (multiple times) to press an fl113 in the c113 mold for a bit more rise in the rocker profile. His response was...
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04-07-2024, 02:07 PM
Thread: Heritage Lab Swallowtails (R, FR, & BC)
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I was sleeping on the r105 and r110 and r120 when...
I was sleeping on the r105 and r110 and r120 when they were being discussed and made and sold, so i am not 100% in the know about them, but my understanding was that they just used the same rocker...
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04-01-2024, 10:40 PM
Thread: WTB cheapest indemnified adult binding
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Thanks all. Think i got this sorted out.
Thanks all. Think i got this sorted out.
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03-31-2024, 02:45 PM
Thread: WTB cheapest indemnified adult binding
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Thanks from what i can tell the non id are past...
Thanks from what i can tell the non id are past indemnification
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03-30-2024, 04:38 PM
Thread: WTB cheapest indemnified adult binding
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WTB cheapest indemnified adult binding
What do you got that isn't 10 seconds away from falling off the indemnification list? Must be fully functional and an adult binding with all parts. We'll call this a "side project." Thanks!
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03-29-2024, 01:20 PM
Thread: 188 Kastle FX96 Ti
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03-29-2024, 01:19 PM
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03-26-2024, 09:12 AM
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Yes. Just some light scuffs after some "aw shit"...
Yes. Just some light scuffs after some "aw shit" moments
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03-25-2024, 10:57 PM
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Price drop. Spring refreeze is upon us! Get some...
Price drop. Spring refreeze is upon us! Get some ice picks
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03-25-2024, 10:55 PM
Thread: 188 Kastle FX96 Ti
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Price drop. Somebody make these gone!
Price drop. Somebody make these gone!
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03-25-2024, 10:31 PM
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On second thought if you really want...
On second thought if you really want significantly more pivot and float than an m102 then the r110 probably IS your answer IF you are keeping the m102. They would probably complement each other...
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03-25-2024, 03:17 PM
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The fl105 is not looser than the m102, but it is...
The fl105 is not looser than the m102, but it is floatier. The r105 probably is incrementally looser and floatier. I have the fl113 that the r105 borrows its rocker profile from, but that ski is much...
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03-25-2024, 01:23 PM
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The mantra 102 (i have the og m102 in 184cm...
The mantra 102 (i have the og m102 in 184cm preupdate to current version) is better on truly firm. The HL freeride build skis have very competent edgehold, but volk has always punched way above its...
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03-25-2024, 11:09 AM
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I had 192 lp105's when they came out many years...
I had 192 lp105's when they came out many years ago. I barely remember them, but i quickly sold them because i found them no better for me than 187 xxl's at almost anything except maybe carving. The...
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03-25-2024, 12:24 AM
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I got out on the 185cm fl105 for the last two...
I got out on the 185cm fl105 for the last two days at mammoth. The previous weeks had been full on spring thaw/freeze cycles, but it dropped about 4-6" on Saturday and another 3-5" on Sunday. I was...
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03-20-2024, 10:33 PM
Thread: dwr. Best bang for the dollar????
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I just found a website that shipped 303 fabric...
I just found a website that shipped 303 fabric guard to me in California. It is currently en route. If you are in CA and interested in getting 303 LMK. Have never used it before. I used atsko this...
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03-20-2024, 09:43 PM
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I will echo a few defining impressions i have...
I will echo a few defining impressions i have from 185 fl105's:
1.) they get on edge WAY better than fl113's and are happy to carve across the fall line. They generate energy out of turns and do... -
03-18-2024, 06:12 PM
Thread: Heritage Lab Swallowtails (R, FR, & BC)
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Haha exactly! TLDR... 1.) possibly best...
Haha exactly! TLDR...
1.) possibly best resort/heli pow ski ever. Got picked over fr132 for 3 of 4 days heli skiing (last year fr132 got picked over billygoats 3 of 4 days)
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03-18-2024, 04:27 PM
Thread: Heritage Lab Swallowtails (R, FR, & BC)
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I figured they were yours after reading the...
I figured they were yours after reading the thread lol. Nope but i think marshal gave them a once over and got them looking like new. This was such a fringe use case i would not call it a tune issue...
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03-18-2024, 02:31 PM
Thread: Heritage Lab Swallowtails (R, FR, & BC)
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I gave them several 50+mph detunes down ice haha,...
I gave them several 50+mph detunes down ice haha, but I will definitely check closer. They were sharp but not tip/tail grabby and not the feeling of any hanging burr. I may go the full 2*/2* I...
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03-18-2024, 02:09 PM
Thread: Heritage Lab Swallowtails (R, FR, & BC)
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So i got on the 186 FR110 for one dry, knee deep...
So i got on the 186 FR110 for one dry, knee deep powder day in February, and immediately knew i wanted the FR120ST for a heli trip in early March. After selling the FR110, I ordered the FR120ST and...
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03-15-2024, 12:00 AM
Thread: Att zipfit gurus!
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Thanks, all!
Thanks, all!
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03-14-2024, 06:50 PM
Thread: Att zipfit gurus!
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Probably answered already but is a hotronics boot...
Probably answered already but is a hotronics boot dryer ok with zipfits? The heat feels extremely mild to me, but wanted to check first.
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03-07-2024, 11:20 PM
Thread: Att zipfit gurus!
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Super stoked to get a zipfit fitting from...
Super stoked to get a zipfit fitting from goldenbc tomorrow after following this thread loosely!
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03-04-2024, 11:49 PM
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Bumping an old thread but still looking to move...
Bumping an old thread but still looking to move these
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03-04-2024, 02:34 PM
Thread: Heritage Lab Swallowtails (R, FR, & BC)
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Just spent a full day on 187 fr120st's in mammoth...
Just spent a full day on 187 fr120st's in mammoth before the storm closed the mountain for the next two days. This is the perfect inbounds powder ski. I posted in the fr110 thread about switching...
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03-01-2024, 04:15 PM
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I'm currently waiting out a wind closure in...
I'm currently waiting out a wind closure in mammoth after riding some 187 fr120st's all morning. I sold the fr110 after 1 day in knee deep powder. Today on the 120 i was limited to lower mountain...
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03-01-2024, 12:35 AM
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'08 187 dynastar xxl's Still stupid good and i...
'08 187 dynastar xxl's
Still stupid good and i still own fl105, fl113, fx104, mantra 102, og bodacious, og devastators, and billygoats. Motherships, og invictus, wren 102ti, og cochise,... -
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Just know i sold these and immediately bought...
Just know i sold these and immediately bought fr120st's. It had mostly to do with my quiver overlap in the no-new-snow-but-still-really-soft up to 6-8" of new category. This ski is worth having in a...
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02-27-2024, 01:27 AM
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Glad you like them! Knew these had more potential...
Glad you like them! Knew these had more potential for someone looking for a more low to moderate new snow ski, but i was looking for something more pow specific that was still all mountain capable,...
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02-25-2024, 05:20 PM
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Just spent two more full days on 185cm fl105 at...
Just spent two more full days on 185cm fl105 at mammoth. Conditions were styrofoam, chalk, packed powder, firm thaw/refreeze. See the photo below to get an idea.
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02-23-2024, 10:36 PM
Thread: Boot fitter in Whistler
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Thanks everyone. My buddy got his appointment...
Thanks everyone. My buddy got his appointment with barry!
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02-21-2024, 09:28 AM
Thread: Boot fitter in Whistler
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Thanks! Definitely going to try to get an...
Thanks! Definitely going to try to get an appointment asap
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02-20-2024, 11:53 PM
Thread: Boot fitter in Whistler
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Boot fitter in Whistler
So i just made a thread for zipfits for myself as i pass through banff/golden. Well i got a buddy coming through Whistler that is in need of a bootfitter. He will be there for a week and won't likely...
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02-18-2024, 08:02 PM
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I had one day on FR110 and many many days on...
I had one day on FR110 and many many days on original construction 186 bodacious and quite a few on FL113 (which the R110 borrows its rocker profile from). I wrote quite a bit directly comparing the...
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02-17-2024, 05:58 PM
Thread: Zipfit in Banff
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I thought about it long and hard since i've heard...
I thought about it long and hard since i've heard great things about pulse labs in banff. I've actually happily skied two surefoot foam liners for 250 days. I honestly didn't have any overt...
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02-17-2024, 09:38 AM
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How do flex compare with fl105 in both rc models?
How do flex compare with fl105 in both rc models?
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02-17-2024, 12:54 AM
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185 Rossignol Experience 86 Ti with Konnect 14 Bindings
Totally the wrong crowd. But if you want pristine ice picks with fully adjustable bindings let me know.
$400 shipped CONUS. $350 picked up in Los Angeles or Mammoth area
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02-17-2024, 12:42 AM
Thread: 188 Kastle FX96 Ti
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188 Kastle FX96 Ti
One mount for 315mm pivots on the line. Absolutely pristine. Sold flat.
$325 shipped CONUS or $300 picked up in Los Angeles or Mammoth area
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02-16-2024, 09:36 PM
Thread: FS: Heritage Lab 186 FR110
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SOLD
SOLD
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02-15-2024, 05:46 PM
Thread: FS: Heritage Lab 186 FR110
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Pm'ed ya n1ck. Some tentative interest, but...
Pm'ed ya n1ck. Some tentative interest, but nothing definite yet. Still available
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02-14-2024, 11:35 PM
Thread: FS: Heritage Lab 186 FR110
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FS: Heritage Lab 186 FR110
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02-12-2024, 11:05 PM
Thread: Zipfit in Banff
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Thanks! Will actually be heading through golden...
Thanks! Will actually be heading through golden so hit up goldenbc. Will see what he can get a hold of!
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02-12-2024, 04:17 PM
Thread: Zipfit in Banff
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Zipfit in Banff
Hi, going through Banff in early March and have a down day and interested in getting zipfit liners. I feel like I remember a mag being a bootfitter in Banff area, but if there are any recommendations...
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