2011/12 gear rumor mill.... yup

[_koppen]

New ski, the Shiro, 118 under foot.

Made in Germany??

[Utter]

Fondled the new K2, Nordica, Blizzard, Storm, Dynastar, Völkl and maybe something more today. Pics etc will be posted at freeride.se later on tonight afaik.
Ant questions? Will answer them as good as I can.

[Nordic75]

good to hear völkl bringing it back to Germany. About time.

[ZomblibulaX]

...really wild stuff...

Are you going to end up issuing a formal apology to everyone who bought 112RP's this year?

[Hazze]

Made in Germany??

It is writing in one of the first side... Yes it is Made in Germany...

We miss you and you expertice in freeride.se please comeback

[Utter]

Oh and btw, Technica has a pbr series colab with Blizzard. Boots with interchangable soles and some with walk mode. Dynafit, rubber and normal soles. 110, 120 and 130 flex.

[masterofgreenbeans]

Are you going to end up issuing a formal apology to everyone who bought 112RP's this year?

Why? I don't need any apology. My 112RP pure's came on time and are the best and highest quality skis I have ever ridden.

What skis are you pimping? Are you going to publicly admit that DPS's product is far superior to yours?

[hop]

Could this be rockered sidewalls? My brother in-law has a snowboard that has rocker on the sides instead of the tip/tail. Rockered sides along with tips/tails would give you a creative, loose feel......

http://www.garywayneskis.com/garyway....com/Home.html

[Bird Blaster]

http://www.garywayneskis.com/garyway....com/Home.html

that just shows that any good skier can make garbage work in soft snow

[ZomblibulaX]

Why? I don't need any apology. My 112RP pure's came on time and are the best and highest quality skis I have ever ridden.

What skis are you pimping? Are you going to publicly admit that DPS's product is far superior to yours?

Ahh, lighten up, Francis. What did DPS do last year? Blew your mind with the 112RP! What are thay gonna do this year? Blow your mind with something even more mind-blowing! Do they feel bad about it? No, for they are in the business of blowing your mind. It was a joke, like this:

"What's a pirate's favorite letter?"

-"Ye think it be 'R', but the 'C' be his only love."

I'm not pimping anybody's shit, but I will publicly admit that you need to go ski your fantastic banana sticks and smile a little.

Sorry all; as you were.

[Daywalker]

Technica... Boots with interchangable soles and some with walk mode. Dynafit, rubber and normal soles. 110, 120 and 130 flex.

I want this in the Inferno last...

[D(C)]

Some pics of 2012 skis: http://www.skipass.com/news/61607-le...-devoiles.html

[wolverine]

From Meribel i9n france. 2012 skis, some brands.
http://www.skieur.com/News/5808-pres...a-meribel.html

[yiu-han]

Lots of pics from the Swedish Swesport (dealers fair).
http://www.freeride.se/content/5220/

Völkls:

[yiu-han]

Rossignol:
Super 7, S7, S3, Sickle (S6)
Orange FKS14, orange Axial 14, yellow Axium 12


S7, S3, Sickle (S6), Scimitar (S5)
Orange Axial 14, yellow Axium 12, orange Axial 12, yellow Axial 12


Line:

[Like a Boss]

So the Chopstick is toast?

Also, what's this Prophet 98 all about?

[Sessiøn]

So the Chopstick is toast?

Also, what's this Prophet 98 all about?

My assesment: 100 is a scary number...98?...Not so much.

I would bet that it's still 100, they just rebadged it as 98 so as to not scare people who are still intimidated by a wide ski.

[Professor]

Anybody got the lengths for the Shiro?

[XavierD]

So the Chopstick is toast?

Also, what's this Prophet 98 all about?

Pretty sure the chopstick was still in the catalog. but not sure. If it is gone, then good riddance.

the prophet 98 is probably the same ski as the 100, just changed a number for the sake of reducing perceived cross over with the Influence 105. I also think it is softer then before. I believe the idea with it is to go after the mantra market, not sure why they needed to change the ski though... It was allways better then the Mantra.

[dfinn]

Anybody got the lengths for the Shiro?

I think it's something like 186 and 193. Waiting on confirmation of that.

[Hypnotoad]

Lots of pics from the Swedish Swesport (dealers fair).
http://www.freeride.se/content/5220/

Looks like Blizzard ditched the IQ slider system?

[Professor]

I think it's something like 186 and 193. Waiting on confirmation of that.

The 193 could be promising. Let us know what you hear.

[dfinn]

183 and 193. That's a short 193 though if they measure like my 195 kuros.

[jaobrien6]

Looks like Blizzard ditched the IQ slider system?

The magnums, one and answer, which are returning this year, still have it. The new skis pictured there do not.

[nickwm21]

I like how everyone is toning down the rocker for 2011-2012... The ski industry has commonsense!