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11-08-2019, 07:37 PM #201
You’re not the real Marshal, right?
Uno mas
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11-08-2019, 08:15 PM #202
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11-09-2019, 01:03 PM #203Registered User
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Maybe you get more snow than me but anything wider than a lotus 120 I can't use very much,
I got some 135 underfoot gigawatts that only come out in >20cms, pretty wide and pretty hard on the legsLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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11-10-2019, 06:47 PM #204
Yeah but that's why we have a quiver, right?
I skied castle a few years ago when they got 54 cm between 7am and 3pm and I couldn't get any of my skis to get up out of that snow.
So this year I bought a pair of pon2oons that may only get used a day or 2 a year but I expect I'll be glad I have them when that day comes.
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11-10-2019, 07:06 PM #205Registered User
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Not sure where you’re located but I’m in Tahoe. Similar to the post below, there’s “usually” a handful of days where the Wailer 112s just don’t float well. So yeah, not very often but when the conditions warrant it it’s awesome to have the 138s. Nonetheless, I snagged some PowFishes so even though they’re not much wider underfoot I’m curious if they’ll still float a little better due to the 150mm tip and the swallow tail. Definitely less cumbersome on the up than a 138.
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11-10-2019, 07:45 PM #206Registered User
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2 to 5 times a year we get a dump that is worth a super fat, not having the job and being able to hit it is important
I thot about selling them at 1st cuz they were'nt get used much but you have to be patient ehLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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11-12-2019, 06:49 PM #207
Interesting turn of events over at DPS - Stephen Drake is out. Thoughts? Marshal?
https://blisterreview.com/industry-n...onger-with-dps
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11-12-2019, 06:50 PM #208
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11-12-2019, 06:53 PM #209
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11-12-2019, 07:14 PM #210
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11-12-2019, 07:21 PM #211
I think DPS lost the recipe after the OG lotus 120
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Utah?
Yeah, Utah. It's wedged in between Wyoming and Nevada. You've seen pictures of it, right?
So after 15 years we finally made it to Utah.....
Thanks BCSAR and POWMOW Ski Patrol for rescues
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11-12-2019, 07:52 PM #212
Man, that sucks. People can say what they will about DPS and dentistry, but Stephan poured his soul into that company and created some game changing skis in the process. Speculating here - but it sucks when money wins out over artistry.
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11-12-2019, 08:00 PM #213
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11-12-2019, 08:22 PM #214
I wonder if the spoon nonsense and other crap skis geared for sales and not innovation frustrated him. I know their recent 15m stuff and high prices have soured my taste. Where is the big 35m straight skis? Lotus was such a good pintail with fat rocker. All the 138 tweaks made it hard to know what was what.
Well hopefully he starts up his own brand and kicks their ass.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR ForumsI need to go to Utah.
Utah?
Yeah, Utah. It's wedged in between Wyoming and Nevada. You've seen pictures of it, right?
So after 15 years we finally made it to Utah.....
Thanks BCSAR and POWMOW Ski Patrol for rescues
8, 17, 13, 18, 16, 18, 20, 19, 16, 24, 32, 35
2021/2022 (13/15)
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11-12-2019, 08:23 PM #215Registered User
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11-12-2019, 08:38 PM #216
Condolences Mr. Drake.
For some of us, the innovation on the L120 brought revolutionary cosmic joy.
All the best.
Ski Here Now.Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
>>>200 cm Black Bamboo Sidewalled DPS Lotus 120 : Best Skis Ever <<<
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11-12-2019, 08:44 PM #217
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11-12-2019, 08:52 PM #218
He is talking about me, not Stephan
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11-12-2019, 09:08 PM #219
Ha! Yeah, carry on....
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11-13-2019, 03:07 PM #220
Blister article updated with a statement from Stephan. Sounds like one douchnozzle is going to ruin the whole DPS brand as we know it.
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11-13-2019, 03:52 PM #221Registered User
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well thats new and intersting ^^ and Marshal Olson left almost 2 yrs ago so maybe read between the lines ?
If DPS arent making any skis you want to buy its not really necessary to boycott themLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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11-14-2019, 12:43 AM #222
Came here to say thanks Marshall (and nice to see you here) - you sold me a brand new pair of 202 stiff 138s with bamboo sidewalls when they were 5 years old for a screaming deal. They were my third pair of 138s and by far the best. Crazy good pair of skis that is 10 years old now and still the best.
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11-16-2019, 12:32 PM #223
Ode to the DPS Lotus 138 (and Volant Spatula)
Marshall (or others that might know), didn’t realize there was more than one iteration of the spoon 138
I have the 140/138 pure 3 no radius-wondering how it compares to the newer, increased tip tail width and rated radius-
even with the spoon mine are better on firm than the slightly older red no spoon pures I had...
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11-16-2019, 03:41 PM #224
Hey Jon, glad you are still digging those.
hi Otto - there were two footprint versions of the 138 with spoon.
The first version of them were the older 140-138-138 “infinity radius” ones. There were two rocker profiles of these. The first ones were mega reverse camber, the cl second more more like earlier 138’s. This version had the same carbon laminate as the older red lotii, but a bunch of rubber damping added (likely why you like on on groomed more).
The second version I think is still what is being produced, a “skinny spoon” with a ~148-138-143 profile and around a 40m radius. The second footprint all had a different carbon laminate than above, and have had a few rocker profiles and flex patterns. I think these were all notably softer than the earlier 138’s.
hope that helps
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11-16-2019, 05:57 PM #225
Yeah, think I have the more limited rocker and damped. Thought it was sidecut that was helping on groomers but likely increased contact and the dampening-either way your rec for mounting was $ and was fortunate to have a season in Tahoe to make them work inbounds 5+ days.
Glad you’re back on the boards as your insight and experience are appreciated .
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