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11-14-2018, 12:26 PM #26Registered User
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11-14-2018, 01:26 PM #28Registered User
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My experience has been that the crazy Surface rocker forces you to immediately learn to slarve efficiently (though since mine are stiffer than the average pow ski I can still lay down an edge when you need to on anything other than boiler.) For me learning to slarve meant learning to ride with much lighter feet, and I gained a ton of playfulness in the process. The rocker profile was definitely the catalyst for that.
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11-14-2018, 02:06 PM #29
Sorry, I am new here.
When did "slarve" become a word?"Its not the arrow, its the Indian" - M.Pinto
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11-14-2018, 02:11 PM #30
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11-14-2018, 02:15 PM #31
lol bro DPS has been at it for years https://www.google.com/search?q=site...kis.com+slarve
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11-14-2018, 02:18 PM #32
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11-14-2018, 02:33 PM #33Registered User
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well I found I preferred skis with a bigger turning radius so for pow more early rise flatter tail of the lotus 120
I had the JJ and the DPS wailer 112 which are really quite similar, I find the 5 point are fine in a new pow dump of course lots of skis would be fine in 6 or 10 inches of new but IME a twin tip NEEDS new snow to soften up the ride and allow large turns anywhere becuz with both the ends turned up I would compare the ride to a mtnbike where the suspension is already most of the way thru its travel
Another negative is on firmer piste a TT doesnt have much of a usable edge, for a 185 there is < 110 mm on piste.
Also the turn radius is well under 20M which isnt great for a skier who likes bigger turns so I sold the wailers cuz i could get mo money and I use the JJ's to chase rocksLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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11-14-2018, 02:37 PM #34Registered User
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11-14-2018, 02:43 PM #35Registered User
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11-14-2018, 02:49 PM #36Registered User
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i think when they are big enough they are tits whoever is wearing them
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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11-14-2018, 02:57 PM #37Registered User
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thanks
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11-14-2018, 03:32 PM #38
In this case, i think the technical term is "bitchtits"
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11-14-2018, 10:47 PM #39
Since I'm a low-budget skier, I spend the entirety of last season touring on a pair of Dynafit Hokkaidos (including days when we hadn't seen new snow in over a week). Not quite as heavily rockered as some of the other skis mentioned here, but I can echo what others have said. Breaks trail easily, and as long as the skin track isn't icy I didn't have any problems. Sidehilling can be difficult since your effective edge is pretty short in that instance, but if you stomp into it a bit you should be ok.
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11-15-2018, 03:27 AM #40Registered User
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I realize it's like weakening the weakest point. On the other hand 89mm skins on 102 underfoot is not the same as 108 wide skins on 124. W2W is obviously ideal. Well, I guess I'll have to stick to Bibbys in this trip as I can only take 1 pair for this trip, don't want to risk.
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11-15-2018, 05:30 AM #41Registered User
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11-15-2018, 09:47 AM #42
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