Black Crows: Fad or Fab?

**powdork** · 03-12-2019, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

I do like those. French for the freebirds, English for the regular line. The latest Noctas say "I take you both home."

mine say 'If you can read this, you're not skiing' and 'Made in Slovenia'

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“For adults only”

**schindlerpiste** · 03-13-2019, 01:19 AM

I have absolutely no opinion about them, thus my thread

**powdork** · 03-13-2019, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by acinpdx

“For adults only”

thats not fair i didn't get a quality control sticker

**rewbn** · 03-13-2019, 02:37 AM

If Black Crows had ‘Handmade in MURICA’ and a bald eagle on them y’all would be deep throat gagging on them like there was no tomorrow.

**lrn2swim** · 03-13-2019, 02:38 AM

Mine say...

**hercule33** · 03-13-2019, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by lrn2swim

Mine say...

What’s up with the “Machine house brewery” that looks like a faux sticker?

**lrn2swim** · 03-13-2019, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by hercule33

What’s up with the “Machine house brewery” that looks like a faux sticker?

Huh? Sorry but I'm confused about your question. Machine House is a brewery, I put their sticker on my skis.

**hercule33** · 03-13-2019, 03:32 AM

Originally Posted by lrn2swim

Huh? Sorry but I'm confused about your question. Machine House is a brewery, I put their sticker on my skis.

I got confused and thought that was part of the graphics.

I do have to say that you got balls posting a picture of your black crows complete with a microbrewery sticker in a thread where they are being called “techie hipster skis”

**lrn2swim** · 03-13-2019, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by hercule33

I got confused and thought that was part of the graphics.

I do have to say that you got balls posting a picture of your black crows complete with a microbrewery sticker in a thread where they are being called “techie hipster skis”

Ha, touche. No techie variable involved in this equation though.

This particular microbrewery does happen to be owned by my buddy who's from the UK and they make only (mostly) traditional English style cask Ales and pour them all out of firkins hooked up to beer engines. Best I've ever tried for these type of styles made by a US producer.

Does that make it more or less hipster according the metrics provided here in this glorious and infinitely informative thread??

**hercule33** · 03-13-2019, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by lrn2swim

Ha, touche. This particular microbrewery also happens to be owned by my buddy who's from the UK and they make only (mostly) traditional English style cask beers and pour them all out of firkins hooked up to beer engines. Does that make it more or less hipster according the metrics provided here in this glorious thread??

Definitely more because he is not making IPA’s like every other microbrew on the west coast and you can say I was drinking English Cask Microbrews before they were cool. And of course, triple bonus hipster points for their sticker being on a pair of Black Crows (double points for skis being Black Crows and one point for being from Seattle or SF).

**lrn2swim** · 03-13-2019, 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by hercule33

and you can say I was drinking English Cask Microbrews before they were cool.

I can't figure it out, English style cask beers have either been cool already for several hundreds of years or have never ever been cool. It's a question that keeps me up at nights.

I think it's quite possibly both somehow, which then turns it into a paradox. Not sure my mind can handle this dilemma.

**hercule33** · 03-13-2019, 04:31 AM

Originally Posted by lrn2swim

I can't figure it out, English style cask beers have either been cool already for several hundreds of years or have never ever been cool. It's a question that keeps me up at nights.

I think it's quite possibly both somehow, which then turns it into a paradox. Not sure my mind can handle this dilemma.

Haha, you are a good sport.

My advice is to just go ride your single speed with Black Crows attached to the side to the Machine House and don’t worry about it. You will be too busy worrying why they don’t have any Kombucha on tap for you to take home

I love this thread cause it makes me laugh. And your friends brewery seems pretty cool, especially since I am not a huge fan of IPAs but don’t tell that to anyone here cause I don’t want to be mistaken for a hipster

**doebedoe** · 03-13-2019, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by rewbn

If Black Crows had ‘Handmade in MURICA’ and a bald eagle on them y’all would be deep throat gagging on them like there was no tomorrow.

Most the throat gagging about made in USA skis on this forum is related to a couple of brands: Moment, on3P, PM Gear and Praxis. The gagging is mostly due to the tons of active participation these brands have had on these forums as community members.

You see just as much ass eating of Down skis forthe same reason—and they are just as Euro.

**McDee** · 03-13-2019, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by lrn2swim

I can't figure it out, English style cask beers have either been cool already for several hundreds of years or have never ever been cool. It's a question that keeps me up at nights.

I think it's quite possibly both somehow, which then turns it into a paradox. Not sure my mind can handle this dilemma.

One could comment that obviously the 100+ years of people drinking English cask ales doesn't count, as the only timelibe that counts is since when they've become fashionable again in the states.
Also English cask ales have never been cool, they should always be drunk at room temperature!

**subtle plague** · 03-13-2019, 07:18 AM

My throat is full of wonderful down skis and geo039 has a beautiful ass.

And only posers ski black crows in europe anymore. they've become the poor man's wannabe charger DPS. combined with norrona they make up the standard rich swiss go to outdoor uniform. Combined with their touring range and headbands you see them at the popular touring spots all the time.

Having said that, I'd probably like the nocta because i like my rocker 2 122s in 192.

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**HankScorpio** · 03-13-2019, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by CascadeLuke

Dps makes quality skis they’re just too much money. I learned the hard way. The pair I have left is Cassiar Alchemist 95. At 1800g you can rally up hill and race down with surprising stoutness. Clocked 67 mph on em at Copper and had complete confidence vs other low weight skis I’ve been on.

I picked up a pair of barely used carbon Cassair 95's demos on a whim last fall. They're crazy light and absolutely rail firm snow. No chatter, just a fast stable ski.

I was in Jackson a couple weeks ago and every other person was on Black Crows. Based on the crowds it might be the new official ski of Ikon passholders.

**TahoeJ** · 03-13-2019, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by HankScorpio

Based on the crowds it might be the new official ski of Ikon passholders

Seeing "ikon passholders" thrown around here a lot lately and while I kind of get it, from a CA perspective it's a little funny and doesn't really make sense. If you ski Squaw or Mammoth, there's literally no other pass you can buy - that's just our season pass. I suppose the same would apply in CO if you ski Steamboat, Winter Park, etc.

This thread is hilarious.

I was at Squaw last Friday on a sleeper pow day. Riding the lift, a guy on the same chair mockingly points out some Soul7's on a skier up ahead who had stopped for a moment ("Soul7 sighting!!!")... a few seconds go by and said skier then throws a massive backflip off a cliff and stomps it. I got a good laugh out of that one. Moral of the story is.....

**undertow2** · 03-13-2019, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

This thread is hilarious.

I was at Squaw last Friday on a sleeper pow day. Riding the lift, a guy on the same chair mockingly points out some Soul7's on a skier up ahead who had stopped for a moment ("Soul7 sighting!!!")... a few seconds go by and said skier then throws a massive backflip off a cliff and stomps it. I got a good laugh out of that one. Moral of the story is.....

Pics or it didn't happen...! And I agree - I have no dog in this fight, but this thread has been fun as hell to read...!

**HankScorpio** · 03-13-2019, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

Seeing "ikon passholders" thrown around here a lot lately and while I kind of get it, from a CA perspective it's a little funny and doesn't really make sense. If you ski Squaw or Mammoth, there's literally no other pass you can buy - that's just our season pass. I suppose the same would apply in CO if you ski Steamboat, Winter Park, etc.

This thread is hilarious.

I was at Squaw last Friday on a sleeper pow day. Riding the lift, a guy on the same chair mockingly points out some Soul7's on a skier up ahead who had stopped for a moment ("Soul7 sighting!!!")... a few seconds go by and said skier then throws a massive backflip off a cliff and stomps it. I got a good laugh out of that one. Moral of the story is.....

I made that comment as sort of a joke. I'm an EC guy and don't see the effects of the Ikon pass so much here. I get why some people are pissed but its also funny bc its really the ultimate first world problem.

Is the Soul 7 now an Ikoner ski? Did I miss that?

**TahoeJ** · 03-13-2019, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by HankScorpio

I made that comment as sort of a joke. I'm an EC guy and don't see the effects of the Ikon pass so much here. I get why some people are pissed but its also funny bc its really the ultimate first world problem.

Is the Soul 7 now an Ikoner ski? Did I miss that?

I know you were joking, it was just a general comment.

Soul 7's are widely mocked as the gaper / dentist ski of choice. And it's not necessarily an inaccurate reputation, just a reminder not to rush to judgement based on someone's gear.

**Timberridge** · 03-13-2019, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by doebedoe

Most the throat gagging about made in USA skis on this forum is related to a couple of brands: Moment, on3P, PM Gear and Praxis. The gagging is mostly due to the tons of active participation these brands have had on these forums as community members.

You see just as much ass eating of Down skis forthe same reason—and they are just as Euro.

People are still gagging on PM Gear?

You shoulda seen this place when Marshal was repping DPS. It was like a roman orgy.

I've been yearning to try the Soul 7, just to say I skied it. I demoed a pair of OG S7's once and had a blast on them. I just stayed off the tails.

**lrn2swim** · 03-13-2019, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by McDee

Also English cask ales have never been cool, they should always be drunk at room temperature!

The answer I've been searching for!!!

**subtle plague** · 03-13-2019, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

People are still gagging on PM Gear?

You shoulda seen this place when Marshal was repping DPS. It was like a roman orgy.

people were vomiting to get more DICKS in?
To echo others: I really enjoy this thread and what kind of reputation brands have. I wonder if the brands know.

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