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Thread: Black Crows: Fad or Fab?
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^^ I was being more tongue in cheek and less defensive than that was supposed to come off. He’s sponsored, what he’s on doesn’t matter and I’m sure Turdell would rip on just about any brand. Well, maybe not 333. ;-)
I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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Black Crows: Fad or Fab?
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So after 15 years we finally made it to Utah.....
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10-17-2019, 07:43 PM #239
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10-17-2019, 09:50 PM #240Registered User
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I owned both at the wailer & JJ at the same time, so the wailer which is undoubtedly the most popular DPS was a JJ knock off IMO, line them up side by each and the dimensions/profiles are really realy close
I had the JJ with the neon skeleton on my feets riding the chair tripping on brownies when the wife of a medical professional exclaims "why those are perverse ! " but when her hubby pays the big coin for the Lamborghini yellow wailers ... they are amazing eh !
so ever since then I say those skis have perverse sidecut
in any case they are all just skisLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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10-17-2019, 10:39 PM #241
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10-17-2019, 10:53 PM #242Registered User
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LOL, I read this post just about exactly when I was reaching the same conclusion. So skipping the rest.
But the other thing that entered my mind at that time was: wtf happened to White Dot? I mean I realize they’re still around, but just a few years ago I perceived them as the same exact thing as Black Crows: boutique euro brand, about to bust into the mainstream (I mean, they even look almost exactly the same). Are WD’s just inferior skis (dunno personally - never had either on my wish list or skied either)?
Maybe it’s the pithy aphorisms on the Crow’s sidewalls that made all the difference. BC’s are all the rage but WD seems to linger in the boutique background (thus making them far superior for the exclusivity-seeking-hipster, of course).
EDIT: ok they no longer look the same, but still, wtf? Exercise in marketing I suppose, but not like I’m seeing any ads anywhere for BC’s (but then I don’t do any social media)Last edited by skizix; 10-17-2019 at 11:18 PM.
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10-18-2019, 04:58 AM #243
fad
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10-18-2019, 06:26 AM #244
Corvus with camber is a great all mtn some pow spring and groomer zoomer ski. May 24, 2019
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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10-18-2019, 06:52 AM #245
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10-18-2019, 07:36 AM #246Registered User
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interesting ^^ I laid them out on my bar top to look at profile and the perverse sidecut shape, I thot they looked VERY similar, in any case there was too much overlap between a wailer and a JJ so i sold the wailers when I had the chance.
I felt like I owed DPS after riding the wailer for a very good pow season, getting warranty and flogging the skis while still in the wrapper so i bought the hybrid Lotus 120
I liked the wailers but I LOVE LOVE the red hybrid lotus 120 so much I have 2 pair only 3 s/n's apart mounted with Verts and Barons
when Clay & Cody rode thru here last spring on the way to Denali we drank some beers, Clay told me he still has the forms for the ski so i told him he needs to bring back the hybrid Lotus 120 ... build it and they will buy itLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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11-02-2019, 07:18 AM #247
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11-02-2019, 09:14 AM #249
I know, back from the dead! Stick around Marshal.
I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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11-02-2019, 10:49 AM #250indentured servant
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what's orange and looks good on hippies?
fire
rails are for trains
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