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  1. #26
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    I just chose the screen name Flounder. It’s what you’ll see if you drag me into the woods or moguls. I can rip the shit out of a blue square though, well as long as it’s groomed.

  2. #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jax View Post
    Soul 7's
    Whoa there. You're way off base. The soul 7 is the pinnacle of ski design and performance.

  3. #28
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    This is simple. If a person describes their skiing by greens, blues, and blacks that tells me all I need to know.

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  5. #30
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    What's the best way to tell others you suck?

    Ski with Ivanka & Jared

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    "Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin

    "Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters

  6. #31
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    Tell 'em you put your boots on when they're already clicked in to your bindings.

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  7. #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry View Post
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    Where are the kid’s skis in this photo? It’s bothering me.

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  9. #34
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    My mom says that I'm a Level 7...
    "Man, we killin' elephants in the back yard..."

    https://www.blizzard-tecnica.com/us/en

  10. #35
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    "I rent my boots, but have my own skis".

    "I dont have powder skis, my all-mountain skis are plenty wide"

    "My car has RWD"

    "i can ski blacks"

    "You ever skied Killington?"

    And, my personal favorite is attaching your day lift ticket to your main jacket zipper so it sits just below your chin and macerates your face flapping in the wind on the way down. No words need be spoken.

  11. #36
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry View Post
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    Rentals for that crew? Figured that'd be beneath them.

  12. #37
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    Quote Originally Posted by mcphee View Post
    Rentals for that crew? Figured that'd be beneath them.
    Small sacrifice that makes them feel human.

  13. #38
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry View Post
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    what an incestuous looking klan.
    swing your fucking sword.

  14. #39
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    Quote Originally Posted by californiagrown View Post
    "

    And, my personal favorite is attaching your day lift ticket to your main jacket zipper so it sits just below your chin and macerates your face flapping in the wind on the way down. No words need be spoken.
    Yes
    The perfect gaper sign
    . . .

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    "Hi, my name is Benny, I'm a local."
    www.apriliaforum.com

    "If the road You followed brought you to this,of what use was the road"?

    "I have no idea what I am talking about but would be happy to share my biased opinions as fact on the matter. "
    Ottime

  16. #41
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    “I need a reason to suck”

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    I suppose I should have anticipated that the clickbait, self-deprecating title would distract from the question I asked in the post body.

    As some of you have highlighted, there's a ton of room for differences in ski ability above "I can ski double blacks." Is there a good way to communicate this?

    TGapp, the idea of communicating past lines and future objective lines is a good one for finding partners. But I'm more struggling with how to ask if I would be up to using a particular ski or binding based on my ski ability, for example (if responding to one of the ski threads in tech talk) "Your post says that 'the BC Corvus tails also hook up at times when I don't want them to.' Personally, I'd say that I'm a [BLANK] skier. I saw a cheap pair locally. Do you think I could make them behave?"

  18. #43
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyrdr View Post
    This is simple. If a person describes their skiing by greens, blues, and blacks that tells me all I need to know.
    This

  19. #44
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    I just tell people my skis seem to be edge high and probably need a grind, otherwise I'd rip the shit out of that line.

    If shopping for skis just ask how they ride out of the box without a grind. If you get a concerned look take a pass.

  20. #45
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    "I can handle most blue runs."

    Actually I think it's a valid question. Some people think they're really killing it by skiing a "black run," while plenty of others would laugh their asses off that this is some kind of indicator of skiing ability.

  21. #46
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    Quote Originally Posted by CirqueScaler View Post
    for example (if responding to one of the ski threads in tech talk) "Your post says that 'the BC Corvus tails also hook up at times when I don't want them to.' Personally, I'd say that I'm a [BLANK] skier. I saw a cheap pair locally. Do you think I could make them behave?"
    Its not always about how good a skier you are, a lot of times its about how well a skis characteristics fit your preferred skiing style. Just describe the terrain and snow you have the most fun on currently.
    "i like making big fast carves on blue groomers"
    "I like steep black groomers, but cut up snow or moguls give me trouble"
    "i can ski pretty much everything everywhere fast and fluid and gets cheers from the chairlift daily"

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    Quote Originally Posted by The AD View Post
    "I can handle most blue runs."

    Actually I think it's a valid question. Some people think they're really killing it by skiing a "black run," while plenty of others would laugh their asses off that this is some kind of indicator of skiing ability.
    But once you go black, you never go back
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    Climate change deniers should be in the same boat as the flat earthers, ridiculed for stupidity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CirqueScaler View Post
    I suppose I should have anticipated that the clickbait, self-deprecating title would distract from the question I asked in the post body.

    As some of you have highlighted, there's a ton of room for differences in ski ability above "I can ski double blacks." Is there a good way to communicate this?

    TGapp, the idea of communicating past lines and future objective lines is a good one for finding partners. But I'm more struggling with how to ask if I would be up to using a particular ski or binding based on my ski ability, for example (if responding to one of the ski threads in tech talk) "Your post says that 'the BC Corvus tails also hook up at times when I don't want them to.' Personally, I'd say that I'm a [BLANK] skier. I saw a cheap pair locally. Do you think I could make them behave?"
    Even if you were able to perfectly communicate your ability level, you're asking someone with unknown experience/skill/knowledge and a bias to sell to assess your ability and tell you if a particular ski works for you, your ability, body type, skiing style, conditions, terrain choices, etc. Not an extremely useful data point imo.

    I say just buy the skis and give them a shot, if they don't work for you play around with tune and mount, and if they still don't work sell and move on. It's all part of the fun.



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    Quote Originally Posted by CirqueScaler View Post
    I suppose I should have anticipated that the clickbait, self-deprecating title would distract from the question I asked in the post body.
    Go to AlpineZone, ask for Greg. Tell him TGR sent you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnnyg82 View Post
    But once you go black, you never go back
    It’s all pink.

    And blues are fun. I’m always up for a lap or two with greenhorns. Just to be social. Then I ditch them.

    OP. Just be you. And accept the fact that you suck when you get ditched.
    We’ll meet up at the mahogany ridge
    . . .

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