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02-23-2024, 04:21 PM #26
But do you change clothes in the parking lot?
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02-23-2024, 04:24 PM #27Registered User
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IME I can only use the 135 underfoot ( which i consider big ) only work with enough snow so sometimes not for a couple of years , the lotus 120's i can use any time and i find that a versatile ski, a few skis in the 100-110 some 90-100 , the FIS norm GS skis have been great in this recent snow drought but it all depends on the day
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02-23-2024, 04:26 PM #28
There comes a point when a skier can ski pretty much any ski, anywhere, anytime. Doesn't mean said sticks are appropriate, but a true Master skier can make anything look good to amazing. Even a fucking 2x4.
That said, the Master is, by definition, rare. Except in here.
And even in this thread, I suspect a coupla yas.
So the post about learning to ski better is not necessarily a dig, but actually some good advice. It's hard to take, but most skiers are not open to that particular criticism, albeit entirely warranted.
I ski at JHMR daily and there are a ton of very high level skiers here and none of them have a disdain for narrower skis. Why? Because our groomers are miles long and DH racy. If ya think yer gonna hang with the daily pack on those fatties, well, good luck. And a real Ace could, but he'd know better, step into some skinnies and launch past the chubbies.
It occurs to me that maybe you're young enough to not have been on old school skinny skis. That too is a factor, like having no race pedigree.
Old dogs like me learned the turn on them and in comparison, most of today's skis are a fucking cakewalk to ski.
A truly well rounded skier can turn most anything to some degree. So I'm gonna say hang in there and do the actual work required to be a better skier who isn't stumped by a handful of millimeters.
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02-23-2024, 04:37 PM #29
This is an important point. When your first pair of "powder boards" were 80mm under foot, your point of reference is quite a bit different than if your first powder boards were 120mm.
FTR - I'm a skilless hack, but 96 under foot *still* kinda feels like cheating in pow.
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02-23-2024, 04:51 PM #30
I was going to open a place (or write a comedy skit) called:
"Juan's One Ton Wanton Wontons"
Drivethru:
"Welcome to Juan's One Ton Wanton Wontons
How many One Ton Wanton Wontons by Juan would you like?"
Oh, and one should be able to ski skinny skis ...
And have fat quiver!
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02-23-2024, 04:53 PM #31
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02-23-2024, 05:02 PM #32
What you pick to ski is your business. It’s your time, your energy, and your money spent on access. Just understand when you’re doing big ski energy on a mismatched day - you may be a beater with too few skis. Or at least the people with skills and passion, view it this way.
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02-23-2024, 05:26 PM #33
Has too, if you own some SL skis big chance you have a boot bag you take into the lodge or locker room.
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02-23-2024, 05:28 PM #34Registered User
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I have quite a few day where snow conditions are bad enough that I'll stay on the groomers all day. If I had to ski +100mm skis on those days, I'd rather stay home. Ripping icy groomers on master GS skis is serious fun.
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02-23-2024, 06:12 PM #35
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02-23-2024, 06:13 PM #36Registered User
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I get giddy as hell when the suns out, the cord is plush and firm and I have my 183 Monster 82’s with all metal 977 Equipes clamped to my feets. The Geeees are gonna be real!
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02-23-2024, 06:42 PM #37
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02-23-2024, 06:57 PM #38Anxious desk jockey
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02-23-2024, 07:08 PM #39
Skiing is fun, ski on skis that make it so. If you're not having fun, what's the point?
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02-23-2024, 07:29 PM #40
This wasn't the discussion you were expecting OP but it's a good one.
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02-23-2024, 07:38 PM #41
Is your trg username your personal email address? If so, that is Freakin' awesome!
As for girth, horses for courses. My favorite DD ski is a 183cm CT 1.0 that is 92 underfoot. My favorite ski is a renegade 122 underfoot. Sometimes skiing SL or GS skis. All depends on what surface and terrain we r skiing.
Like Sir Mix A Lot said.... 24-36-24 only if she's five three. Size matters, but its all relative.
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02-23-2024, 07:52 PM #42
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02-23-2024, 08:07 PM #43
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02-23-2024, 08:08 PM #44Registered User
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02-23-2024, 09:39 PM #45
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02-23-2024, 09:48 PM #46
My quiver is pretty bloated with +110 skis at the moment, with a little overlap. I’m going the opposite direction and hunting for a fun 85 - 95 ski that I can improve my carving, bumps and steeps on because I know those are the things that I struggle with.
I fucking love fat skis, but there’s something to be said for using a better tool to improve your all roundedness. But as this thread shows, it’s pretty user specific.
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02-23-2024, 10:00 PM #47
Im out east now and my skinny is a mfree 99. I dont want anything skinnier and if i find a similar ski in a 10? and tougher bases I'll get that next. Currently lusting a mvp108. Maybe 7 cm of fresh today and i split the day between my BG 116 and the mfree99. Maybe 108 would suit all my needs. I only have so many groomers before i start looking for shit fuck. #thiccftw
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02-23-2024, 10:00 PM #48
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02-23-2024, 11:03 PM #49
Lissen sonny, I was railing 210 GS boards on Exterminator or Nash in pnw glop after spending years skating midwest bolt ice CUSSA slalom courses.
Sure, there's a time and place and speed for narrow boards on sweet cord in the sun or styrofoam pack gr00mer rage blear.
And fatties, especially my fatties, flap at speed.
But in the churn, the debris fields and long shots of deep pow or crust, the fatties, for me at least, r00l. Plus, I don't really ski fast and given the option, I'll ski the chop slow.
To each their own in their own way, though, but forgive me for being suspect of marketing.
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02-24-2024, 01:53 AM #50Registered User
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