Barn Find OG

[ALFONSO618]

Minty minty mint pair of OG Pontoons
2009 k2 pontoon
189cm
Massive rocker with 0 issues
Mounted with some STH for a huge BSL like 335 mm
Bought them but then I came across another deal that fit the quiver better

These are the nicest “used” skis I’ve ever seen

Pics later tonight

$400 shipped

Price police if I’m off


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[Upinsmoke]

I sold a pair of pon2oons with sth here about a year ago for $300. You might get $400 from someone who really wants them

[ALFONSO618]

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[Djongo Unchained]

I'd take those clamps if that is/becomes an option. Where ya at in ID.? I'm in W. WY.

Could be interested in the skis too if you're interested in any kinds of trade...need anything?

[ALFONSO618]

I'd take those clamps if that is/becomes an option. Where ya at in ID.? I'm in W. WY.

Could be interested in the skis too if you're interested in any kinds of trade...need anything?

Yah i'm down to separate the skis/binders.

Im over in the Boise area.

Not really looking for any trades, what did you have in mind?

[skis_the_trees]

Oh man that reminds me I have a set of those haha. I need to get them out this weekend if we get the predicted storm. I always kinda forget about them and just take GPOs for anything fresh. Total clown shoes.

[Djongo Unchained]

Yah i'm down to separate the skis/binders.

Im over in the Boise area.

Not really looking for any trades, what did you have in mind?

Pm'd you...

[ALFONSO618]

Pm'd you...

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[ALFONSO618]

Likely to separate skis from bindings....take these beauts off my hands... not sure I can justify Toons and Protests

[ACH]

][emoji[emoji6]];[emoji[emoji6]][emoji6][emoji6][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]Likely to separate skis from bindings....take these beauts off my hands... not sure I can justify Toons and Protests

Yes you can… OG P[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]ns are absolute hover craft, much better than the next gen oons. if I hadn’t already scored the pair I have now a month ago I would be saying “dibs”. This is the one pair of skis I’ve let go of in the last decade that I had sellers remorse afterwards.

[ALFONSO618]

Yes you can… OG P[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]ns are absolute hover craft, much better than the next gen oons. if I hadn’t already scored the pair I have now a month ago I would be saying “dibs”. This is the one pair of skis I’ve let go of in the last decade that I had sellers remorse afterwards.

Have you skiied the 132 hellbent with the psycho clowns/lumber jacks? How would these relate? You’re the first person I’ve heard say the gen 1 is better than the pon2oons. What about the gen 1 is better?


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[whyturn]

][emoji[emoji6]];[emoji[emoji6]][emoji6][emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji6]]Have you skiied the hellbent with the psycho clowns/lumber jacks? How would these relate? You’re the first person I’ve heard say the gen is better than the ponoons. What about the gen is better?


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It’s lighter and more poppy
Depends on pow but pure pow it is better IMO


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[ACH]

Have you skiied the 132 hellbent with the psycho clowns/lumber jacks? How would these relate? You’re the first person I’ve heard say the gen 1 is better than the pon2oons. What about the gen 1 is better?


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Obviously this is subjective and YMMV… However, I found the Gen 1s to have better float, as well as a looser feel (when you want it), more maneuverable. I think the pon2oons were maybe a better all around ski for “all-day” conditions, but i never gelled with them and eventually let them go, transitioning to the Lotus-120. For me this (gen 1) was a total quiver stick for a specific set of conditions and I would just switch out to another ski as the day progressed (if needed). Generally speaking though, if you are relegated to lower angle terrain due to avalanche or snow conditions, gen 1s are hover craft compared to anything else. I know people who tour on them in those conditions. I have limited experience on the Hellbent, that ski had a lot more splay at the tail whereas the gen 1 had some splay plus a pin tail to get the end result it did.

FWIW, most of the time I spent on those skis was PNW/SW CO.

[ALFONSO618]

Obviously this is subjective and YMMV… However, I found the Gen 1s to have better float, as well as a looser feel (when you want it), more maneuverable. I think the pon2oons were maybe a better all around ski for “all-day” conditions, but i never gelled with them and eventually let them go, transitioning to the Lotus-120. For me this (gen 1) was a total quiver stick for a specific set of conditions and I would just switch out to another ski as the day progressed (if needed). Generally speaking though, if you are relegated to lower angle terrain due to avalanche or snow conditions, gen 1s are hover craft compared to anything else. I know people who tour on them in those conditions. I have limited experience on the Hellbent, that ski had a lot more splay at the tail whereas the gen 1 had some splay plus a pin tail to get the end result it did.

FWIW, most of the time I spent on those skis was PNW/SW CO.

You have any suggestions on mount location? Rec line?

[ACH]

Mine were mounted on the line. I’m [emoji6]’ and a [emoji[emoji6][emoji6]] with all the gear.


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[Muggydude]

I had a pair of these back in the day. Definitely super fun, and definitely clown shoes. I prefer modern pow skis like my cease and desists and Lhasa pow fats in pretty much every way though.

I do like the pin tail pontoons though, truly unsinkable tips. Super fun in anything deep


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[ALFONSO618]

I had a pair of these back in the day. Definitely super fun, and definitely clown shoes. I prefer modern pow skis like my cease and desists and Lhasa pow fats in pretty much every way though.

I do like the pin tail pontoons though, truly unsinkable tips. Super fun in anything deep


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Since I have a pair of 192 Protests, I wonder when I would reach for the K2s instead?

[MotoBeak]

The big tips, big rocker, and pintail make them live up to their name, like ACH said above. You want these if you need to motor across some flat areas in two plus feet of fresh. That's what mine were great for. Not great after the untracked snow is used up, but a great quiver option if you have that situation. I still haven't had a ski that can float like these. I miss that option once a year or so.

[Muggydude]

They’re use in the same conditions, but are very different designs. Personally, I am not a huge fan of reverse side cut/straight side cut skis like the protest in heavy Sierra snow. Too easy to sink the tips/I never felt the tips are supportive enough. Pin tail/fat tip skis like the pontoon, cease and desist, billgoat, Lhasa pow fat are superior in heavy snow imo.

The pontoons excel on wide open and steep lines. The soft flex and heavy swing weight can make them a handful in trees and tight stuff. It’s been so long since I’ve been on them though, i can’t remember what they were like in chop.

But yeah, bottom line the pontoons excel in very deep days, cat skiing, heliskiing, etc. other fat skis I mentioned are better in variable, tight spaces, and resort


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[ALFONSO618]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I pulled the bindings off and sold them.

Skis still up for sale

I have some warden demos with 130 mm brake if someone’s interested in sharing them with their crowd


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[ALFONSO618]

Anyone have experience on the Toons vs. Moment Comis?

Kicking around the idea of keeping these, but... wondering when I would grab the Toons instead of the Protests? Most reading has lead me to believe if its untouched, Toons, if its tracked, Protest.

I skied the Comi but felt like it was a lot to handle at 192 and camber-vibes underfoot.

Thoughts?

[Djongo Unchained]

Thanks for the hookup, T.

I gots a coupla pontoon fanbois over here, I'll try and ask if they need another pair, Will holla if so.

[ALFONSO618]

Thanks for the hookup, T.

I gots a coupla pontoon fanbois over here, I'll try and ask if they need another pair, Will holla if so.

No sweat man! Thanks for the free marketing

[ALFONSO618]

Bump for the pow


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[ALFONSO618]

Bump em up


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