Sold before a move, unfortunately. The Big Dumps look almost identical in most respects, though.Quote:
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Sold before a move, unfortunately. The Big Dumps look almost identical in most respects, though.Quote:
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2021-2022 Update
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2022 quiver, from the horse stall.
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Kore 105
Kore 99
Brahma 88
Enforcer Pro 110
BMX105HP
Kore 117
Bodacious
Cochise 106
Kore 99's are new so don't know about. I like the 105 and the 117 so I suspect they will be decent. The Cochise 106 were a late last season acquisition and never got to ski them in good snow. Looking forward to more days on those.
Not sure how I ended up with so many black skis.
We gonna talk about the stack of flat skis next to your quiver? You saving those Girishes for an adirondack chair?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fred Pabst
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Those BMX HP's collecting dust??
They are pretty sweet skis! Keeping those in the rotation.Quote:
Originally Posted by VON
Haven't done one of these in a while
Head slalom protos?: scariest ski of them all
Volkl moguls: cheap ski swap pickup
BD amperage: should be fun for low angle mid winter touring
185 soul rider: rock/park skis
180 j metal: favorite skis ever, daily driver
189 j hotshot: mid winter go fast skis
181 sakana: in the right conditions the most fun carving ski ever
179 w88: spring touring maybe? I might not need these anymore
181 k98: ride switch in the park
181 k108: ride switch to the parking lot
181 j122: ride switch into the parking lot because there better be snow
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I approve of your binding selection. Except on the Mogul skis.Quote:
Originally Posted by S.B.
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Agreed. They were $50 and I've always wanted to be a hotdogger so I had to give them a shot hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by DarthMarkus
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If you do decide to ditch the W88s (flat) shoot me a PM.Quote:
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Will do. They have two mounts so they aren't worth much, which is why I haven't considered selling yetQuote:
Originally Posted by Doremite
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Very curious what makes you grab the HP's vs. the Cochise 106 and Enforcer 110?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fred Pabst
Holy fucking unicorn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phall
Where did you snag these?
I was working with a guy who worked for Dynastar for years, got these, some brand new p15’s in the navy blue colorway(on the jj’s) and my girlfriends Rossi skis and bindings for like $400. It was a no brainer to buy. I have a set of the orange and white race room legends with 3-4 sets of holes still in the basement. They see one to two days a year when we’re just ripping groomersQuote:
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Doing some pre-season inventory and unpacking skis after moving this summer
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Kastle - BMX 78 - 188
Kastle - BMX 88 - 188
PM Gear - Superbro - 195
Stockli - Stormrider DP Pro - 201
Kastle - MX 98 - 194
Down - CD104L - 187
Dynastar - M-Free 108 - 192
Stockli - Stormrider 110 TT - 192
Down - CD 114 - 189
ON3P - Billy Goat - 191
Praxis - Protest Carbon - 196
Looks like a fast quiver to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Don't Surf
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In rotation this season...
Skis...
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Left to Right:
- 183 Black Crows Corvus: These are new to me, not sure where they'll fit in; was intrigued by the shape and wanted to try them out. Kind of have these in mind for a travel ski or directional soft snow daily driver. Thanks for 54-46 for the hook-up.
- 187 LibTech UFO 105: "Dad" ski, old man park ski, daily firm snow ski. Slays slush bumps and does well on ice. Shortest turn radius out of everything I own.
- 187 Kartel 108: Non directional soft snow daily driver.
- 184 Wren Ti 102: Ski for spring skiing and crud bustin.
- 189 Wren 108: Big mountain go fast ski. Bachelor Summit day ski.
- 189 Billygoats: Pow and wet stuff.
Boards...
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L-R:
- LibTech 157 Golden Orca: Daily driver.
- Lib 159 Goldmember: Big mountain.
- Lib 154 Orca: Pow.
- Gnu 158 Mullair: Loaner, early season board.
Touring Rigs...
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L-R:
- 189 Blizzard Zero G 105: Winter touring ski.
- 184 Blizzard Zero G 95: Spring touring ski, longer missions.
- Jones Solution 158: Splitboard
Nice selection. One of those boards is not like the others however.
[QUOTE=RYAN13;6456714]In rotation this season...
Skis...
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Left to Right:
- 183 Black Crows Corvus: These are new to me, not sure where they'll fit in; was intrigued by the shape and wanted to try them out. Kind of have these in mind for a travel ski or directional soft snow daily driver. Thanks for 54-46 for the hook-up.
- 187 LibTech UFO 105: "Dad" ski, old man park ski, daily firm snow ski. Slays slush bumps and does well on ice. Shortest turn radius out of everything I own.
- 187 Kartel 108: Non directional soft snow daily driver.
- 184 Wren Ti 102: Ski for spring skiing and crud bustin.
- 189 Wren 108: Big mountain go fast ski. Bachelor Summit day ski.
- 189 Billygoats: Pow and wet stuff.
Boards...
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L-R:
- LibTech 157 Golden Orca: Daily driver.
- Lib 159 Goldmember: Big mountain.
- Lib 154 Orca: Pow.
- Gnu 158 Mullair: Loaner, early season board.
Touring Rigs...
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L-R:
[/QUOTESick quiver.
- 189 Blizzard Zero G 105: Winter touring ski.
- 184 Blizzard Zero G 95: Spring touring ski, longer missions.
- Jones Solution 158: Splitboard
Curious what influences your decision to ski or ride each day. Seems like you are competent with both. How do you decide.?
Would love to hear a 110TT vs. MF108 comparison, or in the Dstar thread. Because we all need to hear more about the MF108.Quote:
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Ah, another man of culture I see.Quote:
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:cheers: PDX skier friend of mine is probably going to take the mullair off my hands on his next visit, which will leave me with all lib techs. I sware I don't have a dude crush on TRicky at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by XavierD
It often comes down to who I'm riding with. I'm faster down the mountain on skis. I can trick a board where as I struggle to spin a three or do a rare backflip on skis. If I plan on being in any sort of terrain that involves a traverse or skate out, skis are a no brainer. On a ski trip it can be nice to mix it up with a board after several consecutive days of skiing big terrain; I feel like being on a board is slightly easier on the knees and doesn't work you as hard. Sometimes feel like boards excel over skis in the super funky maritime mank we get out here. More often than not, I just head up the hill with a variety of setups and see where the day takes me.Quote:
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Huge purge since I’m not sure I’ll get to ski this winter…
180cm Head World Cup Rebel iSpeed Pro
Go fast on hard snow, if you want to work hard to get them to turn. They stay on groomers cause I’m too lazy to try to ski them in bumps.
188cm Blizzard Rustler 9
No new snow, want to just rip around and have fun. Broke the last pair, I ski these way too much for theoretically not being a ski I should like. They rip and do everything I ask them to do. Broke the last pair because I carved them too hard.
194 Kaestle MX 98
Light your hair on fire, spank your grandma and make super G turns everywhere (literally everywhere). One of those if you know you know skis. Absolutely shreds everything. Can ski up to 12in of pow IF your legs are strong enough. If they aren’t, see below.
194 Solomon Blank
Fun soft snow ski. Bit twitchy as Blister said. But fun in spring conditions. Jury out on pow performance, hopefully I can find out this winter. If I don’t like the Blank in pow, I’ll be kicking myself for selling the Sender Squads instead of these.
193 Kaestle BMX 115
Fat version of the MX 98. Great deep snow ski. Tails a bit stiff for inbounds right trees, but if they have a bit of room to run they are a blast. Really suck on hard snow, but maybe that’s because I took a file at a 45 to them. (I hate edges in pow.)
193 K2 Mindbender 116c
Pow touring ski, if I ski this winter these will become something 105-110mm wide. They are fine, nothing special. I’d tour on the BMX115s but touring boots can’t drive the 115. Maybe I’ll keep them just out of lazyness and get a new tech binding setup.
189 K2 Pon2oon
Shane got these right, favorite fat ski in existence and I’ve more then I should admit of the fat skis people tend to like. Surprisingly soft laterally so they are really gentle on the knees on long sidesteps out of dark and shady places
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Most of my quiver (just missing my T-bar coaching skis and a new pair of the retail G9s for faking GS turns when the commitment level of the FIS skis is a bit much), in no particular order.
Four pairs of tele skis (Volkl GS, Madshus Annum fishscale, Rossi T3 and K2 Anti-Piste), none of which have seen much recent use
Ancient and old DH boards that I really want to try ripping around on this winter, but I'll need a day without a crowd
Retired rental skis for really stupid stuff
Kastle shot ski
One pair of Lhasas that I can't seem to bring myself to sell
Old and current GS skis
Retail and race slalom skis
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This year's lineup, left to right:
188 K2 Apache Coomba
186 4FRNT Renegade
193 K2 Mindbender 116c
195 Armada JJ 2.0
184 4FRNT Devastator
183 Rossignol Axiom DP110
188 Libtech Baker NAS
182 4FRNT Turbo
181 Atomic Nomad Blackeye
185 BD Havoc
207 K2 Extreme
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Nice quiver!Quote:
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I wish the Mindbender 116Cs were a bit more durable. But they aren’t so they get touring duty…
When do you grab the JJs or the 116Cs?
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I admire the resolve needed to purge that agressively - well done, that is a fairly substantial difference since last year, yet covers most conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by skibrd
Out injured?
Thanks man. Those MBs might look familiar, heh. I just picked up the JJs this summer (for $25!!!), so I haven't been on them yet. The shape is comparable to the MB, but it has more taper and camber, deeper rocker lines, and a more forward mount. I'm hoping it's going to be a lot of fun in heavy, wet PNW 3D snow. If not, it'll probably get cut because those are about the only soft snow conditions I didn't love the MB in.Quote:
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Got the quiver lined up:
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Head Monster 88 184 cm: these are feeling pretty tired, might not really use them anymore. If they still made them I’d get another pair.
Backland 100: new this year, light and supportive
Raven: I keep thinking I want to try something else in this ~105mm touring slot, but these are just so good
Pescado: super fun ski, have not had a bad day on them. Inserts for Zeds and Shifts so good for resorts too
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Peacemaker: new paint job to get rid of the cancerous sparkle look
Quixote: might take this up to Baker, would be a good DD there
Countdown 114 Ltd: IDK why I’ve pushed this ski to the back burner, I really like it. Good for pretty specific conditions: 8-16” resort pow days with lots of chop in the afternoon. Could also be a good Baker ski.
Bodacious: speaks for itself
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Head Kore 99: I went to this ski a lot last year, more versatile then the monster88 and more maneuverable then the Enforcer 104 free. I liked it better overall then the M5 Mantra
Praxis MVP 108: the older 110 mm MVP was a great ski when I had it, I just thought it was a bit too light. This version is 100g more per ski, and should be more damp with the veneer. New geometry also looks great for an all rounder.
Wildcat 190: finally jumped on the wagon, I had the WC108 and was meh on them so hoping for a better reception
Kusala: great pow ski that is surprisingly versatile.
Nope, just have to work a 4 month contract starting sometime in December, and ski season is about 4 months long…Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-kapow
I still have a few other pairs around, but most of those are wall art haha.
I thought those MB116 looked familiar! Glad you like them.
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This year’s lineup
Brahma 82
Brahma 88
Enforcer 93
Enforcer 94
Bonafide 97
Mantra 102
Katana 108
OG Bodacious
OG Darkside
QST 106
Coomback 114
QST 118
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Beder...Hell yah. Solid line up for sure. Funny that Nordica made a 93 and 94 Enforcer. I don't see how you can ski switch to road on any of those skis.
yah no switch to the road for me. Enforcer 94 replaced the 93.Quote:
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The main planks, newer on the left, beaters on the right.
All 200 cm old guard DPS Lotus 120 circa 2006-7 bamboo sidewalls
Om Mane' Powderme Om
Ski Here Now
-Baba Rum Skibum
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Praxis FRS 182, CAST
Praxis Quixote 188, CAST
Kyeshapes Numinous 189, CAST
Moment Deathwish Tour 184, ATK FR14
Armada ARG II 187, Pivot 15
Armada JJ 185, Marker Squire
I realize I'm pretty lucky to be able to buy/sell so many skis.
Ten seems to be the number for the 2021/22 ski quiver.
Most of these are easy to ski (yet can also still rip somewhat) and are super maneuverable in tight spots as most have lots of tip/tail rocker.....which I like. Except for the K108s, which will be my mach-looney down open bowls at Whistler ski.
Love metal Pivot 15/18s or STH 16s clamps for inbounds. This is my first year without any Shifts on any skis....got some new Tectons for sidecountry missions. May add the CAST system to the R11s next year?
All these beauties are mounted between -6.3cm and -7.3cm, except for the K108s (-10.5cm). I can see keeping only 1 of the R11 and Blanks....and/or maybe only 1 of the E104 and Ranger 102 in future. Lots of overlap but don't care and I like all these skis.
Still want a ~105mm light ( 108mm)[/U][/I]:[/B]
Icelantic Nomad 115, STH 16 - I've owned many Icelantics over the years. Always loved the 115 Nomad the best. Wide, non-tapered tips for grip on groomers (like a Black Ops or Candide 5.0), way different feel than the Protos, combined with the very minimal camber underfoot (still manueverable) make this good/useful at Whistler where you see everything in a day.
Dynastar Proto, Pivot 18 - pivoty and slashy, slightly chargy, super fun inbounds pow day ski.
K2 Mindbender 116C, Tecton 12 - my sidecountry, directional pow ski, pretty light for its 116mm girth.
Blizzard Rustler 11, Pivot 15 - this ski does it all well, bit of metal for ripping, but still surfy it you want.
Salomon Blank, STH 16 - saw the massive tip/tail rocker on this heavyish ski and had to buy it. More than 1/2 the ski is rocker! These are fun inbounds in steep, tight pow in techy terrain....thinking this may make the Proto jealous? Pretty sure there is gonna be a fight between those two. Think slightly lighter, wider E104
Volkl K108, (Pivot 15?) - this one is the outlier in the quiver for me. Blaming banditman and Corbetts. Figured in a quiver this big, with so many similar skis, that I needed one ski to push myself on. The mistake I made when I owned the M102 is I kept taking it to areas where I could die. Plus I mounted the M102 forward and the tails didn't release. Mounting these where Volkl says to....this will be my open-bowl, big-turns, crud-busting ski to use in terrain where I can let these run.....to go really really fast on.
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Non-Pow Quiver (< 105mm):
Nordica Enforcer Free 104, STH 16 - what I take out if want an easy day, or a good day, or a ripping day, or a fun day....does it all easily.
Fischer Ranger 102 FR, (STH 16?) - had to own this ski after reading lots about it, and found it at a great price....figure it will be like a more precise E104? Plus its pink. E104 may have to look out?
PS - the story on buying these is I was in Whistler last weekend and fondled a pair....but they were sold out and charging $900CDN + $108 tax = $1,008CDN all in. I get home from Whistler on Sunday (Dec 5) and google "Fischer Ranger 102 FR Canada" and SnowCountry.EU in the Netherlands shows up with a pair of these for $371 Euro + $74 Euro shipping....@ 1.45 that is $646CDN delivered. They arrived Thursday (Dec 8). I was shocked. Now UPS just texted me saying I owe $70 in duty/taxes....but $716CDN all in for a sought after ski is pretty damn good....
Dynastar M-Free 99, Pivot 15 - After loving the Proto 118mm so much.....this made sense for my 100mm ski. Love the shape.
Line Blade, STH 16 - a quiver specific ski....for groomers and/or goofing around.
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Boot Quiver:
Dalbello Lupo Air 130 - lighter touring for when I get a lighter touring ski.
Dalbello Lupo HD 130 - sidecountry laps.
Dalbello Krypton 130 (I also have 2 more pair of these not shown!) - inbounds boot...punched beautifully, but the soles are getting worn and can't be replaced. I run these with Tecnica Cochise tongue liners vs the Krypton wrap liner that came with them.
Dalbello Krypton 120 - inbounds...got new Zipfit Freeride liners in these....
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Man I really dig your style, fuckin sweet selection!!Quote:
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Flyingskiguy well done!
Kc, quiver looking classy as always!
Bring on the year of the pink ones?
Kids’ Steps and Sheeva Teams.
MX83 174 for zoomies, trees and lots of turns in the resort.
Rustler 9 180 for zoomies, trees and lots of turns in the resort.
Ranger 102 177 for zoomies, trees and lots of turns in the resort.
Woodsman 108 182 for zoomies, trees and lots of turns in the resort.
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Pink is the new red.Quote:
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