as i read the gear guides for this year, i keep coming across the term "directional big mountain ski". does this differ from a regular big mountain ski? can someone please explain what is meant by this term?
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as i read the gear guides for this year, i keep coming across the term "directional big mountain ski". does this differ from a regular big mountain ski? can someone please explain what is meant by this term?
they point in the direction of big mountains
They only go downhill?
Probably just non twin. IE gotama vs sanouk
I thought they just screamed directions...... like "not on zis side, not on zat side, but right in zee middow!" :D
are you serious? think about it.:rolleyes2
Means they're generally kinda heavy and it's pretty tought to ski uphill on them.
Bend zee neeeees!Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor
edg
Talk about opening a can of whoop ass. Spankin'!
I think it means they are less turny than other skis; less sidecut; tips don't hook up into the turn as much, not a twin tip.
Eg: Explosiv, Leg Pro, etc.
No twin is right. A B squad is "a directional ski"Quote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
Directional Ski = Flat/nearly flat tail
Directional Twin = Twin Tip, but front still higher than back
True Twin = Both ends same height
And then theres the ski with the higher tail than tip, but I have no idea what thats called.
Mounted backwardsQuote:
Originally Posted by El Duderino
How about a 'general direction' ski?
sanouk is a twin (sortof) - tails turned up starting at the base of the swallowQuote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
the definition is good though
At work we work with "directional drilling"... and that means we drill the direction we want! Not just straigth down:confused:
So I would say it would need an explanation...
they only point north, so you know what direction you're going in
God damn it! I knew that damn shop mounted my Gotamas wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by sar13
Did your sidewalls crack?Quote:
Originally Posted by Arty50
That's why.
Mounted backwards?Quote:
Originally Posted by sar13
I think the Armada JP vs. Juliens have the tail higher than the tip and thats mounted forward.
:nonono2:Quote:
Originally Posted by El Duderino
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I think skis need to come with directions these days.
Pontoons already do. :nonono2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces
^ What he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by BakerBoy
Let me put it this way... my yellow K2 AK Launchers are directional skis. My Pocket Rockets are not under that classification.
Then again...
it may have to do with how you can put them in your ski rack. Like, tips forward or to the back.
So which way on the rack would JP vs. Juliens go?Quote:
Originally Posted by 72Twenty
which has bigger tits?Quote:
Originally Posted by BakerBoy
Quote:
Originally Posted by cj001f
that's just worth preserving right there
I want you to repeat that again in the morning. If you don't find you're right hand moving at a rapid rate towards your forehead, let me know so we can do something about it.
I sold my pair so I can't take a picture. As I said a 'sortof' twin. Like a Gotama that had a bandsaw attack at the tail - which at the time was why I sold them, contact length was shorter than I wanted. Look at a side profile sometime - I'd wager $$$ that it's easier to land switch than a flat ass ski.Quote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
They're both fag-ass French Canadians, so they probably don't care about tits. Unless they are you man tits.Quote:
Originally Posted by cj001f
Sanouks are twins, and I mounted my Spatulas upside down because I thought the camber was all fucked up.
It's the proximity to the Canadian border :nonono2:Quote:
Originally Posted by BakerBoy
So now you're racist? Shame on you!Quote:
Originally Posted by cj001f
Funny money, foreign language, and the metric system. What more do I need to say. I'm surprised they have toilets and shoes up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by BakerBoy
Is there anyone coming out with an erectional ski this year?