Spatulate!!!@#$ bitches

**Crinkle** · 03-11-2005, 01:25 AM

Oh man, my wife is going to kill me but i just have to have them. Trigger pulled on Ebay today. Was going to take a gracious maggot up on his offer to lend me a pair for AK, but then i realized it will be the last big powder board i need for a LONG time. Whats done is done. Time to hunt down some bindings with big brakes.

pretty fired up about this.

**runethechamp** · 03-11-2005, 01:30 AM

You will never regret this decision. NEVER!

**GT40** · 03-11-2005, 09:14 AM

You'll conclude that it is some of the best money you've ever spent.

Have a great time in AK

**mntlion** · 03-11-2005, 09:27 AM

fat brakes for salomon for $15 shipped. PM me

**Yossarian** · 03-11-2005, 09:59 AM

s900s just acquired in gear trade with Dexter, for mad mad cheap only to you my friend, if mntlions wide brakes will fit em (I assume so?)

**Ski Monkey** · 03-11-2005, 10:16 AM

Right on! It took me all of two turns to stop worrying if I made the right choice.

Have fun in ak, I was just in alyeska last week and it was very nice.

**mntlion** · 03-11-2005, 11:20 AM

yoss, my brakes will fit that just fine

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 03-11-2005, 12:06 PM

rock on crinkle..I just picked up a pair meself

**slim** · 03-11-2005, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

rock on crinkle..I just picked up a pair meself

I can't wait for that big storm day next season when literally the entire Kookwood crew is rocking Spatulas... well except for Hardrider... but he lives in a trailer.

**runethechamp** · 03-11-2005, 12:26 PM

I could say a lot of good things about those skis, but the coolest thing was that I stuck ALL my hucks with them the one day I've used them so far, and at least I think the skis had something to do with that. That one day also convinced my skiing buddy Jason (who is a far superior skier than me) to also pick up a pair.

**Jim S** · 03-11-2005, 12:49 PM

Would be it absurdly redundant to consider picking up a pair if I have the K2 Made N Ak 189cm for my powder set up?

I know the Spat has unique dimensions and camber but the Maden ski's pretty awesome in powder.

**runethechamp** · 03-11-2005, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Jim S

Would be it absurdly redundant to consider picking up a pair if I have the K2 Made N Ak 189cm for my powder set up?

I know the Spat has unique dimensions and camber but the Maden ski's pretty awesome in powder.

Well, it's all up to you, but I notice a BIG difference between these and my previous fat skis, a pair of Stockli Stormrider DPs and a pair of older K2 AK Launchers.

**Arty50** · 03-11-2005, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Jim S

Would be it absurdly redundant to consider picking up a pair if I have the K2 Made N Ak 189cm for my powder set up?

I know the Spat has unique dimensions and camber but the Maden ski's pretty awesome in powder.

I have a pair of 190 Gotamas in addition to my Spatulas. People call me crazy until I explain myself.

If I'm going to do a lot of traversing or hiking, I'd much rather have the Gotamas. Spatulas are terrible on traverses, especially long ones. Plus the Spats are really heavy.

Or let's say I'm going to be doing top to bottom runs at Mammoth. I want a fat ski for the pow/corn up top; but once I hit the long groomers at the bottom, having traditional sidecut is nice. So the Gotamas get the nod there.

However, Spats are probably the best crust/mank/crud/heavy snow ski in the world. So when I know things are going to be skied out or the weather is going to warm up and set the snow up, it's the Spats no question.

As for a straight up pow day? I flip a coin.

Is there a lot of overlap? Sure. But there are micro-niches that each fill.

**slim** · 03-11-2005, 01:06 PM

Plus, you should just own a set of Spatulas. Regardless of what your quiver is. They're so much fun.

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 03-11-2005, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by slim

I can't wait for that big storm day next season when literally the entire Kookwood crew is rocking Spatulas... well except for Hardrider... but he lives in a trailer.

Oh..I won't be skiing them...I'll be slicing them apart to reverse engineer them

**slim** · 03-11-2005, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

Oh..I won't be skiing them...I'll be slicing them apart to reverse engineer them

well you gotta know how they ski first right?

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 03-11-2005, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by slim

well you gotta know how they ski first right?

absolutely...I'll be charting and correlating soft snow and hard snow performance to internal materials design. My research shouldn't take less than a season. (there, now I think I can write that off as a business expense)

**runethechamp** · 03-11-2005, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

absolutely...I'll be charting and correlating soft snow and hard snow performance to internal materials design. My research shouldn't take less than a season. (there, now I think I can write that off as a business expense)

What if you ski them so hard that they deliminate? Then you've done both jobs in one sweep.

**glademaster** · 03-11-2005, 02:03 PM

Awesome call dude. I love mine whenever the going gets a little technical because they're so easy to just spin around, rarely do you need to jump turn with them (great for tight chutes or trees). They do have a speed limit though, and beyond it they feel a little unstable but never wobbly and wandering like traditional skis do. Have fun on 'em.

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 03-11-2005, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by runethechamp

What if you ski them so hard that they deliminate? Then you've done both jobs in one sweep.

exactly...multitasking.

**Arty50** · 03-11-2005, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by glademaster

They do have a speed limit though

Yeah, a minimum. I've now hit both Once and One Man on mine. Great ski for going really, really, really fast...unless you're on hardpack.

**runethechamp** · 03-11-2005, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Arty50

Yeah, a minimum. I've now hit both Once and One Man on mine. Great ski for going really, really, really fast...unless you're on hardpack.

Seconded

**Spats** · 03-11-2005, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by Arty50

Yeah, a minimum. I've now hit both Once and One Man on mine.

OIE felt really slow on Spats. I dropped in and was at the bottom smearing a big left thinking "Shouldn't I be going faster here?" This was after actually waxing my skis the night before.

**nhtele** · 03-11-2005, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jim S

Would be it absurdly redundant to consider picking up a pair if I have the K2 Made N Ak 189cm for my powder set up?

I know the Spat has unique dimensions and camber but the Maden ski's pretty awesome in powder.

Excellent question - I have the same dilemma