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  1. 03-28-2005, 08:40 PM #1
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    Post Spotted today...

    ...prototype for K2 spatulas. Look awesome. Can't wait to try the final product.
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  2. 03-28-2005, 08:49 PM #2
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    you gotta give us more than that. Pics? Estimates on dimensions? Who was riding them?
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  3. 03-28-2005, 09:03 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Platinum Pete
    you gotta give us more than that. Pics? Estimates on dimensions? Who was riding them?
    One guess as to who was riding them (hint: it was a maggot). Dimensions? I would guess 140-125-115. No more reverse sidecut. Now it's more of a taper. Still reverse camber of course. No pics, sorry.
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  4. 03-28-2005, 09:13 PM #4
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    Hmmm, interesting... without the reverse sidecut though, is it still a spatula or just a really fat decambered ski?
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  5. 03-28-2005, 09:15 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Blue
    One guess as to who was riding them (hint: it was a maggot). Dimensions? I would guess 140-125-115. No more reverse sidecut. Now it's more of a taper. Still reverse camber of course. No pics, sorry.
    I heard DB was testing something like that at Alta last season...
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  6. 03-28-2005, 09:18 PM #6
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    can't wait to see and fondle the new K2 but not sure about having traditional sidecut with reverse camber? I love the reverse sidecut.

    fondled a pair of birdos yesterday. very light. burly edges, reverse camber is much less than the spats, very fat, i think 135 at the waist, not as much reverse sidecut as the spats either (based on visual inspection, i don't know the exact dimensions).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Blue
    One guess as to who was riding them (hint: it was a maggot). Dimensions? I would guess 140-125-115. No more reverse sidecut. Now it's more of a taper. Still reverse camber of course. No pics, sorry
    Very cool....The taper reminds of the 3T that Iggy had on their website last year. I don't think the 3T had reverse camber though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lph
    not sure about having traditional sidecut with reverse camber
    Not traditional sidecut. Taper from tip to tail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FigureEleven
    Hmmm, interesting... without the reverse sidecut though, is it still a spatula or just a really fat decambered ski?
    Since Atomic still owns the Volant patent AFAIK, I would guess that it is intentionally not a Spatula.

    Though it is strongly Spatulesque.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Blue
    Not traditional sidecut. Taper from tip to tail.
    ah, my bad, poor reading compression.
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    Questions for the "old school" Volant Spat riders: does the reverse sidecut or the reverse camber contribute more to the smeariness of skiing the spatula? do those design features only work in concert? How about the spatula's ability to plow through anything soft, does the sidecut or camber add more to this ability? How do you think the new taper design will effect groomer/cat track/hardpack performance? If your Volant spatulas were stolen and you could replace them for the cost with either new Volants Spats or K2 Spats, which would you choose?
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  12. 03-29-2005, 12:43 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Blue
    One guess as to who was riding them (hint: it was a maggot)

    I bet it was Cliff Huckable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FLEX
    I bet it was Cliff Huckable.
    I second that
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    bumping the thread for any updates from K2? pic's????



    p.s. looks like Capital is copying the idea...

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    Pardon my ignorance, what is Capital? A ski company? Is there a website?
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  17. 10-02-2005, 02:53 PM #17
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    I'll try and post a photo of the new K2's tonite.
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  18. 10-02-2005, 03:10 PM #18
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    Can't wait. Idris and I were just discussing shapes and those dimensions are real close to something we thought we'd do a proto for.
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    Watching McConkey ski normal skis in the Hit List almost made me cry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by splat
    Can't wait. Idris and I were just discussing shapes and those dimensions are real close to something we thought we'd do a proto for.
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  21. 10-02-2005, 03:29 PM #21
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    will it have the metal reinforced cross bars like the ones Idris made in banff??
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  22. 10-02-2005, 03:46 PM #22
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    It will be the first all buffalo hide ski.
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  23. 10-02-2005, 03:49 PM #23
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    Will it have a perspex window so that you can see the flattened buffalo lungs inside it?
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  25. 10-03-2005, 08:09 AM #25
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    lene mayer skied the vulcan a bit last year. he could maybe speak to the differences on the snow to the spatula. if he got his head out of a vulcano in New Zealand and on to the board every once in a while.
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