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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09-14-2006, 03:45 PM #1
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directional big mountain ski
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09-14-2006, 03:47 PM #2
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they point in the direction of big mountains
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09-14-2006, 03:51 PM #3
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They only go downhill?
Probably just non twin. IE gotama vs sanoukBesides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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09-14-2006, 03:54 PM #4
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I thought they just screamed directions...... like "not on zis side, not on zat side, but right in zee middow!"
"I dont hike.... my legs are too heavy"
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09-14-2006, 03:56 PM #5
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are you serious? think about it.
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09-14-2006, 03:56 PM #6BLOOD SWEAT STEEL Guest
Means they're generally kinda heavy and it's pretty tought to ski uphill on them.
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09-14-2006, 04:00 PM #7
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Bend zee neeeees!
Originally Posted by Professor
I thought they just screamed directions...... like "not on zis side, not on zat side, but right in zee middow!"
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09-14-2006, 04:07 PM #8
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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.Last edited by Jim S; 09-15-2006 at 11:48 AM.
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09-14-2006, 04:11 PM #9
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No twin is right. A B squad is "a directional ski" Originally Posted by kidwoo
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09-14-2006, 04:22 PM #10
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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.
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09-14-2006, 04:30 PM #11
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Mounted backwards Originally Posted by El Duderino
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09-14-2006, 04:35 PM #12
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How about a 'general direction' ski?
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09-14-2006, 04:36 PM #13
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sanouk is a twin (sortof) - tails turned up starting at the base of the swallow Originally Posted by kidwoo
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09-14-2006, 04:36 PM #14
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At work we work with "directional drilling"... and that means we drill the direction we want! Not just straigth down
So I would say it would need an explanation...
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09-14-2006, 04:56 PM #15
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they only point north, so you know what direction you're going in
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09-14-2006, 05:27 PM #16
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God damn it! I knew that damn shop mounted my Gotamas wrong. Originally Posted by sar13
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09-14-2006, 05:30 PM #17
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That's why. Originally Posted by powder11
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09-14-2006, 06:00 PM #18
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Mounted backwards? Originally Posted by sar13
I think the Armada JP vs. Juliens have the tail higher than the tip and thats mounted forward.
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09-14-2006, 08:36 PM #19
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Originally Posted by El Duderino
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09-14-2006, 09:13 PM #20
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I think skis need to come with directions these days.
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09-14-2006, 09:20 PM #21
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Pontoons already do. Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces
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09-14-2006, 09:53 PM #22
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^ What he said. Originally Posted by BakerBoy
"I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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09-14-2006, 10:02 PM #23
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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."Have fun, get a flyrod, and give the worm dunkers the finger when you start double hauling." ~Lumpy
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09-14-2006, 10:18 PM #24
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So which way on the rack would JP vs. Juliens go? Originally Posted by 72Twenty
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09-14-2006, 11:14 PM #25
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which has bigger tits? Originally Posted by BakerBoy
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