How Many Skis Have You Bought This Season?

[ulty_guy]

bought then sold...(never took a profit on any, just passed along the good deals that i had found)

fischer kehuas 177 (to mrs roo)
volkl sanouks 193 (to mulletizer)
volkl v pros 180 (skied a few times, to horizon)
fischer big stix 8.6 (to rungsp)
atomic sugar daddy

bought and holding...maybe sell...

volkl gotama 05/06 183
solly cr lab with 914's, used a couple of times
stockli dp 186, well used and drilled, but still very usable (thanks good4nutin')
dynastar arno adams (pulled out of cham dumpster, interesting side story, screwed my knee on a pair of these, sold 'em, but when i saw a chance to get back on them and show them who's boss, i couldn't resist , if a london mag wants them, you can have 'em)

bought and not sellin'

stockli ss 186 (thanks haus)
solly guns 174 (dicking around ski, thanks bossass)
zag freeride 84 (great storm/tree ski)
movement demon 179 (pretty used, ebay cheap-o deal to be used with dyanfits)
atomic pp's 180 (very used, ebay cheap-o deal)
rossi ladies gs 186 (for both me and the gf to mess around on cause they have the predrilled rossi race plate, quite handy, another cheapo ebay deal)

the remaining hold over...

cmh explosiv 180 with freerides (the old standard bearer)

[Spats]

Skis purchased this year: 0
Skis purchased last year: 1 pair of beat Snow Rangers for rock/ice boards. $20

Currently rocking: Spatulas, Beast 92s
Waiting for: a thinner version of the Lotus 138 that doesn't cost $900

[ulty_guy]

and if you can't figure it out, my profession has a nasty way of creeping into my leisure pursuits

[majortom]

and if you can't figure it out, my profession has a nasty way of creeping into my leisure pursuits

You're a crack dealer?

[Arno]

dynastar arno adams (pulled out of cham dumpster, interesting side story, screwed my knee on a pair of these, sold 'em, but when i saw a chance to get back on them and show them who's boss, i couldn't resist , if a london mag wants them, you can have 'em)

ooh - might have to take you up on that. are they still skiable? what length?

(got to have the skis that go with my screen name )

[ulty_guy]

You're a crack dealer?

well, if you wanted to get high off what i deal, you could, but it's not normally intended for those purposes.

yo arno, they're 188's 112-80-102 definitely skiable, but have had some work done in the past. currenly have *gasp* marker m51s. they're yours, just say the work and i'll bring them into work this week.

[dookeyXXX]

I guess the follow-up question would be:

why do you buy what you buy?

or perhaps "why do you buy so much gear" for those who have been purchasing more than 1 pair a year.

my buddies all ask "why do you need so many skis? It's not like you can ride more than 1 pair at a time."

[72Twenty]

2 skis - a right and a left.

I bought a pair of Big Daddies from cj001f.

[SponsoredByDuctTape]

Last year:
Sold 184 R:Exs
Bought 179 Stiff Bros
Bought 180 Tankers

This year:
Sold 180 Tankers
Bought 180 Pow Plus, in plastic w/Sally demos ($250) - almost mandatory
Bought 182 Evolution Wide Glides w/M-shitty-1 demos ($140 on Ebay) - can't wait to give these a spin

[dookeyXXX]

where the heck did you find those Powder Pluses still in the shrink?

i keep finding old "classic" skis, but none end up really being worth the $
(I've found several pairs of McG's, a pair of Dynamic Powder skis, and some Dynastar Flames(not sure which model on these), but none have really felt like a worthy purchase).

[nhtele]

Skinood, let me know how those stormriders treat you, interested in that size, but no one demo's them that long

My shop does.

[fat yeti]

Mojo 105 with Tyrolia f flex 17 bindings
If someone buys my big daddies I will be getting praxis so hopefully they sale.

[SkiN00d]

I guess the follow-up question would be:

why do you buy what you buy?

or perhaps "why do you buy so much gear" for those who have been purchasing more than 1 pair a year.

my buddies all ask "why do you need so many skis? It's not like you can ride more than 1 pair at a time."

I did the same thing with pool cues when I started pool. At one time I had 20 odd sticks. After I figured out what I liked I pared it down to just 2 that I play with and a couple of collectors items. Along the way I learned how to make them and how different materials and construction types translated to feel.

With skis, I started out with the idea that I wanted to try some classic skis, then it morphed to I want to try a ski that's narrow (Elan HCX @ 63mm) all the way to fat (Kingswood @ 116mm) and many skis in between. Then I had to try a swallowtail. Then I had to try a rocker/reverse sidecut ski (Spats).

I suppose I'll find a few favorites, sell off most of the rest replacing them with some backups for the favorites and then just try a couple of new models each year after that.

[El Chupacabra]

186cm Monster Im85 - HATED 'EM! - will be gone soon.

Condition & price?

[Optimus_Prime]

scratch bc w/ axial2 140

[Flexon Phil]

Post last season....

Titan 9 181
Elan 999 (bought and sold)
Seth 179
The Ski 185
The Ski 204
Olin Mark III
M11 B5 (warrenty replacement)

[SkiN00d]

Condition & price?

They were mounted with Markers for a very large foot (guessing 30 plus mondo) when I got them, but as far as I could tell had never seen snow - no top sheet or base damage. I mounted new Rossi Axial 12 din bindings for a 315mm bsl and skied on them less than one day.

I would do $150 for just the skis or $250 for the setup. I paid $140 for the bindings just a couple of months ago but if they work for you I'll let'em go. IIRC we have the same boot size so this might be better than redrilling.

I also like trades up or down - looking for the following:
Anything off the gear list I haven't tried - esp. custom goodies
916s, P18s, FF17s
Arcteryx wear in XL for jackets and L for pants.

[SponsoredByDuctTape]

where the heck did you find those Powder Pluses still in the shrink?

A guy pointed me to a guy who pointed me to a guy. Do a search in Gear Swap. There was a thread a while back from a guy in CO who had a lot of them.

[wren]

Got new JP vs Juliens last march and only put 3 days on them. Mounted them with some 900s 9-16s which I took off an old pair of yellow rockets that I bought at the same time. Also got new ARGs last week mounted with a pair of 916 zz labs.

Sold the Rockets as well as a pair of 191 10.exs w/997s and old blue 177 1080s w/810s.

[arem86]

Line Prophet 130's, and a pair of Armada JP vs. Juliens that are on hold.

[Flexon Phil]

where the heck did you find those Powder Pluses still in the shrink?

i keep finding old "classic" skis, but none end up really being worth the $
(I've found several pairs of McG's, a pair of Dynamic Powder skis, and some Dynastar Flames(not sure which model on these), but none have really felt like a worthy purchase).

I found some Dynastar Big's and Laquoix Powders unmounted, 10+ year old skis and they still want too much.

[El Chupacabra]

They were mounted with Markers for a very large foot (guessing 30 plus mondo) when I got them, but as far as I could tell had never seen snow - no top sheet or base damage. I mounted new Rossi Axial 12 din bindings for a 315mm bsl and skied on them less than one day.

I would do $150 for just the skis or $250 for the setup. I paid $140 for the bindings just a couple of months ago but if they work for you I'll let'em go. IIRC we have the same boot size so this might be better than redrilling.

I also like trades up or down - looking for the following:
Anything off the gear list I haven't tried - esp. custom goodies
916s, P18s, FF17s
Arcteryx wear in XL for jackets and L for pants.

Definitely interested... Are those the original Axials or the Axial2 ? My boot sole is 315mm too (may be 316 - can't remember -- but it's one of those two).

Since you mentioned the gear list, would you be interested in a trade for 190 Volkl Snow Rangers, near-mint condition? Tops, bases, edges all look immaculate -- like 1-2 days use, max. Currently mounted with Salomon 900 Equipe IIRC (may be 997 Equipe -- can't remember offhand); whichever one it is, it's a 6-14 DIN binding.

[Arno]

As of this lunctime, I am the proud owner of Ulty Guy's 188 Arnos and some 997s

Just need to take those Markers off

[dookeyXXX]

Congrats. Now you just gotta get 'em out on the snow, eh?

[GapersGoHome]

AK Rocket LABs w/ Rossi Axial 120 (thanks focus)
185 Scratch BC w/ Naxo nx21 (thanks gamma)
178 Little Big Fat (thanks ski swap dumpster)
probably Praxis, too....