 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Look like BBRs to me
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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on Steroids...
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Nah, they're weirder than the Biebers... you can get D2s with a different sidecut radius on each side of the ski (though I don't know if they have different rocker profiles too, like the strange Elan things). And even with that craziness, they're still all short radius skis for the ever popular 50% slalom, 50% powder market. What's the appeal?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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different rocker profiles too, like the strange Elan things
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Serriadh, You talking about the amphibio things? Just saw they have that on powder skis now... very much not convinced by that!!
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| Serriadh wrote: |
| And even with that craziness, they're still all short radius skis for the ever popular 50% slalom, 50% powder market. What's the appeal? |
+1
That idea just doesn't make sense!
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not sure how deep that sarcasm goes... but yes apparently there is a popular 50% slalom 50% powder market... it makes me sad though
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when what is required, dulcamara, are the skills to joyfully ski a 100% slalom ski in powder.
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I may just be being thick here... but i dont understand the syntax of that sentence
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They look crap too................sorry, just being honest! 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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dulcamara, The sentence reads fine to me.
My current powder skis are a pair of Fischer WC SL, I confess I am thinking of getting some Soul 7s though.
I guess something like these Du Praz skis or the BBRs could be good if you just want one pair of skis but still want to mostly carve turns when you are on piste.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| dulcamara wrote: |
| not sure how deep that sarcasm goes... but yes apparently there is a popular 50% slalom 50% powder market... it makes me sad though |
The Icelantic Shaman is the grandaddy of the powder slalom skis and actually works very well IME in practice as an all mountain ski without rocker. Only place you might exercise care is in dropping into tight spots where you'd want to be wary of hookiness. It's definitely a play ski rather than a macho powder 11s charger though. I even had a guy on DPS RPs coveting mine- we mutually agreed we'd both like to enhance our quivers with each other's skis.
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| rjs wrote: |
dulcamara
I guess something like these Du Praz skis or the BBRs could be good if you just want one pair of skis but still want to mostly carve turns when you are on piste. |
Yebbut since when have you needed a small turn radius to carve on piste?
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You know it makes sense.
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Learnt to ski powder on factory slalom skis, cant imagine ever going back!
clarky999, same here, cant remember the lat time i wanted to do tight carved turns on piste... matter of taste I guess
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| musher wrote: |
| Look like BBRs to me |
I thought the Du Praz design pre-dated the BBRs by a couple of seasons.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| feef wrote: |
| musher wrote: |
| Look like BBRs to me |
I thought the Du Praz design pre-dated the BBRs by a couple of seasons. |
It does
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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When i look at these skis, i see what i assume snowboarders think a powder tool should do, sink in the tail float at the font... all well and good if you are standing sideways, but not for legs encased inplastic.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| dulcamara wrote: |
| When i look at these skis, i see what i assume snowboarders think a powder tool should do, sink in the tail float at the font... all well and good if you are standing sideways, but not for legs encased inplastic. |
Chatting to a guy who was skiing on them a couple of seasons ago in Tigne, he thought they were great and didn't sink at the tail at all.
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