 Poster: A snowHead
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Having done some monoskiing in the '80's I was pleased to hear it's making a comeback. I saw a guy at the beginning of April in the 3 Valleys, through the mist, just standing there like a spectre and resolved to get myself a monoski. So having seen the Duret Carvin on a US site I am trying to find somewhere in the UK to buy one or something similar. I'm 165cm, nearly 50 and been skiing since 1979, currently on Salomon XScreams. Looking to protect my knees as I get older but still have some fun. Any suggestions guys? Regards, Kneehighninja
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ebay. And don't forget the fluorescent suit and white rear-entry boots to go with it.
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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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Kneehighninja, welcome to snowHeads! 
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Kneehighninja, If I may offer some advice, there are very few manufacturers that produce current monoskis, however you may find one or two items on the second hand market, if this is the case look closely at a make called BEBOP, they were a small company but they made the best monoskis the world has ever seen. If you find one snap it up instantely, you'll never regret it
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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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Is a monoski sort of like a an alpine snowboard but you stand forwards on it like normal skis? I saw a few people on those in the 3V last month wondering wtf it was.
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There are some US custom mono manufacturers & probably at least one French still in existence. But e-bay is the best bet & for maximum effect should be teamed with SX91 White rear entry boots and S747 white bindings.
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Don't we need some comment from David Goldsmith here wasn't he into mono ski's I recall from some other thread?
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Kneehighninja, welcome. I saw a bloke on Hay Bluff (Hay on Wye) in March on one. He picked his up from t'internet - EBay - for a song.
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I have an old ski vid where glen plake recommends a bebop monoboard after a trip to cham
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Really?
Last year I took a monoboarder on a little tour of Verbier. The chap in question was English by birth but French by choice. I'll never forget the shame as a friend of mine skied up to me and noticed that I was "with" the monoboarder. He was dressed in brown cords with powder puffs, white shirt, with neckerchief and a Barber. Superb. His reason for monoboarding was having broken both knees (he never explained what broken knees was) on Tortin 12 years ago and then 4 years ago desperate for a skiing fix his brother suggested monoboarding as he felt his knees would be under less stress. I still couldn't forgive him. Last year he was skiing on some cap construction piece of rubbish but I saw him out this year on a new looking Duret. As it happens he was a really nice guy, he didn't mind the mocking that he got, especially from his 14 yo nephew, it was the only way he could enjoy skiing, so fair enough. I loved watching him squirming his way out of 2' of powder on a tight tree run!
There isn't ever an excuse for monoboarding really. If you still feel you need to there is ONLY one monoboard to buy... a Swell Panik, nothing else compares.
AN02ZEJ, yes, normal ski bindings, normal ski boots, one ski, feet next to each other pointing forward. You do still see it from time-to-time, especially in France. It isn't popular for a reason.
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Just as a random comment: There was a guy on the speedski comp in Verbier went rocketing down on a Monoboard! Quite impressive..
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Nope. Wrong. Unnatural. Went out of fashion for a reason. Was a fashion. (Luddite, moi?)
Kneehighninja, Why are you pleased?
And before anyone starts, yes, I have tried it a few times. Including a couple of fun runs down the "Wall". As if that matters...
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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This book on Ebay may be useful.
PB book Monoskiing Skiing - Martyn Hurn
Learning from day one to advanced / equipment / techniques and more
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Guys, thanks for the interesting comments this seems to have sparked off. Re. why pleased, I think any form of sliding down the slopes, enjoying the glory of the mountains and snow should be encouraged. Without trying to be contentious, I suspect the monoski does less damage than snowboards which appear to me to scrub a lot of the surface away due to boarding methods. I have seen some great snowboarders of course but some really awful ones just pushing the snow downhill. I must admit to having had a pair of rear entry boots when they were the latest thing but then, I'm getting on a bit. I've been looking on eBay and there doesn't seem much about at the moment but thanks for that suggestion. It just so happens I've some S747 bindings on my Dynastar Course SL's that I was going to press into service so that's sorted then! Cheers Kneehigh
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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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If there is no excuse for monoboarding, I think there is no excuse for snowboarding...........after all isn't that just sideways monoboarding ?
If monoboarding is considered camp, then sideways monoboarding must be double camp...or extreme camp..! 
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The thing is that it's quite difficult to ski a monoski properly, and most people on them are very poor skiers and are a danger to most other piste users. They seem just to like to have their feet together and can't be bothered (who would want to nowadays) to learn to do it on 2 skis. They wobble all over the pistes and mostly stick to them. The Monoski was invented for off piste and should stay there - ice and hardpack are very difficult.
beeryletcher, totally different thing - I take it you haven't seen many monoskiers?? The monoski has now largely been replaced by the snowboard, and, much as I sometimes get annoyed with snowboarders - they're a lot safer to have around.
IT IS MONOSKIING - NOT MONOBOARDING.
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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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| TThey seem just to like to have their feet together and can't be bothered (who would want to nowadays) to learn to do it on 2 skis. |
Aha! A way to select for natural supinators, monoskiers breeding.
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You are all beginning to sound like the worst kind of trainspotters. Get out in the fresh air and get a life.
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Lizzard, I'm cleaning the shotgun and polishing the shovel as you type ... anyone for a ludite hunt?
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Masque and Lizzard, , I had to look up the exact meaning of Ludite "someone who posts something to get a reaction".
Best shoot yourselves as well as me then !!
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beeryletcher, no trolls here, that's a modern and incorrect application, go dig deeper
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Masque, One d wore out about 1912, had to grab a spare for deeper.
I'll take all your spare monoskis.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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beeryletcher, Muppet! I've long held to the belief that if you're in the mountains and having fun it doesn't matter a tinker's cuss how you do it 
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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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Masque, only as long as you don't put anyone else in danger!!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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easiski, that's always the unsaid rule 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Masque, King Muppet! You think I'm being serious ?! 
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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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beeryletcher, you figure I am 
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Masque, you figure I figure you are 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Didn't think I'd cause such a stir guys! I'm with Masque and easiski on the 'how' and the 'safe' bit. Good to know there are pepople out there been do'in it since 1978. I've a friend who still takes a week every year at the age of 72. My own hope is to retire in the next 7 years and go skiing etc. (whatever) when I want and leave behind the crud in the UK. I've some ideas for location but maybe you guys have some suggestions. It will move the discussion on and surely won't be contentious? Regards, Kneehigh
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Kneehighninja not contentious? It's almost summer, there's sure to be another skwal.
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fatbob 
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fatbob, now you've done it: he's ordering a matched pair.
A pair of teleboarders (skiing -one- of these each) put on a quite impressive telebumpboarding show this last season but one.
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FAQ
, glad someone caught that 
