 Poster: A snowHead
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| Flexon Phil wrote: |
| I have a garage full of skis to mount and that I need to "test" |
This man isn't lying either 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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I was about to order - but saw that their security certificate had expired when I went to the checkout. I have sent them a message via their contact form.
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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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I am a multiple quiver kinda gal 
Can hardly wait to mount those baby's!
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| SnowHot wrote: |
I am a multiple quiver kinda gal
Can hardly wait to mount those baby's! |
Click in for the ride of your life, baby!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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In the interest of getting this thing back on track...............
After Fox's review of the K2 Burnin Luv, I appreciate Phils help in finding a great bargain on a pair.
I'll be sure to give you all the good word when I get to Click in and Ride!
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You two should get a room.
(could I suggest the Stoweflake, say mid Decemeber )
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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The reviews page now lets you search for all reviews for one Brand, One model or all reviews by a Particular snowHead.
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/ski-reviews.php
If anyone who tried next season's skis at the EoSB can remember what they thought of them, it would be great to put a few words down here 
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Are the ski review entries limited to only sH events, or can anyone who has tested skis enter their reviews?
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You know it makes sense.
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veeeight, I think anyone who has tested should enter - but check with admin!
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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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Wear The Fox Hat, After typing that, I realised that if I were to enter all the skis I had demo'd this season I'll bere here forever! So maybe not such a good idea after all.
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Poster: A snowHead
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veeeight, well, maybe enter a few of the more common ones you tried.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd like to hear more reviews of the twins featured at the ski test, such as scott p3 WTFH you should have tried the 178 (they do ski quite long), and k2 seth and the armada ar6.
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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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Edmundh009, I only had so long to ski, and there was only so many skis I could test! (in terms of skis per hour, I think I tested more than anyone else)
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| Edmundh009, I only had so long to ski, and there was only so many skis I could test! (in terms of skis per hour, I think I tested more than anyone else) |
Stop making excuses, Hat: I caught you talking to people for at least 15 minutes over the course of the day - that could have been another set of skis tested!
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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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admin, maybe I should have run up the slope rather than stand in the lift line? I mean, I did slow down a little when my stomach realised I was skipping lunch...
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...just worked it out...
8 pairs of skis tested
2.5 hours spent testing
If you allow 5 minutes per pair for set up, that works out at under 14 minutes per pair for testing.
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Wear The Fox Hat, equals two 300 yard runs for each pair? 
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skibomb, close - the slope is only 150m long, so most pairs got 3 runs.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Wear The Fox Hat, Cool. 2 runs forwards, 1 backwards
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I forgot... the Burnin Luvs took about 10 mins to set up. It appears that the tight little bindings weren't designed to take my big boots...
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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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SnowHot, it's been a long, hard week.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| I forgot... the Burnin Luvs took about 10 mins to set up. It appears that the tight little bindings weren't designed to take my big boots... |
If you fondled them first and played with their tips first, they might have been more receptive. Damn Brits don't know anything about foreplay.
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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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Flexon Phil, all I did was run my hands along their bottoms to make sure they were waxed!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wear The Fox Hat, And? Was it to your liking?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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SnowHot, a gentleman never discusses such things...
so, yes!
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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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Pictures????
was it good for you? When you clipped in..was it toyt...toyt like tiger?
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I already asked for pictures. He won't give them up. In fact, he denies there are any pictures.
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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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MY THOUGHTS FOR WHAT THEY ARE WORTH....
1.SKI TESTING IS VERY SUBJECTIVE
2.SKI TESTING WHEN NOT GIVEN THE CORRECT GUIDANCE AND "HOW TO TEST" INFO CAN BE SERIOUSLY DETRIMENTAL TO A PRODUCT/BRAND
3. YOU CANNOT SERIOUSLY REVIEW A SKI WITH A WAIST WIDTH OF OVER 80MM IN A SNOWDOME.
READING THIS FORUM/TOPIC MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS.
THE INFORMATION POSTED ON HERE IS NOT CORRECT AND SOME OF THE LANGUAGE USED BY THE SKIERS REALLY MAKES ME WONDER IF THEY CAN ACTUALLY SKI.
THE BEST MOVE WOULD BE TO HELP BUYERS UNDERSTAND SEGMENTATION,LOOK AT THE GEOMETRY OF SKIS WITHIN EACH SEGMENT THEN HELP THE BUYER TO UNDERSTAND HOW GEOMETRY AND CONSTRUCTION CHANGE SKIS EVEN WITH IN EACH SEGMENT.
"The ski test was great for making me realise how much I prefer a ski around 180cm. I had very little confidence that any of the skis I tried that were 175cm or less would hold the line I wanted them to, those 5-10 cm seem to make a big difference (cue obvious jokes). "
THIS KIND OF COMMENT DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
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jeremy12, pretty much everything in life is subjective, a level of expertise lessens that subjectivity only in measure to the expertise. Since Warren Miller didn't have a window of opportunity to join us and most of the testers like the readers are (with great respect) recreational skiers, the views of our peers are more that acceptable. It is that very subjectivity that makes a review valid. . . which is no different than anything written in a magazine. If a ski responds well, indifferently or poorly to the cack-handed diving of a two week skier then other two weekers may well find it a help in deciding what skis to hire or try themselves.
We all can't be as expert as you.
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The ski test was great for making me realise how much I prefer a ski around 180cm. I had very little confidence that any of the skis I tried that were 175cm or less would hold the line I wanted them to, those 5-10 cm seem to make a big difference (cue obvious jokes). "
THIS KIND OF COMMENT DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD
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jeremy12, What do you know about the writer?
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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How many Jeremys do we have? . . . Did it take 12 attempts to register? . . . I suppose I should stop there in case the mardy booger with the chainsaw gets his panties bunched.
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I think perhaps we should stik to reviewing cheap alcohol. We obviously have no opinions worth hearing. The fact we both OWN 2 pairs of skis and average out at a month a year on the slopes means nothing to our new man of the people.
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