 Poster: A snowHead
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Who said skis are too cheap?
Japanese maker Ogasaka, "handcrafting skis since 1912", has introduced a $1950 model called Long Cruise, laminated with maple and cherry woods, on which each buyer's name is hot pressed at the tail.
Any snowHead willing to purchase this fine ski will be granted free space below to provide us with a test report, especially if they are tested on a Japanese mountain, since we get very few reports from Japanese ski areas.
This is a limited offer.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Interesting, one of my favourite skis are the 'Maui' pattern Dynastar 4X4s, getting on a bit now but still a great all-mountain ski. If any snowheads would like to purchase a pair of these fine skis, contact me. I won't charge $1,950 and from a distance they'll look almost identical.
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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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You mean you'll charge more than $1950?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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If I could, but I'm driven by the economics of market forces.
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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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Market farces in this instance, perhaps. No offence to Ogasaka, of course.
The ski's designer is on record as proposing that it is "too beautiful to put away during the summer" and should be kept in the living room as a decoration.
With the price tag discreetly displayed for guests, I presume.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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There's also a P60 version from Voelkl, called custom, which sports vintage looks...but I'm sure it won't cost that pile of money.
BTW the other Ogasaka models aren't cheap either!
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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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comprex, Al7178 is from memory an aircraft grade Aluminium Alloy so it should be ok
Stainless steel can be used for edges provided it is a high quality stainless, some of the finest stainless steel knives come out of Japan so I wouldn't worry about that as much as I would if they were a Korean manufacturer
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Here's another obscure and intriguing ski - the PM Gear 'Bro', made by 'Powder Maggots' in Reno, Nevada.
Claimed testimonials include the following: "Powerful freight train", "They're freaking sick".
Tom Greenall of natives.co.uk (their Chamonix reporter) has been testing prototypes on Mount Hood. Here's his unusual report.
And here's some info. on the skis.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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For those who don't know, Powder is a US ski magazine. Their forum used to be very good, with a lot of new school skiers on it. The members called themselves Maggots. Then one day Powder started to put adverts on the forums (pop-ups, etc), and their administrators started to lock down - deleting threads, removing the archives, and one day, accidentally displaying user information.
Most of the maggots left and went to TGR, where they are alive and well. Because of the size of their membership, they had managed in the past to get discount deals on skis, and I think they had produced their own gloves.
The skis are the latest offering from them.
It's not about making money, but about producing gear for skiers.
(most of the potted history of the Maggots is from memory, but I think it's fairly close to accurate)
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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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Claimed testimonials include the following: "Powerful freight train", "They're freaking sick".
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I see they didn't quote the only Englishman amongst the testers who described them as "Yes, quite good, actyually".
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