 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm not sure I'll be skiing any more this season so I had a day of storage waxing... Here's the final head count for 2006/7:
Mine: Volkl V-Pros 190, Faction Thirteens 191, Line Prophet 130s 186, Volkl Explosive (retired this winter) & Volkl V-Pros (they may get my AT bindings as I have skins that fit my tele V-Pros).
Mrs P: Dynastar Marie de Neige 165, K2 PEs 164 & K2 Phat Luvs 168
I'm going to mount the Prophets with tele bindings next winter. For sale: Marker Comp 1800s & Naxo 21s...
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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 bid you for the Expolsivs if I hadn't already got my Volkls724, Fischers Big Stix 86, Atomic Sugar Daddies and Atomic Powder Plus'...and if she didn't have Volkl 724, Atomis ReX and new Salomon Guns, and if he didn't have Armada AR6 and Scott Mission, and if she didn't have Head Mojo.
Oh my God! How many pairs have we got???
By the way...Parlor...give me a call!
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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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parlor, How was your first season in business, are you getting the/a chalet next season?
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Observations of the novice.......What a variety of bindings! The green ones look so wide are they the big skis that folks use for the off piste powder? None of them look as 'waisted' as the ones I've been learning on even Mrs P's. Is there something special about the bindings on the left hand two sets - they look different? Is there any significance to the shape of the front of the ski - some are more pointed than others?
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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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parlor, good work fella !
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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rungsp, we should open a hire shop... will talk soon.
boredsurfin, better than we could have hoped for. full review in the next month or so. searching hard for a property for next winter... 
Megamum, The two bindings on the left are telemark binding, they are both slightly different but you can see the cables that allow you to free your heal when you make a turn.
I ski long and fat skis because I like to ski variable terrain  Mainly as far away from the piste as possible. We ski "less waisted" or in ski-ish skis with "less sidecut" or big "turn radius". Sometimes I prefer not to make turns, these skis let me do that. Actually the big green skis, which are redunckulus, have an 18m turn radius (152-130-142), which is very similar to skis you will have skied on. They are amazing fun and carve very well, but not for the faint knee'd. These skis are a huge contrast to the skis with the Wizards on, which have a 40m turn radius.
With regard to shape it's just a fashion thing how the tip shapes look. The recent fad is for very round low tips, the more pointed skis in the photo SO last season. 
Smokin Joe, I thank you.
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parlor, Thank you for the explanation - makes the photo more interesting 
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parlor,
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| 18m turn radius, 40m turn radius |
If you fancy opening a hire shop you should learn the difference between 'turn radius' & 'ski radius'. 
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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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parlor, your learning technique must need looking into!
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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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Nice quiver...
Is it wrong to covet a fellow snowheads skis? Must go to see my snow priest if that is the case...dirty dirty pictures!
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GrahamN, same jam, different flavour butter. I was just explaining the difference to Megamum in the 'shape' of the skis. Sidecut, turns, both of these words make me sick.
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You know it makes sense.
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parlor,
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boredsurfin, better than we could have hoped for. full review in the next month or so. searching hard for a property for next winter...
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Shall look forward to that, a part of me still harbour's a dream of jacking it all in and running off to the Alps
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