 Poster: A snowHead
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http://sports.espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/news/story?id=6057772
An online ski, snowboard and mountain biking gear review site debuting this week has called out the competition: "The current state of gear reviews is a joke," begins BlisterGearReview.com's brazen online 'manifesto,' which continues: "And short reviews suck." Blister's average product review, by contrast, will be a considerable 1,200 words. "Too many review sites and publications read like the ad copy produced by the manufacturers themselves, and many literally won't publish a negative review of a product ... a serious review forum should not shy away from telling the truth."
and here's an example: http://blistergearreview.com/blister/
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You are David Goldsmith and I claim my £5 ... 
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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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roga, it was a cloning experiment that went horrobly wrong.
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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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One man's truth is another lawyer's libel writ.
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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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| Bode Swiller wrote: |
| roga, it was a cloning experiment that went horrobly wrong. |
Anyone suing?
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Anyone can write 1,200 words in a review when they pad as much as that guy!!!
"As I made my way to the entrance of the notoriously steep “Fingers” chutes, I encountered an invisible rain crust that required nothing short of hockey skates. As the terrain rolled over into a no fall zone, I quickly became grateful for the minimal side cut that enabled full edge contact in the steepest of zones. This was something Shane McConkey taught me to appreciate when I skied with him at Squaw a decade ago. He claimed that side cut was great for carving easy turns on groomers, but can quickly work to your disadvantage in steep, no fall zones if only your tip and tail are contacting the snow. Remembering this, I held on for two dicey slide turns before sending it off a spine and ripping full speed through the avalanche debris below. This was a good day." 
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That guy is so core, skiing the edge of gnar for us gapers.
Its either 1200 words of blether or 1200 words of technoweenie shit about flex and torsion and cores, none of it really leaves you much the wiser.
The problem is there probably are very few bad skis and very few bad bindings so it really comes down to bad skiers!
By the way, good luck to ESPN and their 1200 word reviews. I can't see what their business model is for producing so much verbiage given that even the scraper reviews probably only nickle and dime a living.
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| shoogly wrote: |
| Anyone can write 1,200 words in a review when they pad as much as that guy!!! |
Not everyone, the wailer one is 900 odd
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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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Is this not where peer to peer sites e.g. shs have trad reviews beat? OK no-one slags their own gear too badly but you can get the benefit of understanding how it performs longer term in a variety of conditions rather than in a limited test on a single slope on a single day.
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i recognised the DPS 112 review from a post on TGR and Marshall Olsen is a longtime poster on there plus a reviewer on blister. so possibly just rehashing TGR reviews - not a bad thing necessarily
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Arno wrote: |
| i and Marshall Olsen is a longtime poster on there plus a reviewer on blister. |
plus DPS distributor?
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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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DPS rep - he sold me my 112s!
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When's the 1,200 word review on the latest ski sock?
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