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REVIEW: Whitedot Freeride Preacher (And whitedot themselves)

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scotia wrote:
I like my fat skis but you are definitely missing out!!

I don't think so. I've skied piste skis (only rentals though) and, to be honest, wasn't blown away. But you have to bear in mind that I am still a relative newb - have only done 11 weeks in 2.5 seasons - and of those, only 4 weeks on piste skis. The rest of the time on the Pilgrims, which are skinny-ish!

I can't see myself going sub-90mm as I do more off piste.
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ww166no, PS speaking of the 11th - any chance of a lift from mine into Cham in your shiny motor, as i have 2pairs of skis i need to demount, plug and remount and no car until the 12th. Pretty please.
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ww166no wrote:
I too will be in Cham for 6 weeks from 4/3 . . .

We'll have to go for a bevvy, midgetbiker too.
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Zero-G wrote:
fatbob wrote:
I've got both Redeemers and Preachers and think the Director looks like the spec I'd identified as the ultimate one ski quiver.


But factor in what you want to do , if groomers are something that you view as ok if there is no other option or as a warm up then a 1 ski quiver might be very different to someone who "wants to take piste performance to the backcountry" or other such gibberish. I'm not a rocker veteran but I like my Redeemers and they are a lot more versatile than I thought they'd be. I'm not a purist ('cos that's for squares) and like the pivoty fun you can have. I'm not sure I've got the balls to try them with seriously exposed icy traverses but that's more a reflection on me than their capabilities. So I totally get a scaled down Redeemer which the Director looks like and in fact suggested it in my original Redeemer review somewhere here and think it would compare strongly against say a Gotama which used to be a benchmark ski in that sort of class.



(apologies to any squares out there wink )


Interesting, fatbob because that's exactly what I thought after skiing the Redeemers too snowHead
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fatbob, you da man. I wish I could slarve my turns as good as you but I'm clearly far too square and am far too old-school to introduce that nu-skool sliding sideways into all of my on-piste turns on my 100mm skis Wink
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Sideshow_Bob, I know my limitations and the perfect carve is one of them. I'm never going to get my Ted the Shred 360 deg badge either. Anyway 100mm, do they still make mens' skis that skinny? wink
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midgetbiker wrote:
ww166no, PS speaking of the 11th - any chance of a lift from mine into Cham in your shiny motor, as i have 2pairs of skis i need to demount, plug and remount and no car until the 12th. Pretty please.


No prob, but you'll have to remind me! I may or may not check my phone as I see fit!
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Zero-G wrote:
ww166no wrote:
I too will be in Cham for 6 weeks from 4/3 . . .

We'll have to go for a bevvy, midgetbiker too.


No prob there either, I'm sure midgetbiker can afford to buy us both one!
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fatbob wrote:
Sideshow_Bob, I know my limitations and the perfect carve is one of them. I'm never going to get my Ted the Shred 360 deg badge either. Anyway 100mm, do they still make mens' skis that skinny? wink



only in 165cm with 11m radius for full-face-helmet gate-runners I believe... Not usually seen where there is decent snow though.. Toofy Grin
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midgetbiker wrote:
ww166no, PS speaking of the 11th - any chance of a lift from mine into Cham in your shiny motor, as i have 2pairs of skis i need to demount, plug and remount and no car until the 12th. Pretty please.

Only One pair now wink
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yep, and seeing I can't do it until the 12th I should have my own transport
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ww166no wrote:
midgetbiker wrote:
ww166no, PS speaking of the 11th - any chance of a lift from mine into Cham in your shiny motor, as i have 2pairs of skis i need to demount, plug and remount and no car until the 12th. Pretty please.


No prob, but you'll have to remind me! I may or may not check my phone as I see fit!


oooo, get back in the drawer, Mr Sharp

& thank you, obviously.


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ww166no wrote:
Zero-G wrote:
ww166no wrote:
I too will be in Cham for 6 weeks from 4/3 . . .

We'll have to go for a bevvy, midgetbiker too.


No prob there either, I'm sure midgetbiker can afford to buy us both one!


9 in the morning and he is clearly drinking already Shocked
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ww166no wrote:
No prob there either, I'm sure midgetbiker can afford to buy us both one!

I'm sure I can afford a round too. I'm not a ski bum... yet Toofy Grin
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midgetbiker wrote:
9 in the morning and he is clearly drinking already Shocked

Erm... exactly what sort of company are you keeping, mister? And you're going to let him drive!
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Zero-G wrote:
midgetbiker wrote:
9 in the morning and he is clearly drinking already Shocked

Erm... exactly what sort of company are you keeping, mister? And you're going to let him drive!


Hey, steady on, I might be delusional about the chances of prising open midgetbikers wallet, but I haven't been on the sauce. . . just yet!

Just arrived in Cham, lovely sunny day!
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ww166no, You got a box, it's got crabs or lobster or maybe a crocodile in it.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote:
ww166no, You got a box, it's got crabs or lobster or maybe a crocodile in it.


I am confused, you have confused me, well done. Confused
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midgetbiker, I suspect it's SZK-speak for "A package - long enough to fit a crocodile - has arrived at the boot lab for you." Of course, that is a wild guess and I will deny it vehemently if I'm wrong wink
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Of course, it's obvious really, I was clearly being obtuse.
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midgetbiker wrote:
I was clearly being obtuse.

I missed that Embarassed Off to punish myself...
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Zero-G wrote:
midgetbiker wrote:
I was clearly being obtuse.

I missed that Embarassed Off to punish myself...


Zero-G I'm glad you explained that, I had no idea what he was talking about either, but you'll be right - it'll be a box alright with a nice new ice axe in it . . . not bright enough to work out the crustaceous/reptile reference, but I'm sure it'll come to me shortly . . . perhaps I need a drink afterall!

SMALLZOOKEEPER thank you for looking after my crusty reptile, please leave it in the box and don't put your hand inside. . . . got any beers left?
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ww166no, Never enough, thirsty that Crocodile. Toofy Grin
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Zero-G wrote:
midgetbiker wrote:
I was clearly being obtuse.

I missed that Embarassed Off to punish myself...

I quess I could have meant that I was being sooo cleverly sarcastic that you missed my clever humour.

But, no, I meant I was being thick, because I was. So it is I who should be Embarassed

But I'm not Laughing
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Terrible thread rot, just terrible... Very Happy
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Zero-G wrote:
Terrible thread rot, just terrible... Very Happy


Thread rot? Just rot mostly I think. . . Ah so what? We all love Whitedots, why not talk about something else?

Any one in Cham next week? I'm here on my tod (SZK excepted) . . . save me from his crabby 'wit' someone please.
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I'll be there in 15 days time. Still trying to work out the logistics of taking both ski and camera equipment. I have enough baggage allowance but not enough hands.

By the way, any of you out there willing to be photo sluts for a day or two? I'm ready to take the big guns out on skis and want to get shots like these, but with skiers this time, rather than alpinists:


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What, no takers? Even if you can't ski very well I will make you look like a ski god Madeye-Smiley
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Zero-G, do you have someone you can send your skis to ahead of time?
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Zero-G wrote:
What, no takers? Even if you can't ski very well I will make you look like a ski god Madeye-Smiley


I doubt you could make me look like a ski god Zero-G, but if you're going to get the big guns out . . . Very Happy
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scotia, nope. But I do have a rule: if I can't carry it, then I can't pack it. So I'll be sacrificing a few other things.

ww166no, with good angles and the right light most things are possible wink
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Zero-G, 10 of us are going on a ski touring "stag" on 31st March if you fancy some backcountry shots...
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Thanks dougljam, have sent you a PM.
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Zero-G, given the weather we've had this year we are desperate for action shots. Anything with Whitedots blasting through powder will do, I can supply Whitedots but where we'll get some powder I don't know.

I'm around Chamonix a fair bit over the next 8 weeks, maybe we can see if we can beat the pro's at their own game. ww166no will be there too, don't worry Twisted Evil
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ww166no, a few of the shots from the couloir in the Vallee in Jan look pretty good. I tried to pry them off the laptop of our Ragnarok telemarking photographer in Munich but he insists he will post them to a web album, so we will have to wait.
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midgetbiker, Definitely up for that, have sent you a PM.

ww166no, you'll have to scrub up for the camera!
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midgetbiker, I'm up for it too, am in Les Gets from the 12th but willing to travel to help out....especially if you can find me some powder!
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Ok, someone convince me to buy Redeemers instead of Super S7s Smile Both available for about the same price... must resist temptation....
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Super 7s? Never even heard of them!
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