Skiing vs. Riding

Proof that anything deeper than 3" is wasted on boarders:

http://homepage.mac.com/saemisch/Can...4/SkiBoard.jpg

(Canada last week)

Mike... 8J

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Carpe powder-diem

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:05:40 CST, "Let Mikey Ski It!"
wrote:

http://homepage.mac.com/saemisch/Can...4/SkiBoard.jpg

Looking good!

-Astro

"Let Mikey Ski It!" wrote in news:BC29EF80-B648@
205.187.179.222:

Proof that anything deeper than 3" is wasted on boarders:

http://homepage.mac.com/saemisch/Can...4/SkiBoard.jpg

And those are even FAT skis, ain't they??

-T.O.M.-

Lookin' forward to Silverton and getting DEEP in it.............

SkaredShtles wrote:

And those are even FAT skis, ain't they??

Yup! Fat ski face shots for two days. "Thigh deep smoke" as our guide
termed it. (Still sorting pics and working on the trip report).

Lookin' forward to Silverton and getting DEEP in it.............

ditto^2

Mike...

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Carpe powder-diem

Baka Dasai wrote:

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:05:40 CST, Let Mikey Ski It! said (and I quote):

Proof that anything deeper than 3" is wasted on boarders:

http://homepage.mac.com/saemisch/Can...4/SkiBoard.jpg

(Canada last week)


It seems you've never ridden a board in powder. I have, and they're
a much better tool for the job than skis. Depth greater than 3"
definitely isn't wasted.

Some of us don't need training wheels ...

Baka Dasai wrote in
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:05:40 CST, Let Mikey Ski It! said (and I quote):
Proof that anything deeper than 3" is wasted on boarders:

http://homepage.mac.com/saemisch/Can...4/SkiBoard.jpg

(Canada last week)

It seems you've never ridden a board in powder. I have, and they're
a much better tool for the job than skis. Depth greater than 3"
definitely isn't wasted. I've ridden in powder that was deep enough
to make seeing anything almost impossible.

This is the video I like to reference when the boarding vs. skiing in
powder topic comes up:

http://www.jacksonhole.com/movies/012702.html

Who would you rather be? I can tell you without reservation who *I* would
rather be...........

For me powder is more about being *in* than being *on*

-T.O.M.-

SkaredShtles wrote in
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http://www.jacksonhole.com/movies/012702.html

One could argue that the boarder didn't need special equipment to ride on
the powder though. The same board works anywhere on the mountain. I've
tried using my carving skis in powder before. Never again.
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Chuck wrote:
SkaredShtles wrote in
7.132:


http://www.jacksonhole.com/movies/012702.html


One could argue that the boarder didn't need special equipment to ride on
the powder though. The same board works anywhere on the mountain. I've
tried using my carving skis in powder before. Never again.

Actually, the same board doesn't work everywhere on the mountain as you,
if you have carving skis, know. For the hardpack carving regime the
boarder would need a carving board and hardboots which wouldn't be worth
much in the powder. We will leave it as an excercise whether this "same
board" is actually working in the powder shots of the video (you can
surmise my opinion.)

P.S. Generally I do use my GS skis in both powder and hardpack - no
sweat, although in these conditions I'd be tempted to pull out the rando
rig for the softer (not wider!) skis.

"Chuck" wrote in message
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SkaredShtles wrote in
7.132:

http://www.jacksonhole.com/movies/012702.html

One could argue that the boarder didn't need special equipment to ride on
the powder though. The same board works anywhere on the mountain. I've
tried using my carving skis in powder before. Never again.

I use the same skis for everything. But then again, I hardly ever go now
when it's not powder. But "back in the day" I had a pair for very early all
rock conditions and a pair for Nov. to May. 205cm round turning slalom skis,
old ones and new ones. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm long
skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis...........

pigo

Chuck wrote in
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SkaredShtles wrote in
7.132:

http://www.jacksonhole.com/movies/012702.html

One could argue that the boarder didn't need special equipment to ride
on the powder though. The same board works anywhere on the mountain.
I've tried using my carving skis in powder before. Never again.

Ummm... yeah. Sure one could. But then again:

Bumps: Dynastar X8s
Crud: Dynastar X8s
Powder: Dynastar X8s
Corn: Dynastar X8s
Groomers: Dynastar X8s
Chutes: Dynastar X8s

Dimensions: ~75 ~60 ~70

And you know what? They work really well in all those conditions. The
only condition I REALLY don't like them in is breakable crust.

-T.O.M.-