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lawnmower
Since 14 Dec 2007
153 Posts
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 Wed Nov 11, 09 2:43 pm Icelandic Shaman ski |
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| Anyone have any experience with Icelandic Shaman skiis? Looks like they might be the ticket for SkiBowl mank. |
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DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
852 Posts
Left Coast
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| Wed Nov 11, 09 3:27 pm |
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get yoself some LINE EP pros, elizabeths, or sir francis bacons. I really want a pair of hellbents actually. This icelantic skis are sick but they are made more for backcountry touring.
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lance_k
Since 04 May 2005
565 Posts
Hood River
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| Wed Nov 11, 09 7:37 pm |
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i test skied the icelandic nomad's at alta and had a blast. conditions were primo so i coulda been on frickin' anything really.
they are hand manufactured by never summer in denver... most durable snowboards ever imo.
i didn't buy them though, i went for the armada jj's (115 under foot). really good reviews and peeps are saying they can actually be used on hard pack too.
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DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
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Left Coast
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| Wed Nov 11, 09 8:06 pm |
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| lance_k wrote: |
i didn't buy them though, i went for the armada jj's (115 under foot). really good reviews and peeps are saying they can actually be used on hard pack too. |
good call, I really want to get a pair of salomon czars, sick pow ski with forward rocker only so they still work on the hardpack well. Wouldn't mind trying out the shoguns either
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Pepi
Since 16 Jun 2006
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Pure Stoke Sports
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| Wed Nov 11, 09 10:19 pm |
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| DROCK999 wrote: | | get yoself some LINE EP pros, elizabeths, or sir francis bacons. I really want a pair of hellbents actually. This icelantic skis are sick but they are made more for backcountry touring. |
If yer' ever passing through Hood River and want to demo, we will have the EP Pro and Sir Francis Bacon available in our demo fleet. (Elizabeth's were a bit too soft for our interest and would be better suited for a skier under 170lbs+looking for a super buttery ski).
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DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
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Left Coast
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| Wed Nov 11, 09 11:12 pm |
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| Pepi wrote: | | DROCK999 wrote: | | get yoself some LINE EP pros, elizabeths, or sir francis bacons. I really want a pair of hellbents actually. This icelantic skis are sick but they are made more for backcountry touring. |
If yer' ever passing through Hood River and want to demo, we will have the EP Pro and Sir Francis Bacon available in our demo fleet. (Elizabeth's were a bit too soft for our interest and would be better suited for a skier under 170lbs+looking for a super buttery ski). |
I put all the Eric Pollard inspired skis on that list soley because Lawnmower was had mention skibowl. Both the EP pros and SFB are a super sick ski though, definitely won't have any sinking problems
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hilton
Since 15 Aug 2008
806 Posts
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| Thu Nov 12, 09 6:37 am Rossignol S7 |
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Pepi, don't forget about your demo Rossi S7.
Like the Armada JJ, they have regular sidecut and camber underfoot to handle the groomed/hardpack, but rocker and reverse sidecut in the tip/tail for the pow/cement.
They really are "cheater" skis making the deep powder effortless to ski and the heavy Northwest crud feel like a groomer. |
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lawnmower
Since 14 Dec 2007
153 Posts
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| Thu Nov 12, 09 8:26 am |
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| Think I'm going to go with the Icelandics. Had a Neversummer board until my kid left it in the Meadows paking lot - it was completely bomber. Anybody who is manufacturing in the USA gets my vote. Skibowl is rarely a powder experience. I'm not sure how the new reverse camber, early rize, yadda yadda skis would hold up. Cute sails girl - no offense Pepe. |
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mschulz
Since 29 May 2007
530 Posts
Reno, NV
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| Thu Nov 12, 09 9:01 am |
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Fat skis were the death of untracked powder in bounds 15 minutes after 1st chair.
What a shame.
Now every jack ass up there is cutting left and right tracking the shit out of runs that use to be spooned for hours.
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lawnmower
Since 14 Dec 2007
153 Posts
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| Thu Nov 12, 09 9:20 am |
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| Truely the inbounds fresh tracks are fleeting at best. Are you going to hold onto your 207 Atomics while a wolfpack of snowboarders cuts it up. It's gone one way or the other. |
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mschulz
Since 29 May 2007
530 Posts
Reno, NV
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| Thu Nov 12, 09 9:39 am |
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| lawnmower wrote: | | while a wolfpack of snowboarders cuts it up. It's gone one way or the other. |
I try to put that out of my memory. Really, when skiing inbounds, after the 1st hour you really don't need or want a ski that is wider than 90 in the waist. Fat skis are nice, but they take much more energy to tip on their sides and hold and edge. The days that it is so deep I can't float my AC50s, I rent a pair of fat skis.
To each their own, just have fun while doing.
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
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Portland
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mschulz
Since 29 May 2007
530 Posts
Reno, NV
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| Thu Nov 12, 09 10:30 am |
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Those are perfect 
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blancoh2o
Since 15 Mar 2005
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Oregon
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