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post #481 of 5341
1/13/09 at 6:59am
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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash View Post
Phil...

I suspect that we are talking Race stock and consumer versions here

Maybe Muleski can chime in with real info on this
race stock version of a race stock consumer ski

Mercedes SL
Mercedes SL AMG
Mercedes SL AMG Black Series

Audi A4
Audi S4
Audi RS4

Subie WRX
Subie WRX STi
Subie WRX STi Spec C
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post #482 of 5341
1/13/09 at 7:04am
Pics... (waited for a new page )









Thank You Bill Peck!
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post #483 of 5341
1/13/09 at 1:42pm
Nice


Hey Smash, got any Hart Freestyles yet?
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post #484 of 5341
1/13/09 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by crgildart View Post
Nice


Hey Smash, got any Hart Freestyles yet?

Yup
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post #485 of 5341
1/13/09 at 2:34pm
Sweet! Those 404's?
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post #486 of 5341
1/13/09 at 7:47pm
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Originally Posted by crgildart View Post
Sweet! Those 404's?
No, just a Salomon S, basically a 444.
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post #487 of 5341
1/13/09 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by Philpug View Post
No, just a Salomon S, basically a 444.
4's with 0 (zero) 4's on them

Told you he couldn't let it go Smash
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post #488 of 5341
1/15/09 at 2:00pm
Thread Starter 
K2 "comps"
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post #489 of 5341
1/17/09 at 4:58am
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Originally Posted by Philpug View Post
Pics... (waited for a new page )









Thank You Bill Peck!
Wow!
Glad they fell into the hands of someone who really appreciates them.
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post #490 of 5341
1/17/09 at 5:09am
I was fortunate to have Charlie as my coach as ESA Aspen Snowmass this year. He is a wealth of information on the mountain and seems to know every nook and cranny out there.

He announced that we were going to see the Ski Museum at Aspen, which immediately made me :
MargaritaMarcia and Nolo can attest to my comment that Phil and Rossi would be sick about all these skis!!!

Here are some shots I took.......
(I tried to overlap the pics so that you wouldn't miss any of the skis)






This close up for Rossismash















If anyone wants full size versions of these pics, please let me know.
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post #491 of 5341
1/17/09 at 5:26am
Thread Starter 
TC

At least the snow looks great

As for all those wonderful skis

(Philpug will surely have spotted those white 'the ski' )
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post #492 of 5341
1/17/09 at 5:43am
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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash View Post
TC

At least the snow looks great

As for all those wonderful skis

(Philpug will surely have spotted those white 'the ski' )
I spotted those and almost sobbed out loud.
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post #493 of 5341
1/24/09 at 12:37am
Did not find SKIBAY.... I really do want a pair of the Pure Gold's for my office.... any more clues?
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post #494 of 5341
1/24/09 at 12:44am
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Originally Posted by Philpug View Post
NBot quite as hot as Comp IV's, 727E's and Hanson Avanti's


What color "The Ski"?

The 1200 SP was the first new ski I bought, and still has a special place in my heart.

Never a fan of the Comprex, I liked the RC05 much better.

Will keep an eye out for some PURE GOLDS. I do recall seeing some on Skibay recent.

You need to post in the "skis you've owned over the years" thread.
The Ski was WHITE... Comprex X still the best... PURE GOLDS, where is Skibay? need these for my office...
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post #495 of 5341
1/24/09 at 4:30am
Skibay is just slang for Ebay. Sorry for the confusion.
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post #496 of 5341
1/24/09 at 4:01pm
I went and Skied at Nubs Nob here in Mich. today, and took the Hexcel Sundances w/ Burt Bindings. I still must say I like the way a longer ski runs and carves.
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post #497 of 5341
1/26/09 at 1:51pm

Tell me about

Olin Zero Gravitys?

There was a pair of these sitting, no bindings, in front of the lift ticket window at Whitetail last night.
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post #498 of 5341
1/26/09 at 7:04pm
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Originally Posted by northernmi View Post
I went and Skied at Nubs Nob here in Mich. today, and took the Hexcel Sundances w/ Burt Bindings. I still must say I like the way a longer ski runs and carves.
And yet, you didn't pm and say, Hey Trek, wanna hit nubs with some retro gear!?
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post #499 of 5341
1/27/09 at 4:10am
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Originally Posted by Trekchick View Post
And yet, you didn't pm and say, Hey Trek, wanna hit nubs with some retro gear!?
You two gotta hook up for a RETRO day TC....get them ROC's some snow time

I just mounted up a pair of K2 Extreme's (1992?) with some 957 Equipe's which will be out to play very soon
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post #500 of 5341
1/27/09 at 6:44am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by comprex View Post
Olin Zero Gravitys?

There was a pair of these sitting, no bindings, in front of the lift ticket window at Whitetail last night.
Don't have any info but did find a picture...calling Philpug
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post #501 of 5341
1/27/09 at 6:52am
note my old Pure Golds on the right- I can get a new pair of Black ones if interested.

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post #502 of 5341
1/27/09 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash View Post
Don't have any info but did find a picture...calling Philpug
Mid 90's Olins were produced by K2. The Ozone was one of my favorites of that generation.
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post #503 of 5341
1/27/09 at 8:45pm
These looked sort of like the ones in RS' pic but with lime green highlights on dark black field with a grey stipple center.

Looked very straight, very bump oriented. Going by bindings I'd say several years later (PWG toe era).
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post #504 of 5341
1/28/09 at 4:56am
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note my old Pure Golds on the right- I can get a new pair of Black ones if interested.
Drool..FRD's on the Spaulding 09's. Maybe the only binding I would drill my VO's for. I am looking for a pair to add to my wall o'bindings.
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post #505 of 5341
1/28/09 at 11:20am
Like those old Spaldings! Those Starboards were a favorite for a long time. Still have them somewhere. I have a pair of early Siderals (just say Sideral without "Numero Uno" on them) that I ski on from time to time. I have a couple of pairs of undrilled Formidables. You didn't see as much of them back in the day.
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post #506 of 5341
1/28/09 at 1:48pm
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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash View Post
Anyone care to throw out some release dates for these



"Around 1979, Head’s chief engineer John Howe and marketing chief Gary Kiedaisch came up with the concept Natural Turning Radius, under which short, agile recreational skis would have a slightly deeper sidecut than the factory’s long high-speed cruising and racing skis. The idea reached the market in 1981, when the 180cm Head Yahoo, with a 7.3mm sidecut, offered a turn radius of about 35 meters."


1981 seems late to me..... especially if for the original.
I learned to ski on the Head Yahoo (the original yellow one in the picture). That was in 1976 so there's no way that the 1981 date is correct.
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post #507 of 5341
1/28/09 at 1:59pm
I was looking up some info on my first Flexon (the original Flexon 5 in black) and stumbled on Phil's very first post to EpicSki.

http://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=1956

Does it bring a tear to your eye Phil?
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post #508 of 5341
1/28/09 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by Noodler View Post
I was looking up some info on my first Flexon (the original Flexon 5 in black) and stumbled on Phil's very first post to EpicSki.

http://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=1956

Does it bring a tear to your eye Phil?
"So Flexon Lovers, come and join me in the toasting of "The Best Ski Boot, EVER"

Looks like you jumped ship to Kryptons eh?
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post #509 of 5341
1/28/09 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by Noodler View Post
I was looking up some info on my first Flexon (the original Flexon 5 in black) and stumbled on Phil's very first post to EpicSki.

http://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=1956

Does it bring a tear to your eye Phil?
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Originally Posted by crgildart View Post
"So Flexon Lovers, come and join me in the toasting of "The Best Ski Boot, EVER"

Looks like you jumped ship to Kryptons eh?
Well, If the Krypton didn't come along, i am sure I would still be in a Flexon.
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post #510 of 5341
1/28/09 at 8:06pm
My first setup was the orange Hansons and the Mark IVs. I didn't realize until later how much I hated those boots.

Next setup was the black/orange/white Rossi ST Comps and Lange XLs. Much better performance from that setup, like night and day.

I also had a pair of K2 Comp 610s. Not sure where they fit in the timeline. It's all kind of a blur.

My current Langes aren't all that much different than those XLs. Ok not nearly as painful but built almost the same.
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