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    Skiing on snapped skis

    You guys reckon I could keep skiing on these? They're Atomic's Infamous (fully cambered) and I seemed to have added some 4-point rocker... The skis are in line with each other. No visible damage on the outside, just a broken soul.
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    Side of shin-bang?

    Got boots fitted with custom insoles about 3 years ago. Have always gotten bruised shins when I get a lil sendy (namely, land backseat and in general be a dumbass) but it seems like from my "research" everyone gets it on the front of the shin and not the side? I've been able to do more skiing...
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    Moment Ghost Trains for Japan

    Going to Japan on a 2 week ski trip. Going to buy second hand powder skis and keep them instead of renting. Got my eyes on 2016/17 Ghost Trains but they're 178cm and I'm 175cm, worried they're too short. Usually it's good to go up a size for pow skis, especially for these because they're double...
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    Removing Lady Gabber and Now Hiring, merging BST with WTB, potentially merging Gear talk with ski gabber

    All to effectively make the other areas of NS seem more active. I think LG is effectively splitting the user base. Not trying to take a #meninism stance or anything, but if you wanna be like the big boys, come play with the big boys amirite A decreased number of sub forums funnels activity.
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    Revision Skis availability/price

    Hey. Revision's $30 flat rate worldwide shipping is super tight so I'm gonna buy a pair. But I'm in the southern hemisphere so my winter is reversed and with that in mind, is there any chance of them selling out come july-aug? Or does production continue all the way through. I already have a...
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    Buying centre mounted park skis

    hey team, I'm looking for some new skis because my ones are about to eat it and I'm essentially planning ahead. currently on some 2012 thalls so I want something kind of similar I guess. I have bindings so I just need the planks. I centre mounted them (even though the sidecut doesn't agree)...
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    What movie should I buy

    I want a movie that makes you want to ski and shows a lot of 'behind the scenes' type footage where you see a lot of character of the skiiers. Bit like travelling circus, totally trevor but from a professional view. ta
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    Nose butter tips

    I currently carve into a 180 then basically nose manual for a bit, hoping that I don't wash out and then I revert back round once I've gotten all the chicks numbers on hill. When I try to hop into it I just catch edge and die pls giv me the tip
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    Bootfitting Q

    Bootfitter only stocks tecnica and dalbello. Should I still make the plunge? Blokes got 30 yrs of experience There's another joint around here that carries a bigger line but I got asked what my shoe size was when I wanted proper bootfitting so I bailed.
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    Undergoing my Thesis on Ski Tech? Questions

    Hey NS, I'm currently in my third year of Mechanical Engineering and have my Honours Final Year Project (FYP) upcoming next year. Put shortly, it's a thesis backed by anywhere from 400-1200+ hours of research covered over the two academic semesters. Obviously I want to sink a hefty amount of...
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    Bruise recovery time?

    How long do you wait before risking landing on that bruise that you've fallen on 20 times before?
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    Hey team, how boned is this ski

    So basically I bought these (thalls) last year, put 5 days on them the first year, then 3 days earlier this year then noticed a bit of delamination. Chased up Armada, then backcountry, only for them to tell me they were about 20 days out of warranty (rough) Condition: Said fuck it and took...
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    How do we make snow ploughs cool

    Make henny do a snow plough triple cork
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    Which part of skiing do you like the most

    I like the part where the crew is cruising down to the lift and on that certain, wide open, not very steep slope, everyone starts trying funny stuff. I tend to laugh a lot, and I like that.
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    What are the parks like mid September?

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