2011 gear
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pigglywiggly
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possibly the halo/ alpha 1/ alpha 2. i really like those graphics. so sick
pigglywiggly
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okay, so ive been thinking to myself about these. there is no LTD silver sticker thing, so def not the pipe cleaner. there is no weird sidecut so not the alpha 1 or alpha 2. the only other choices would be the thall or the ar6 because its sidewall construction..unless they are coming out with a new ski. the thall has 3 lines to mount this year, where as the ar6 has 2 lines to mount...this ski has 2 lines, so im saying its the ar6!
OLDFRED
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The JJ...JP graphic looks awesome. I'm really tempted on letting go of my hellbents for these or the Bentchetlers.
What I think the other ski is...is probably a new version of the alpha1/2. Same as this years as far as elf shoe tech BUT symmetrical. I only say this because the skis seem to be inverted to each other with the LTD badge being up on one and down on the other. The cool thing is that if you look at the graphic as a whole it all blends in together nicely especially lower down on the ski....making me think that it's symmetrical at least in graphic and possibly in ski dimension.
But all spec on my part.
What I think the other ski is...is probably a new version of the alpha1/2. Same as this years as far as elf shoe tech BUT symmetrical. I only say this because the skis seem to be inverted to each other with the LTD badge being up on one and down on the other. The cool thing is that if you look at the graphic as a whole it all blends in together nicely especially lower down on the ski....making me think that it's symmetrical at least in graphic and possibly in ski dimension.
But all spec on my part.
pigglywiggly
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only reason i would say that is because they are sidewall construction. i also zoomed in on the picture and under the foot you can make out a large "A"..so could be ar6 or armada
ONE-UP
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for everybody saying Jacobs goggles are sick you can buy them at the oakley store. They are custom splices and the frame color is bright orange, I bought them because I thought the color on oakleys site was the actual color, and when they showed up at my door I was so stoked on the color
buy up!!
Twinjibber77
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Yep, Jacob did something like that at freestyle.ch a few years back. The Alpha 1's with the next years AR6 graphic.
Twinjibber77
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Leakkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Donners?
Donners?
YooperSteeze
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Boner at everything in that picture.
Toilet-Ott3r
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this
YooperSteeze
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Even Pollard. His style just turns me on.
YooperSteeze
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Hell yeah. And his skiing style... (Moan!) And his graphics. Oh man. So glad I got Elizabeths this year.
YooperSteeze
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On a more on topic note, the pointy sticks look fucking sick for next year, way sicker than this year's.
I_liketobutter
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pollard is such a badass, traveling around and skiing, designing skis, surfing, doing outdoors shit w/ friends and his wife, seriously that is the life
YooperSteeze
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Yup, one of the many boner-inducing things in that picture
duophunkin
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Pollard heli Pro bag looks dope....its black with roayl blue and yellow.......end Pollard is rockin a black helly jacket with white pants. Very minimal.
Orage B-DOG (Phil Casabon Pro) is real sick.....tall puffy in yellow, or purp/grey
Xavier Bertoni also has a pro model Orage jacket in some funky colors and tight pants.
K2 Hellbent is neon colored with clowns all over it...132 in the waist
Obsethed is now 117 in the waist, diff tip profile, Black topsheet with an artsy painting tail...
Fujas is now 102 underfoot
Silencer is now 85 underfoot with sidewall (basically new extreme)
NEW SKI called the K2 revival..... 90 underfoot, rocker tip and tail, sidewall
NEW SKI K2 Domain - fully symmetrical Sidewall 90 underfoot tip and tial rocker (minimal)
NEW SKI K2 Press - cap construction, 85 underfoot, rockered tip and tail. Very snappy.
Bentchetler has a pro model jacket w sessions
Salomon has a new ski called the Sentinel.....about 98 underfoot, woodcore sidewall 2 sheets of metal twin.....all mountain ripper.
Il Moro is still rasta colored, but has more of a Full Tilt Seth Morrison kinda of mold (i mean the matte colorway not like this years shiny)
Tecnica Agent is a 110 flex, royal/baby blue with bright orange buckles.
Oakley is legit head to toe next year. Look for a Rocco Lite jacket in that bright orange that the Custom Splice comes in.
and for proof im not blowing smoke..... the 2011 hellbent:
Orage B-DOG (Phil Casabon Pro) is real sick.....tall puffy in yellow, or purp/grey
Xavier Bertoni also has a pro model Orage jacket in some funky colors and tight pants.
K2 Hellbent is neon colored with clowns all over it...132 in the waist
Obsethed is now 117 in the waist, diff tip profile, Black topsheet with an artsy painting tail...
Fujas is now 102 underfoot
Silencer is now 85 underfoot with sidewall (basically new extreme)
NEW SKI called the K2 revival..... 90 underfoot, rocker tip and tail, sidewall
NEW SKI K2 Domain - fully symmetrical Sidewall 90 underfoot tip and tial rocker (minimal)
NEW SKI K2 Press - cap construction, 85 underfoot, rockered tip and tail. Very snappy.
Bentchetler has a pro model jacket w sessions
Salomon has a new ski called the Sentinel.....about 98 underfoot, woodcore sidewall 2 sheets of metal twin.....all mountain ripper.
Il Moro is still rasta colored, but has more of a Full Tilt Seth Morrison kinda of mold (i mean the matte colorway not like this years shiny)
Tecnica Agent is a 110 flex, royal/baby blue with bright orange buckles.
Oakley is legit head to toe next year. Look for a Rocco Lite jacket in that bright orange that the Custom Splice comes in.
and for proof im not blowing smoke..... the 2011 hellbent:
-ShredTheGnar-
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So getting these.
WTF those are sick
See this is what I like about K2 (and Line to a certain degree): regardless of you being into the style of the ski graphics on one ski or another, theyre always done professionally / by pros.
Companies like Armada, 4frnt, Ninthward have many times fallen short in this area for me. I could live with a ski graphic that i dont like style-wise, but I really cannot get past amateuristic flaws in ski graphics.
See this is what I like about K2 (and Line to a certain degree): regardless of you being into the style of the ski graphics on one ski or another, theyre always done professionally / by pros.
Companies like Armada, 4frnt, Ninthward have many times fallen short in this area for me. I could live with a ski graphic that i dont like style-wise, but I really cannot get past amateuristic flaws in ski graphics.
duophunkin
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it looks pretty sick in person...
Line skis next year, there isn't a lot of change.....a wider afterbang, rocker in the bacon, mini EP Pro....but nothing crazy.
K2 110% stepped there game up....
sidewall construction, rockered skis, wider wasit width, symm park skis, buttery soft invader like skis....
K2 taking over next year.
Line skis next year, there isn't a lot of change.....a wider afterbang, rocker in the bacon, mini EP Pro....but nothing crazy.
K2 110% stepped there game up....
sidewall construction, rockered skis, wider wasit width, symm park skis, buttery soft invader like skis....
K2 taking over next year.
Thank god! I hate that graphic too.. and, personally, I don't see the need for a 132 waisted normal sidecut powder jib ski, especially since K2 has heavy materials, that must weigh more than the current 179 which is 11.2lbs..
And yes, I agree with B-runge that K2 will take a popularity step up next year, if they have good cores then they are well on their way to being near the best design wise(IMO their rocker shapes aren't perfect, I don't like the huge tip at the end of the rocker. They'll fix that sometime). Still I'b a big believer that symmetrical skis are a total sales pitch, even if they ski pretty well, they would be better if they weren't symmetrical.
Some Solly news as of how I know it..
New touring boot(more of boot with walk mode, but it will work) based onthe Falcon shell(YAY! My only fitting boots ever!). 2 lower buckles 1 upper and the power strap.
New ski that sort of replaces the XW Lab in the mid-high 19_ length, stiff(ish) with tip and maby a little tail rocker. Should be beast. Can't remember the waist width..
New 120mmish waisted pow ski with tip and tail rocker(finally a real Solly pow jib ski?)
New ninety-something waisted park ski with tip and tail rocker
I also remember talk of a 198ish Solly Rocker(instead of just a 192) but not sure if that's happening.
Some info may be off but I think it's a good view of what's up. Looks like Solly may have stepped up their game a lot, now them and K2 just need to add some taper/reverse sidecut skis!
And yes, I agree with B-runge that K2 will take a popularity step up next year, if they have good cores then they are well on their way to being near the best design wise(IMO their rocker shapes aren't perfect, I don't like the huge tip at the end of the rocker. They'll fix that sometime). Still I'b a big believer that symmetrical skis are a total sales pitch, even if they ski pretty well, they would be better if they weren't symmetrical.
Some Solly news as of how I know it..
New touring boot(more of boot with walk mode, but it will work) based onthe Falcon shell(YAY! My only fitting boots ever!). 2 lower buckles 1 upper and the power strap.
New ski that sort of replaces the XW Lab in the mid-high 19_ length, stiff(ish) with tip and maby a little tail rocker. Should be beast. Can't remember the waist width..
New 120mmish waisted pow ski with tip and tail rocker(finally a real Solly pow jib ski?)
New ninety-something waisted park ski with tip and tail rocker
I also remember talk of a 198ish Solly Rocker(instead of just a 192) but not sure if that's happening.
Some info may be off but I think it's a good view of what's up. Looks like Solly may have stepped up their game a lot, now them and K2 just need to add some taper/reverse sidecut skis!
