21/22 gear hype thread
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SkiHillShiter
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Maybe a Meeks pro model? Looks like no edge underfoot.
BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Thank you for this. I was actually just wondering today
14220326:Kbob94 said:
Mr_pretzel
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So what’s the skinny on the new salomon ski that luke and jonathan talked about on gear 30? Is it that new ten-eighty playful looking ski?
CatdickBojangles
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14220719:Mr_pretzel said:
Hopefully. Those videos were floating around of that ski and it looked super fun. Looked like an updated Rocker2.
cobra_commander
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won oh too
skidemon22
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14220796:CatdickBojangles said:
Any links? I will go ballistic if there is a new Rocker2 haha
powpatrol
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ShredtheGnarSlay
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14221120:powpatrol said:
They gotta call it... QSFree.....
skidemon22
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14221120:powpatrol said:
Ah, yes, I’ve seen these kicking around. I wonder if they’re just QST 106s with OG graphics that the factory/ team manager did for fun for the athletes. Or if it was an early proto...
hoping it’s the latter
thanks for posting
theo1897ns
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14221126:skidemon22 said:Ah, yes, I’ve seen these kicking around. I wonder if they’re just QST 106s with OG graphics that the factory/ team manager did for fun for the athletes. Or if it was an early proto...
hoping it’s the latter
thanks for posting
I think it might be a new model cah there is more tail rocker than the QST 106 and also it seems like this ski is more playful / buttery
bradwalters
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14222483:anders_a said:
2022 stuff is well on its way and being worked on....no teasers yet though
skidemon22
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Next year’s volkl revolts are unchanged. So now we have two years of shit graphics.. but I guess some people dig them..
CatdickBojangles
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14223655:skidemon22 said:
Not even a graphic change? Volkl finally started to make some skis people love and then just drops the ball on the graphics.
bradwalters
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14223681:Lazylightning said:
Let’s not forget everyone...it was/is a pandemic for the majority of the world. With large amounts of ski area closures across, in some cases, entire countries, I’m guessing this had a HUGE play in companies not making new graphics.
bradwalters
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14223688:Lazylightning said:
This is true. At least for myself and the other artists who I work with at K2 anyway. We do make a great deal of drafts and have things on the backburner all the time. But, keep in mind that we work as an internal design team for K2 so it is our fulltime jobs to keep graphics going all the time.
In relation to the Volkl Revolts that are in the market now it may be a different situation. These graphics were done by an outside artist named Ben Brough and there was a great deal of marketing and effort put behind this from all angles. In addition, a lot of time when outside artists are used you don't have as many drafts to tap into because they are paid for their individual work that they are doing. You basically pay for what you get. I can say from my past personal freelance experience that you don't really just make as many as you can but instead you make only what you need to fill the need of the company. When you're done you send off the files and move onto whatever company wants to pay you next.
But....I dont think that this is juuuust a graphic thing and slapping a new topsheet on some skis. I think its Volkl being smart and respectful of the industry as a whole.
The major factor in all of this is being a team player and by that I mean keeping the industry healthy. Volkl is a huge player in the European ski world and Europe has been hit incredibly hard with this pandemic. Shit...many countries aren't even allowing skiing to even happen right now and this is the second year in a row! What this does is forces shops to close as well as the ski areas. Meaning skis aren't needed and skis just sit on the shelves. The last thing a ski company or any company would want to do is overwhelm their retailers with too much "new" inventory when they can't open their doors to sell what they already have. By carrying a line forward it gives support to those retailers who supported the brands and placed orders in the first place. By doing this the brand is standing with their retailers and showing that they are going to play the same game as them, with the same product and not just drown them in something that is new just for the sake of being new.
I really don't think that Volkl is going to be alone with carrying most their product forward and I'm guessing many of the larger brands will be doing the same.
It's been a rough year out there for a lot of the ski industry...Lets just hope we can weather the storm and get past all of this sooner than later!
skidemon22
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Graphic updates to Katana and Mantra line:
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Honestly, I really like the Völkl graphics from this year. I’d say it’s the first year I actually like their graphics. Now I’ve got 2 years to get some Revolt 104s before they go back to horrible graphics again
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tomPietrowski
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Just a heads up that we will be dropping the new Sammy Carlson Ascendant boot in the next few weeks. We sold so many we had to bring the new one early so thank you to you guys buying or selling them.
Denseclouds
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Easytigers had a leak of the 21/22 Bentchetler 100's. Same style bases but an icy blue color instead of red/galaxy. I'd really like to see the 120's
freeskibum82
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14223911:tomPietrowski said:
what's this I hear about a special mindbender 130 boot colorway with a red/yellow fade?
cydwhit
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14223920:Denseclouds said:
I think I've seen the last three BC 120's on Mark's insta early haha.
tomPietrowski
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14223939:freeskibum82 said:
That will Drop February and it looks awesome.
CatdickBojangles
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14223942:cydwhit said:
Atomic has the longest running streak of amazing graphics on the Bentchetler 120s. Can't think of a year where the graphic was even mediocre. I would say Chris has a permanent job at Atomic just designing graphics when his ski career is over.
skidemon22
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CatdickBojangles
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14224084:animator said:
Yeah but didn’t they do the Grateful Dead collab that year that made up for it?
alpha.moose
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14224084:animator said:
This year's graphic is pretty rad, but I honestly just love how the mostly white aesthetic and the twisting branch/bear/guitar thing. It strikes a good balance of simple and clean with subtle complexity. Plus the different color of atomic logos on both skis is sick. Honestly probably my favorite benchetler graphic.
BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Please, best benchetler graphic of all time was this, and its not even close
Bended_Toenail
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If we are talking all-time best Chetler graphics, then I must present the OGs
Edit: also, 1000th post!
**This post was edited on Jan 7th 2021 at 11:58:00pm
Edit: also, 1000th post!
**This post was edited on Jan 7th 2021 at 11:58:00pm
bradwalters
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14224326:Bended_Toenail said:If we are talking all-time best Chetler graphics, then I must present the OGs
Saw someone skiing the bottom ones the other day and it was a nice surprise. That graphic is so odd and so great at the same time. Tiedye Mammoth? Check. Transit map and ticket? Throw it in there. Subway flying out of someone's mouth? Yes that too.
alpha.moose
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14224306:BigPurpleSkiSuit said:
Ha, those are dope. Especially the bases. I know I am still in the minority, but my favorite is still last year's. I can honestly say though I have loved every graphic he has designed.
BradFiAusNzCoCa
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That’s how I feel about the faction x dragon collab. Awesome graphic that is covered up by binding and boot
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